The RSPCA explains how to tell the difference between the three snakes native to the UK - the adder, grass snake and smooth snake.

Sylt Island, located in the North Sea near the Germany-Denmark border, is part of an island chain “naturally void of snakes,” he wrote. But, since the 1970s, islanders have occasionally reported snake ...

The adder is the UK's only venomous snake and while the likelihood of being bitten by one is extremely small, some people and ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. There are three types of snakes native to the UK - an adder, grass snake and a smooth snake. Adders are the most dangerous as they are the ...

There are three types of snakes native to the UK - an adder, grass snake and a smooth snake. Adders are the most dangerous as they are the only venomous one out of the three. You are most likely to ...

The island also had several confirmed sightings of a non-venomous snake species accidentally imported “with construction material.” Similarly, the common European adder could have “arrived ...