http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20081203/ten-o-grady-recovers-from-snake-attack-ea4616c.html

Aren't adders protected.

See extract from this site http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/279.shtml

"Conservation status
Adders are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 from being killed, injured or sold.

Notes
Adders are not aggressive snakes, and will only attack if harassed or threatened. Although an adder’s venom poses little danger to a healthy adult human, the bite is very painful and requires urgent medical attention."

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