{"id":556250,"date":"2026-04-29T04:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556250\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:05:13","slug":"venomous-snake-pictured-slithering-through-new-forest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556250\/","title":{"rendered":"Venomous snake pictured slithering through New Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  A New Forest resident behind the camera, who snapped up a picture of the snake but did not want to be named, said: &#8220;A fraction away from stepping on this adder, with my size 12 boots this morning.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Adders are the UK\u2019s only native venomous snake, but bites are rare and usually occur only when the animal is disturbed or threatened\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recognisable by its distinctive zig-zag pattern along its back, the adder is typically shy and will avoid human contact.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26056370.police-release-13-images-disorder-portsmouth-v-southampton\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Police release 13 images after disorder at Portsmouth v Southampton<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Males are often grey with black markings, while females tend to be brown.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Adders can grow up to 60\u201380cm in length and are most active during spring and summer, particularly in sunny, open areas where they bask to regulate their body temperature.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Experts advise walkers to keep dogs under control and stick to paths. While bites are uncommon, anyone bitten should seek medical attention promptly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A New Forest resident behind the camera, who snapped up a picture of the snake but did not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554611,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-556250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}