{"id":566200,"date":"2026-05-04T19:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/566200\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:38:08","slug":"man-films-wild-poisonous-snakes-crawling-around-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/566200\/","title":{"rendered":"Man films wild poisonous snakes crawling around in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The user, tommycina, posted the video to his TikTok: “This is an adder. Every morning I have to wade through adders in order to get my open sign up.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n “No one seems to believe me! That place is crawling with snakes. (Looking at the snake) She is furious. My shadow is ruining the shot.”\n<\/p>\n

\n The UK\u2019s only venomous snake \ud83d\udc0d
Vipera Berus (Common European Adder)<\/p>\n

Have you ever seen a native UK snake? Visit the Wildwood Trust Adders this summer.#wildwoodtrust<\/a> #wildwoodtrustkent<\/a> #snake<\/a> #adder<\/a> #viper<\/a> #ukwildlife<\/a> #conservation<\/a> #hythe<\/a> #whiststable<\/a> #canterbury<\/a> #thanet<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JzSFJdQ77d<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n \u2014 Wildwood Kent (@WildwoodTrust) July 9, 2023<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n Tommy then demonstrates how he deals with the serpents: “So what we do is we gently prod her.”\n<\/p>\n

\n He prods. Then addresses the snake directly.\n<\/p>\n

\n “Go on, f*** off.”\n<\/p>\n

\n The offended snake\u00a0slithers away.\n<\/p>\n

\n “And she’s gone. You’d think we were in f****** Texas, not Northumbria.”\n<\/p>\n

Wild snakes<\/p>\n

\n Only 3 types of snake are found in the wild in the UK.\n<\/p>\n

\n The adder is the only poisonous (venomous) snake, but you should get all snakebites checked as soon as possible.\n<\/p>\n

\n Telling the doctors the colour and pattern of the snake that bit you could help them treat it.\n<\/p>\n

\n According to the Wildlife Trust, the adder is the UK’s only venomous snake. Still, its venom is generally of little danger to humans: an adder bite can be painful and cause inflammation but is really only dangerous to the very young, ill or old.\n<\/p>\n

\n If bitten, medical attention should be sought immediately. Adders are secretive animals and prefer to slither off into the undergrowth rather than confront and bite humans and domestic animals; most attacks happen when they are trodden on or picked up. Instead, they use their venom to immobilise and kill their prey of small mammals, nestlings and lizards.\n<\/p>\n