Mum and daughter fight for lives after walking into adder nest at beauty spot
dailyrecord.co.ukA mum and her daughter were left fighting for their lives after wandering into a nest of adders at a beauty spot.Mercy crews raced to Braunton Burrows, near Barnstaple in Devon, after the alarm was raised on Friday.
Adders are the only venomous snakes in the UK. As reported by the Mirror, bites are not usually serious, but can be fatal. The pair were rushed to North Devon District Hospital where they were described as being in a critical condition, but are now recovering.
Friend Jo Gray said: "My friend and her daughter spent last night in the Intensive Care Unit in critical condition after being bitten by adders on the Braunton Burrows.
They may have disturbed a nest or a pair of mating adders as her daughter was bitten twice. Obviously this has been a very scary incident and she really wants to share awareness of the severity of this."She added: "This was not on one of the main paths, but one of the cut-throughs to the beach.
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