We have adders in the UK which are poisonous, though rarely deadly (the greatest risk being to children and the elderly). They're very shy and personally I've n

We have adders in the UK which are poisonous, though rarely deadly (the greatest risk being to children and the elderly). They're very shy and personally I've never seen one (they are present where I live) but their first instinct is to run away if they have a chance. Nice incident of a tourist near where I live picking one up to have a photo taken with it and being bitten in the face and rushed to hospital. He survived which saved the doctor having to put "stupidity" down under cause of death.