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I am the luckiest person in the world to live where I do and to be able to manage my land as I do - with the interests of the flora and fauna as my priority. My herd of ponies (kept as naturally as possible) was bought primarily for the good of the choughs - (huge mountainous poos = loads of...

Oh dear ! And what if my foalie is asleep - then wakes up and lifts its neck ? Unsuspecting basking snake will bite in self defence ? Foals spend a lot of time sleeping.

We had a yearling bitten years ago; she eventually had to be pts as she had a badly swollen leg which was troublesome. We were darn cross the vets had no antivenom then. I think they give steroids, anti inflammatories and antibiotics. The Clydesdale belongs to Balivicar Trekking Centre on...

Thanks Woodsmoke - looks an interesting website. Night Phoenix: I've just lost a three month old foal; the vets are getting an average of four dogs bitten a week and they don't keep antivenom. A friend has just lost his dog; a Clydesdale horse is seriously ill - fair's fair. The place is...

Can anyone tell me a lot more about adders - the sorts of places they hibernate/have their young ? Are the young able to feed themselves straight away ? I'm terrified for my little border terrier - there are so many adders about. And we've just lost a foal which may have been bitten.