PET owners have been warned to be 'vigilant' after a 'dog was bitten by a snake'.
Friends of Bellahouston Park have shared the warning on Facebook after a four-year-old pup was believed to be bitten by an adder in the park on Saturday, April 6.
"As the four-year-old already had arthritis assumption was this was the issue and owners held off until Monday before heading to the vets. "Anyway, the dog's health deteriorated by Friday 12 and after further investigation, they have just located bite marks which they believe to have come from an adder."This is where and when they believe the bite occurred.They said:"Bellahouston Park is not the natural habitat for adders and we have no record of them being there."They only grow to 50-60cm and can be brown or grey with a diamond pattern down the centre of their back.
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