VETS have warned pet owners to be wary of snakes after two dogs were bitten in the face by adders.
The two victims were bitten by the snakes on Saturday with the first dog being injured on Saturday afternoon on a walk at Hadleigh Downs by Benfleet Station.
Another dog was bitten in Woodside Park, Benfleet, this evening.
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Medivet in Eastwoodbury Lane, Southend, has now warned owners to be wary of adders when taking their dogs out for walks.
A spokesman for Medivet Southend Adder Watch said: “Both dogs have been bitten on the face after snuffling in a bush.
“Luckily both are stable after emergency treatment but we want to warn our clients.
“Please be careful out there.”
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These incidents follow a dog being bitten by a snake earlier this month in Canewdon.
The bite caused the dog, called Ernie, to have bad swelling to his eye and his neck.
Another incident just last Sunday, April 23, saw a dog bitten in Benfleet Downs suffer a nasty swollen leg.
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