Urgent snake warning issued after beloved dog dies from adder bite on popular Welsh beach

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A dog owner has issued an urgent warning to others after her beloved pooch was killed by a suspected snake bite on a popular Welsh beach.

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Jo Bowen-Jones, from Anglesey, said she had been walking her springer-cocker spaniel, Baxter, when the dog was bitten by an adder - Britain's only venomous snake.

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The Welsh grandmother says she believes the attack occurred shortly after the pair crossed a wooden bridge over Afon Crigyll.Baxter had been running around a grassland area, but suddenly came to an uncharacteristic halt.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Bowen-Jones said: "I was on a track heading back to the car, not too far from the bridge, when I saw Baxter suddenly stop and lift his front paw."He didn't yelp and after some coaxing he came to me.

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But he was struggling to walk - I had to half carry him over the bridge."She described Baxter as a "real character" and a "lovely dog who was well-known in the village because he was always at my side"."He loved going for this walk - we went...

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