United KingdomA man named Zak Brown was bitten by a common European adder while paddleboarding in Suffolk, England. The incident occurred when he stepped onto the riverbank and accidentally trampled on the snake. He described the pain as instant and burning, and his leg swelled significantly, earning it the nickname 'elephant leg.' After paddling for two hours to reach his car, he received anti-venom treatment at the hospital and spent the night under observation. Doctors noted that the snake was a juvenile, which likely lessened the severity of the envenomation. Adder bites are rare but can cause severe pain and swelling, though they are seldom fatal to healthy adults. The last reported lethal adder bite in the UK was in 1975.
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