Grass snakes are usually found near water and it is rare to see them during the winter when they hibernate.

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Since October last year 250 common lizards, 50 grass snakes, six adders and six great crested newts have been trapped and relocated.

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With both sites found to be suitable, over 290 adders, 400 grass snakes, 17, 000 common lizards and 6, 000 slow worms have been carefully captured by hand and transported in grass-lined boxes to the county.

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And we're carrying out an intensive amount of research to find better methods than PSA to distinguish between the minority of cases that are life threatening and do need treatment - the vipers - from the majority of cases that don't - the grass snakes.

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Ms. BRAZILE: Snakes in the grass.

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