South Lanarkshire Council has faced a fierce backlash after refuting claims that a dog was bitten by a snake in East Kilbride.
A furore ensued online after the local authority stated it had found "absolutely no evidence" of adders in Calderglen Country Park while investigating the alleged attack on Thursday, June 22.
Local dog grooming business Awwz & Pawz posted on their Facebook page that one of its canine customers, one-year-old Staffie Stella, had its leg amputated after 'being bitten by an adder' while being walked near a stream in the South Lanarkshire park.