When the heat arrives so suddenly, snakes wake up and naturally seek out sunny, warm places. They're a bit groggy and sluggish, which means they might be out and about a bit more than in summer.
Yesterday, we had to run out to the dog facility four times to remove snakes. Three adders and one grass snake had slithered in among the dogs. Roughly one snake an hour. By the end, I thought I was in a horror movie. Everyone knows the consequences an adder bite can have on a dog if things go wrong. The dogs were really good, and only the grass snake had been bitten. The adders were hissing while the dogs curiously bounced around them.
We were lucky yesterday. Today it will be just as warm as yesterday, so we just have to perk up our ears and listen to the dogs, because you can tell by their barking that something unusual is happening. Måsek's Free has the role of signal caller in our pack, and he took great responsibility, roaring out when there was a snake in the facility. We're keeping our fingers crossed today that no snakes appear today.