3 sniffer dogs bitten by snake

Three sniffer dogs were bitten by a snake at Virudhunagar and were rushed to the veterinary hospital there.  The dogs, trained in sniffing explosives, were attacked by a viper while resting after a training session at the Armed Police grounds on Friday, police said.  The canines killed the snake during a fight. The dogs — Pluto, Rani and Goldi — are from the Virudhunagar intelligence unit, and are now in a stable condition