Emergency services tasked after patient sustains snake bite

A patient in the Lockyer Valley who was bitten by a snake was rushed to hospital on Tuesday. Here’s what we know.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were called to the scene of a snake bite on Tuesday.

Emergency service workers were called to a private residence in Laidley at 8pm, after they received reports of a snake bite.

The male patient sustained a bite to the hand and was transported to Warwick Hospital in a stable condition.

His age was not recorded.

Originally published as Emergency services tasked after patient sustains snake bite