Four separate snake bites in Qld overnight as experts warn more to come

Four people are in stable conditions after separate snake bites overnight, but an expert says it’s not unusual to be bitten at this time of year.

Four people were reportedly bitten by snakes in four separate incidents in Queensland overnight.

Four people have been bitten by snakes in separate incidents around Queensland overnight as experts warn that’s a taste of the summer to come.

All four people were taken to hospital in stable conditions after reportedly being bitten; however, a Queensland Ambulance spokesman said that was “pretty normal” for this time of year.

A teenage boy from Wangetti was taken to Cairns Hospital after he was bitten on the lower leg shortly before 8pm on Tuesday night.

A short time later, a woman in her 30s was also taken to Cairns Hospital when she was bitten at her Smithfield home.

On the Darling Downs, a man in his 70s was taken to Toowoomba Hospital after he was bitten on his leg at a Smithfield address.

A man in his 60s had to be flown from Point Lookout to the Princess Alexandra Hospital after he was bitten on his lower leg at a campground shortly after 7pm.

Brisbane snake catcher Bryan Robinson said more than 3500 snake bites were recorded across the country every year, so four in a day was “below average”.

“It’s part of their natural history to be more active at this time of year … September and October tend to be our busiest months because there is lots of reproductive activity,” he said.

“But having four snake bites in a day doesn’t correlate with snake activity … It’s pure random chance.

“More than 90 per cent of our call-outs are for non-venomous snakes.”