A total of seven people were taken to hospital with snake bites across the state over the weekend, according to the ABC, while Queensland Ambulance received 24 reports of snake bites in the week ...

A total of seven people were taken to hospital with snake bites across the state over the weekend, while Queensland Ambulance received 24 reports of snake bites in the week to February 10 ...

A snake expert who catches chook-pen pythons to huge eastern browns in the burbs has spoken out as bite callouts increase across Qld and one region emerges as a deadly hotspot. SEE THE LIST.

Dr Quinton said it was rare for animals to be envenomated in circumstances where they were not actively hunting a snake, and that often the first bite from an mature snake would be a dry warning bite.