Three people rushed to hospital with snake bites

A record hot spring is bringing snakes out into the open, with three people taken to hospital in just one night after being bitten.

All three people were bitten in southeast Queensland on Monday night amid warnings from snake experts the warm weather is bringing the reptiles out of hiding.

A woman was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after being bitten on the leg by what is believed to be a brown snake at Bald Knob in the hinterland.

Two men aged in their 50s were also taken to hospital following bites to their feet at Fig Tree Pocket in Brisbane and the Gold Coast’s Tamborine Mountain. 

The news comes less than a week after a deadly brown snake was caught hiding inside a Queensland couple’s bed.

Just days before that another serpent was found lurking in a Gold Coast family’s toilet. 

Mark ‘Snake Hunter’ Pelley said warm weather and a lack of threats is resulting in more snake sightings in urban areas.

All three people were bitten in southeast Queensland on Monday night amid warnings from snake experts (pictured) the warm weather is bringing the reptiles out of hiding

A woman was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after being bitten on the leg by what is believed to be a brown snake at Bald Knob in the hinterland (pictured is a stock image)

‘They come out of brumation – what we call reptile hibernation – and they start looking for food, water and mates,’ he said.

Mr Pelley warns people who see snakes in their homes to leave them alone, and prevent children and animals from going near them.

As it is illegal to kill a snake in Australia unless threatened, Mr Pelley recommends calling a snake catcher who can safely remove the serpent and relocated it.

He also suggests watching from a safe distance, trying to to alarm the snake so it can be easily located when the snake catcher arrives.