This comes amid a swath of snakebites as paramedics treated 15 Queenslanders in the last week and a man in his 20s was rushed from Marian to Mackay Hospital after suffering a snake bite in January.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Emergency Services. Followed categories will be added to My News. A man in his 30s was left fighting for life on Sunday after he was bitten on the ankle by a ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A man in his 30s was left fighting for life on Sunday after he was bitten on the ankle by a snake at a ...

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 ...

The man suffered life-threatening injuries from the bite and was rushed to Caboolture Hospital. It was one of seven snake bites reported in the state in the 24 hours to 4pm Sunday. The other six ...

The other six were all taken to hospital in a stable condition. Earlier in the week 16 Queenslanders were treated by paramedics for snake bites.