An elderly woman has been rushed to hospital after being bitten by a 1.8 metre brown snake in her kitchen in outback Queensland.
The woman, aged in her 70s, was bitten on the foot as she stood in her kitchen in Dulacca, about 250 kilometres west of Toowoomba on Sunday.
The woman is the ninth suspected or confirmed snake bite victim the RACQ CareFlight Group has airlifted to hospital in 12 weeks.
Last week, a Goondiwindi toddler was flown to Toowoomba Hospital after being bitten on the leg.
The girl was discharged the following day.
On September 7, a teenager was bitten by a brown snake while riding a trail bike west of Toowoomba.
He was airlifted from Millmerran Hospital to Toowoomba Base Hospital for treatment.
On October 9, a 10-year-old boy was airlifted from Warwick Hospital to the Mater Children's Hospital following a snake bite, while five days later, a 20-year-old woman was airlifted to Hervey Bay Hospital after a suspected snake bite on Fraser Island.
Another young boy was bitten by a brown snake in Toowoomba on October 20 and rushed to Toowoomba Base Hospital for treatment.
On October 27, a girl was airlifted to hospital following a suspected snake bite at a property at Tara, in the Darling Downs.
The following day, a woman was also airlifted after a suspected snake bite on a property north west of Texas, in Queensland's west.
Anyone who suspects they have been bitten by a snake is urged to remain calm and limit body movement to prevent the movement of venom.
They should immediately call triple zero and a bandage should be applied to compress the bite, wrapping it tightly around the affected area.
