A WOMAN in her fifties has been airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition after being bitten on the leg by a snake on Russell Island.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said the bite was reported at High Street around lunchtime but happened at a different location.
They could not confirm what type of snake bit the woman.
Redlands snake catcher Tony Morrison said red-bellied black snakes and adders were common on the islands.
He urged people to watch where they were walking and wear appropriate footwear to avoid being bitten while out and about over the holidays.
"I removed a snake this morning from a guy's mulch heap at Mount Cotton where he puts his palm ferns and things like that," Mr Morrison said.
"People need to keep their yards tidy during the holidays and be careful what they are picking up because snakes love getting underneath things like pieces of metal."
Mr Morrison said the majority of snake bites occurred when people tried to kill them.
"They are fast so they will move out of the way of a shovel and go at you," he said.
"We ask people to get a photo and send a text to us. That way we can identify the snake and tell them whether it is a green tree snake, python or brown snake."
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