THE end of summer does not mean respite from snakes in the south-east, with two people taken to hospital after nighttime bites this week.
A person was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital after a snake bite at Wellington Point before 11pm on Monday night, while a man in his 60s was taken to Redland Hospital after he was bitten by a snake about 4am on Wednesday.
Catchers are urging residents to remain vigilant as hatching season ramps up.
Snakes are in the vicinity of more houses than people realise, according to catcher Glenn Lawrence.
Mr Lawrence said one in every three homes had a snake in the roof, yard or nearby.
With the start of autumn bringing hatching season with it, there are plenty of juveniles around.
The eastern brown snake is the second most deadly in the world. It has caused more deaths than any other species in Australia.
A bite from a baby brown can also kill.
Redlands snake catcher Tony Morrison warned families to keep an eye on their pets after a cat at Redland Bay was killed by an eastern brown snake earlier this month.
"This is a really clean yard, there's no debris or anything around and yet there's still snakes around the Redlands area so folks, please be careful."
Mr Lawrence said he had moved eastern browns, carpet pythons and a small-eyed snake from houses in nearby Logan this week.
He also had callouts for golden and white crowned snakes.
Baby snakes were the main threat at this time of the year and Mr Lawrence said residents could do their bit to keep the reptiles out of their property.
He urged residents to keep their lawns short and yards free of wood piles and other areas where snakes could shelter.
"If you think like a snake, they're looking for somewhere to hide and seek shelter," Mr Lawrence said.
One job involved a young eastern brown snake which was caught on the bottom of a roller door at Logan Village.
The snake was hanging off the bottom of the door when it went up.
Mr Lawrence used a McDonald's straw and vegetable oil to free the stressed creature.
"I got his head in the straw so he wasn't able to have a go at me," Mr Lawrence said.
"It had no scale or body damage."
Mr Lawrence knows first hand the effects of a snake bite. He was bitten on a hand by a black snake.
After a stint in hospital and multiple blood tests, he was released.