Elderly woman bitten by snake at her Eagleby home

An elderly woman is recovering in Logan Hospital after she was bitten by a snake early this morning.

Paramedics were sent to her Eagleby home around 2.30 after the incident was reported.

They assessed the woman in her seventies for a bite to one of her feet before taking her to the hospital for further treatment.

She’s understood to be in a stable condition.

The type of snake which bit her was not reported.