Teenage boy is rushed to hospital after being bitten on the hand by a snake on the Gold Coast

Teenage boy is rushed to hospital after being bitten on the hand by a snake at a rural home

• Emergency crews were called to a private property at about 8.50am on Friday
• Queensland Ambulance said the teenage boy was bitten on the hand by a snake 
• The boy was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition 

By Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:42 BST, 9 April 2021 | Updated: 08:27 BST, 9 April 2021

A teenage boy has been rushed to hospital after he was bitten by a snake in the rural area.

Emergency crews were called to a property in Norwell, on the Gold Coast, about 8.50am on Friday following reports of a snake bite.

Queensland Ambulance said the boy was bitten on the hand.

He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

The species of snake is not yet known.  

Emergency crews were called to a private property in Norwell at about 8.50am on Friday following reports of a snake bite (stock image)