The end of summer does not mean respite from snakes in Logan, and a local catcher is 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.
Mr Lawrence's warning comes as a number of snake bites have been reported to Queensland paramedics.
Two men were hospitalised after incidents in Chambers Flat and Park Ridge.
Mr Lawrence has moved eastern browns, carpet pythons and a small-eyed snake from Logan houses this week.
He has also had callouts for golden and white crowned snakes and red-belied black 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."
Two snake bites happened in Logan earlier this month.
A man in his 40s was taken to Logan Hospital after being bitten on the lower leg.
He was bitten at a Park Ridge address at about 7pm on March 5.
Another man was also taken to Logan Hospital after he was bitten on a toe at Chambers Flat.
Paramedics took the man, 65, under lights and sirens after he was bitten on March 2. The bite happened at 6.50pm.
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.
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