Toddler finds snake in backyard A CURIOUS toddler has frightened his mother by finding a snake slithering through his backyard. The 18-month-old boy, from Balmoral, was found clutching the snake on Sunday. Paramedics attended his home but Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said there were no bites or marks on the boy. "He's okay ... and the snake is no longer," Mr Mullen said. He said snake incidents "went crazy" yesterday, with three other people treated by paramedics for suspected bites. Meanwhile, a Bell Post Hill woman was taken to Geelong Hospital after she thought she was bitten while she was gardening. Mr Mullen said she was in a stable condition. In Seymour, a woman in her 40s was also taken to hospital after a suspected bite, while a man in his 30s was also struck down by a snake in Nyah West. Mr Mullen said they both escaped serious injury.