Snakes on the move in Brisbane region as summer approaches Where they're biting in Brisbane. Source: CourierMail DEADLY snakes are roaming Brisbane suburbs looking for a mating partner, lured out by the unusually warm spring conditions. The high number of snakes on the move has led to a surge in the number of people being bitten in Queensland. WATCH: Pythons fight over female SNEAKY: Snake enters through light fitting On Tuesday, a woman from Texas on the southern Darling Downs was flown by RACQ CareFlight Rescue to medical help after a snake bite. She was the sixth person CareFlight Rescue had retrieved over suspected bites in the past seven weeks. Two of those were confirmed as having been bit by a potentially deadly eastern brown. Queensland Museum reptile curator Patrick Couper said there was no evidence that there were more snakes but the warmer spring weather had brought them out. "When you get warm weather in spring and early summer, the males particularly get active,"" he said. They are increasing their home range, searching for females and looking for food. Grant Browne - the Logan snake catcher - uses his pet python to demonstrate how professionals handle snakes. "It's certainly the time of year you are most likely to encounter a snake."" Gold Coast snake catcher Tony Harrison said the most common call-outs he attended were for carpet snakes, green tree snakes, eastern browns and red-bellied blacks. "Cold-blooded creatures get active in warmer weather," he said. "They are all out looking for a feed."" Paul Whipp, a snake catcher of Samford northwest of Brisbane, said many snakes were on the move. "We've had probably three to four a week,"" he said. "The vast majority have been the usual suspects - carpet pythons, the common tree snake and brown tree snakes."" Mr Whipp said he had caught two eastern browns over the past month. Snakes knock heads on Brisbane roof. University of Sydney research shows that about 3000 people bit annually, of which 200 to 500 are treated with anti-venom. Of those one or two will die and about half of these deaths are due to eastern browns. The others are from tiger snakes, taipans and death adders. Mr Couper said snakes did not hunt people and the rule was to leave them alone. "If you see one in the backyard, it's likely just passing through,"" he said. "If anyone is worried about a snake, call a licensed snake handler to have it removed."" Snake catcher Tony Harrison of Paradise Point with a Red-bellied black snake, current weather conditions are bringing out snakes. Photographer: Liam Kidston.