Tiger bites man on the neck at Queensland zoo A man was bitten in the neck by a resident tiger at Australia Zoo. Courtesy: Ten Eyewitness News A MAN has been rushed to hospital after being bitten on the neck by a tiger at Australia Zoo, run by the family of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. The man, believed to be a trainer at the Sunshine Coast zoo, was in a serious condition. "The man is being flown to the Royal Brisbane Hospital in a serious condition," said a spokeswoman for RACQ Careflight, an air rescue charity. He was bitten by a tiger, we believe on the neck. Reports said the man was found with two puncture wounds to his neck and was breathing and conscious. The Australia Zoo is a 100-acre facility on Queensland's Sunshine Coast made popular by Irwin, who starred in the hugely successful wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter. The zoo has three Bengal and eight Sumatran tigers. Australia Zoo offers visitors photos with the tigers every day for $400 per person.