Man dies after venomous snake bite in north Queensland

Qld man dies after being bitten by snake

A man has died after he was bitten on the arm by a snake in north Queensland.

Bystanders had already started giving the man, aged in his 40s, CPR when paramedics were called to a property at Deeragun in Townsville about 5.20pm on Thursday.

Ambulance officers continued to try to revive him but he died at the scene.

Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman Lauren Clayton said there had been 66 snake bites in the Townsville region in the past year.

Ms Clayton said if someone was bitten they should try to remain calm and call triple-0.

"(Also try) not to wash the wound and, if you can, to bandage over the snake bite firmly, starting from below the snake bite and moving up the limb," she said.