Snakes on move in search of higher ground

Residents in drenched areas have also been warned to be on the lookout for snakes.

Gold Coast and Brisbane snake catcher Tony Harrison said “thousands” of the reptiles would be looking for dry land after their homes became submerged.

“Think about what higher ground is,” he said on Facebook.

“And be aware.”

Mr Harrison said it wasn’t just tree snakes that would be on the move.

“It’s also those that live underground,” he told…