DEADLY: A brown snake, similar to the one that bit a Quandialla woman this week.
AUTHORITIES have issued a snake warning after a woman was bitten on the hand by a brown snake while gardening this week.
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The 85-year-old Quandialla woman survived the bite, with a pressure bandage applied immediately.
She remains in Orange hospital for precautionary observations.
“We ask that residents stay vigilant and keep an eye out for snakes,” Grenfell ambulance station manager Andrew Noble said.