Slow paralysis, bleeding out and bites so tiny you wouldn’t know you’ve been attacked: Here’s what to look out for this...
18th Dec. 2018 10:12 AM
ASthe temperature soars, a spike in the number of people bitten or scratched by bats has prompted a renewed warning from...
27th Nov. 2018 5:11 AM
IT'S that time of year, when the sting of a mosquito bite is most prevalent.
12th Nov. 2018 3:11 PM
DESPITE dozens of snake bites on the Coast already this year, a local snake catcher said there's been less reptiles on the...
11th April 2018 7:04 AM
Mackay Hospital and Health Service data shows what's biting and stinging us.
23rd Jan. 2017 6:01 AM
WHILE some stings at the beach might seem minor, paramedics warn they could still cause big problems.
12th Jan. 2017 2:01 PM
14 people exposed to rabies have been treated by Mackay region health services this year, mostly because of monkey bites...
01st Nov. 2016 12:11 PM
WITH the warmer days settling in comes midges on the Fraser Coast.
27th Oct. 2016 12:10 PM
AMATEUR snake catchers have been putting their lives at risk during a year in which snake sightings have climbed, says an...
21st Oct. 2016 2:10 PM
THE showery weather conditions have been ideal for freshwater and container mosquito species breeding, with a spike in...
15th June 2015 9:06 AM
