Second woman bitten by snake at Australia Zoo

The second woman in a week has been bitten by a wild snake at Australia Zoo, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

The zoo says the woman, aged in her 30s, was taken to hospital after accidentally stepping on a small green tree snake this afternoon.

The incident comes exactly a week after another woman, in her 20s, was bitten by the same species in the park's wetlands area.

"Oops... She did it again! ...Following protocol, the guest is now being checked over at the hospital," Australia Zoo posted on its Facebook page.