Snakes bite woman and three dogs in Melb

Three dogs have died and a woman bitten as residents in a southeast Melbourne suburb worry about a snake infestation in their street.

Cranbourne woman Barbara McDougall was putting out her bins when a venomous tiger snake suddenly appeared and bit her leg last week.

It latched on and wouldn't let go.

"I just thought `oh my God' and tried to shake it off," Ms McDougall told AAP on Thursday.

"I mean you expect snakes to be in long grass, but not on concrete in a built-up area, so it was a shock."

The snake eventually dropped off and slithered away.

A neighbour heard her screams and rushed her to a local GP, who called an ambulance.

Ms McDougall spent three days in hospital recovering after being given antivenom and has since called in a snake catcher to do a sweep of her property.

Local residents have spotted snakes in Dalray Court, where three dogs have been killed by snake bites in the past two weeks.