A Victorian man is recovering after being bitten by a tiger snake during a visit to one of the state’s most popular national parks.
Mr Wright was one of the 129 people bitten by a snake in Victoria this summer, compared to 102 between December 2022 and February 2023.
Ambulance Victoria figures show more people were bitten by a snake in the Gippsland region between December and February compared to the previous two years, with paramedics responding to 21 incidents this summer.
There were 13 cases the year prior.
