Mates hiking through the outback when world's most venomous snake strikes

From snakes and spiders to highly venomous jellyfish, Australia is home to any manner of weird, wonderful, albeit dangerous creatures.

This Saturday marks the first national Venomous Bites and Stings Day and experts want the public to know the latest first aid so they can act fast in the case of a life-threatening emergency.

Wildlife enthusiast Dan Rumsey is no stranger to reptiles but found himself in a scary situation with a deadly snake a few months ago, as he travelled with a mate through Windorah, in outback Queensland.

Dan Rumsey and a friend were travelling through Windorah when they came across the world's most venomous land snake.

"He was bitten by the world's most venomous snake, a taipan," Rumsey said.

"It was a very remote part of the country to be bitten by a highly venomous animal.

"It was pretty full on.

"Thankfully it was a dry bite, meaning he wasn't envenomated, but he was still flown to hospital."

Rumsey acted fast to administer first aid, not knowing if the deadly venom was flowing through his friend's veins.

He applied a pressure-immobilisation bandage to the affected limb and told his friend to stay still.

"He was seated in a rest position in a car within minutes of the bite," Rumsey explained.

They raced to the highway where paramedics met them.

From there, his friend was flown to hospital in Toowoomba, and given the all-clear.

Rumsey said staying calm and acting fast can make all the difference.

Wildlife enthusiast Dan Rumsey said two things can make all the difference when bitten by a highly venomous snake.

"Don't panic," he said.

"The sooner you get the bandage on and stay still the better.

"Your body will have a slower reaction to the venom if you are envenomated.

"There was a bite in Windorah a few weeks later, which was an envenomation, and the person who got bitten was very sick."

Have you been bitten by a snake or spider? Email www.bitesandstings.com.au for up-to-date venomous first aid guidance and educational materials. Download the Bites and Stings app for first aid information at your fingertips.