A young Ipswich schoolgirl found more than her morning tea as she reached into her backpack and felt a snake move across her hand on Tuesday.

Snake catcher Lana Field was called out to Augusta State School just after morning tea after the young girl told her teacher there was a red-bellied black snake in her backpack.

The snake inside the girl's schoolbag. Credit:Snake Catchers Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and Gold Coast - 0413 028 081.

“A young girl and her friend were putting their hands in their bags to get lunch out and the snake went over her hands,” Ms Field said.

“The snake went into the smaller top pocket on the bag (and) the teacher was smart enough to gently zip it closed and then took the bag out of the area away from the children and put it in a staff-only area.”