1. Move people and pets back
Bring children and animals indoors or into a closed room. Give the snake room to move away. If it is inside and you can close the door without approaching it, shut the door and stay out.
North Rocks · Parramatta and Ryde region
Snake Catcher North Rocks
Seen a snake near home, a garden wall or Hunts Creek? Keep clear, bring children and pets inside, and call Snakes in the City. Tell us the street, the last place you saw it and the safest way to reach that part of the property.
Call 0411 103 488Read the safety steps
24/7 phone response · NSW wildlife relocator licence MWL000102655 · Call-out fee applies; confirm fee and estimated arrival by phone.
What to do if you see a snake in North Rocks
Do not try to identify, corner, catch or kill it. A clear last-known location helps the catcher; getting closer for a photo does not.
2. Keep a safe view if possible
Watch only from a protected position such as inside a building. Note the time and last place seen. Do not search under a deck, shift timber, reach into a garden bed or enter bushland.
3. Call with useful access details
Give the exact address, nearest cross-street or landmark, last-known position, whether it is indoors or outside, and any gate, stairs or split-level access.
Possible snakebite to a person? Call 000 immediately and follow the operator’s instructions. Keep the person still; apply a pressure-immobilisation bandage if available. Do not wash, cut or suck the bite, use a tourniquet, or drive the person yourself unless emergency services direct you. See Healthdirect’s snake-bite first aid steps.
North Rocks has a real bushland-and-suburb edge
Hunts Creek Reserve sits among the houses and roads of North Rocks and Carlingford. City of Parramatta describes the reserve as part of the Lake Parramatta–Hunts Creek corridor. Its walking network includes the 1.8 km Balaka Falls Circuit and a surfaced multi-use path along the creek.
The practical point for a resident is simple: a sighting beside a garden, retaining wall, back fence or track entrance may be hard to see from the street. Stay on the safe side of the boundary and tell the catcher which entrance or side of the property you mean. Do not follow a snake into the reserve or onto a walking track.
After heavy rain, creek crossings can be unsafe or impassable. You do not need to reach the snake yourself; tell us if it was seen on a public track, near a creek crossing, or inside private property.
See City of Parramatta’s Hunts Creek track map and current conditions.
North Rocks in real photographs
These photographs show genuine North Rocks views, not staged snake scenes. They help orient the page to the suburb; they do not document a Snakes in the City call-out.
Why the setting matters
Hunts Creek Reserve and nearby open spaces meet an established suburb of homes, gardens, sheds and shared paths. A snake may be passing through; a sighting does not mean there is a nest or den. Leave the animal alone and report its last location.
Where a snake may disappear around a home
From a safe place, tell the catcher if it went towards one of these areas. Do not inspect the space yourself.
Older gardens and boundary walls
Dense groundcover, leaf litter, rockeries, stacked pots and gaps beside retaining walls can obscure a snake’s direction of travel.
Garages, sheds and under-house areas
Tell us whether a door was open, whether the snake entered a building, and if the property has a lower level or access beneath a deck.
Creek-side paths and parks
For a public-space sighting, give the nearest road entrance, track name or landmark. Do not block the animal’s route or walk into long grass to keep watching.
Local veterinary and hospital contacts
These are nearby care options, included for practical reference. Call ahead where possible. If a person may have been bitten, call 000 first and follow emergency-service directions.
North Rocks Veterinary Hospital
262 North Rocks Road, North Rocks NSW 2151
(02) 7813 7888
The clinic lists weekday hours of 8 am–7 pm and weekend hours of 8 am–12 pm. It is a local daytime/evening clinic, not a 24-hour emergency hospital. Call to confirm opening and ask where to take a pet if it may have been bitten.
SASH North Ryde — 24-hour emergency vet
1 Richardson Place, North Ryde NSW 2113
(02) 9889 0289
SASH lists emergency veterinary care 24 hours a day, every day. Phone the team for urgent advice and transport guidance before travelling.
SASH Western Sydney, Prospect — 24-hour emergency vet
1 Rowood Road, Prospect NSW 2148
(02) 8609 9444
SASH lists this hospital as open 24 hours, 365 days a year. Call to confirm the best option for your pet and current travel arrangements.
Westmead Hospital Emergency Department
Level 1, 176 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead NSW 2145
For a suspected human snakebite, call 000 immediately. Westmead’s adult Emergency Department and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead are in the Westmead Health Precinct; emergency services will advise where to go.
Adult Emergency Department information · Children’s Emergency Department information.
Questions North Rocks residents ask
What if the snake disappears before the catcher arrives?
Keep people and pets away from its last-known position. Do not pull apart stored items or reach into a gap. Tell the catcher when and where it was last seen and whether it could have entered a room, shed, garage or garden structure.
Should I take a photograph to identify it?
Only if you can do so from a safe position without moving closer. A photo is not needed to make the call, and colour alone is not a reliable way to identify a snake.
What if it is on a Hunts Creek track or in a park?
Stay on the formed path and move away. Give the nearest entrance, road, track name or landmark when you call. Do not try to guide, trap or relocate it yourself.
What should I do if my dog or cat may have been bitten?
Keep the pet as still and calm as you can, do not handle the snake, and phone a veterinarian urgently. North Rocks Veterinary Hospital is a local clinic with listed daytime and evening hours; SASH North Ryde and SASH Western Sydney list 24-hour emergency care. Call the clinic for transport advice.
Does a tidy yard guarantee snakes will stay away?
No. Keeping grass visible, reducing piles of stored materials and controlling rodents can make hiding places less attractive, but no garden can be guaranteed snake-free.
Snake catcher North Rocks and nearby suburbs
Snakes in the City coordinates attendance based on the address, catcher availability and location. Call 0411 103 488 to confirm the call-out fee and estimated arrival. If your address is just outside North Rocks, these nearby guides may help:
Need a snake catcher in North Rocks?
Keep clear, give us the last-known location and the safest access point, and confirm the fee and estimated arrival on the call.
Medical emergency or suspected human snakebite: call 000.
Explore public snake observations around North Rocks
Looking for broader wildlife context? The mapped place point for North Rocks falls in square F4 of our 2025 Sydney-region observation report. A suburb can extend into neighbouring squares; this is an orientation guide, not a suburb boundary map.
View square F4 around North Rocks in the observation report →
Counts apply to the whole square, not each suburb listed. A suburb appearing in a square does not mean a snake was recorded in that suburb. These are public observation records, not SITC call-outs, unique snake totals or a measure of danger.