Galston acreage and rural properties · licensed snake removal
A snake beside a stable, in a feed shed or near a dam changes how people and animals can move around a property. Keep your distance, stop activity in the immediate area and tell us where it was last seen. Snakes in the City can discuss a safe response and access to your property.
Call 0411 103 488Move people and horses away without leading an animal past the sighting. Keep stable doors, hay bales and feed bins untouched. Tell us if there is a safe alternative gate or route. Later, sealed feed storage and rodent control can reduce prey and shelter; they cannot guarantee a snake-free stable.
Close the affected row, potting area or greenhouse aisle to staff and customers. Note the row, bench and last direction; do not shift pots, pallets, weed mat or irrigation covers. Consider where deliveries and customers can be redirected while the area is isolated.
Keep people and animals back from the bank. Wet ground, reeds and uneven edges make a close look especially unsafe. A snake travelling through open habitat may simply leave; a snake at a frequently used gate, trough or work area warrants a call to discuss the risk.
Do not reach under a tractor, start equipment, pull apart stored material or probe a wall gap. Tell us whether power, vehicle movement or an enclosed work area creates a hazard. Secure access without trapping the animal or entering its possible refuge.
Galston includes acreage, growing areas and bushland edges. Fagan Park and nearby Berowra Valley National Park are useful local context, not evidence that a particular property has snakes. Eastern brown snakes, red-bellied black snakes and diamond pythons occur in the wider region. A sighting description is not a reliable species identification; treat any unknown snake with distance and care.
On a large block, a clear last-seen location is more helpful than a speculative species name. Tell us whether the snake is visible, under cover or already moving into open bushland. Capture cannot be promised if the animal is no longer locatable.
These Snakes in the City photographs show our catcher and regional snakes. They are not represented as Galston call-outs.
No. Preserve the last confirmed position and keep people out of the immediate area. Searching concealed spaces or long grass increases the risk and may drive the snake deeper into cover.
Keep yourself safe and move the animal away only by a route that does not pass the snake. If an animal might have been bitten, contact a veterinarian urgently; a human bite is a 000 emergency.
No. Manage feed spill, rodents, stored materials and visibility on frequently used paths, but wildlife may still move through an acreage property.
Call with the exact entrance and affected area. We can discuss site access, nearby workers or customers, and whether the animal remains visible before arranging attendance.
Snakes in the City provides licensed snake capture and removal. Tell us the safest gate and last confirmed location; availability and the appropriate response are confirmed on the call. 0411 103 488. For first aid guidance, see Healthdirect’s snakebite advice. Explore our snake removal services and snake safety guidance.
NSW wildlife licence MWL000102655. A sighting in public open habitat may call for space and observation rather than capture; describe the situation by phone.
