Snakes in the City · Local guide
Snake Catcher Manly Vale
Manly Vale has two very different access patterns: dense housing and commercial properties along the Condamine and Pittwater Road corridor, and the King Street approach to Manly Dam. A useful call separates a private address from a reserve or track report and explains which entrance actually reaches the snake.
Keep people and pets away and do not trap the snake between a wall, parked vehicle and a group of onlookers. If safe, watch from behind a closed door or inside a vehicle. Call Snakes in the City on 0411 103 488 with the full address, property level, last-seen point and time, and any gate, loading-area or dog restrictions. The office coordinates an available licensed catcher according to availability and location. Confirm the general call-out fee when you call.
“Manly Dam” is not a complete meeting point
Northern Beaches Council’s Manly Dam access information says the only vehicle entrance is at the end of King Street, off Condamine Street in Manly Vale. It provides access to picnic sections and carparks, while other pedestrian or bike access points include Gibbs Street and surrounding suburbs. For a public-land sighting, give the signed section, track, carpark or entrance and direction of movement rather than asking someone to search the reserve. Council also notes that dogs are excluded from picnic areas, internal roads, carparks and the lake, with limited on-leash access on tracks outside fox-baiting periods. Follow current signs and do not take a pet into bushland to look for a snake.
Garages, shops and shared driveways need a clear route
For a basement or commercial property, identify the loading bay, car space, cage, storeroom or plant area and how a catcher can enter without crossing a locked tenancy. Stop forklifts, vehicles or foot traffic only if that can be done safely and through the person responsible for the site. At home, bring pets and children indoors, close internal doors and leave the snake an outdoor exit. If it disappears behind stored equipment, bins or a retaining wall, do not rearrange the area. The last confirmed location and time are more useful than a rushed search.Reserve habitat is not proof of a species
Council’s Northern Beaches guidance refers to green tree snakes in gardens, diamond pythons in trees or on roofs, and other species across the wider region. A sandstone trail, creek line or suburban garage does not establish what species is present. Do not handle a snake because it appears small or matches an online photograph.Human and animal emergencies
For a suspected human snakebite, call 000 for an ambulance, keep the person still, apply pressure immobilisation and follow the call-taker’s instructions. Do not wash the bite and do not drive to hospital. Northern Beaches Hospital is at 105 Frenchs Forest Road West, Frenchs Forest; its switchboard is 02 9105 5000. For a pet that may have been bitten, call a vet immediately. The Beaches Vet is at Shop 1, 285 Condamine Street, Manly Vale and lists 02 9170 2845. SASH Northern Beaches at 4 Roseberry Street, Balgowlah lists 24-hour emergency care on 02 9875 0000. Call ahead where possible. No claim is made about antivenom stock.Manly Vale and the H4 map square
Manly Vale is an orientation label in grid H4 of the Sydney snake observation report. The 38 records cover the entire approximately 11 by 9 km square, not Manly Vale. The label does not establish a local observation, and the map is not a danger score, live tracker or SITC job total.Northern Beaches service guide · main service-area directory