Snakes in the City · Local guide
Snake catcher Duffys Forest
On a Duffys Forest property, the snake may be well away from the house entrance. When you call SITC, identify the paddock, stable, feed room or garden involved and explain how a catcher can reach it without passing through occupied animal enclosures.
Our dispatcher checks licensed catcher availability for your location. A general call-out fee applies; confirm the fee and expected attendance when calling. How dispatch works.
Suspected human snakebite? Call 000 for an ambulance. Keep the person still and follow the operator’s instructions. Snakebite first aid.
Booralie Road and the bridle-trail setting
Council’s bridle-trail information describes a 6.5-kilometre connection between Duffys Forest and Terrey Hills used by riders, walkers and cyclists. A sighting beside a trail needs the nearest road crossing or property reference, rather than the name of the whole route.
At home, distinguish a vehicle gate from a bridle-trail gate. Tell the dispatcher if a float, delivery vehicle or parked equipment restricts entry. Keep riders and visitors back from the snake’s position; nobody should try to steer it away using a horse, rake or hose.
Bushland boundaries and animal enclosures
Mary Newlinds Reserve on Guwara Road is one of the suburb’s native bushland reserves. The presence of habitat beside a property is useful context, but does not establish which snake is present or how frequently snakes visit.
For a snake near horses, contact the property’s experienced handler and keep unnecessary people out of the area. Do not drive a horse towards the snake to move it. If a horse may have been bitten, call your equine veterinarian immediately; the small-animal emergency contact below is for pets and should not be assumed to provide a horse call-out.
Preparing access without disturbing the snake
Give the gate number and a safe meeting point. Explain which stable or outbuilding was involved and whether the snake remains visible. Leave hay bales, feed bags and stacked timber alone during the incident. After it is resolved, review feed storage and rodent attractants with the property manager.
While help is arranged
Keep children and pets away. Observe only from a safe position, preferably behind a barrier. Never try to catch, pin, trap or kill the snake. A photo taken without approaching may help; it is not a requirement for calling.
Council includes diamond pythons among Northern Beaches snakes. This is regional context, not a confirmed sighting at your address. For identification help, use our snake identification service.
Local vet and emergency contacts
For a possible pet bite, phone a vet immediately for transport advice. Tell them it may be a snakebite. Confirm the clinic can receive your animal; do not wait for snake removal.
Local veterinary option
Terrey Hills Animal Hospital
97 Booralie Road, Terrey Hills
02 9450 2020
Call to confirm opening hours and emergency availability.
Pet emergency option
NEVS · after-hours pet emergencies
16 Myoora Road, Terrey Hills
02 9452 2933
Northern Beaches Hospital — 105 Frenchs Forest Road West, Frenchs Forest. Human snakebite: call 000.
Nearby local guides
Northern Beaches service guide · All service areas · Snake safety and prevention
Local sources and contact details checked 12 October 2026. Photographs are captioned separately from service information.
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Observation map reference: G3
Duffys Forest is listed in grid G3 on the Sydney snake observation map. This is an orientation label based on a mapped locality point. Suburbs can cross square boundaries. Records apply to the whole square, not this suburb, and are not a danger rating or SITC call-out count.