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Snake Catcher Shalvey
In Shalvey, a park name can point to more than one entrance. If you have seen a snake, keep clear and call Snakes in the City on 0411 103 488 with the exact street access and last-seen position. Our team can check licensed catcher availability.
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Koomooloo Crescent is not the Palmyra Avenue entrance
Council’s Peter van Hasselt Park guide distinguishes the Koomooloo North and South sporting entrances on Koomooloo Crescent, Shalvey, from Palmyra Fields on Palmyra Avenue, Willmot. Sending a caller to the wrong side of a large reserve can complicate access.
For a public-ground sighting, name the relevant entrance and a fixed feature visible from safety. For a private house, use the house number and street instead. Do not follow the animal across a field or through vegetation to improve your directions.
A club or activity entrance
PCYC Mount Druitt lists its address as 453A Luxford Road, Shalvey. A venue’s name may differ from its suburb. Give both, notify staff and explain which doorway or outdoor section is affected.
A back fence or garden shed
Keep pets away from the boundary and leave concealed spaces untouched. Tell the office whether access is through the house, a side gate or a separate driveway. Do not go through neighbouring land to keep watching.
Keep the meeting point separate from the sighting
Arrange for an adult to meet the catcher at a safe entrance, then explain the last reliable position. At sports grounds or community premises, stop people using the affected section and involve the responsible staff member. The named places on this page are orientation points, not current snake reports.
Inside a home, move occupants away and close a door only if it is safe to do so without approaching the snake. Outdoors, let it retain space to move away. Do not chase, trap or try to redirect it towards the reserve.
Suspected human snakebite: call 000 for an ambulance. Keep the person and bitten limb still, apply pressure immobilisation to a bitten limb and follow the ambulance operator. Do not wash or cut the bite or use a tourniquet. Do not wait for snake removal. See NSW Health’s first-aid instructions.
Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown Road, provides 24-hour emergency care. For suspected snakebite call 000 and remain still; ambulance staff determine transport and the appropriate hospital.
For possible pet exposure, keep the animal still and phone a vet urgently. SASH Western Sydney lists 24/7 emergency care at 1 Rowood Road, Prospect: 02 8609 9444. Call about your pet and route; this does not promise particular antivenom stock.
Read the snake safety guide or call about emergency snake removal.
Arranging snake removal in Shalvey
Our office takes Shalvey snake-removal enquiries for residences, shared properties and managed sites. We allocate an available licensed catcher according to location and the job, with humane capture and relocation when the snake can be located. Call 24/7 to confirm attendance, access requirements and the applicable fee.
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Choose the guide for your location
These nearby suburb guides sit within our Blacktown and North-West Sydney regional hub.
- Lethbridge Park snake removal guide
- Blackett snake removal guide
- Willmot snake removal guide
- Bidwill snake removal guide
Understanding square D4
Shalvey is a locality label in square D4 of the 2025 observation report. The 21 records cover the whole approximately 11 by 9 km square, not Shalvey. Inclusion does not establish an observation in this suburb. This is not a danger score, live tracker or SITC call-out count.
Shalvey: practical questions
Which Peter van Hasselt Park entrance should I give?
Use the entrance serving your actual location. Council identifies Koomooloo Crescent access for the north and south grounds in Shalvey; Palmyra Fields uses Palmyra Avenue in Willmot. Read the onsite signs from safety.
Can I guide a snake away from a gate with a broom?
No. Withdraw, keep the gate area unused and describe the blockage when you call. Do not approach or attempt to steer the animal.
What if the snake has crossed the boundary?
Report the direction and last-seen time. Do not enter the next property or search the reserve. The catcher can explain options, but capture of an animal that has left cannot be guaranteed.