Ku-ring-gai Chase snake catcher guidance
Give the park entrance and the precise place, not just “Ku-ring-gai Chase”. Bobbin Head, West Head and the Pittwater shoreline involve different approaches. A road shown nearby may not reach your location.
Match the location to the right park approach
National Parks’ visitor information identifies Bobbin Head Road from North Turramurra, Ku-ring-gai Chase Road from the Mount Colah/Asquith side, and McCarrs Creek Road from Terrey Hills or Church Point. West Head and Akuna Bay are reached from the eastern road network. The Basin cannot be reached directly by car.
This guide concerns the national park and its access edges. For a residential address elsewhere in the council area, use the Ku-ring-gai guide and give the actual suburb. Similar names should not send assistance to the wrong side of the bushland.
On a track: leave room and preserve your location
Step back and let the snake move away. Do not crowd it for a photograph, drive it off a track or follow into vegetation. Give the signed track name, entry point, direction travelled and nearest junction or facility. A phone location can help emergency services, but National Parks warns that reception is limited in parts of the park.
Check current park alerts and gate access before any planned journey. Weather, fire danger and closures can change what is reachable; a planned walking route is not an emergency vehicle route. For a non-emergency wildlife issue on park land, contact park staff rather than assuming every sighting requires removal.
Private-property help and park-managed wildlife
For a snake at a park-edge property, SITC’s office can take the address and coordinate an available licensed catcher according to location and availability. Confirm the fee and safe entry before attendance. Restricted park access and land-manager requirements need agreement; we do not promise unrestricted entry, a fixed arrival time or capture.
Keep pets out of the national park: National Parks prohibits domestic animals other than certified assistance animals. At home, secure pets without approaching the snake and leave its last-seen cover undisturbed.
Bite emergencies come first
A person may have been bitten
Call 000, keep still and follow the operator. For a limb bite, apply a pressure immobilisation bandage and immobilise the limb. Do not wash the bite, use a tourniquet or drive yourself. Official first aid.
Northern Beaches Hospital’s emergency department is at 105 Frenchs Forest Road West, Frenchs Forest. Call 000 for a suspected bite; ambulance services decide transport. Hospital details.
A pet may have been bitten
Keep the animal quiet and call a vet urgently for transport instructions. Veterinary first-aid guidance.
Sydney Animal Hospitals Newport: 1 Palm Road, 02 9997 4609, daily 7:30am–7pm. After hours: NEVS, 16 Myoora Road, Terrey Hills, 02 9452 2933. Call ahead; no antivenom stock is implied.
What grid H3 can and cannot tell you
The campaign places this locality in observation grid H3. Its 26 records cover the whole approximately 11 by 9 km square, not this locality. Inclusion does not establish an observation here. These are public observation records, not unique snake totals or SITC call-outs. The map is not a danger measure or real-time tracker.
Nearby guides and regional navigation
Choose by approach: Terrey Hills and Church Point for the eastern road network; North Turramurra and Mount Colah for western entries. The Hornsby district hub also helps with the western side.
See the Northern Beaches hub and Sydney service-area directory. Local and contact information checked 2 November 2026.