Snake nearby? Stay calm and follow these steps
How the service works
Calm control from the first phone call
You do not need to identify the snake before calling. Our back office asks where it was seen, whether it is visible and who is nearby, then checks the working catcher roster and known mapped locations. The job is allocated according to availability and proximity. Who responds and how dispatch works.
Should I call pest control for a snake?
For a snake sighting, contact a licensed snake catcher directly. If you found us while searching for pest control or pest removal, our service is licensed snake capture and humane relocation. A pest-control business that does not offer licensed snake handling may need to refer your enquiry, adding a step and potentially delaying arrangements. Some pest controllers also provide licensed snake catching; check whether an appropriately licensed handler can attend.
Keep people and pets away and call 0411 103 488 to confirm the call-out fee, availability and estimated arrival.
Create distance
Move away and secure children, pets and visitors.
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Explain where the snake is or where it moved.
Keep visual contact
Watch safely without blocking the animal.
Professional removal
The attending catcher assesses, captures and relocates humanely.
Help for distinct situations
Choose the service that matches your sighting
Choose the situation below for practical guidance. If a snake is present, keep clear and call 0411 103 488; you do not need to read every page or identify the species first.
Urgent help when a snake is near people, pets, buildings or a busy work area.
Safe first steps for a snake in a room, laundry, bathroom, hallway or roof space.
Backyard snake removal around lawns, pools, retaining walls, fences and garden beds.
Professional removal from storage areas, workshops, sheds and pool-equipment rooms.
Urgent removal where dogs, cats, poultry, horses or other animals may be at risk.
Safety-first response for schools, preschools, childcare centres and education facilities.
Commercial removal for warehouses, offices, shops, strata property and industrial sites.
Snake catching around sheds, stables, dams, paddocks, poultry and semi-rural blocks.
Sydney properties and habitat
Why snake call-outs occur across the region
Sydney combines dense suburbs with river corridors, coastal wetlands, national-park edges and semi-rural blocks. A snake may move through a property while seeking shelter, warmth, water or prey.
Sightings can follow warm weather, rain, mowing, landscaping, building work or disturbance around stored materials. Rodents, poultry feed, water and dense cover may also create conditions snakes investigate.
Do not assume one sighting proves there is a nest or several snakes. Focus on the animal’s current location and a safe response.
Commercial snake removal
Experience in busy Sydney properties
Hotels, offices and public buildings require careful scene control as well as reptile-handling skill. Read about Harley’s common tree snake removal at the InterContinental Sydney, or see our commercial and strata snake removal service.
Professional handling
Licensed snake catching
Commercial catch-and-release work in NSW requires the appropriate reptile licence. Harley operates under NSW General Licence MWL000102655 and uses specialist equipment suited to the animal and property.
Capture cannot be guaranteed if the animal has left or cannot be located. The attending catcher will be straightforward and advise on practical next steps.
Snake removal Sydney
Cost-effective snake removal — every day of the year
We offer cost-effective snake removal, day or night. No extra loading applies on weekends or public holidays. Call our team to discuss the call-out fee and arrange attendance.
The fee pays for the catcher's time travelling to your property, the expertise and equipment needed to handle a potentially dangerous snake, and safe, humane relocation. It covers more than the minutes spent making a capture.
A snake that has left or cannot be located cannot be guaranteed to be caught. Tell us what has happened when you call so we can explain the attendance arrangements.
One call. A coordinated Sydney response.
Our back office checks which snake catchers are working and where they are located, then allocates your job according to availability and proximity. Having several catchers available helps us arrange a prompt response across Sydney.
Call 0411 103 488 with the exact location. We will check who can attend and discuss current timing. How our Sydney dispatch works →
Prepare your people and property
Snakes in the City also offers snake-safety toolbox talks and property snake-proofing services. Speak with our team about your workplace, strata property, school or acreage and the practical prevention work you need.
Prevention aims to reduce risks and entry opportunities; an outdoor property cannot be guaranteed never to receive a snake. Explore toolbox talks and property prevention →
