Jamisontown · Nepean River side

Snake catcher in Jamisontown

A snake near a home, business or the Tench Avenue riverfront calls for distance, not a chase. Keep people and pets clear, note where it went from a safe place, and phone Snakes in the City for licensed removal advice.

Call 0411 103 488Immediate safety steps

NSW General Licence MWL000102655 · For a suspected bite, call 000 for an ambulance.

Jamisontown has two very different edges

On the western side, Penrith City Council locates Tench Reserve on Tench Avenue in Jamisontown. The reserve has a boat ramp and trailer parking, playgrounds, walking paths, picnic facilities and access to the Nepean River. A report from a riverside path or trailer bay needs an exact landmark; “near the river” is not enough to find a safe access point.

Elsewhere, Jamisontown includes ordinary residential lots and busy premises. A garden edge, garage threshold or stack of stored materials presents a different access problem from a public riverbank. None of these features proves a snake is present. If one is seen, tell the catcher whether it is in a yard, building, vehicle area or reserve, and describe the last position without searching in cover.

Nepean River viewed north from Portal Lookout south of Penrith
Nepean River south of Penrith, photographed from Portal Lookout. This shows the wider river landscape, not Tench Reserve or a Jamisontown call-out. Photo: Brian Voon Yee Yap (Yewenyi), Wikimedia Commons source, CC BY-SA 3.0; original image unmodified.

If the snake is in view

1. Clear the area

Move children and pets inside or behind a secure barrier. Do not corner, touch, trap or try to identify the animal.

2. Retain a safe sightline

Watch only from a protected position. If it disappears, do not pull apart vegetation, equipment or stored items to find it.

3. Describe access

At a property, give the address and safest gate. At Tench Reserve, give the nearest path, playground, ramp or parking area and ask others to stand back.

Possible human snakebite: call 000 now

Healthdirect’s snakebite guidance says to keep the person still and apply a pressure-immobilisation bandage where appropriate while waiting for an ambulance. Do not wash, cut or suck the bite, apply a tourniquet, or try to catch the snake. Even a bite with few early symptoms needs urgent medical assessment.

What the location changes

Riverside paths and recreation areas

Stay on a clear path; keep children and dogs out of the last-seen area. Do not step into long vegetation to photograph or follow a snake. The council’s map distinguishes Tench Reserve’s ramp, car parks and northern playground, so a precise landmark helps direct people safely.

Homes and work sites

Close an internal door only if you can do so without approaching the snake. Keep a visible boundary around the last-known spot and tell the catcher about pets, storage, machinery or people who may enter. Never move equipment to expose a concealed snake.

Plan for people, pets and access

For a person who may have been bitten, the ambulance is the first call. Nepean Hospital has a 24-hour emergency department at Derby Street, Kingswood NSW 2747 (hospital switchboard (02) 4734 2000); follow the 000 operator’s directions rather than driving an immobilised patient yourself.

For a pet, keep it away from the snake and urgently phone a veterinarian for transport advice. Nepean Animal Hospital, WellPet Vets, 50 Mulgoa Road, Regentville NSW, lists 24/7 emergency care on (02) 4733 3456. Call first to confirm they can receive your animal. Do not assume every snake encounter is a bite or attempt home treatment.

After the immediate risk has passed

Clear spilled pet or bird feed, manage rodents, keep frequently used paths visible and store loose materials off the ground where practical. These measures reduce hidden shelter; they cannot guarantee a snake-free property.

Harley Jones with a diamond python in a Snakes in the City branded photograph
Harley Jones, Snakes in the City. Genuine SITC photograph with a diamond python; not represented as a Jamisontown attendance.

Booking a Jamisontown snake catcher

Call 0411 103 488 at any time. Our back office coordinates available catchers using known locations and proximity. Explain whether you are at a home, a business or the riverfront, and whether the snake remains visible. Availability, traffic and safe access affect attendance; we do not promise a fixed arrival time.

A call-out fee applies, with no weekend or public-holiday loading. We explain the fee and what the visit covers before booking. Ask how a search is handled if the snake has moved out of sight; a concealed animal cannot always be located or captured.

Snakes in the City is fully insured and provides humane capture and relocation under NSW licence MWL000102655. Read about Harley Jones and the business, or see independent Google reviews.

Jamisontown snake removal questions

What location should I give if I am at Tench Reserve?

Name the nearest entrance, boat ramp, playground or parking area, and the side of the path where it was last seen. Keep clear and notify the reserve manager or council where appropriate. Do not leave a safe path to maintain sight of the snake.

A snake is near my boat trailer. Can I drive away?

Keep people away from the trailer and do not reach underneath or move it to expose the animal. Call and describe whether the snake is beside the wheels, beneath the trailer or no longer visible. Discuss a safe next step before moving equipment.

Does a snake by the Nepean River have to be a red-bellied black snake?

No. A river location does not establish species, and colour alone can be misleading. Keep your distance from any unidentified snake. A photo already taken safely may assist the catcher, but do not approach to obtain one.

Can you attend a retail or industrial property as well as a home?

Call with the premises address, safe entrance and the name of a staff contact. Keep customers, forklifts and deliveries out of the immediate area. Let us know about access restrictions before a catcher is dispatched.

What if it crosses from my yard into a neighbour’s property?

Do not follow it over a fence or enter without permission. Warn the neighbour from a safe position and update the catcher with the last observation. Any attendance needs safe, authorised access; capture is not guaranteed once sight is lost.

Nearby service guides

For homes east of Jamisontown and visits to Jamison Park, use the South Penrith guide, including pet-exposure precautions and veterinary contacts.

Penrith and Lower Blue Mountains area guide

Read the site’s snake-safety guide for more preparation. In an emergency involving a person, always use 000.

Need licensed snake removal?

Keep your distance and call Snakes in the City on 0411 103 488. Share the exact location and last safe observation.

Explore public snake observations around Jamisontown

Looking for broader wildlife context? The mapped place point for Jamisontown falls in square B4 of our 2025 Sydney-region observation report. A suburb can extend into neighbouring squares; this is an orientation guide, not a suburb boundary map.

View square B4 around Jamisontown in the observation report →

Counts apply to the whole square, not each suburb listed. A suburb appearing in a square does not mean a snake was recorded in that suburb. These are public observation records, not SITC call-outs, unique snake totals or a measure of danger.