SNAKES IN THE CITY · CARNES HILL
Snake help around Carnes Hill’s homes and community precinct
If you see a snake near the library, recreation facilities or your own front gate, move people away first. The useful starting point is the exact entrance and last confirmed location, rather than simply “Carnes Hill”.
Reporting a sighting at the shared precinct
Liverpool Council lists Carnes Hill Community Centre at 600 Kurrajong Road, within a precinct that includes library and recreation uses. Its public parking and several activity areas make the building name alone an incomplete location.
Tell staff which facility you were using, which entrance you passed and whether the snake remained visible when you moved away. A report beside a car park needs a different meeting point from one near an indoor room or an outdoor recreation area. Do not enter a planted bed or go around a building to obtain a closer photograph.
Notify the venue operator so staff can manage people already using the area and arrange authorised access. One nominated contact is preferable to several callers providing different last-seen positions. That contact should be somewhere safe, not standing beside the animal.
Skaters, scooters and a moving crowd
The council’s skate-park guide describes the Carnes Hill plaza as serving skaters, scooters and BMX riders. If an animal is seen near a riding area, ask people to give it space from a safe position; do not attempt to ride past it, surround it with equipment or steer it with a board.
Parents and carers can account for their group without bringing children closer to look. Tell dispatch whether the report concerns a public facility or a neighbouring private property. A recreation-precinct address does not authorise a catcher to enter an adjacent yard.
For a sighting at home, describe the access problem
Give the house number, street and a safe approach. Explain whether a rear gate is locked, a driveway is shared or a pet is loose. Secure pets away from the affected area if that can be done without approaching the snake. Do not use a pet to search behind bins, under decking or inside a shed.
If the animal disappears, preserve the last confirmed location and time. Moving stored items to keep looking can turn an uncertain sighting into a close encounter. Report what you saw rather than guessing that it is still under a particular object. A distant photograph may help only if already obtained safely.
What happens when you call SITC?
The Snakes in the City office takes your location and access details, then coordinates an available licensed catcher according to location and availability. Confirm the competitive call-out fee and attendance arrangements by phone. A precise arrival time or successful capture cannot be guaranteed.
For a hired hall or organised activity, identify the staff member or responsible organiser who can provide entry. Read how our Sydney dispatch process works before treating a request as a confirmed booking.
Liverpool Hospital’s emergency access information identifies Goulburn Street. Do not drive a suspected snakebite patient there: call 000 and let ambulance staff determine transport and destination.
For a possible pet bite, contact a vet immediately rather than waiting for removal or visible bite marks. VECA Campbelltown provides 24/7 emergency veterinary care at 5/10 Blaxland Road; telephone 02 9129 5888 for receiving and transport advice. Keep the animal quiet.
Use regional records with care
Carnes Hill is an orientation locality for grid D6 in the 2025 observation report. Its 23 records cover the whole approximately 11 by 9 km square. They do not establish an observation at Carnes Hill, at the community centre or in your street, and are not unique snake totals or SITC call-outs. The report is neither a danger map nor a real-time tracker.
Finding the right surrounding-area guide
For a property further west, see the Austral property-access guide. The Busby guide covers homes and public-space boundaries further east. If your address is closer to the town centre use Liverpool; for the river-side residential and parkland area use Casula. These are separate locations, so give your actual address when calling.
Carnes Hill belongs in our South-West Sydney hub. You can also browse the full service-area directory. Local references checked 9 November 2026.