SNAKES IN THE CITY · CASULA
Snake catcher help for Casula homes and parkland edges
A riverbank sighting, a dog-park concern and a snake inside a home need different access information. Tell us exactly where you last saw the animal, then keep people and pets clear while attendance is assessed.
Start with the entrance, not just “the parklands”
Liverpool Council’s Casula Parklands visitor information directs road access along Powerhouse Road via Shepherd Street. It also describes walking access from Casula station. Those approaches are different: tell dispatch whether you arrived by car, train or foot, and give the nearest identifiable entrance or facility.
Do not walk back towards the snake to improve a location description. An existing map pin, the last landmark you passed and the time of the sighting are more useful than an unsafe attempt to keep the animal in view. Council currently lists restrictions on night-time road access; check the live access information and do not promise that a gate will be open.
If a dog notices the snake first
Casula Parklands includes separate off-leash spaces for large and small dogs. If you report a sighting there, identify which enclosure or adjoining path is involved. Recall and secure your dog only if you can do so without approaching the snake. Do not send a dog into vegetation to find it, and do not put your hands into cover after a pet.
A possible bite is a veterinary emergency even when you cannot see puncture marks. Contact a vet immediately rather than waiting for a catcher or a photograph-based identification. Tell the vet what you actually observed and when.
At a house, garage or shared property
Give the street number and safest entry route. If the sighting was in a rear garden, explain any locked side gate, steps or shared driveway. A river-side landmark does not replace a private property address.
Leave sheds, storage piles and garden cover undisturbed. Searching by lifting pots or shifting timber can bring you closer to an unseen animal. If it has disappeared, record its last confirmed position; do not describe an old sighting as a snake that is still visible. For an indoor sighting, keep people away from the room and follow the office’s advice without approaching or attempting to trap the snake.
Who can arrange attendance?
Snakes in the City takes the location and access details, then coordinates an available licensed catcher according to location and availability. A competitive call-out fee applies; confirm the fee and attendance arrangements by phone. Arrival time and capture are not guaranteed.
On council land, notify the responsible land manager and explain that the sighting is in a public place. A visitor cannot authorise access through a locked service entrance. At a strata property, nominate the person who can provide entry and keep the affected area clear. See how our dispatch process works.
Liverpool Hospital’s emergency department access information identifies Goulburn Street. This is a hospital reference, not advice to drive after a suspected snakebite: call 000 and let the ambulance service determine transport and destination.
For pets, VECA Campbelltown provides 24/7 emergency veterinary care at 5/10 Blaxland Road. Call 02 9129 5888 for receiving and transport advice. Keep the animal quiet and do not wait for a removal appointment.
Casula in the regional observation report
Grid D6 of the 2025 observation report contains 23 records across the whole approximately 11 by 9 km square, not Casula alone. Inclusion does not establish a sighting in Casula or at the parklands. The records are not unique snake totals or SITC call-outs. This is not a danger map or real-time tracker.
Choose the guide that matches the address
For the wider town centre use Liverpool. Moorebank is a separate locality across the river; the closest point on a map is not necessarily the road entrance. For nearby southern residential areas, see Bardia, or the Holsworthy guide for that separate eastern area.
Browse the South-West Sydney hub and full Sydney service-area directory. Local references checked 9 November 2026.