ELIZABETH HILLS · SOUTH-WEST SYDNEY
Snake catcher help for Elizabeth Hills homes and creek-side paths
A garden gate, a shared path and a creek crossing can be close together but need different access arrangements. Keep clear and tell SITC the exact place where you last saw the snake.
Describe which side of the boundary you are on
Liverpool Council’s Elizabeth Hills planning agreement records shared-path and bridge works associated with Hinchinbrook Creek, as well as road works at Feodore Drive and Stirling Street. That helps explain why “near the creek” is not a complete attendance address. It does not establish that a particular gate, bridge or vehicle route is currently open.
For a sighting at home, give your street number and the entrance a catcher would actually use. For a sighting on a path, describe the nearest street connection and whether the animal was on the path, in vegetation or beyond a fence. Do not cross the creek or move closer to obtain a better map position.
The council land register identifies Newgate Park on Jenkinson Drive and Len Waters Park on Aviation Road in Elizabeth Hills. Use the park name and street together when reporting a public-space concern; a park name alone can be confused with another locality. Tell the land manager about a sighting on public land.
A snake beside a side gate
Stop using that access route and keep children and pets elsewhere. If you can watch from an already safe position, note the last visible location and time. Do not keep opening a gate to check whether the snake has moved. Tell the office if access to the rear garden would require passing the animal.
Leave stacked pavers, timber, bins and garden equipment undisturbed after a sighting. Moving cover can bring you unexpectedly close to a hidden snake. If it disappears through a fence, report the direction without entering the neighbouring property or asking someone to flush it back.
When the immediate incident has been resolved, review the routes people use most: keep paths visible, store loose materials neatly and arrange assessment of gaps around doors. Check that an animal is out before sealing an opening. These precautions reduce hiding places and accidental encounters; they cannot guarantee a snake-free yard.
Quick answers before you book
Can a catcher enter through the reserve behind my house?
Do not assume reserve access is available. Give SITC the authorised property entrance, explain any locked gate and identify who can provide access. Public-land permissions and the actual route must be confirmed before attendance.
Should I move a snake off a shared path?
No. Step away, keep others back without surrounding it, and notify the responsible land manager. Do not prod, spray or try to steer the snake. A snake moving away through habitat may not need capture.
Is Elizabeth Hills attendance guaranteed when I call?
SITC takes the location and checks an available licensed catcher. The office confirms access, availability and the competitive call-out fee before arrangements are made. Arrival time and capture cannot be guaranteed.
See how SITC dispatch works and Sydney snake removal advice. A photograph is useful only if you already have one taken safely; identification is not a reason to approach.
Liverpool Hospital’s emergency department is open 24/7, with entry on Goulburn Street. This is reference information: for a suspected bite, call 000 and let ambulance staff direct care.
Possible pet bite? Seek veterinary help immediately. VECA Campbelltown provides 24/7 emergency care at 5/10 Blaxland Road; emergency phone 02 9129 5888. Call for transport advice. Independent provider details checked 10 November 2026.
What the regional observation map can tell you
Grid D6 in the 2025 Sydney snake observation report contains 23 public records across the whole approximately 11 by 9 km square. That is not an Elizabeth Hills count, and listing Elizabeth Hills in the square does not establish a sighting in the suburb. The records are not SITC jobs or a count of unique snakes; this is neither a danger map nor live tracking.
Nearby areas and the right address
Published guides also cover nearby parts of the south-west: Carnes Hill, Busby, Cartwright and Kemps Creek. These are separate localities; use the guide for the actual sighting address.
Find this page through the South-West Sydney service hub and Sydney service-area directory. Local references checked 10 November 2026.