Glenbrook village and Lower Mountains

Snake Catcher Glenbrook

If a snake appears at a home, shop or outdoor work area, step away and keep children and pets out of its path. Tell Snakes in the City where it was last reliably seen; there is no need to approach for identification.

Call 0411 103 488

Harley Jones · NSW General Licence MWL000102655 · phone answered 24/7 · attendance depends on current location and conditions; no weekend or public-holiday loading.

Possible bite? Call 000 before a snake catcher

Keep the person still. For a bitten limb, apply a firm pressure-immobilisation bandage and splint if available; follow the ambulance operator. Do not wash the bite, cut or suck the wound, use a tourniquet, or attempt to catch the snake. Healthdirect first-aid guidance.

Keep a reliable last-known point

A Glenbrook address may be on a village street, near a park or beside vegetated land. The surroundings change the access description, not the rule to leave an unknown snake alone. A photograph is useful only from a secure position and without moving closer.

Move back and close access for other people and pets.
Watch from indoors, behind a solid barrier or at a safe distance.
Note a fixed feature: door, fence bay, deck pier or driveway edge.
Call with the exact address, safest gate and last direction of travel.

Glenbrook Lagoon photographed from its bank — Glenbrook Lagoon, photographed by Sardaka in 2016. Source: Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0. This is a landscape photograph, not a Snakes in the City sighting or call-out.

Village, lagoon and national-park edge are different settings

Blue Mountains City Council identifies Glenbrook Park and Oval as a managed village park. Glenbrook Lagoon is a separate local landscape feature. NSW National Parks describes the Glenbrook visitor area and the Nepean River walking track through sandstone country, with the Glenbrook Causeway subject to closure after heavy rain. These public places illustrate local variation; they do not imply that any particular house adjoins bushland or has a snake problem.

For a village shop, nominate the public-facing door and keep customers away from a closed area. For a sloping or vegetated lot, describe the level, stairs and safe access from the road; do not descend into vegetation to follow a snake. For a property near water, do not assume a species from the setting or colour.

Landscape references: Blue Mountains City Council Glenbrook Park and NSW National Parks Glenbrook visitor information.

What to tell the catcher for each access type

Village or business

Specify the entrance, room or work area and a site contact. Keep the route clear without trying to guide the snake.

House and garden

Point out the last fence panel, wall gap, shed edge or under-house opening from a safe position. Leave cover undisturbed.

Park-facing boundary

Give the street gate and stable observation point. Do not follow it into a reserve or block its escape route.

Regional species context, not a Glenbrook sighting record

Diamond python

The Australian Museum describes this non-venomous python in Sydney bushland and national parks and notes that it can occasionally enter roofs or rafters. It can still bite; leave it alone. Museum species profile.

Red-bellied black snake

The Australian Museum associates this venomous species with moist places such as streams and lagoons, but also with other habitats. Water nearby never confirms the identity of an individual snake. Museum species profile.

No species or frequency is asserted for a particular Glenbrook property. Do not attempt identification at close range.

Human and pet emergencies

For a person: 000 first

Use Triple Zero (000) and the pressure-immobilisation steps above. Nepean Hospital has a 24-hour emergency department at Derby Street, Kingswood NSW 2747; general enquiries (02) 4734 2000. Do not drive a bite patient unless emergency services direct you. Official hospital information.

For a pet: phone the vet

Keep the animal still and away from the snake; ask a veterinary team for safe transport advice. WellPet’s Nepean Animal Hospital, 50 Mulgoa Road, Regentville NSW, advertises 24/7 emergency availability including public holidays. Call (02) 4733 3456 first to confirm current capacity and instructions. Official address and hours.

Nearby guides along the escarpment

These are connected Lower Mountains and Penrith-side locations, not the next names in an alphabetical list. Blue Mountains City Council describes Glenbrook, Emu Heights, Emu Plains and Leonay within the Eastern Escarpment setting.

Council’s Eastern Escarpment description. Glenbrook’s immediately adjacent Lapstone and Blaxland have no corresponding service page on this site, so the links reflect the closest available useful guides.

Snake safety at a glance

Keep your distance. Secure people and pets indoors. Call a snake catcher. Do not approach, handle or trap the snake. — Keep your distance, secure people and pets, and call a professional snake catcher. Do not approach, handle or trap the snake.

Call our team with your location. We arrange an available catcher for professional capture and relocation. — Our office takes your location and arranges an available catcher. Allocation depends on availability and location.

Suspected human snakebite? Call 000 immediately.