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A snake at your Hunters Hill home, workplace or property needs calm, professional handling. Keep people and pets well back, maintain a safe view if possible, and call Snakes in the City for snake capture and removal.

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What to do when you see a snake in Hunters Hill

Create distance first. Do not identify, corner, touch, trap or kill the snake. Never put yourself between it and an escape route.

1

Move away

Bring children and pets indoors or into a closed room. Give the snake several metres of space and avoid sudden movement.

2

Watch safely

If it is safe, watch from behind a closed window, fence or other secure position. Note its last-known location without chasing it.

3

Call Snakes in the City

Provide the address, access instructions, where the snake was last seen and whether it is indoors, outside, injured or trapped.

Suspected snakebite: call 000 immediately

Keep the person still, apply a pressure immobilisation bandage if available, and wait for an ambulance. Do not wash the bite, cut or suck the wound, use a tight tourniquet, or try to catch the snake.

Hunters Hill: a sandstone peninsula between two rivers

Hunters Hill occupies a leafy sandstone peninsula between the Lane Cove River and Parramatta River, extending towards Woolwich at the harbour end. The terrain is not uniform: foreshore slopes, rock ledges, retaining walls and deep established gardens sit beside village streets, apartments, schools, marinas and working waterfront land.

The local habitat network is unusually close to homes. Hunters Hill Council identifies Boronia Park, Riverglade Reserve and Kellys Bush as important parts of local biodiversity corridors, while Ferdinand Street Reserve combines dense bushland and wetland beside the Lane Cove River. Snakes can use these connected areas and sheltered property edges while moving between water, prey, warmth and cover.

Practical sighting locations include sandstone walls and steps, under-deck spaces, garages, sheds, pool equipment, dense groundcover, shoreline debris and quiet corners near reserve or drainage edges. A snake may simply be passing through; keep people and pets away, watch from a safe distance and note its last known position.

Places to check without putting yourself at risk

Do not search by reaching into concealed spaces. These are details to report to the catcher from a safe position.

Around buildings

  • gaps under doors, gates and sheds
  • garage edges, laundries and utility areas
  • openings around pipes or wall penetrations

Gardens and yards

  • dense groundcover and fence lines
  • rock walls, pots and retaining structures
  • pool equipment, compost and garden storage

Stored materials

  • timber, roofing and building supplies
  • pallets, machinery and stacked equipment
  • areas showing rodent or frog activity

Hunters Hill landscape and snakes recorded in Sydney habitat

The local photograph shows the Woolwich end of the Hunters Hill peninsula. The snake photographs are first-hand Snakes in the City field images from Sydney habitat; they are not claimed to be records from a particular Hunters Hill call-out. Never approach a snake to identify it.

Woolwich Dock cut into sandstone beside Sydney Harbour
Woolwich Dock and sandstone waterfront. A real photograph of the peninsula’s maritime edge. Photo: J Bar, 2008, CC BY 3.0; displayed in a responsive crop.
Diamond python in Sydney sandstone bushland
Diamond python in Sydney sandstone bushland. A real Sydney field photograph illustrating relevant sandstone habitat, not a Hunters Hill call-out record. Photo: Snakes in the City.
Red-bellied black snake in Sydney wetland habitat
Red-bellied black snake in Sydney wetland habitat. A real Sydney field photograph showing the kind of water-edge habitat found across the wider region, not a Hunters Hill call-out record. Photo: Snakes in the City.

Snakes that may occur in the Lower North Shore and harbour-side suburbs

This is regional context, not a promise that either species occurs on every Hunters Hill property. Never rely on colour alone: age, lighting and natural variation make quick identification unreliable.

Diamond python

A non-venomous python associated with bushland areas around Sydney. Roof spaces, rock features and dense cover can offer temporary shelter.

Red-bellied black snake

May occur around wetter corridors and creek habitat. It is venomous; do not approach to look for a red underside.

Making a Hunters Hill property less attractive to snakes

No garden design can guarantee a snake-free property. The practical goal is to reduce concealed shelter and the food sources that attract prey.

  • maintain grass and garden edges so the ground is visible
  • raise stored timber and materials where practical
  • seal appropriate building gaps with pest-proof materials
  • control rodents and clean spilled pet, bird or poultry feed
  • trim dense vegetation away from commonly used doors and paths
  • wear enclosed footwear and gloves around concealed outdoor areas

Urgent medical and veterinary contacts for the region

These verified contacts are included for safety, not as endorsements. A human snakebite is always a 000 emergency; do not drive the patient to hospital yourself unless emergency services direct you.

North Shore Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Centre

63 Herbert Street, Artarmon NSW 2064

24/7 veterinary option: See the provider’s website for contact details

Keep pets away from the snake and call the veterinary team for transport advice.

Verify veterinary details

Frequently asked questions

How quickly should I call after seeing a snake?

Call while you still know where it is, provided you can do so safely. A snake can disappear into vegetation, a roof space or stored material quickly.

Should I send a photograph?

Only take a photograph from a safe distance using zoom and a physical barrier. Never move closer or block the snake to get a clearer image.

Can I shut the snake in a room?

If it is already inside a room and you can close the door without going near it, do so and place a towel along the door gap. Do not re-enter.

Does a tidy yard stop every snake?

No. Maintenance can reduce cover and prey activity, but snakes can still pass through well-kept Hunters Hill properties.

What should I tell the catcher?

Give the exact address, safest access point, last-known position, whether the snake is indoors or outside, and any nearby pets, people or site hazards.

More snake safety information

These pages follow the peninsula’s real river, road and foreshore connections. For the wider cluster, use the Lower North Shore regional service area.

Need a snake catcher in Hunters Hill?

Keep your distance and call Snakes in the City. If anyone may have been bitten, call 000 immediately.

Call 0411 103 488Medical emergency: 000