Medical emergency
Suspected snakebite: call 000 immediately. Keep the person still and follow the ambulance operator’s instructions. Do not wait for a catcher.
Liverpool Hospital: Liverpool.
Ambulance services determine the appropriate hospital.
Service areas / South-West Sydney
For a snake at a Liverpool home or workplace, tell us whether it is inside, in a yard or near a public entrance. We use that information to check catcher availability and plan access.
Call 0411 103 488Vets and hospitals
NSW licence MWL000102655 · Arrival estimate and fee confirmed on your call
Liverpool’s Georges River setting includes residential areas, parks and working properties. Roads and buildings do not make every yard easy to reach: a rear courtyard, loading entrance or riverside boundary may need separate directions from the street frontage.
At an apartment building, give the block and entrance and arrange authorised access to common areas. For a shop, redirect customers away from the affected doorway. At a worksite, pause nearby vehicle movements and ask one site contact to speak with the catcher.
Describe a fixed landmark such as a gate, drain or stack of pallets. Do not move stored items or send someone along the riverbank to look. If the snake is no longer visible, say so; an inspection cannot promise capture.
Keep people and pets away. Do not approach, trap or disturb the snake, and do not search concealed spaces if it disappears. Watch only from a safe position; a photograph is useful only if you can take it without moving closer. Read the full snake safety guide.
Suspected snakebite: call 000 immediately. Keep the person still and follow the ambulance operator’s instructions. Do not wait for a catcher.
Liverpool Hospital: Liverpool.
Ambulance services determine the appropriate hospital.
For a possible pet bite, contact a veterinarian immediately. Do not wait for symptoms or snake removal.
VECA Campbelltown — 24-hour emergency care.
5/10 Blaxland Road, Campbelltown.
(02) 9129 5888.
Local clinic: Liverpool Veterinary Hospital, 329 Hume Highway, Liverpool; (02) 9602 6015. Call to confirm immediate availability; this listing does not imply 24-hour opening.
Independent providers; contact details checked 28 September 2026.

At a Leppington retirement village, Harley controlled access to the lobby before moving furniture and securing an eastern brown snake. The published account explains why staff left the lounge undisturbed.
We confirm catcher availability, the call-out fee and a current arrival estimate when arranging attendance. Existing jobs, traffic and access affect timing. Capture cannot be guaranteed if the snake cannot be found.