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Snake Catcher Marsden Park

Found a snake at a Marsden Park home, warehouse, shop or building site? Keep everyone well back, watch from a protected position if it is safe, and call Snakes in the City for licensed capture and humane relocation.

Call Snakes in the City: 0411 103 488What to do right now
✓ NSW wildlife licence MWL000102655✓ Homes, worksites and commercial premises✓ Clear advice while attendance is arranged

First: make the area safe

Distance is more useful than a close photograph. Do not approach, touch, pin, trap or try to kill the snake. A frightened snake needs room to leave, and a catcher needs an accurate last-known location.

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Clear people and pets

Move children, dogs and other animals into a secure room or vehicle. Stop foot traffic, machinery and deliveries near the sighting.

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Observe from cover

If it can be done safely, watch through a closed window, from inside a vehicle or from well behind a barrier. Do not follow it into vegetation or stored materials.

3

Give useful details

Call with the address, safest access point, last-known position and whether the snake is indoors, outside, injured or hidden.

Possible snakebite: call 000 for an ambulance

Treat every suspected bite as life-threatening. Keep the person still and follow the 000 operator’s instructions. Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage if available. Do not wash the bite, use a tourniquet, cut or suck the wound, or try to catch the snake. See Healthdirect’s current snakebite guidance.

Marsden Park is still changing

Marsden Park is not one uniform landscape. New homes and landscaped streets sit near established rural land, large retail and industrial premises, active construction, drainage assets and new open space. Conditions can be very different on opposite sides of the same road.

Blacktown City Council documents current and completed local work including stormwater basin and channel construction, water-sensitive urban design biofilters, creek restoration, raingardens, walking paths and large-scale native planting. These features do not prove that a snake will be present, but they help explain why residents and site managers may encounter wildlife as land, water and shelter change.

The attending catcher assesses the actual situation on arrival. The response depends on where the snake was seen, what it can access and how the property is being used.

Heritage plan image showing the Clydesdale farm landscape at Marsden Park
Clydesdale farm landscape, Marsden Park. Heritage reference image—not a Snakes in the City call-out. Photo: Michelle Galea / State of NSW and Office of Environment and Heritage, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. No endorsement implied.

A practical plan for building sites and new homes

On an active site, the safest response is controlled and boring: stop the immediate activity, isolate the area and keep one informed person in contact with the catcher. Do not turn a snake sighting into a crowd.

Pause the hazard area

Stop excavation, mowing, forklifts or material handling close to the snake. Keep workers outside the exclusion area and follow the site’s safety procedure.

Do not dismantle shelter

Do not lift pallets, pipes, formwork, tarps, temporary fencing, skip contents or stacked materials to look for it. This can put hands and feet directly into danger.

Nominate one contact

Have the supervisor or site controller provide gate access, induction requirements and the exact last-known position. A pin or photo of the location can be more useful than a close-up of the animal.

Before work resumes

  • Confirm that the immediate area has been assessed and follow the catcher’s site-specific advice.
  • Check that workers know not to place hands into voids or move stored materials without a clear view.
  • Keep access routes clear for emergency services and animal handling equipment.
  • Record the sighting factually for the site diary or incident register without guessing the species.

Where a snake may take cover

Snakes look for shelter, suitable temperatures and prey. Around Marsden Park properties that can mean:

  • gaps under garage doors, gates, sheds and temporary buildings
  • retaining walls, pool equipment, meter boxes and service penetrations
  • pallets, pipe stock, timber, rubble, silt fencing and covered materials
  • long grass, thick groundcover, garden edging and poorly sealed compost areas
  • stormwater pits, swales and the edges of drainage or open-space areas.

Never reach into one of these spaces after a sighting. Close internal doors if a snake is confined to one room, but do not block its path by approaching it.

Licensed snake catcher Harley Jones from Snakes in the City
Harley Jones, Snakes in the City. This is a profile photograph, not a Marsden Park call-out.

Licensed, calm and straightforward

Harley has more than a decade of field experience and operates under NSW General Licence MWL000102655. Our attending catcher will explain what can realistically be done and handle capture and relocation humanely.

Attendance depends on working catcher availability, known locations, traffic and active jobs, site access and the circumstances. The phone is answered 24/7; this is not a promise of a fixed arrival time.

Species: use caution, not guesswork

Eastern Brown Snakes and Red-bellied Black Snakes occur across parts of the Sydney region, and other native species are possible. Colour alone is not reliable enough for a safe identification. Lighting, dirt, age and the snake’s posture can all change what you think you are seeing.

Eastern Brown Snake

Brown snakes can vary greatly in colour and pattern. They are highly venomous, so any suspected sighting should be treated cautiously and from a distance.

Read the Snakes in the City species guide

Red-bellied Black Snake

Red-bellied Black Snakes are often associated with wetter habitat, but a dark snake is not automatically this species. Do not move closer to check for colour.

Read the Snakes in the City species guide

These are regional species examples, not a claim about the frequency of any species at a particular Marsden Park address.

Reduce future shelter without taking risks

Prevention is mostly steady property maintenance. If a snake is currently present, wait until the situation has been resolved before moving anything.

Seal sensible gaps

Repair door seals, damaged mesh and obvious openings around pipes and services. Check garage and warehouse roller-door edges where practical.

Manage storage

Raise stored materials where appropriate, remove avoidable clutter and keep clear inspection space around sheds, containers, fences and plant rooms.

Reduce food and cover

Control rodents, store animal feed securely, clear spilled seed, maintain lawns and trim dense vegetation away from regularly used paths.

If a person or pet may have been bitten

Human emergency

Call 000 and ask for an ambulance.

Do not drive the person to hospital unless emergency services direct you to do so. The closest suitable treatment is an ambulance and clinical decision, not a webpage recommendation.

Nearby public hospital information: Blacktown Hospital, 18 Blacktown Road, Blacktown · (02) 9881 8000.

Local veterinary clinic

Greencross Vets Marsden Park
6/17–43 Hollinsworth Road, Marsden Park
(02) 9134 0899

This is a general clinic, not a 24-hour emergency hospital. Phone first and check current opening hours.

24-hour animal emergency

SASH Western Sydney
1 Rowood Road, Prospect
(02) 8609 9444 · open 24/7

Call the vet immediately if a pet may have been bitten. Do not wait for symptoms or attempt home treatment.

Marsden Park snake catcher FAQs

Do you attend Marsden Park homes and new estates?

Yes. Call with the exact address and a description of the situation. Availability and timing depend on Harley’s location, traffic, existing emergencies and safe access.

Can you attend a warehouse or construction site?

Yes, subject to access and site conditions. Tell our team about gates, inductions, security, plant movements and any required site contact. Stop activity near the snake and do not move stock or materials to find it.

What if the snake disappeared under a pallet or into a wall?

Do not lift or dismantle anything. Keep the area quiet, mark the last-known position and call. The team can discuss what is safe and realistic based on the structure and access.

Should I send a photo?

Only if you can take it without moving closer. A wide photo showing the snake’s position can be useful. Never delay moving people and pets to safety for a photograph.

Can you guarantee a fixed arrival time?

No. The phone line is available 24/7, but attendance depends on live conditions including travel, other emergencies, access and whether the snake remains observable.

How much does snake removal cost?

We offer cost-effective snake removal with no extra loading for nights, weekends or public holidays. Call to discuss the call-out fee and arrange attendance. Give our back office the address, access details and last reliable sighting so we can arrange attendance.

Will the snake be relocated?

Where capture is possible, native snakes are handled and relocated in accordance with licence conditions and animal-welfare requirements.

What if my dog or cat approached the snake?

Separate the pet without approaching the snake and call a veterinarian immediately. A bite may be difficult to see and symptoms can be delayed.

What if the snake is beside a basin, channel or open-space path?

Back away and stay out of long grass, planted edges and drainage structures. Do not surround the snake or follow it off the path. If it is moving away without creating an immediate risk, give it room. If it is at a home, worksite or busy access point, call with the exact location and nearest safe entry.

Useful service and safety pages

Sources and accuracy

Local context is based on Blacktown City Council’s Ward 5 works and projects and the Council’s Marsden Park Strategic Centre discussion paper. Medical first aid is linked to Healthdirect. Hospital and veterinary details link to the providers’ official pages. Details can change; phone the provider to confirm. Page reviewed 24 August 2026.

These links connect Marsden Park with nearby service pages.

Need a snake catcher in Marsden Park?

Keep everyone back, maintain a safe view if possible and call Snakes in the City. If anyone may have been bitten, call 000 first.

Call 0411 103 488

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