Confirm the visit
Ask who is attending, the estimated arrival time, the call-out fee and what it covers. Availability depends on current jobs and travel to your property.
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Snake Catcher Pymble
Need a snake catcher in Pymble? Snakes in the City provides licensed snake removal for Pymble homes, strata properties, schools and businesses. Keep people and pets away from the snake and call 0411 103 488 to confirm availability, the call-out fee and estimated arrival time.
✓ Experienced local snake catcher✓ Homes, schools and commercial properties✓ Clear safety guidance while help is arranged
Booking snake removal in Pymble
Call 0411 103 488 with the Pymble street address, the last sighting time and whether the snake is still visible. Our office checks the available catcher and access requirements before arranging attendance.
Explain the entrance
For a rear garden, pool area or detached garage, describe the safest gate, driveway and any stairs. A street address alone may not identify the entrance nearest the sighting.
Keep the last location clear
Keep people and pets away. Observe only from an already safe position; do not search a rock wall, drain or garden bed to find the snake again.
Read how our office arranges a catcher and Harley Jones’s background and experience.
What to do when you see a snake in Pymble
Create distance first. Do not identify, corner, touch, trap or kill the snake. Never put yourself between it and an escape route.
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Move away
Bring children and pets indoors or into a closed room. Give the snake several metres of space and avoid sudden movement.
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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.
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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.
Pymble gardens, forest tracks and the right entrance
Sheldon Forest lies in a valley between Turramurra and Pymble. Council’s Sheldon Forest Track guide describes a route from Warragal Road towards Troon Place, with additional access from Jubilee and Kimbarra Avenues. A reserve or track name can therefore refer to more than one approach.
For a snake on a Pymble property, give the house address and the entrance that reaches the sighting safely. Mention whether the rear yard is down steps, beside a retaining wall or separated from the driveway by a locked gate. These details help the office explain the job to the attending catcher.
A nearby reserve does not establish where an individual snake came from. Report the last observed location and direction of movement rather than following it into vegetation. For a sighting on a public track, provide the nearest signed entrance or landmark from a safe position.
If the snake disappears beside the house
Pool equipment, walls and garden storage
Note which side of the equipment or wall the snake entered and when. Leave covers, timber and stored materials in place. Disturbing a hiding place can move the snake out of view again.
Garage, shed or building gap
Tell the office whether the sighting was inside the building or at an outside opening. Do not reach under shelving, move a vehicle towards the snake or enter a roof space to look for it.
You do not need a species name or a new photograph to call. An accurate last sighting is more useful than approaching for identification.
Meet Harley and see regional snake habitat
These first-hand Snakes in the City photographs introduce Harley Jones and illustrate snakes and habitat relevant to the wider region. Our office confirms the available catcher for each booking. Species cannot be confirmed from a description alone; keep a safe distance and call for advice.
Snakes that may occur in Ku-ring-gai and the Upper North Shore
This is regional context, not a promise that either species occurs on every Pymble 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 of the Sydney region. Large pythons can still bite and should not be handled.
Red-bellied black snake
Can be associated with creeks, gullies and wetter habitat. It is venomous and should always be given space.
Making a Pymble 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.
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
Palmerston Road, Hornsby NSW 2077
Hospital information: See the provider’s website for contact details
Suspected snakebite: call 000, not the hospital switchboard.
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.
Pymble snake removal questions
Can you arrange a catcher for a Pymble home, school or strata property?
Call with the address and current circumstances. Our office checks catcher availability. At a school or shared property, provide an authorised contact who can meet the catcher and control access to the immediate area.
Is West Pymble covered by the same local guide?
West Pymble has its own snake removal guide. Give the exact suburb and street address when calling, especially if the property is near a suburb boundary.
What should I do if I lose sight of the snake?
Note the time and the last visible entry point. Keep people and pets clear and call to discuss the next step. Do not dismantle a wall or move pool equipment to look for it.
How much is a Pymble call-out, and when can someone arrive?
The office confirms the fee, what it covers, the available catcher and estimated arrival time for your address. Ask about these before confirming the visit; do not assume a fixed response time.
Can I send an existing photograph?
Yes, ask the office how to share a photograph you already took safely. Do not move closer, block the snake or delay the call to obtain an image.
More snake safety information
Removal services
Regional service area
Safety guidance
Pymble and the surrounding suburbs
Use the guide that matches the sighting address. These nearby pages follow the local area rather than a page sequence.
- Turramurra and South Turramurra — for addresses around the adjoining Turramurra side.
- West Pymble — for properties in West Pymble.
- Gordon — for addresses towards Gordon.
- St Ives — for addresses towards St Ives.
For broader coverage, see Upper North Shore snake removal and the Ku-ring-gai service guide. View all Sydney service areas.
Need a snake catcher in Pymble?
Keep your distance and call Snakes in the City. If anyone may have been bitten, call 000 immediately.
Explore public snake observations around Pymble
Looking for broader wildlife context? The mapped place point for Pymble falls in square G4 of our 2025 Sydney-region observation report. A suburb can extend into neighbouring squares; this is an orientation guide, not a suburb boundary map.
View square G4 around Pymble in the observation report →
Counts apply to the whole square, not each suburb listed. A suburb appearing in a square does not mean a snake was recorded in that suburb. These are public observation records, not SITC call-outs, unique snake totals or a measure of danger.