Penrith district · Licensed snake removal
Snake Catcher Werrington Downs
Werrington Downs has looping residential streets and small reserves, so a park name alone may not identify your gate. Call 0411 103 488 with the property address and the last place the snake was seen. Keep children and pets away while Snakes in the City arranges an available licensed catcher.
NSW wildlife licence MWL000102655 · Humane relocation · Call to confirm availability, timing and the applicable fee.
Small reserves need precise directions too
With curving streets and several ways into small reserves, a park name is only the start of the directions. Give the closest numbered home, which entrance you are using and the fixed object where the snake disappeared. Do not assume a footpath is vehicle access.
Penrith City Council lists Greenbank Drive Reserve at Greenbank Drive and Oakland Parade in Werrington Downs, identifying its Shale Plains Woodland. Council also lists perimeter access to Pasturegate Reserve from Pasturegate Avenue. These are useful landmarks when describing where help is needed.
A backyard gate, a reserve perimeter and a neighbourhood-centre entrance present different access questions. Do not send a catcher to a general park pin if the snake was actually seen inside a private garden. Provide the property address and explain where the safe entry is.
Local reference: Council’s Werrington Downs locality information.
Garden boundary
If an animal moves under a fence or deck, keep the area clear. Avoid moving outdoor furniture, stacking barriers around it or sending someone into the next yard to look.
Shared activity space
Stop a class, maintenance job or play session using the affected route. A staff member should meet the catcher at a safe entrance while others supervise children and pets away from the sighting.
Safe reporting around reserve edges and looping residential streets
- Pause mowing, gardening or deliveries beside the last-seen location.
- Take children and animals to an unaffected indoor area.
- Make the call from a window, doorway or another protected location.
- Describe the fence panel, shed corner or path edge last used by the snake; do not approach to refine the description.
Snakes in the City can discuss removal at Werrington Downs houses, garages, common property and business premises. Tell us whether the site is occupied and whether the snake is still visible. We coordinate a licensed catcher according to availability and suitable access; a phone call does not guarantee that a vanished animal will be found.
If a person may have been bitten, call 000 for an ambulance. Keep the person and bitten limb still. Apply pressure immobilisation to a bitten limb and follow the ambulance operator’s instructions. Do not wash or cut the bite or use a tourniquet. Do not wait for snake removal. NSW Health’s first-aid guide explains the steps.
Nepean Hospital emergency department in Kingswood operates 24/7. For suspected snakebite call 000 and remain still; ambulance staff determine transport and the appropriate hospital.
Pet exposure needs urgent veterinary advice. Keep the pet still and phone a vet immediately. SASH Western Sydney lists 24/7 emergency care at 1 Rowood Road, Prospect, 02 8609 9444. Phone about the situation and route; no particular treatment or antivenom stock is promised.
More help: snake safety guidance and emergency snake-catcher enquiries.
From a reserve landmark to the correct garden gate
Harley Jones and the Snakes in the City team provide licensed capture and humane relocation. When you call about Werrington Downs, explain whether the animal is inside a building, beside a boundary or in a public space. The Sydney snake removal service guide explains the broader service.
Nearby guides and regional context
Use the guide for the actual location. Nearby service information: Werrington County · Cambridge Park · Werrington. For the wider area, see our Penrith district service hub.
Werrington Downs is a locality label in square C4 of the 2025 observation report. Its 35 records cover the whole approximately 11 by 9 km square, not Werrington Downs. Inclusion does not establish a record in this suburb. This is not a danger score, live tracker or SITC call-out count.
For property-specific guidance, read what to do with a snake in the yard, or browse Snakes in the City for services across Sydney.
Werrington Downs snake removal questions
Should I enter Pasturegate Reserve to keep watching?
No. Council describes perimeter access rather than a track through its bushland. Remain in a safe accessible position and report where the animal was last seen.
What if the sighting is near the neighbourhood centre?
Give the facility name, actual street entrance and affected doorway or outdoor area. Ask a responsible adult to supervise access while you call.
Can you quote from the reserve name alone?
A useful assessment needs the actual address or public access point and scene details. Confirm the call-out charge and attendance arrangements before booking.