Vineyard is one of the more genuinely rural pockets left in the Blacktown LGA. While neighbouring suburbs in the growth corridor have been progressively converted into estates, Vineyard has held on to large acreage blocks, working horse properties, paddock country, hobby farms, market gardens and the kind of rural-residential character that has all but disappeared from most of north-western Sydney. That landscape produces a very specific snake profile — and Vineyard sits firmly inside Eastern Brown Snake country.
If you have spotted a snake in Vineyard, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Vineyard, stay calm. Step back. Bring children, pets and any livestock that can be moved to a safe area. If possible, keep watching the snake until we arrive. Call 1300 599 938.
You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
The chain on a Vineyard property is consistent and predictable. Acreage means feed sheds, hay storage, stables, chook runs and stockfeed. Feed means rodents. Rodents mean Eastern Brown Snakes. Browns are specialist rodent hunters, and a Vineyard horse property, hobby farm or market garden gives them the closest thing to ideal habitat that exists in suburban Sydney — open paddock to hunt across, long fence lines to follow, sheds and outbuildings to shelter in, water on tap, and an unlimited supply of mice and rats coming through the feed.
Hawkesbury floodplain country runs along Vineyard’s northern boundary, and the wetter sections of the creek and drainage system support Red-bellied Black Snakes as well, particularly on properties with dams, ponds or low-lying ground. But the dominant species in Vineyard, by a clear margin, is the Eastern Brown.
Vineyard is also still partially under development pressure — pockets of growth-corridor activity push in around the edges, and active construction or land clearing on adjoining blocks regularly displaces snakes onto neighbouring properties. We see this pattern repeatedly in Vineyard: a paddock or vegetation block gets cleared a few hundred metres away, and the next month we are catching browns on the acreage next door.
Eastern Brown Snake. The dominant species. Browns are catching mice and rats in your feed shed, your stable, your hay storage, your tack room, your chook run and along your paddock fences. They are travelling along the corridors that acreage country creates — long fence lines, drainage ditches, the strip between paddocks. Highly venomous, fast, and quick to disappear into cover. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Red-bellied Black Snake. The second most common species in Vineyard, and consistently present on properties with permanent water. Dams, ponds, troughs that overflow, low-lying ground that stays damp, and properties along the Hawkesbury creek and drainage system. Red-bellied Black Snakes prefer frogs and damp ground, so the wetter the property, the more likely they are. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden or paddock — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
The pattern is consistent. Feed sheds and feed rooms — almost always the first place to check. Stables and stable surrounds. Hay storage. Tack rooms. Chook runs and aviaries, particularly around stored grain. Sheds and workshops with accumulated junk. Around water troughs and tank stands. Along the base of paddock fences. Under verandahs, decks and timber piles. Around dog kennels, dog feed bins, and outdoor pet bowls. Inside houses themselves when a snake has worked its way along the foundations and through a gap under a door or in the brickwork.
For Red-bellied Black Snakes on the wetter properties, the hotspots shift to dam edges, pond surrounds, trough overflows, low-lying corners of paddocks and any thick vegetation close to permanent water.
The single most effective thing you can do on a Vineyard property is reduce the rodent population. Nothing else comes close. That means storing feed in sealed metal containers rather than open bags. Cleaning up spilled grain. Setting and maintaining bait stations around feed areas. Sealing gaps in feed sheds. Cleaning out stable areas and hay storage regularly. Keeping the immediate area around feed rooms and stables clear of long grass, stacked timber and accumulated rubbish. If you have rats and mice in numbers, you will have browns in numbers.
Beyond rodent control, the usual rules apply. Keep grass short, particularly along fence lines and around outbuildings. Organise sheds and workshops. Store timber off the ground. Seal gaps under sheds, decks and outbuildings where a snake might shelter. The reptile-deterrent products sold at rural supply stores — powders, sprays, ultrasonic devices — do not work. Spend the money on rodent control and physical site management instead.
A snake inside a Vineyard home, stable, feed shed or workshop is an emergency. Eastern Brown Snakes in particular will follow rodents into any building that gives them access. Entry points are the usual ones: open doors, gaps under garage and stable doors, plumbing penetrations, cracks in brickwork or weatherboarding, vents. We attend snake-inside-the-building jobs across Vineyard regularly through the warmer months — residential, rural-residential, and commercial. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and check the building is secure before we leave.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state, which means when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. Our team works the Vineyard / Riverstone / Hawkesbury fringe regularly through the season, and we know rural-residential snake work — feed sheds, stables, paddocks, dams, market gardens — from extensive practical experience.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. Browns turn up on Vineyard acreage because of how the landscape works, not how it is kept. A working horse property attracts mice and rats. Mice and rats attract browns. That is the chain, and it operates on every functioning rural property in this part of Sydney. We will explain what we are doing, why the snake is there, and what — if anything — can be done to reduce the chance of the next one settling in.
If you see movement in the feed shed, hear rustling in the hay, or notice your dog or horses reacting to something in the paddock, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
What snake is most common in Vineyard? The Eastern Brown Snake, by a clear margin. Vineyard’s acreage, horse properties, hobby farms and market gardens create ideal Eastern Brown habitat — stored feed, rodent populations, paddock corridors and outbuildings. Red-bellied Black Snakes are the second most common, generally on the wetter properties with dams or ponds, and along the Hawkesbury creek and drainage system.
Why are there so many snakes on horse properties in Vineyard? Stored feed draws mice and rats. Mice and rats draw Eastern Brown Snakes, which are specialist rodent hunters. Tidy feed management — sealed containers, no spilled grain, sealed feed sheds, active rodent control — is by far the most effective thing you can do to reduce snake activity on a working rural property.
Where on my acreage should I check first if I think a snake is around? The feed shed, the stable area, the hay storage and the area immediately around them. After that, sheds and workshops, dog or chook feed bins, tack rooms, the base of paddock fences and the area around water troughs. Eastern Brown Snakes will follow rodents to whichever spot has the most activity.
Do you attend market gardens and small farms in Vineyard? Yes. The mix of market gardens, hobby farms, working horse properties and rural-residential blocks across Vineyard is a regular part of our work. We attend both daytime and after-hours callouts.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Vineyard? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Vineyard is part of our core service area. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings — particularly browns near houses, stables or feed areas.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Vineyard and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Riverstone, Marsden Park, Schofields, Windsor
Snakes have been living quietly in Toongabbie for as long as there have been snakes in Toongabbie — which is to say, considerably longer than anyone reading this has been alive. Toongabbie Creek runs through the suburb, and the industrial buildings, warehouses and commercial properties along its edges back onto vegetation, drainage and creek corridors that are, from a snake’s point of view, nearly perfect. Industrial properties don’t generate the foot traffic that residential blocks do. No one is in the yard. No kids are kicking a ball around the back fence. No one is gardening. Snakes can live entire lives along the Toongabbie Creek corridor — feeding, sheltering, breeding — without ever encountering a human, and most of them do.
We see the proof of it every season. Most of our Toongabbie callouts trace back to a snake that simply got it wrong — turned right when it should have turned left, came out of cover on the wrong side of a fence, ended up in a backyard instead of back on the creek line. The population is there. It has always been there. People just don’t see it most of the time.
If you have spotted a snake in Toongabbie, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
The first few minutes matter. Stay calm. Step back from the snake. Bring children and pets indoors. If possible, keep watching the snake until we arrive. Then call 1300 599 938.
A few practical notes once the call is in. You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
Toongabbie Creek is the defining feature of the suburb from a snake catcher’s point of view. It runs east-west through Toongabbie, threads through reserves and drainage corridors, and links the suburb into the wider Western Sydney creek system reaching all the way through Lalor Park, Seven Hills and out to Prospect. The creek line is permanently wet, densely vegetated, and supports a strong frog population. That makes it Red-bellied Black Snake country, year-round.
Along the southern and western edges of the suburb, the creek line is bordered by industrial blocks — warehouses, factories, distribution facilities, workshops, machinery yards. The properties are big, the perimeters are quiet, and the boundary fences run right up against creek vegetation. The lack of human disturbance means snakes can settle in along these edges and stay there. We are called to these industrial properties when a snake finally crosses paths with a worker — usually because someone has opened a door, moved a pallet, or walked past a corner that has been left alone for a long time.
Residential Toongabbie sits adjacent to the same corridor. Properties whose backyards face the creek line, the drainage reserves or the industrial fence lines see the same snakes — Red-bellied Black Snakes, mostly — making the occasional wrong turn out of cover.
Red-bellied Black Snake — the species we catch most often in Toongabbie. They use Toongabbie Creek and its tributaries as habitat and movement routes, and they will move into adjoining residential and industrial properties when conditions push them across. Pool pump housings, water features, thick garden beds, undisturbed corners of warehouses and workshops — all classic Red-bellied Black Snake territory. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Eastern Brown Snake. The second most common species, though well behind Red-bellied Black Snakes in Toongabbie. Browns turn up more on the drier margins — older industrial blocks away from the creek line, residential streets bordering open paddock or vacant land, properties with high rodent activity. Highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
On residential blocks, the standout spot is the pool pump housing — particularly on properties anywhere near the creek line. Pools, ponds, fish bowls and water features are all draws. Garden beds with thick mulch, especially along boundary fences. Under decks, verandahs and outdoor seating. Along fences backing onto the creek, reserves or industrial blocks. Garages and garage rollers. Inside laundries and bathrooms where a snake has followed a frog in through a gap.
On industrial and commercial sites, the hiding spots are different. Loading docks and roller door gaps. Pallet stacks, pipe stacks and outdoor storage that hasn’t been moved in months. Under shipping containers, dunnage piles and stockpiled material. Quiet corners of warehouses and workshops, particularly around the perimeter walls. Around staff break areas, smoking shelters and machinery yards. The pattern is the same one we see across all the creek-side industrial precincts — a snake has been living undetected for a long time, and the discovery comes from someone moving something that hadn’t been moved.
The snake repellent products sold at hardware stores — powders, sprays, ultrasonic devices — do not work. Skip them. What does help in Toongabbie specifically is anything that addresses the food, water and shelter Red-bellied Black Snakes are looking for. Keep pool pump housings clear and unappealing. Thin out heavy garden beds along the side of the property that faces the creek, reserve or industrial fence line. Keep grass short along boundary fences. Don’t leave pet water bowls full overnight. Manage frog activity where it has become concentrated against the house, without killing the frogs themselves — they are protected and an important part of the local ecosystem.
For industrial and commercial sites, the most useful thing is movement. Snakes settle in along the boundary because nothing disturbs them there. Regular perimeter maintenance, organised outdoor storage, mowed grass strips along fence lines and a clean clear yard close to creek-adjacent boundaries will all make a measurable difference. Sealing gaps under roller doors, demountables and external doors closes off the entry points.
A snake inside a Toongabbie home, warehouse, factory or workshop is an emergency. Red-bellied Black Snakes will follow frogs and water anywhere — including into garages, laundries, loading bays and machinery areas if a gap gives them access. Entry points are the usual ones: open doors, gaps under garage rollers or roller doors, plumbing penetrations, cracks beneath external doors. We attend snake-inside-the-building jobs across Toongabbie regularly through the warmer months — residential and commercial. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and check the building is secure before we leave. For commercial sites, we work alongside WHS protocols and provide documentation for incident records on request.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state — when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. We have catchers in the Toongabbie / Seven Hills / Lalor Park creek corridor regularly through the season, and we attend the residential and industrial sides of the suburb equally.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. Snakes turn up in Toongabbie because the creek corridor has been delivering them for as long as the creek has been there. That is not on the property owner. We explain what we are doing, what species we are dealing with, why the snake is there, and what — if anything — can be done to reduce the chance of the next one settling in.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet or your staff fixated on one area, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
What snake is most common in Toongabbie? The Red-bellied Black Snake, by a clear margin. Toongabbie Creek and its tributaries run through the suburb, and the creek-line vegetation supports a strong frog population. That’s Red-bellied Black Snake country, year-round. Eastern Brown Snakes are the second most common, generally on the drier margins.
Why do industrial buildings along the creek in Toongabbie see snakes? Industrial properties don’t generate the foot traffic residential blocks do. No one is out in the yard most days. Boundary fences back onto creek vegetation, drainage reserves and undisturbed corridors. Snakes can live along these edges for long periods without encountering anyone — and they do. The callouts come when something is moved, a door is opened, or a snake simply takes a wrong turn out of cover.
Do you attend commercial and industrial snake jobs in Toongabbie? Yes. Warehouses, factories, distribution facilities, machinery yards and workshops along Toongabbie Creek are regular work for us. We work alongside site WHS protocols and provide documentation for incident records on request.
Why do I keep finding snakes near my pool in Toongabbie? Pools offer water, pool pump housings offer warmth and dark, undisturbed shelter, and the surrounding gardens often have frog and rodent activity. Red-bellied Black Snakes are specifically drawn to this combination. If you have had repeated sightings, the pump housing and the garden beds around it are the first places to check.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Toongabbie? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Toongabbie sits within our core service area and we have catchers in the creek corridor regularly. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Toongabbie and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Seven Hills, Lalor Park, Pendle Hill, Wentworthville
The Ponds is one of the five most-visited suburbs in our entire Sydney service area. Not just the Blacktown LGA — the whole network. There are very few suburbs across Greater Sydney that produce as many callouts as The Ponds does, year after year, and the reason is straightforward: the suburb sits on top of one of the largest, healthiest residential snake populations in metropolitan Sydney. Red-bellied Black Snakes dominate the figures, with Eastern Brown Snakes a clear second.
If you have spotted a snake in The Ponds, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in The Ponds, stay calm and step back. Bring children and pets indoors. If possible, keep watching the snake until we arrive. Call 1300 599 938.
You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
The Ponds is officially a young suburb on paper — gazetted in 2007, carved out of what used to be Kellyville and Kellyville Ridge. The streets are new, the houses are new, the landscaping is new. But the landscape under all of that is old. The natural pond system that gives the suburb its name dates back well before European settlement, and the creeks flowing through the area — Second Ponds Creek and First Ponds Creek — were named by early Australian settlers in the 1800s after the strings of permanent natural waterholes along them. Those ponds, the surrounding wetlands and the creek-line vegetation have been functioning as snake and frog habitat for thousands of years.
The modern estate was built around that pre-existing waterway, not on top of it. The resident reptile population was already well-established before the first new homes went up — and the suburb’s master planning around the existing pond system, while attractive for residents, has also kept the snake habitat intact and connected.
Permanent water, dense bankside vegetation, surrounding reserve corridors and a thriving frog population are exactly what Red-bellied Black Snakes need, and they have responded accordingly. The population in The Ponds is large, established and not going anywhere.
Around the drier margins, Eastern Brown Snakes also do well — they follow the rodent populations sustained by suburban food sources and the open grassland sections of the reserve network. Properties whose backyards face onto the ponds, the creek lines or the connecting reserves see the most activity. Streets deeper inside the estate see less, but not by much. Across the warmer months, callouts come in steadily from every part of the suburb.
This is not a quiet suburb to work in. It is a high-volume, year-after-year hot spot. We have catchers in The Ponds corridor on most operational days through the season.
Red-bellied Black Snake — the dominant species in The Ponds. They use the ponds, the lakes, Second Ponds Creek and the connecting drainage corridors as habitat and movement routes. The Ponds has one of the strongest urban Red-bellied Black Snake populations in metropolitan Sydney, and they show up consistently — in backyards, around pool pump housings, in garden beds, along boundary fences backing onto water, in laundries and garages following frogs in through gaps. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Eastern Brown Snake. Less common than Red-bellied Black Snakes here, but still a regular part of our Ponds callouts. Browns turn up on the drier margins of the suburb — properties further from the waterways, the open-grass reserve sections, and the streets bordering paddock or vacant land. They follow rodents, they move fast, they hide quickly. Fast, alert, highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
The same hiding spots come up on Ponds job after Ponds job. Pool pump housings are the standout — warm, dark, undisturbed, right next to water — and we check them first on almost every callout. Garden beds with thick mulch and dense plantings, particularly anything against a boundary fence. Pool surrounds and water features. Under decks, verandahs and outdoor seating where there is shade and moisture. Along fences backing onto the ponds, lakes, creek lines or reserves. Around stormwater pits and easements. Inside garages, laundries and bathrooms where a snake has followed a frog through a gap under a door or around plumbing.
For the Eastern Browns we do attend in The Ponds, the pattern looks more conventional — garages and garage rollers, sheds, retaining walls, long grass on the boundary, around chicken coops and pet bowls.
The reptile-deterrent products on the market — powders, sprays, ultrasonic devices — do not work. Save the money. What does help in The Ponds specifically is anything that addresses the conditions that draw Red-bellied Black Snakes in. Keep pool pump housings tidy and unappealing as shelter — open them up, clear cover from around them, give a snake no reason to settle in. Thin out heavy garden beds along the side of the property that faces water, reserve or drainage corridor. Keep grass short along boundary fences. Don’t leave pet water bowls full overnight. Manage frog activity where it has become concentrated against the house, without killing the frogs — they are protected and part of the local ecosystem. Reduce rodent activity for browns. Seal gaps under sheds, decks and pool equipment housings. None of this will keep the suburb’s snake population away from your property entirely. The corridor is too strong for that. But it does meaningfully reduce the likelihood of one settling in long enough to become a problem.
A snake inside a Ponds home is an emergency. Red-bellied Black Snakes will follow frogs anywhere the frogs go, and that includes into garages, laundries, bathrooms and occasionally living areas if a damp gap gives them access. They can enter through open doors, gaps under garage rollers, plumbing penetrations or cracks beneath external doors. We attend snake-inside-the-house jobs in The Ponds regularly through the warmer months. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and check the house is secure before we leave.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state, which means when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. The Ponds sits in our top five most-visited suburbs across the entire Sydney network, and we have catchers in the area on most operational days through the season.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. The Ponds was built around one of the strongest urban Red-bellied Black Snake populations in Sydney. That is the landscape, not the housekeeping. We explain what we are doing, what species we are dealing with, why the snake is on the property, and what — if anything — can be done to make it less likely to happen again.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet fixated on one area of the yard, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
Does The Ponds really get that many snakes? Yes — it is one of the top five most-visited suburbs across our entire Sydney service area. The suburb was built around an existing natural pond and creek system that has supported a large resident Red-bellied Black Snake population for far longer than the modern estate has existed.
Where does the name “The Ponds” come from? The suburb takes its name from Second Ponds Creek, which was itself named by early Australian settlers in the 1800s for the strings of permanent natural waterholes — ponds — along its length. The natural waterway and pond system long predates the modern estate, which was gazetted as a suburb only in 2007.
What snake is most common in The Ponds? The Red-bellied Black Snake, by a clear margin. Eastern Brown Snakes are the second most common, generally on the drier margins of the suburb away from the waterways.
Why do Red-bellied Black Snakes love The Ponds so much? The ponds, lakes and connected wetland system in the suburb provide everything Red-bellied Black Snakes need — permanent water, dense vegetation, connected reserve corridors, and a strong frog population. They are not visitors here. They are a resident, established population that has been in this landscape far longer than the suburb has.
Why do I keep finding snakes around my pool in The Ponds? Pools offer water. Pool pump housings offer warmth and dark, undisturbed shelter. The surrounding garden often has frog and rodent activity. Red-bellied Black Snakes are specifically drawn to this combination. The pump housing and the garden beds around it are the first places to check if you have had repeated sightings.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to The Ponds? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. The Ponds is a top-five priority suburb in our service network and we have catchers in the corridor on most operational days. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across The Ponds and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Stanhope Gardens, Kellyville Ridge, Tallawong, Schofields
Rob Ambrose, one of our senior catchers, is a familiar face in Tallawong well beyond the snake jobs. Rob has a serious interest in Indian cooking and is a regular at the chai bars and Indian restaurants across Tallawong and the surrounding suburbs — his attempts at Hindi are good enough that the staff recognise him on sight and respond in kind. Tallawong has one of the higher South Asian populations in the Blacktown LGA, and it shows in the food scene. Rob is welcomed in it. That community familiarity is one of the reasons calls from Tallawong tend to land on a catcher who already knows the streets.
Beyond the food, Tallawong is one of the newest suburbs in the LGA — opened up by the Sydney Metro Northwest, master-planned and built largely from scratch on former farmland and Cumberland Plain woodland. That landscape, like the rest of the growth corridor, produces a steady supply of snake callouts.
If you have spotted a snake in Tallawong, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Tallawong, stay calm, step back, and bring children and pets indoors. If possible, keep watching the snake until we arrive. Then call 1300 599 938.
A few things to know once the call is placed. You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
Tallawong sits at the northern edge of the Blacktown LGA, between Rouse Hill, Schofields, The Ponds and the broader Marsden Park growth corridor. The suburb opened up rapidly through the late 2010s and into the 2020s, anchored by the Sydney Metro Northwest line. The streets are new, the houses are new, the landscaping is new — but the land under all of it is Cumberland Plain woodland and former farmland, and that doesn’t reset when a suburb is built on top of it.
Snakes were here long before the houses arrived. The development of the suburb has displaced reptiles from cleared land into adjoining yards, building sites and the retained reserves that thread through the area. Bells Creek and First Ponds Creek tributaries connect Tallawong into a wider waterway network reaching across the growth corridor. Properties on the development edge, those backing onto retained vegetation or drainage corridors, and homes near active construction blocks see the most activity.
This is the snake pattern of a growth-corridor suburb mid-transition, and Tallawong fits it cleanly.
Eastern Brown Snake. The species we encounter most often in Tallawong. Browns thrive on the open paddock margins, construction-site edges, vacant blocks and disturbed bushland that define the growth corridor. They follow rodents, they travel along fence lines and drainage easements, and they will move into newly landscaped yards with very little notice. Fast, alert, highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Red-bellied Black Snake. The second most common species. They use the Bells Creek and First Ponds Creek tributaries, the drainage corridors and the wetter sections of retained reserve. They will move into adjoining backyards — particularly properties with pools, ponds or thick garden beds. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
Tallawong’s housing stock is mostly new, which removes some of the older entry points — subfloor gaps, ageing fibro on piers — and shifts the activity to other parts of the property. Retaining walls are a recurring hiding spot in the new estates here, particularly on properties with multi-level landscaping. Garage corners and the gaps under garage rollers come up consistently. Pool pump housings and pool equipment areas — warm, dark, undisturbed, often right next to water. Garden beds with thick mulch and newly planted shrubs. Under decks and outdoor seating. Along fences backing onto retained reserve, drainage corridor or under-construction blocks. Around stormwater pits and easements. On adjoining vacant or under-construction blocks with stockpiled materials and long grass.
For active building sites in Tallawong, we are most often called to stockpiled brick and paver piles, dunnage stacks, demountable site offices, and the long grass strips around the perimeter of a build.
The snake repellent products sold at hardware stores — powders, sprays, ultrasonic devices — do not work. Skip them. What does work is anything that addresses the food, water and shelter snakes are looking for. Reduce rodent activity around the property; if mice and rats settle in, Eastern Browns will follow. Keep grass mowed along boundary fences, particularly the side facing retained reserve, paddock or construction. Tidy sheds, garages and outdoor storage. Keep pool pump housings clear and unappealing. Seal gaps under sheds, decks, retaining walls and outbuildings. None of this guarantees a snake-free yard — the corridor will keep producing them — but it does meaningfully reduce the likelihood of one settling in.
A snake inside a Tallawong home or on an active building site is an emergency. Snakes can enter through open doors, gaps under garage rollers, plumbing penetrations or cracks beneath external doors. New builds with unsealed garage rollers and partially landscaped yards are particularly vulnerable in their first one or two seasons. We attend snake-inside-the-building jobs across Tallawong throughout the warmer months — residential, commercial and active construction — and respond quickly. For building sites, we work alongside WHS protocols and provide documentation for incident records on request.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state — when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. Rob Ambrose and the rest of our senior team are in the Tallawong corridor regularly, and we have catchers in the area on most operational days.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. Snakes turn up in Tallawong because of the landscape under the estate, not because of housekeeping. We explain what we are doing, what species we are dealing with, why the snake is on the property, and what — if anything — can be done to make it less likely to happen again.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet fixated on one area of the yard, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
Does Tallawong get many snakes? Yes. The suburb is new, but the land it sits on is old reptile habitat. Tallawong is part of the active Blacktown LGA growth corridor, and we attend the suburb regularly through the snake season.
What snake is most common in Tallawong? The Eastern Brown Snake is the most common, with Red-bellied Black Snakes the second most common. Browns dominate the paddock and construction margins. Red-bellied Black Snakes are more common closer to the creek lines.
Why are there so many snakes in new estates like Tallawong? Active construction displaces snakes from former farmland and bushland into adjoining yards and onto building sites. New estates also offer warm slabs, retaining walls, fresh landscaping and active rodent populations. Snake callouts run high across growth-corridor suburbs in their first several seasons.
Do you attend snake jobs on building sites in Tallawong? Yes. Active building sites are a regular Tallawong callout. We work alongside site WHS protocols and provide documentation for incident records on request.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Tallawong? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Tallawong sits in our core service area and we have catchers in the corridor regularly. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Tallawong and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: The Ponds, Schofields, Rouse Hill, Riverstone
Stanhope Gardens is one of those suburbs people assume won’t have a snake problem — modern houses, master-planned estate, neat streets, established gardens. The reality is different. We attend Stanhope Gardens regularly, and the suburb sits inside one of the more reptile-active corridors in the Blacktown LGA. Retained bushland runs through the area, drainage corridors connect the suburb to the wider Bells Creek system, and the surrounding nature reserves remain genuinely active reptile habitat. The breakdown of what we catch here is fairly consistent: around 65% Red-bellied Black Snakes, around 25% Eastern Browns, and the remainder a mix of Blue-tongued Lizards and the occasional other species.
If you have spotted a snake in Stanhope Gardens, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Stanhope Gardens:
A few things to keep in mind once the call is placed:
We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
Stanhope Gardens was developed from the late 1990s through the 2000s as a master-planned estate, and the housing stock reflects that — modern brick-and-tile, sealed slabs, modern garages, neat landscaping. The instinct is to assume that a new, neat suburb won’t see much wildlife activity. It does. The reason is the landscape underneath. The estate was built on land that connects directly into the Bells Creek catchment, the surrounding bushland reserves and the corridor running between Glenwood, Parklea and Kellyville Ridge. The reserves were not removed when the estate went in — they were retained, and they still function as reptile habitat.
Properties whose backyards face onto retained bushland, drainage corridors or reserves see the most activity. Streets deeper inside the estate see less, but not none. Snakes move along the corridors, and they will occasionally cross into the interior streets following rodents, water or shelter.
Red-bellied Black Snake — around 65% of our Stanhope Gardens callouts. Red-bellies use the Bells Creek tributaries, the drainage corridors and the wetter parts of the retained reserves. They are drawn to backyards with pools, ponds and thick garden beds. Pool pump housings are a particularly common spot — warm, dark, undisturbed, close to water. The high proportion of backyard pools in Stanhope Gardens is part of why red-bellies dominate the local figures. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Eastern Brown Snake — around 25% of our Stanhope Gardens callouts. Browns turn up more on the drier margins of the suburb — properties bordering open paddock, vacant land or the bushland edges that don’t sit on creek lines. They follow rodents, they travel along fence lines, and they will move into garages, sheds and garden beds with very little notice. Fast, alert, highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
For the red-bellies that make up most of our work here, the standout hiding spot is the pool pump housing. We check it first on almost every job. Garden beds with thick mulch, particularly anything dense planted against a fence line, are next. Pool surrounds, water features and any property with a pond come up consistently. Under decks, verandahs and outdoor seating where there is shade and moisture. Along fences backing onto retained bushland or drainage corridors. Around stormwater pits and easements.
For the browns we do see, the pattern shifts toward the standard suburban hiding spots — garages and garage rollers, sheds and storage areas, retaining walls, long grass on the boundary, around chicken coops, aviaries and outdoor pet bowls.
Snake powders, sprays and ultrasonic deterrents do not work. They are a waste of money. What does help in Stanhope Gardens specifically is anything that addresses the conditions favouring red-bellies. Keep pool pump housings tidy and free of cover — make them an unappealing hiding spot rather than an ideal one. Thin out heavy garden beds along the side of the property that faces a reserve or drainage corridor. Keep grass short along boundary fences. Manage frog and rodent activity around the yard if it has become substantial. Seal gaps under sheds, decks and pool equipment housings. None of this guarantees a snake-free yard — the corridor will keep delivering them — but it does meaningfully reduce the likelihood of one settling in.
A snake inside a Stanhope Gardens home is an emergency. Snakes can enter through open doors, gaps under garage rollers, plumbing penetrations or cracks beneath external doors. Modern construction in the estate gives them fewer entry points than older homes, but it is not snake-proof. We attend snake-inside-the-house jobs in Stanhope Gardens through the warmer months. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and check the house is secure before we leave.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state — when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. We attend Stanhope Gardens regularly across the snake season, and we have catchers in the surrounding corridor on most operational days.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. Snakes turn up in Stanhope Gardens because of the corridor the estate sits inside, not because of housekeeping. We explain what we are doing, what species we are dealing with, why the snake is on the property, and what — if anything — can be done to make it less likely to happen again.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet fixated on one area of the yard, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
Stanhope Gardens is a modern suburb — surely it doesn’t get many snakes? It does. The estate was built into an active reptile corridor, and the surrounding bushland and drainage reserves were retained when the suburb went in. We attend Stanhope Gardens regularly throughout the snake season.
What snake is most common in Stanhope Gardens? The Red-bellied Black Snake. They make up around 65% of our callouts in the suburb. Eastern Browns are second at around 25%. The rest is mostly Blue-tongued Lizards.
Why do I keep finding red-bellies around my pool? Pools offer water, pool pump housings offer warmth and dark, undisturbed shelter, and the surrounding gardens often have frog and rodent activity. Red-bellies are specifically drawn to this combination. If you have had repeated sightings, the pump housing and the garden beds around it are the first places to check.
Which streets see more snake activity in Stanhope Gardens? Properties whose backyards face onto retained bushland, drainage corridors or reserves see the most activity. Streets deeper inside the estate see less, though not none.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Stanhope Gardens? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Stanhope Gardens sits within our core service area and we have catchers in the corridor regularly. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Stanhope Gardens and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Glenwood, Parklea, Kellyville Ridge, Quakers Hill
Some years back, Chris Williams — one of our senior catchers — retrieved a large female Red-bellied Black Snake from a Seven Hills property. While he was holding the snake, it regurgitated four adult striped marsh frogs (Limnodynastes peronii). Two of the four were still alive. One of them hopped away, which told us it was probably the last frog the snake had taken before the catch — and that by that point in the meal, the snake had given up on injecting venom and was simply swallowing prey alive. The frog that hopped off was free, but we suspect, given the porous skin of frogs and the time it had spent inside the snake, that the stomach acid would have had an irreversible effect on its skin. We never found out for certain.
The story is a useful one for Seven Hills specifically, because it tells you almost everything you need to know about the suburb’s snake population in a single anecdote. Seven Hills is red-belly country. Almost exclusively. The reason is the watercourses — natural creek lines and drainage corridors threading through the suburb that support a healthy population of frogs, particularly striped marsh frogs, which in turn support red-bellies. Eastern Browns turn up occasionally, but in Seven Hills the snake you are most likely to see is a Red-bellied Black.
If you have spotted a snake in Seven Hills, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Seven Hills:
You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
The natural watercourses running through Seven Hills are the defining feature of the suburb’s snake population. Toongabbie Creek, Lalor Creek and their tributaries thread through the area, and the surrounding drainage corridors and reserves connect them into a wider waterway network reaching well beyond the suburb. These creek lines support permanent moisture, dense bankside vegetation and — critically — substantial populations of frogs.
The striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii) is one of the more common species in the Seven Hills creek system. They are widespread, vocal, and prolific in damp suburban environments. They are also a primary prey item for Red-bellied Black Snakes. Wherever you have striped marsh frogs in numbers, you have red-bellies in numbers.
That is why the snake you are overwhelmingly most likely to encounter in Seven Hills is a red-belly. They follow the water, they follow the frogs, and they move out from the creek corridors into adjoining properties — particularly properties with pools, ponds, fish bowls, thick garden beds, or any feature that holds moisture.
Red-bellied Black Snake — almost all of them. This is overwhelmingly the species we catch in Seven Hills. They use the creek lines and drainage corridors as movement routes, and they will settle into any property that gives them frog and rodent activity, water, and undisturbed shelter. Pool pump housings are a particularly common find. Garden beds with thick mulch are another. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Eastern Brown Snake. Possible, but uncommon in Seven Hills compared to most of the Blacktown LGA. When we do catch browns here, it is generally on the drier margins — properties further from the creek lines, the older industrial blocks, or the boundary streets running into adjoining suburbs. Highly venomous if encountered. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
The pattern is consistent across the suburb. Pool pump housings — almost always the first place to check. Pools and pool surrounds, particularly properties with a frog-friendly garden nearby. Garden beds with thick mulch, dense plantings, and water features. Under decks, verandahs and outdoor seating, especially anything close to a shaded damp corner. Along fences backing onto Toongabbie Creek, Lalor Creek or the connecting drainage corridors. Around stormwater pits and easements. Inside sheds and laundries where a snake has followed a frog in through a gap under the door. Around chicken coops, aviaries and outdoor pet bowls if water is left out.
Properties whose backyards face the creek line or sit on a drainage easement see the most activity by a clear margin.
The standard hardware-store reptile deterrents — powders, sprays, ultrasonic devices — do not work. Skip them. What actually works in Seven Hills specifically is anything that reduces the frog and water-feature appeal of the property. That doesn’t mean killing the frogs — they are beneficial wildlife and a sign of a healthy local creek system. But it does mean managing the conditions that make your particular property attractive. Keep pool pump housings tidy and free of cover. Thin out heavy garden beds along the boundary fence, particularly the side facing the creek. Keep grass short along the fence line. Don’t leave pet water bowls full overnight. Seal gaps under sheds, decks and pool pump enclosures. Reduce rodent activity around the property — red-bellies will take small mammals too, not just frogs.
A snake inside a Seven Hills home is an emergency. Red-bellies will follow frogs anywhere the frogs go, and that includes into garages, laundries and bathrooms if a damp gap gives them access. They can enter through open doors, gaps under garage rollers, plumbing penetrations or cracks beneath external doors. We attend snake-inside-the-house jobs across Seven Hills regularly through the warmer months. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and check the house is secure before we leave.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state — when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. Our senior catchers, including Chris Williams, are regularly in Seven Hills and the surrounding corridor.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. Red-bellies turn up in Seven Hills because the creek system delivers them. That’s the landscape, not the housekeeping. We explain what we are doing, what species we are dealing with, why the snake is on the property, and what — if anything — can be done to make it less likely to happen again.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet fixated on one area of the yard, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
What snake is most common in Seven Hills? The Red-bellied Black Snake, by a very clear margin. Seven Hills is almost exclusively red-belly country. The natural watercourses running through the suburb — Toongabbie Creek, Lalor Creek and connecting drainage lines — support strong frog populations, and red-bellies follow the frogs.
Are there Eastern Brown Snakes in Seven Hills? Yes, but not in significant numbers compared to most of the Blacktown LGA. When we do catch browns in Seven Hills, it is generally on the drier margins away from the creek lines. The dominant species here is the red-belly.
What do red-bellied black snakes eat in Seven Hills? Predominantly frogs. The striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii) is one of the most common prey items in this suburb. Red-bellies will also take other frog species, small lizards, small mammals and occasionally other snakes. We once retrieved a Seven Hills red-belly that regurgitated four adult striped marsh frogs while being handled — two of which were still alive at the time.
Why do I keep finding red-bellies near my pool? Pools offer water. Pool pump housings offer warmth and dark, undisturbed shelter. The surrounding garden often has frog and small-mammal activity. It is the single most common combination we attend in Seven Hills. The pump housing and the garden beds immediately around it are the first places to check.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Seven Hills? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Seven Hills sits within our core service area and we have catchers in the corridor regularly. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Seven Hills and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Toongabbie, Lalor Park, Kings Langley, Blacktown
Last summer, in a Schofields car park, one of our team arrived to find the snake call had resolved itself in unusual fashion. A large Eastern Brown had killed and eaten a smaller Red-bellied Black Snake, then disappeared back into the bushes before we could get there. The witness who called it in had assumed, like most people would, that the black snake would be the aggressor — that’s the popular story. The reality is the other way around. Big snakes eat little snakes. A large Eastern Brown will eat a smaller red-belly without hesitation. Black snakes do not police brown snake numbers, and keeping a black snake on your property does not protect you from browns. It is one of the most stubbornly believed myths in Australian snake folklore, and Schofields offered a particularly clear demonstration of why it is wrong.
Schofields sits inside the top twenty most-visited suburbs across our service area. The suburb’s mix of new-estate residential, retained farmland, active construction and the First Ponds Creek corridor produces a steady flow of callouts — and a pretty even split between browns and red-bellies, which makes it one of the more balanced suburbs we work in.
If you have spotted a snake in Schofields, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Schofields:
You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
The belief that Red-bellied Black Snakes keep Eastern Browns away has been doing the rounds in Australia for generations. It is not true. The actual ecology is simpler than the folklore: bigger snakes eat smaller snakes, and that includes other venomous species. A large Eastern Brown will eat a smaller red-belly. A large red-belly will eat smaller snakes too, including small browns. There is no protective hierarchy. There is just size.
Schofields is one of the suburbs where both species occur in roughly equal numbers, so the question comes up more here than in most other Blacktown LGA suburbs. Whatever the popular story says, leaving a red-belly in your yard does not protect you from browns. Both species need to be respected. Both can deliver a serious bite. Both warrant a call.
Schofields sits at the top of the Blacktown LGA growth corridor, between Marsden Park, Tallawong, Riverstone and The Ponds. The First Ponds Creek and South Creek tributaries run through the surrounding landscape. Pockets of retained farmland and paddock still exist around the edges of the suburb, while large active construction sites are progressively replacing former bush and farmland with new estates.
That mix of conditions favours both species. Browns thrive on the open paddock, the construction-site margins, the rodent populations sustained by farmland and the warm slabs and retaining walls of new homes. Red-bellies use the creek lines, the wetter sections of retained vegetation, and the drainage corridors that link the estates to South Creek. Properties on the development edge, those backing onto creek or paddock, and homes in the streets nearest active construction sites see the most activity — for both species.
This is the snake pattern of a growth-corridor suburb mid-transition: high volume, broad species mix, and a callout rate that holds up well across the season.
Eastern Brown Snake. Roughly half our Schofields callouts. Browns follow rodents along fence lines, through construction sites, across paddock margins and into newly landscaped yards. Active building sites and the edges of new estates produce a steady supply, with the displaced wildlife from cleared blocks moving into adjoining properties. Fast, alert, highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Red-bellied Black Snake. The other roughly half. Red-bellies use the First Ponds Creek and South Creek corridors, the wetter sections of retained reserve, and the drainage easements threading through the new estates. They will move into adjoining backyards — particularly properties with pools, ponds or thick garden beds. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
Schofields gives snakes a wide range of hiding options. Retaining walls — particularly common in the newer estates — are a consistent spot for both browns and red-bellies. Garage corners and the gaps under garage rollers. Pool pump housings and pool equipment areas. Garden beds with thick mulch and newly planted shrubs. Under decks, verandahs and outdoor seating. Along fences backing onto creek lines, retained reserve, paddock or active construction. Around stormwater pits and easements. On adjoining vacant or under-construction blocks with stockpiled materials and long grass. Around chicken coops, aviaries and outdoor pet bowls.
For active building sites in Schofields, we are most often called to stockpiled brick and paver piles, dunnage stacks, demountable site offices, and the long grass strips around the perimeter of a build.
Snake powders, sprays and ultrasonic deterrents have no measurable effect — skip them. What helps is everything that addresses the food, water and shelter snakes are looking for. Reducing rodent activity is the single most useful thing on a Schofields property, particularly for browns. Keeping grass short along boundary fences, especially the side facing creek line, paddock or construction, makes a noticeable difference. Tidy sheds, garages and outdoor storage remove the undisturbed corners snakes settle into. Pool pump enclosures deserve attention — warm, dark, undisturbed and right next to water is exactly the combination red-bellies are drawn to. Sealing gaps under sheds, decks, retaining walls and outbuildings closes off the spots they hide in.
A snake inside a Schofields home or on an active building site is an emergency. Snakes can enter through open doors, gaps under garage rollers, plumbing penetrations or cracks beneath external doors. New builds with unsealed garage rollers and partially landscaped yards are particularly vulnerable in their first one or two seasons. We attend snake-inside-the-building jobs across Schofields throughout the warmer months — residential, commercial and active construction — and respond quickly. For building sites, we work alongside WHS protocols and provide documentation for incident records on request.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state — when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. Schofields sits in our top-twenty most-visited suburbs, and we have catchers in the growth corridor on most operational days.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. Snakes turn up in Schofields because of the corridor — creek lines, paddock margins, active construction. Not because of housekeeping. We explain what we are doing, what species we are dealing with, why the snake is on the property, and what — if anything — can be done to make it less likely to happen again.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet fixated on one area of the yard, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
Do black snakes eat brown snakes? No. This is one of the most persistent myths about Australian snakes. The reality is that bigger snakes eat smaller snakes regardless of species, and a large Eastern Brown will eat a smaller Red-bellied Black Snake. We saw exactly this in a Schofields car park last summer — a large brown had killed and consumed a smaller red-belly before we arrived on scene. Leaving a black snake in your yard does not protect you from browns.
What snake is most common in Schofields? It is one of the more balanced suburbs we work in — roughly an even split between Eastern Brown Snakes and Red-bellied Black Snakes. Browns dominate the drier paddock and construction margins. Red-bellies dominate the creek corridors and wetter parts of the suburb.
Why are there so many snakes in Schofields? Schofields is in the middle of an active growth corridor at the top of the Blacktown LGA. Construction is displacing snakes from former farmland and bushland into adjoining yards. The First Ponds Creek and South Creek corridors thread through the area. Retained paddock and reserve sustain populations of both species. Schofields sits in our top-twenty most-visited suburbs across our service area for that reason.
Do you attend snake jobs on building sites in Schofields? Yes. Active building sites are some of our most common Schofields callouts. We work alongside site WHS protocols and provide documentation for incident records on request.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Schofields? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Schofields is a high-priority area in our service network. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Schofields and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Marsden Park, Tallawong, Riverstone, The Ponds
Ropes Crossing is a slightly unusual entry in our records. Despite sitting right next to Mount Druitt, Whalan, St Marys and the Ropes Creek corridor — all suburbs and landscapes that deliver steady snake activity — Ropes Crossing itself produces fewer callouts than you would expect from the geography alone. We have over a decade of records across the Blacktown LGA, and that pattern shows up consistently year on year.
There are some plausible reasons. Ropes Crossing was built almost entirely on the former ADI (Australian Defence Industries) site — a single large parcel that was master-planned and redeveloped as a contained modern estate, rather than growing piecemeal onto existing bushland the way most of the LGA did. The retained reserves are now concentrated in defined areas like Wianamatta Regional Park and the Ropes Creek corridor, rather than running through the suburb as scattered remnant patches. The housing stock is uniformly modern — sealed slabs, modern garages, smaller blocks — without much of the older fibro-on-piers and full-of-junk-shed character that delivers so many of our brown snake jobs across the rest of the LGA. None of that makes the suburb snake-free. It does, in our experience, make it quieter than the adjoining streets across the boundary.
If you have spotted a snake in Ropes Crossing, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Ropes Crossing:
You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
The snakes we do attend in Ropes Crossing almost all originate from the same places. Wianamatta Regional Park, the Ropes Creek corridor, and the bushland reserves linking the suburb to St Marys, Mount Druitt and the Cumberland Plain are the source. Properties backing onto the regional park, the creek line or any of the connecting reserves see most of the activity. Properties deeper inside the estate, away from the corridor, see comparatively little.
That distribution is one of the clearer examples we have across the LGA of how directly snake activity tracks the landscape. The further you are from the corridor, the less likely you are to see one.
Eastern Brown Snake. The species we encounter most often in Ropes Crossing, though in lower numbers than in adjoining suburbs. Browns follow rodents along the creek lines, the reserve edges and the corridors connecting the suburb to the surrounding landscape. They are highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Red-bellied Black Snake. Common along the Ropes Creek corridor itself and in the wetter parts of Wianamatta Regional Park. Properties backing onto the creek line or the reserve see them most. Red-bellies prefer damp ground, frog populations and creek vegetation. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that are frequently mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
On the properties that do see snakes, the hiding spots are predictable. Garages and garage roller doors. Garden beds with heavy mulch. Sheds and storage areas. Pool pump housings and equipment areas. Under decks, verandahs and outdoor seating. Along fences backing onto Wianamatta Regional Park, the creek line or the connecting reserves. In long grass at the boundary edge. Around chicken coops, aviaries and outdoor pet bowls.
Modern slab construction and sealed garages mean Ropes Crossing has fewer of the subfloor and gap-under-the-house hiding spots that older Mount Druitt area homes provide. That helps. It does not eliminate the issue — it just shifts it to other parts of the property.
The reptile-deterrent products sold at hardware stores — powders, sprays, ultrasonic devices — do not work. Skip them. What does work is anything that addresses the food, water and shelter snakes are looking for. Keep grass mowed along boundary fences, especially the side facing the reserve or creek. Trim back vegetation growing against external walls. Keep sheds and garages tidy. Reduce rodent activity around the property. Secure outdoor pet food. Seal gaps under sheds, decks and pool pump housings. Pool pump enclosures in particular are worth checking — warm, dark, undisturbed corners are exactly what a snake wants.
A snake inside a Ropes Crossing home is an emergency. Snakes can enter through open doors, gaps under garage rollers, plumbing penetrations or cracks beneath external doors. We attend snake-inside-the-house jobs across Ropes Crossing through the warmer months. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and check the house is secure before we leave.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state — when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched.
Our senior catcher Rob Ambrose has been working snakes across Ropes Crossing and the surrounding Mount Druitt area for years, and is a familiar face to many residents who have called us at some point. Rob’s distinctive long beard gives him a slightly Ned Kelly–like presence walking up a driveway, which means he is hard to miss — and that, more often than not, is a reassuring sight when there is a snake in the yard.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of their property. Snakes turn up in Ropes Crossing because the surrounding landscape delivers them, not because of anything that has been done wrong on the property.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet fixated on one area of the yard, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
Does Ropes Crossing get a lot of snakes? Fewer than most of the suburbs surrounding it, in our experience. Over more than a decade of records, Ropes Crossing produces a noticeably lower callout volume than adjoining streets in Mount Druitt, Whalan and St Marys. The estate’s master-planned redevelopment from the former ADI site, the concentration of bushland into defined reserves like Wianamatta Regional Park, and the uniformly modern housing stock all likely contribute. The suburb is not snake-free — far from it — but it is quieter than the geography alone would suggest.
What snake is most common in Ropes Crossing? The Eastern Brown Snake is the most common, with Red-bellied Black Snake the second. Most callouts come from properties bordering Wianamatta Regional Park, the Ropes Creek corridor, or the connecting reserves.
Which streets see more snakes? The boundary streets — those backing directly onto Wianamatta Regional Park, the creek line, or the reserves linking out to St Marys and Mount Druitt — see most of the activity. Properties deeper inside the estate, away from the corridor, see comparatively little.
Are the catchers familiar with Ropes Crossing? Yes. Rob Ambrose has been catching snakes across Ropes Crossing and the broader Mount Druitt area for years. Long beard, Ned Kelly look about him, hard to miss when he turns up at the driveway.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Ropes Crossing? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Ropes Crossing sits within our core service area. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Ropes Crossing and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: St Marys, Mount Druitt, Whalan, Plumpton
Rooty Hill is one of the few Blacktown LGA suburbs where Red-bellied Black Snakes outnumber Eastern Browns in our callout records. There’s a reason for that. The suburb sits inside a continuous corridor of habitat — the Blacktown International Sports Park to the south, the adjoining soccer, baseball, softball and hockey fields, the bushland fringing the precinct, Eastern Creek nearby, and the Richmond rail line running straight through the area. All of it adds up to one of the wetter, more connected reptile corridors in this part of Western Sydney, and red-bellies thrive in exactly that kind of landscape. We attend the Sports Park precinct regularly, and we get steady residential callouts across the surrounding streets.
If you have spotted a snake in Rooty Hill, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Rooty Hill:
You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
The Blacktown International Sports Park and the cluster of fields around it — soccer, baseball, softball, hockey — sit at the centre of a continuous reptile movement corridor running through Rooty Hill. The fields themselves are heavily irrigated, which sustains frogs, which sustains red-bellies. The bushland and reserve land bordering the precinct provides cover and breeding habitat. The Richmond rail corridor cuts through the area and acts as a long, lightly maintained grass and scrub strip that snakes use as a movement route between zones. Eastern Creek and its tributaries thread the wider landscape.
Properties whose backyards face the rail corridor, sit adjacent to the Sports Park, or back onto any of the reserves linking these spaces see consistently elevated activity year on year. Snakes do not need to travel far to move from the corridor into adjoining yards — and they do, regularly.
We attend the Sports Park precinct itself for reptile relocations across the field complex and the surrounding maintenance areas. The same corridor that delivers snakes onto a soccer pitch will, a couple of streets away, deliver one into a residential backyard.
Red-bellied Black Snake — the species we catch most often in Rooty Hill. Red-bellies prefer damp ground, frog populations and creek vegetation, and the Sports Park irrigation, the Eastern Creek line, the local drainage corridors and the wetter parts of the surrounding reserves give them everything they need. We pull red-bellies out of backyards across the suburb every season — particularly properties with ponds, pools, fish bowls, thick garden beds, or boundaries that back onto reserve or rail corridor. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Eastern Brown Snake. The second most common species in Rooty Hill, more often encountered on the drier margins — open paddock edges, the M4 verge, older industrial blocks, properties bordering the more open sections of the reserve network. Browns follow rodents and they will travel long distances along fence lines and grass corridors. Fast, alert, highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that are frequently mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
The most common Rooty Hill callout is a red-belly sighted near a pool, a pond or a thick garden bed. Pool pump housings get checked first, since red-bellies will routinely shelter in them — warm, dark, undisturbed, right next to water. Garden beds with heavy mulch and dense plantings are the next most common spot. After that: garages and garage rollers, sheds and storage areas, retaining walls, under decks and verandahs, along fences backing onto the rail corridor or the Sports Park reserves, and around chicken coops, aviaries and outdoor pet bowls.
In commercial and recreational settings — the Sports Park itself, the surrounding sporting field complexes, maintenance compounds — we tend to find snakes around irrigation infrastructure, in the unmowed margins between fields, along the boundary fencing, and inside maintenance sheds and storage areas.
The standard reptile-deterrent products on the market — powders, sprays, ultrasonic repellents — do not work. They are not the answer. What does work in Rooty Hill specifically is anything that addresses the things red-bellies are looking for. Frogs and rodents are the main draw. Keeping the pool pump housing tidy and free of cover, keeping garden beds along the boundary thinned out, and reducing the number of warm undisturbed corners around the property all help. Mowed grass along the boundary fence — especially the side facing a reserve, rail corridor or the Sports Park precinct — makes a noticeable difference. Reducing rodent activity matters too, particularly for browns. Sealing gaps under sheds, decks, garages and outbuildings closes off the spots snakes settle into.
A snake inside a Rooty Hill home is an emergency. Red-bellies and browns will both work their way inside if a property gives them a route — under garage rollers, around plumbing penetrations, through gaps beneath external doors, or through open doors left ajar on a warm day. We attend snake-inside-the-house jobs in Rooty Hill throughout the warmer months. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and check the house is secure before we leave.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state — when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. We have catchers in the Rooty Hill / Eastern Creek / Blacktown corridor regularly, and we attend the Sports Park precinct as required across the season.
We work calmly, without panic, and without making anyone feel judged about the state of the yard. Snakes turn up in Rooty Hill because of the corridor the suburb sits inside, not because of housekeeping. We explain what we are doing, why the snake is on the property, and what — if anything — can be done to make it less likely to happen again.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your pet fixated on one area of the yard, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
What snake is most common in Rooty Hill? Red-bellied Black Snake, then Eastern Brown. Rooty Hill is one of the wetter, more corridor-connected suburbs in the Blacktown LGA — irrigated sporting fields, creek lines, rail corridor, reserve bushland — and that landscape favours red-bellies. Most other suburbs in this LGA are brown-dominant. Rooty Hill is one of the exceptions.
Do you attend the Blacktown International Sports Park? Yes. We attend the Sports Park precinct and the surrounding soccer, baseball, softball and hockey fields for reptile relocations as required. The corridor of bushland, rail line and irrigated fields makes the precinct an active reptile zone, particularly for red-bellies.
Why do properties near the railway line see more snakes? The Richmond rail corridor is a continuous, lightly maintained strip of grass and scrub that connects Rooty Hill to a wide network of surrounding habitat. Snakes use it as a movement route, and properties backing directly onto the corridor see consistently elevated activity.
Why do I keep finding red-bellied black snakes around my pool? Pools provide water. Pool pump housings provide warmth and dark, undisturbed shelter. The surrounding gardens often have frog and rodent activity. Red-bellies are specifically drawn to this combination. If you have had repeated sightings, the pump housing and the garden beds around it are the first places to check.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Rooty Hill? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Rooty Hill sits within our core service area and we have catchers in the corridor regularly. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Rooty Hill and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Eastern Creek, Mount Druitt, Plumpton, Doonside
Riverstone is different from most of the suburbs we work in across the Blacktown LGA. Despite the growth corridor development pushing in from Marsden Park, Schofields and Grantham Farm, large parts of Riverstone are still genuinely rural — acreage blocks, horse properties, hobby farms, sheds full of feed, paddocks running down to fence lines, and creek country threading through the lot of it. That landscape produces a very specific snake problem. Feed bins draw rodents. Rodents draw Eastern Brown Snakes. Browns are the number one species we catch here, by a clear margin, and Rob Ambrose — one of our senior catchers — has been working snakes around Riverstone for over a decade.
If you have spotted a snake in Riverstone, call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938. We are the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW, licensed, insured, and available every day of the year.
If you see a snake in Riverstone:
You do not need to take a photo. You do not need to identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if you can, try to keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. If it disappears into cover, keep watching the spot where you last saw it — snakes will often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet. Knowing where the snake last was makes our job much faster when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you, explain everything clearly, and guide you through the process from the moment you call.
The chain runs in one direction and it is reliable. Wherever there is stored feed — horse feed, chook feed, grain bags in a shed, hay piles, stockpiled bedding — there will be mice and rats. Wherever there are mice and rats in numbers, there will be Eastern Brown Snakes. Browns are specialist rodent hunters, and an acreage block with horses and stored feed is, from a brown snake’s point of view, an exceptional hunting ground.
We see this pattern across the entire Riverstone area. Feed sheds, tack rooms, hay storage, stables, chook runs, garage corners where dog or horse feed is kept — these are the spots we are most often called to. The owner has usually noticed mice or rat activity first. Browns arrive afterwards.
This is also why simply seeing a snake on an acreage block does not mean anything is wrong with the property. It means the property is functioning the way an acreage block does — and snakes are part of that.
Eastern Brown Snake — by a clear margin the most common. Riverstone is brown snake country. Browns thrive in the open paddock, the long fence lines, the feed sheds and the disturbed margins between buildings and bushland that define an acreage property. They follow rodents, they move fast, and they will hide quickly. Highly venomous. They are the snake we catch most often around horse properties, on acreage blocks, in feed sheds and along the boundary fences that separate paddock from yard. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us.
Red-bellied Black Snake. Less common in Riverstone than browns, but present along South Creek and the wetter sections of the creek and drainage system. Red-bellies prefer damp ground, frog populations and creek vegetation, so the properties most likely to see them are those backing onto South Creek, those with dams or ponds on the block, and those with permanent moisture around stables, troughs or low-lying ground. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that are frequently mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for the property — they eat snails, slugs and beetles. On Riverstone acreage they are common around gardens, sheds and feed areas. We will attend, identify the animal on site, and where appropriate either leave it where it is or relocate it to a safer part of the property.
Across acreage and rural-residential blocks in Riverstone, browns turn up in the same places again and again. Feed sheds and feed rooms — almost always the first place to check. Stables and stable surrounds. Hay storage areas. Chook runs and aviaries, particularly around stored grain. Tack rooms. Sheds and workshops with accumulated junk or stored grain. Around water troughs. Along the base of paddock fences. Under verandahs, decks and timber piles. Around dog kennels and dog feed bins. Inside the house itself when a snake has worked its way along the foundations and through a gap under a door or in the brickwork.
On smaller residential blocks in the Riverstone township, the pattern shifts more toward the standard suburban hiding spots — garages, garden beds, sheds and pool equipment — but the brown bias remains. This is brown snake country.
The most effective thing you can do on a Riverstone property — by a wide margin — is reduce the rodent population. That means storing feed in sealed metal containers rather than open bags. Cleaning up spilled grain. Setting and maintaining bait stations around feed areas. Sealing gaps in feed sheds. Cleaning out stable areas and hay storage regularly. Keeping the area immediately around feed rooms and stables clear of long grass, stacked timber and accumulated junk. None of this will guarantee you never see a brown — the surrounding landscape will keep delivering them — but a property with reduced rodent activity is a property that browns are far less likely to settle on.
Snake powders, sprays and ultrasonic repellents do not work. The marketing is persistent and the products are profitable, but they have no measurable effect on snake behaviour. Spend the money on rodent control and physical site management instead.
A snake inside a Riverstone home, stable, feed shed or workshop is an emergency. Brown snakes in particular will follow rodents wherever they are, including into the house. They get in through gaps under doors, vents, plumbing penetrations, gaps in the brickwork on older homes, and through open garage and stable doors. We attend snake-inside-the-building jobs across Riverstone regularly through the warmer months — residential, rural and commercial. We respond as quickly as we can, locate the snake, remove it safely, and ensure the building is secure before we leave.
Sydney Snake Catcher is the original and longest-running snake catching business of its kind in NSW. We operate the largest network of qualified snake catchers in the state, which means when you call, the catcher closest to you is dispatched. Rob Ambrose, one of our senior catchers, has been working snakes around Riverstone for over a decade. He knows the acreage, he knows the streets, he knows the recurring job patterns and he knows the difference between a brown that is moving through and a brown that has settled in.
We work calmly and without panic. We do not judge the state of a feed shed or a yard. Browns turn up on Riverstone acreage because of how the landscape works, not because of how it is kept. We will explain what we are doing, why the snake is on the property, and what — if anything — can be done to make the property less attractive next time.
If you see movement, hear rustling, or notice your dog, horse or chooks reacting to something in the paddock, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
What snake is most common in Riverstone? The Eastern Brown Snake, by a clear margin. Riverstone’s mix of acreage properties, horse feed, stable areas, paddocks and rodent activity makes it ideal brown snake country. Red-bellied Black Snakes also occur, mostly along South Creek and on properties with permanent water, but browns are the snake we catch here most often.
Why are there so many snakes on horse properties in Riverstone? The chain runs feed → rodents → snakes. Stored horse feed draws mice and rats. Mice and rats draw Eastern Brown Snakes, which are specialist rodent hunters. Tidy feed management — sealed containers, no spilled grain, sealed feed sheds, active rodent control — is the most effective thing you can do to reduce snake activity on a horse property.
Where on my acreage should I check first if I think a snake is around? The feed shed, the stable area, the hay storage and the area immediately around them. After that, sheds and workshops, dog or chook feed bins, tack rooms, and the base of paddock fences. Brown snakes will follow rodents to whichever spot has the most activity.
How long has Sydney Snake Catcher been working in Riverstone? Our senior catcher Rob Ambrose has been catching snakes around Riverstone for over a decade. The suburb is part of our core service area and we have catchers in the corridor regularly.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Riverstone? We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Riverstone sits within our core service area. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise active sightings — particularly browns near houses, stables or feed areas.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938 Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Riverstone and the wider Blacktown LGA.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Marsden Park, Schofields, Grantham Farm, Vineyard
