If there's a snake at your home or property in Mosman Municipality, call Sydney Snake Catcher 1300 599 938.
Stay a safe distance, move pets clear of the area, and keep your eyes on the snake from a safe spot. The single most useful thing you can do before we arrive is maintain visual contact - a snake that's been watched continuously is far easier to locate. A snake that's disappeared will often reappear, but if we arrive and can't find it, we will need to leave. You don't need to take a photo or identify the species, just watch where it goes.
Call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938
If you've found a snake on your Mosman property, call Snake Catcher Municipality 1300 599 938. We're usually on site within around thirty minutes depending on traffic and access, and we operate twenty-four hours across Mosman and the wider Mosman Municipality.
Why Mosman Gets the Snake Activity It Does
Mosman is the main residential suburb of the Mosman Municipality, sitting on a peninsula bounded by Sydney Harbour on the south, Mosman Bay on the west and Middle Harbour on the north and east. The suburb is predominantly heritage residential in federation, inter-war, mid-century and modern character housing on substantial leafy blocks, with mature canopy through the streets, sandstone retaining walls and outcrops everywhere, established gardens, and significant harbour foreshore exposure on multiple sides. The Military Road commercial strip and the Spit Road corridor run through the centre.
For licensed snake removal in Mosman, call Sydney Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938. We attend houses, apartments, strata complexes, businesses and other properties throughout the suburb.
Mosman’s harbour peninsula contains extensive foreshore bushland, sandstone outcrops, established gardens, mature trees and older buildings with accessible roof spaces. The suburb also has a high concentration of apartments and multi-residential properties.
These surroundings can support several native reptile species. However, Sydney Harbour itself does not directly attract land snakes. Freshwater drainage, vegetation, shelter and available prey are more important.
Species that may occur around Mosman include Common Tree Snakes, Golden-crowned Snakes. Blue-tongued Lizards and Eastern Water Dragons may also be encountered.
This is not a ranking of local call-outs. The species present will vary according to the property, surrounding habitat and season.
Common Tree Snakes are slender, non-venomous snakes that vary considerably in colour. Individuals may be green, olive, brown, grey or almost black.
They are excellent climbers and may move through trees, shrubs, fences, pergolas and rooflines while hunting frogs, skinks and geckos.
If the snake is outside and has a clear path away, it will often leave without assistance. Never rely on colour alone to identify an unknown snake.
Golden-crowned Snakes are small, nocturnal snakes with dark bodies and pale markings across the head.
Mosman’s sandstone walls, shaded gardens and areas of leaf litter can provide suitable shelter. These snakes may be found beneath rocks, timber, garden edging and pavers.
The species is mildly venomous but is not considered dangerous to people. It should still be left alone and never handled.
Blue-tongued Lizards are large native skinks commonly found in gardens, garages, sheds, rockeries and beneath outdoor furniture.
They are omnivores and feed on insects, snails, fungi, flowers, fruit and other plant material. When threatened, a Blue-tongue may flatten its body, hiss and display its bright blue tongue.
Most healthy Blue-tongued Lizards found outside do not require removal. Assistance may be needed if one is injured, trapped indoors or in immediate danger.
Eastern Water Dragons are large native lizards associated with freshwater and surrounding vegetation. They may also use gardens, sandstone outcrops, decks and pool areas.
The harbour frontage itself is not what attracts them. Freshwater creeks, drainage corridors and suitable basking areas are more relevant.
Most Water Dragons found outside can be left alone unless they are injured, trapped or unable to leave safely.
Step back and watch where the snake goes from a safe position. Its current location, or the exact place it was last seen, gives the catcher the best chance of locating it.
Do not approach it, block its escape or attempt to move it. You do not need to identify the snake or take a photograph before calling.
If the snake disappears, leave the surrounding area undisturbed. Do not begin searching through vegetation, furniture, boxes or stored materials.
Call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938 and explain whether the snake is inside or outside and where it was last seen.
Leave the room without approaching the snake. Close the internal door if it is safe to do so and place a rolled towel along the gap underneath.
Do not move furniture or appliances trying to locate it. Call 1300 599 938 and explain exactly where it was last seen.
Keep people away from the immediate area and contact the building manager if access to a locked common area is required.
Provide the catcher with the building address, unit number, parking instructions and any access codes. Snakes may occasionally enter communal gardens, garages, storage areas, courtyards, pool enclosures and building entrances.
Treat every suspected snake
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Mosman?
We're usually on site in Mosman within around thirty minutes, depending on traffic and access. Sydney Snake Catcher operates twenty-four hours a day across the suburb and the wider Mosman Municipality. Call 1300 599 938.
What's the most common snake in Mosman?
Green Tree Snakes and Golden-crowned Snakes are both regularly attended. Eastern Browns are unknown in this region.
I have Sydney Harbour frontage. What does that change?
Harbour frontage produces a particular reptile profile. Red-bellied Black Snake activity is heavier than the inland streets because the harbour foreshore concentrates frog populations. Eastern Water Dragons are common along the foreshore and around pool surrounds on harbour-adjacent blocks, and they're often called in as snake sightings before residents realise what they are. Diamond Python movement is also heavier along the foreshore bushland.
Do you attend apartment buildings and strata properties?
Yes. We regularly attend apartment buildings, townhouse complexes and strata properties across the suburb. Snakes can turn up in stairwells, underground car parks, communal gardens, pool surrounds, lift lobbies and balconies. Diamond Pythons in particular can climb readily and turn up well above ground level. We coordinate with building management and strata where needed.
Did I do something wrong to have a snake on my property?
No. Snakes move through every suburb on the lower North Shore. Your property isn't the reason, it's just on the route. Snake sightings aren't a sign of an unclean property, they just mean the local environment provides food, water, warmth and shelter.
Does one snake mean more are nearby?
No. Snakes don't travel in pairs, don't form groups, and don't nest in suburban yards. One sighting almost always means one snake.
Should I try to remove the snake myself?
No. All native snakes in New South Wales are protected wildlife, and the Eastern Brown is clinically the most dangerous land snake in Australia even though it's uncommon in Mosman. Diamond Pythons aren't venomous but they're large and powerful and they bite when handled. The vast majority of snakebite hospital admissions involve someone trying to catch, kill or move a snake themselves. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call 1300 599 938.
Are snakes protected in New South Wales?
Yes. All native snakes, plus Blue-tongued Lizards, Eastern Water Dragons and Lace Monitors, are protected under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. They must be handled and relocated by licensed catchers. Sydney Snake Catcher operates under licence MWL103807.
Sydney Snake Catcher 1300 599 938. Licensed, insured, on call 24/7 across Mosman and the wider Mosman Municipality.
