Snake Catcher Erina — Call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938
If you have a snake on your property in Erina, call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938. We will dispatch the qualified local catcher on our network who covers the area. The catcher who attends lives and works on the Central Coast. We typically arrive within 30 minutes. While you wait, move pets and children clear of the area, keep a safe distance and do not attempt to handle or trap the snake yourself.
The single most useful thing you can do before our Erina snake catcher arrives is keep your eyes on the snake from a safe distance. A snake watched continuously is straightforward to locate and remove. A snake that disappears may reappear, but if we arrive and cannot find it, we will need to leave without being able to help. You do not need to photograph it or identify the species. Just watch where it goes.
Why Erina Gets the Snake Activity It Does
Erina sits east of Gosford between East Gosford and the coast, anchored by the Erina Fair commercial centre, with established residential streets through the Erina Valley and bushland reserves climbing toward Kincumber and Avoca on the eastern and southern sides. The mix of major commercial precinct and bushland-edge residential produces varied snake work across two distinct settings.
The bushland reserves on the eastern and southern sides bring consistent Diamond Python and Lace Monitor activity into the residential streets that border them. The established residential areas carry regular Red-bellied Black Snake, Green Tree Snake and Golden-crowned Snake callouts. Commercial and retail properties around Erina Fair generate their own snake work, particularly where loading areas, drainage lines and landscaping back onto less disturbed ground.
All native snakes, Blue-tongued Lizards, Eastern Water Dragons and Lace Monitors are protected under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and must be handled only by a licensed wildlife handler.
Call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938 any time for snake removal in Erina and surrounding suburbs.
Diamond Python is the species we attend most often in Erina, with the Red-bellied Black Snake the next most common. Green Tree Snakes and Golden-crowned Snakes are both regularly attended given the sandstone, mature canopy and moister microhabitats. Eastern Blue-tongued Lizards are the most frequently reported reptiles overall. Lace Monitors appear on bushland-edge properties, while Eastern Brown Snakes turn up around the more open industrial and commercial areas on the western side of the CBD.
The Snake Catchers operates a network of 47 qualified, licensed catchers across New South Wales. The catcher who attends your call in Erina lives and works on the Central Coast, either in Erina or a neighbouring suburb. They know the local terrain, species, seasonal patterns and properties better than anyone travelling up from Sydney. Calling 1300 599 938 connects you with them.
The species we attend most often in Erina. Diamond Pythons are non-venomous but large and powerfully built, with adults reaching between two and three metres. They have black scales covered with distinctive yellow or cream rosette patterns.
The Central Coast is excellent Diamond Python country. Its sandstone, bushland reserves, warm tiled roofs and mature tree canopy suit them perfectly. They follow rodents and possums, which is why they end up in roof cavities, on warm sandstone walls, in mature gardens and along fence lines adjoining reserves.
Diamond Pythons rely on camouflage rather than speed and will often remain still when discovered. Where it is safe to leave one in place, our catcher may recommend doing so because they are beneficial and help control rodents. Where relocation is necessary, their size and strength mean they should be handled only by a trained professional. Call 1300 599 938.
Red-bellied Black Snakes are a significant part of our work in Erina. They are glossy black with a red or pink underside, with adults generally reaching between one and a half and two metres.
These snakes feed heavily on frogs, so increased frog activity after rain and throughout the warmer months often brings them onto residential properties. They are commonly found around drainage lines, creek corridors, pools, pump housings, ponds, water features, damp garden beds and frog-active gullies.
Red-bellied Black Snakes are venomous but will generally move away if given enough space. Bites usually occur when someone attempts to catch, corner or kill the snake.
Green Tree Snakes are regularly encountered in Erina. They are slender, fast-moving snakes that may be bright green or olive, although some individuals are grey or almost black. Most have a distinctive yellow underside. They are completely non-venomous.
These snakes are excellent climbers with sharp eyesight. Erina’s bushland reserves, mature tree canopy, established gardens, dense vegetation, pergolas and fence lines provide ideal habitat. Green Tree Snakes feed on skinks, geckos and small frogs and are often spotted moving through trees, along fence tops or across pergola beams.
Golden-crowned Snakes are small, nocturnal snakes commonly found around Erina. They typically measure less than 60 centimetres and have a dark brown or olive body with a distinctive pale marking across the head.
They are mildly venomous, but their bites are not considered dangerous to humans. Golden-crowned Snakes are well suited to the sandstone retaining walls, deep leaf litter, damp garden corners and other moist microhabitats found across the Central Coast.
They feed on small skinks and frogs and shelter beneath rocks, garden edging and damp leaf litter. We receive regular Golden-crowned Snake calls throughout the warmer months.
Eastern Blue-tongued Lizards are among the reptiles most frequently reported in Erina. These large, slow-moving native skinks are regularly mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened.
They flash their bright blue tongues, hiss and can look intimidating, but they are non-venomous, beneficial and good for the garden. They feed on snails, slugs and insects and often shelter in garages, sheds, garden beds, rockeries and beneath outdoor furniture.
If you have found a large reptile in your shed or garage, there is a good chance it is a Blue-tongue. Send us a photograph if it is safe to take one, and our catcher can usually identify it before attending.
Lace Monitors are found throughout Erina. The Central Coast supports a significant population, with its national parks, bushland reserves and bushland-edge residential properties providing suitable habitat.
These large, distinctive goannas have grey-black scales with pale cream or yellow banding. Adults can grow to more than two metres, including the tail. Lace Monitors are protected native animals and are sometimes reported as snakes because of their size.
They generally pose no danger when left alone but can deliver a serious defensive bite or scratch if cornered. Most sightings resolve themselves. Our catchers attend when one has settled somewhere it cannot safely remain, including around pools, decks, chook pens, stables or busy areas around the home.
Eastern Brown Snakes are regularly encountered in Erina, particularly around the drier ground near the western edges of the lakes and on more open suburban, industrial and commercial properties.
They are slender, fast-moving and highly venomous, although the risk to anyone who keeps their distance is very low. Eastern Brown Snakes favour drier areas and may be found around sheds, garages, woodpiles, foundation gaps, chook pens and stored materials.
If you see one, step back, keep watching where it goes from a safe distance and call 1300 599 938.
The reptiles found around Erina closely reflect the available habitat and food.
Diamond Pythons follow rats and possums into roof cavities, mature gardens and areas around sandstone walls. Red-bellied Black Snakes follow frogs and moisture, concentrating around drainage lines, creek corridors and pool pump housings.
Green Tree Snakes follow skinks and geckos through pergolas, fence lines and mature vegetation. Golden-crowned Snakes hunt small skinks and frogs in damp leaf litter and beneath sandstone. Eastern Blue-tongued Lizards search for snails, slugs and insects in garden beds and around sheds. Lace Monitors follow carrion, eggs and rodents from surrounding bushland onto reserve-adjacent properties.
Diamond Pythons: Roof cavities in older tiled-roof homes, particularly gaps beneath eaves and around chimneys; warm sandstone walls and outcrops; behind thick shrubs; along fence lines adjoining reserves; in mature gardens; and in garages or sheds near roof access points.
Red-bellied Black Snakes: Pool pump housings and pool surrounds; ponds and water features; drainage lines and creek corridors; damp garden beds along boundary fences; beneath decks and verandahs; and around frog-active areas after rain.
Green Tree Snakes: Along fences and fence tops; through pergolas; around rooflines and eaves; in mature trees and shrubs; along garden edges; and throughout established gardens with dense vegetation.
Golden-crowned Snakes: Beneath sandstone retaining-wall caps; in deep leaf litter against the house; under garden edging, stepping stones and pavers; and in damp, shaded corners behind thick vegetation.
Eastern Blue-tongued Lizards: In garden beds, rockeries, garages and sheds; behind shrubs; beneath timber, leaf litter and outdoor furniture; and around compost bins.
Lace Monitors: Around pools, on warm decks, in chook pens, near compost heaps, on driveways, along fence lines adjoining bushland and on reserve-adjacent or acreage properties.
Step back and keep watching the snake from a safe distance. Do not attempt to catch, move or contain it. There is no need to approach it for a photograph or try to identify the species.
Call 1300 599 938. We will dispatch a qualified local catcher and talk you through what to do while they are on the way. You do not need to follow the snake, but continue watching where it goes if you can do so safely.
If the snake is a Diamond Python in the roof cavity, there is no need to evacuate or panic. Pythons are non-venomous and generally slow-moving. Keep the area beneath the roof access quiet, do not try to bring the python down yourself and call 1300 599 938.
If a snake enters the house, leave the room and close the door behind you if it is safe to do so. Call 1300 599 938 immediately.
Snake-deterrent powders, sprays and ultrasonic devices sold by hardware stores are not effective. Do not waste money on them.
For Diamond Pythons, the most useful step is reducing rodent and possum activity in the roof cavity. Seal roof entry points where possible and arrange proper rodent control. Do not attempt to remove a python yourself. They are large and strong and may bite when handled.
For Red-bellied Black Snakes, keep pool pump housings clear and reduce the shelter available around them. Manage drainage lines and creek corridors where they meet the property, thin dense garden beds along boundary fences and avoid allowing frog activity to become concentrated directly against the house.
For Green Tree Snakes and Golden-crowned Snakes, reduce deep leaf litter against the house and tidy dense vegetation around sandstone walls if repeated sightings are becoming a problem.
Eastern Blue-tongued Lizards are not pests. They are beneficial native animals. The aim is not to remove them from the property, but to be aware that they may shelter in sheds, garages and garden beds.
Beyond these species-specific measures, keep grass maintained, clear accumulated leaf litter, trim vegetation beside walls and fences, tidy sheds and garages, store timber above the ground, seal gaps around the building, secure outdoor pet food and reduce rodent activity.
Looking for a snake catcher in Erina? The Snake Catchers provides licensed snake catching and removal across Erina and the surrounding Central Coast suburbs. Below are the questions we're asked most often about snake removal in Erina.
Will the snake catcher who attends be a genuine Central Coast local? Yes. Every snake catcher we dispatch to Erina lives and works on the Central Coast. Call 1300 599 938 and you're connected with someone who knows the suburb, the local reptile species and the seasonal patterns that drive snake activity here.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to me in Erina? Response time depends on where the catcher is when your call comes in, but most Erina call outs are attended within around thirty minutes, often sooner. We stay on the phone with you the entire time you're waiting, talking you through what to do until the catcher arrives.
What's the most common snake in Erina? Diamond python is the species we attend most often in Erina snake removal call outs, particularly in roof cavities and around mature, established gardens. Red bellied black snake is the next most common, usually found along creek lines and around pool surrounds. Green tree snakes and golden crowned snakes are both regularly attended across the suburb too. Lace monitors, large native goannas rather than snakes, also turn up across the bushland edge and reserve adjacent blocks in and around Erina, the Central Coast carries one of the heaviest lace monitor populations in the state.
Is finding a python in the roof normal for homes in Erina? Yes, it's a regular feature of life on the Central Coast, Erina included. Diamond pythons follow rats and possums into roof cavities, particularly in older tiled roof homes and properties backing onto bushland edge blocks. We attend python in roof call outs across Erina year round. The work is straightforward when carried out by a trained handler, and the python is removed unharmed.
What should I do if I find a snake on my Erina property? Step back and keep your distance immediately. If you can safely do so, keep a visual on the snake, watching where it is or where it goes gives our catcher the best chance of locating it quickly on arrival. Don't try to move it, trap it, or identify the species yourself. Call 1300 599 938 for snake removal in Erina and we'll stay on the line with you until help arrives.
Did I do something wrong to have a snake on my Erina property? No. Snakes move through every suburb on the Central Coast, Erina is no exception. Your property isn't the reason a snake has turned up, it's simply on the route. A snake sighting isn't a sign of an unclean property, it just means the local environment offers food, water, warmth or shelter.
Does seeing one snake mean there are more nearby? No. Snakes don't travel in pairs, don't form groups, and don't nest together in suburban yards. One sighting in Erina almost always means exactly that, one snake.
Should I try to remove the snake myself? No. All native snakes in New South Wales are protected wildlife, and several species found in Erina are venomous, including the eastern brown, which is clinically the most dangerous land snake in Australia. Diamond pythons aren't venomous but are large and powerful enough to cause injury if handled incorrectly. The vast majority of snakebite hospital admissions in NSW involve someone trying to catch, kill or move a snake themselves. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call our Erina snake catcher line on 1300 599 938.
Are snakes protected in New South Wales? Yes. All native snakes, along with blue tongued lizards, eastern water dragons and lace monitors, are protected under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. They must be handled and relocated only by a licensed catcher. Every catcher on The Snake Catchers network holds a current NSW reptile keeper or biodiversity licence.
What areas does The Snake Catchers cover near Erina? Alongside Erina, our local catchers attend call outs across the surrounding Central Coast suburbs, so if you're just outside Erina you're still covered. Call 1300 599 938 to confirm coverage for your address and arrange snake removal.
The Snake Catchers, 1300 599 938. Licensed, local, on call for snake removal in Erina and the wider Central Coast.
