If you find a snake at your Woy Woy home, business or strata property, call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938. We provide licensed snake removal throughout Woy Woy and surrounding suburbs. An estimated arrival time will be provided when the booking is confirmed.
Keep a safe distance and watch where the snake goes. Its current position, or the exact place it was last seen, gives the catcher the best chance of locating it. Do not approach, trap or attempt to move the snake. There is no need to identify it or approach it for a photograph.
Woy Woy contains established residential streets, commercial areas, mature gardens, waterfront properties and vegetation connecting with Brisbane Water National Park. These features provide shelter and food for native reptiles.
Brisbane Water surrounds much of the peninsula, but saltwater does not directly attract land snakes. Freshwater drainage, gardens, building cavities, vegetation and available prey are more important.
Species found around Woy Woy include:
This is not intended as a ranking of local call-outs.
Diamond Pythons may enter roof cavities through damaged tiles, gaps beneath eaves and other structural openings. Red-bellied Black Snakes are more closely associated with freshwater, damp vegetation and places supporting frogs. Lace Monitors may occasionally visit properties adjoining bushland.
Snakes may also enter garages, sheds, courtyards, landscaped common areas and commercial premises. If one is found in a strata complex or shared building, notify building management and arrange access to any locked areas.
Native snakes and other native reptiles are protected wildlife in New South Wales. Commercial capture and relocation should be undertaken only by an appropriately licensed handler.
Call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938 for 24-hour snake removal in Woy Woy and surrounding Central Coast suburbs.
Woy Woy sits on Brisbane Water, with sandstone, bushland reserves and mature canopy giving it a broad mix of reptile activity. Call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938 and we'll dispatch a licensed local catcher who lives and works on the Coast.
Diamond python. The species we attend most often here. Not venomous, but large, up to three metres, black with cream or yellow markings. Follows rats and possums into roof cavities and gardens. We'll often leave one in place if it's safe, it helps with rodent control.
Red bellied black snake. The next most common. Glossy black, red or pink underside, one and a half to two metres. Follows frogs and moisture around Brisbane Water, creeks and pool areas. Venomous but not defensive, it moves off if given space.
Green tree snake and golden crowned snake. Both regular, thanks to the sandstone and canopy. The tree snake is harmless and a strong climber. The golden crown is small, nocturnal and only mildly venomous.
Blue tongue lizard. Not a snake, but the most called about reptile in Woy Woy. Large, slow, hisses when startled, completely harmless and useful in a garden.
Eastern water dragon. Prominent along the Brisbane Water foreshore, often mistaken for a snake due to size. Harmless and protected.
Lace monitor. Heavy across the bushland edge blocks, given the proximity to Brisbane Water and Bouddi National Park. Not dangerous if left alone, though it can bite or scratch if cornered.
Eastern brown snake. Uncommon this close to the water, but does occur, more often on the drier western edges. Fast, venomous, considered the most dangerous land snake in Australia. Keep your distance and call us.
Every animal on this list is protected under NSW law. Only a licensed handler can catch or relocate them.
Keep your distance and don't try to handle it. Watch where it is or where it went, that matters more than a photo. Call 1300 599 938 and we'll stay on the phone with you.
If it's a python in the roof, there's no need to panic, it's not dangerous. If a snake gets inside the house, leave the room, shut the door, and call us straight away.
Call 000 immediately. Apply a firm pressure bandage from the bite upward, then back down. Don't cut, wash or suck the bite. Splint the limb and keep the person still, movement spreads venom faster. Mark the bite site with a pen if you can. Don't try to catch or photograph the snake. Stay with the person until the ambulance arrives.
Sprays, powders and ultrasonic devices don't work. For pythons, reduce rats and possums in the roof. For red bellies, keep pool areas and damp garden beds tidy. For browns, control rodents and tidy woodpiles. Tree snakes, golden crowns and blue tongues aren't worth trying to remove.
General upkeep helps overall: mow regularly, clear leaf litter, tidy sheds, store timber off the ground, and don't leave pet food out.
Call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938 for snake removal in Woy Woy and the surrounding area.
Will the catcher be a genuine local? Yes. The catcher who attends your call lives and works on the Central Coast. Call 1300 599 938 and you're connected with someone local.
How quickly will someone get to me? It depends where the catcher is when your call comes in, but most Woy Woy calls are attended within around thirty minutes, often sooner. We stay on the phone with you until they arrive.
What's the most common snake in Woy Woy? Diamond python is the species we attend most often here, particularly in roof cavities and around mature gardens. Red bellied black snake is next, along creek lines, around pool surrounds and Brisbane Water. Green tree snakes and golden crowned snakes are both regularly attended. Lace monitors also turn up across the bushland edge and reserve adjacent blocks, the Central Coast has one of the heaviest lace monitor populations in the state.
I'm near the water. Does that change anything? Yes. Being close to the Brisbane Water foreshore means heavier red bellied black activity, since the water concentrates frog numbers. You'll also see eastern water dragons along the foreshore and around pool surrounds, often mistaken for snakes before people realise what they are. Python movement is heavier along the water adjacent bushland too.
Is a python in the roof normal? Yes, it's a regular occurrence here. Pythons follow rats and possums into roof cavities, particularly in older tiled roof homes and on bushland edge blocks. We attend roof python calls year round, and a trained catcher removes them without harming the animal.
Have I done something wrong to end up with a snake on the property? No. Snakes move through every property on the Central Coast. It isn't a reflection of how tidy your yard is, it just means the local environment offers food, water, warmth or shelter.
Does one sighting mean there are more nearby? No. Snakes don't travel in pairs or form groups, and they don't nest in suburban yards. One sighting almost always means one snake.
Should I try to remove it myself? No. All native snakes in NSW are protected wildlife, and several species found in Woy Woy are venomous, including the eastern brown, the most dangerous land snake in Australia. Diamond pythons aren't venomous but are large and strong enough to cause injury if handled. Most snakebite hospital admissions happen when someone tries to catch, kill or move a snake themselves. Step back, keep a visual, and call 1300 599 938.
Are these animals actually protected by law? Yes. All native snakes, along with blue tongue lizards, eastern water dragons and lace monitors, are protected under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Only a licensed catcher can legally handle or relocate them.
Call The Snake Catchers on 1300 599 938, on call across Woy Woy and the wider Central Coast.
