If you find a snake at your home, business or property on Sydney’s Upper North Shore, stay calm, keep a safe distance and call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938.
The most useful thing you can do while waiting for our snake catcher to arrive is maintain visual contact from a safe position. A snake that has been watched continuously is much easier to locate and remove. You do not need to photograph it or identify the species. Simply watch where it goes.
Sydney Snake Catcher provides fast, humane and fully licensed snake removal throughout the Upper North Shore, including Wahroonga, Turramurra, Pymble, St Ives, Gordon, Killara, Lindfield, Roseville and surrounding suburbs. Our experienced snake catchers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for homes, businesses, schools, workplaces and public spaces.
The Upper North Shore contains extensive bushland, creek corridors and national park boundaries. Snakes may move from these areas into gardens, garages, sheds, pool surrounds, roof spaces and homes while searching for food, shelter or warmth.
We regularly attend both venomous and non-venomous species, including Eastern Brown Snakes, Red-bellied Black Snakes, Diamond Pythons, Golden-crowned Snakes and Green Tree Snakes. Every snake is safely captured and relocated in accordance with NSW licensing requirements.
Do not attempt to catch, move or kill the snake yourself. Step back, keep watching from a safe distance and call an experienced Upper North Shore snake catcher on 1300 599 938.
The Upper North Shore’s leafy streets, extensive bushland reserves, sandstone gullies and creek networks create ideal conditions for a wide range of native snake species. Suburbs such as Wahroonga, Turramurra, Pymble, St Ives, Gordon, Killara and Lindfield contain mature gardens, large blocks, swimming pools and properties that back directly onto national park, reserve or drainage corridors. These connected habitats allow snakes to move naturally between bushland and residential areas while searching for food, shelter, water and suitable basking sites.
Snake activity across the Upper North Shore generally increases during spring and summer as temperatures rise. Warm days, humid weather and rainfall can bring snakes out of shelter and increase the activity of frogs, rodents, skinks and other prey. Red-bellied Black Snakes are often associated with damp gardens, creek lines, pool pump housings and areas with strong frog activity. Diamond Pythons may follow rats and possums into roof cavities, while Golden-crowned Snakes and Green Tree Snakes regularly shelter in established gardens, beneath pot plants, around retaining walls and within dense vegetation.
Residential properties can unintentionally provide everything a snake needs. Long grass, thick groundcover, leaf litter, timber piles, cluttered sheds, gaps beneath decks and poorly sealed garages all create potential shelter. Outdoor pet food, compost, rubbish and accessible roof spaces can also attract rats and mice, which may then attract predatory snakes.
Property owners can reduce snake activity by keeping grass short, clearing excess leaf litter, trimming vegetation beside walls and fences, storing timber above the ground, securing pet food and reducing rodent activity. Pool pump areas, sheds, garages and storage spaces should also be kept tidy and easy to inspect.
No Upper North Shore property can be made completely snake-proof, particularly where it borders bushland or a creek corridor. Remaining alert and responding correctly when a snake is sighted is therefore essential. Keep a safe distance, maintain visual contact and call a licensed Upper North Shore snake catcher for professional snake removal. Acting quickly improves the chances of locating the snake and ensures it can be captured and relocated safely.
The Upper North Shore is threaded with bushland reserves, national parks, sandstone gullies, creek lines and established wildlife corridors. These green connections allow snakes to move naturally between feeding areas, shelter sites and seasonal habitat throughout suburbs such as Wahroonga, Turramurra, Pymble, St Ives, Gordon and Killara.
Snakes do not recognise property boundaries, council maps or the difference between national park and somebody’s landscaped backyard. If a garden offers shade, water, prey and somewhere secure to hide, it may simply become part of the route.
Creek lines and vegetated corridors are particularly important. Red-bellied Black Snakes often follow damp gullies and frog habitat, while Diamond Pythons may move through tree cover or follow rats and possums towards roof cavities. Golden-crowned Snakes and Green Tree Snakes are also well suited to the established gardens and sandstone landscapes found across the Upper North Shore.
Residential properties can unintentionally provide excellent snake shelter. Dense garden planting, sandstone retaining walls, timber stacks, leaf litter, pot plants, pool pump housings, gaps beneath decks and shaded outdoor areas all create cool, protected spaces. To a snake, the untidy corner behind the shed may look less like clutter and more like a fully serviced apartment.
Snake sightings generally become more common during spring and summer, when warmer temperatures increase reptile activity. Rain can also bring snakes into view by increasing frog activity and encouraging animals to move between shelter and feeding sites. Homes close to bushland, waterways, drainage easements or reserve boundaries are naturally more likely to experience occasional snake activity.
Understanding how snakes use the Upper North Shore environment helps explain why sightings occur. In most cases, the snake is not targeting the home or the people living there. It is simply moving through the landscape, following prey or looking for shelter.
If a snake is seen, stay calm, keep a safe distance and watch where it goes. Do not attempt to catch or corner it. Contact a licensed Upper North Shore snake catcher so the animal can be located, safely removed and relocated.
