There is no residential population to speak of in Arndell Park. The suburb is almost entirely industrial — warehouses, distribution centres, logistics facilities, transport depots, manufacturing yards, machinery hire businesses, the kind of large-format operations that line the M4 and M7 corridors through this part of Western Sydney. Houses are not the issue here. Site managers, WHS officers, facilities teams and warehouse operations managers are who call us. Arndell Park is one of our regular commercial snake removal areas, and the jobs we attend here are commercial jobs almost without exception.
If you have spotted a snake at an Arndell Park site, 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.
Evacuate the affected work area. Move staff to a safe distance. If possible, keep a visual on the snake from a safe place. Call 1300 599 938.
A few practical notes. You do not need to take a photo or identify the snake. You do not need to follow it or get close. But if a staff member can safely keep an eye on the snake from a distance, that helps us locate it on arrival. 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 significantly faster. We stay on the phone with you, guide you through securing the affected area, and explain what to expect when we arrive.
Arndell Park sits between Eastern Creek, Huntingwood, Blacktown and the M4 / M7 motorway corridors. The land use is industrial, but the surroundings are not. Eastern Creek runs through the wider area. The Western Sydney Parklands sit immediately to the east. Prospect Reservoir and its bushland reserve sit a few kilometres south. Open grass strips line the motorway verges and run between facilities. Drainage easements thread the precinct. All of it acts as continuous reptile habitat — and the boundaries of Arndell Park itself, with their long fence lines and grass margins, are where that habitat meets the warehouses.
Large industrial facilities generate exactly the conditions snakes look for. Pallet stacks, container yards and outdoor storage create undisturbed shelter that nobody disturbs for months at a time. Warehouse perimeters and grassed verges provide cover. Loading docks open and close all day, giving entry into the building itself. Food production, distribution and waste activity across the precinct sustains substantial rodent populations. Mice and rats draw Eastern Browns. Damp ground and frog activity around drainage and retention basins draw Red-bellied Black Snakes. Both species are regular visitors.
Eastern Brown Snake — the dominant species at Arndell Park sites. Browns are catching rodents in warehouse perimeters, loading bays, pallet stacks and outdoor storage yards. They move along fence lines and through gaps under roller doors. Highly venomous. They are the snake we catch most often inside warehouses, in machinery yards and around staff break areas. Step back, evacuate the area, and call us.
Red-bellied Black Snake. Common at sites with poor drainage, stormwater retention basins, or low-lying perimeter. They will move into facility yards from the surrounding parkland and creek corridors, particularly during the warmer months. 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 at commercial sites. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes by staff because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless and beneficial. We 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 hotspots are consistent across the suburb. Loading docks and the gaps under roller doors. Pallet stacks, container yards and outdoor storage that hasn’t been moved in months. Under shipping containers, demountable buildings and dunnage piles. Perimeter fence lines, particularly the long boundary fences facing parkland or open grass. Stormwater retention basins and drainage lines. Long grass on verges, motorway buffers and undeveloped corners of sites. Around staff break areas, smoking shelters and outdoor seating. In food production and waste areas with active rodent activity. Inside warehouses themselves — usually following rodents in through a gap, then sheltering in a quiet aisle, behind machinery, or in cold rooms and storage cages.
The pattern at industrial sites is different from residential work in one important way: a snake can live undetected on an industrial site for a long time before anyone sees it, because nothing disturbs the corner it has chosen. Discoveries often come from a pallet being moved, a container being shifted, or a section of yard being cleared for the first time in months.
There is no product that works. Powders, sprays and ultrasonic deterrents have no measurable effect on snake behaviour. What does work is site management, and on commercial sites it works well. Active rodent control across the whole site, not just inside the buildings. Mowed grass along perimeter fences, verges and retention basin edges. Organised pallet stacks and outdoor storage. Storage moved off the ground and away from perimeter walls. Removal of unused dunnage, building materials and rubbish. Proper bin management and waste handling, particularly at food production and distribution sites. Sealed gaps under roller doors, demountables and external doors. Clean break areas and smoking shelters. Done consistently, these measures noticeably reduce sightings — and they have the added benefit of reducing the rodent populations that draw browns in the first place.
A snake inside an Arndell Park warehouse, factory, distribution centre or commercial premises is an emergency. We attend snake-inside-the-building jobs at Arndell Park sites regularly through the warmer months, and we respond quickly. We evacuate the affected area, locate the snake, remove it safely, and clear the area before staff return. We provide site documentation and incident records for WHS and insurance purposes 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 work commercial sites across Arndell Park, Eastern Creek, Huntingwood and the wider Western Sydney industrial corridor regularly, and we have catchers in the area on most operational days through the season.
We understand commercial sites — WHS protocols, evacuation procedures, contract response procedures, documentation requirements and the need to get a facility back to operational as quickly as possible. We work alongside your site team rather than disrupting them. We explain what we are doing, why the snake is on the site, and what — if anything — can be done to reduce the chance of recurrence.
If a snake is sighted on your site, call 1300 599 938 immediately.
Do snakes really get into Arndell Park warehouses?
Yes, and regularly. The combination of the surrounding parkland and creek corridors, the long perimeter fence lines, the rodent populations sustained by food production and distribution, and the undisturbed nature of pallet stacks and outdoor storage creates close to ideal snake habitat at the boundary of most Arndell Park sites. Entry into the building itself happens through loading docks, roller door gaps, pipe penetrations and external door cracks.
What snake is most common at Arndell Park sites?
The Eastern Brown Snake, by a clear margin. Browns follow rodents, and industrial sites sustain large rodent populations. Red-bellied Black Snakes are the second most common, generally at sites with poor drainage or retention basin water.
Do you provide documentation for incident reporting?
Yes. We provide site documentation and incident records for WHS and insurance purposes on request. We work alongside your site protocols and procedures.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to Arndell Park?
We operate the largest network of snake catchers in NSW and dispatch the catcher closest to you. Arndell Park is a high-priority commercial area in our service network. Response times vary with traffic and existing jobs, and we prioritise commercial sites with active sightings affecting operations.
Sydney Snake Catcher — 1300 599 938
Licensed, insured, and on call 24/7 across Arndell Park and the wider Blacktown LGA industrial corridor.
Nearby Suburbs We Service: Eastern Creek, Huntingwood, Blacktown, Prospect
