Call Sydney Snake Catcher on 1300 599 938
If you've found a snake in your North Kellyville garden, on a path, near the driveway or anywhere else on the property, call 1300 599 938. We're usually on site within around thirty minutes depending on traffic and access, and we operate twenty-four hours across North Kellyville and the wider Hills Shire. When a snake appears unexpectedly, the right move is straightforward. Step back, give it room, call us, and let us handle it.
North Kellyville is one of the most active growth-corridor suburbs in our work, and a top-volume callout area in the Hills Shire. The geography is the driver. The suburb sits on what was farmland and Cumberland Plain woodland until roughly the early 2010s, with continuous estate development from then through to the present day. Smalls Creek, Strangers Creek and the connecting drainage thread through the suburb, feeding into the wider Hills catchment and connecting through to Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Box Hill and Beaumont Hills. The bushland and grazing country that supported the resident snake population didn't disappear when the estates went in. It got built around, and the snakes got pushed sideways into the new yards, the construction sites and the brand new homes just completed.
The housing stock matters too. North Kellyville is almost entirely new-build estate housing on standard suburban blocks. The construction has been continuous for over a decade, with new sections still active. Pool density is high. Landscaping is fresh, with retaining walls, sandstone edging, mulched garden beds and stockpiled materials still settling in. The combination of recent farmland origin, ongoing construction displacement and new-build housing produces an intense, high-volume snake catching profile through every warmer month.
Snakes aren't appearing in North Kellyville because something is wrong with a property. They're appearing because the suburb is still in the middle of being built across landscape that supported them long before the houses arrived.
Red-bellied Black Snake. A substantial proportion of our North Kellyville work, particularly along Smalls Creek, Strangers Creek and the drainage corridors, and on streets with high pool density. They follow frogs and moisture, and the creek corridors combined with the new pool population sustain frog activity. Pool pump housings come up consistently. Venomous, but generally far less defensive than Browns. They will move away if given the chance.
Eastern Brown Snake. A significant and serious species we encounter on properties across the suburb. Browns thrive in the conditions a growth-corridor suburb provides, open paddock margins, freshly graded blocks, retained vegetation strips between the estates, the active construction zones on the suburb's fringes, and the new-build streets where displacement keeps pushing the resident population sideways. New-build properties in their first one or two seasons see the highest concentration of callouts. Sightings concentrate around stockpiled landscaping materials, retaining walls, freshly mulched garden beds, slipping under garage rollers where seals haven't bedded in, on warm driveways and along boundary fences. Fast, alert and highly venomous. Step back, keep a visual from a safe distance, and call us on 1300 599 938.
Diamond Python. Less common in North Kellyville than in the established Hills suburbs, but present on streets backing onto the larger reserves, the connecting bushland or the older acreage-fringe properties. Non-venomous, but large, adults reach two to three metres and they're powerfully built. Roof cavities are a recurring job category where they appear.
Green Tree Snake. Common in the more established sections of North Kellyville, particularly along fences, in pergolas and around roof lines. Slender, bright green or olive, fast-moving, completely harmless. They feed on skinks, geckos and small frogs and are excellent climbers. Non-venomous, but a snake inside the house still warrants professional removal.
Blue-tongued Lizard. Not a snake, but the reptile we are called for almost as often. They turn up in new garden beds, around stacked landscaping materials, on warm driveways and along sandstone edging. Blue-tongues are large, slow-moving native skinks that get mistaken for snakes because of their size and the way they flatten their bodies when threatened. They are harmless, beneficial, and good for a garden, they eat snails, slugs and insects. Better to call and have us confirm than to assume.
The species mix in North Kellyville makes more sense once you know what each one is following. Red-bellied Black Snakes follow frogs and moisture along Smalls Creek, Strangers Creek and around pool pump housings. Eastern Browns follow rodents through the new estates, the construction zones and the stockpiled materials of new builds. Diamond Pythons follow rats and mice through roof cavities on the bushland-edge streets. Green Tree Snakes follow skinks and geckos through gardens and along fence lines. Sightings increase after rain, through warm weather, and in early summer when reptiles are most active.
For Eastern Browns: stockpiled landscaping materials (a standout job category in this suburb), garages and the gaps under garage rollers where seals haven't bedded in, retaining walls (particularly fresh sandstone where the gaps are still open), freshly graded blocks with builders' material left in place, around hot water systems and air conditioning units, along long boundary fences facing reserve, paddock or new construction, around chicken coops and outdoor pet bowls on the larger blocks.
For Red-bellied Black Snakes: pool pump housings, pool surrounds and water features, garden beds with thick mulch against boundary fences, under decks and verandahs in shaded damp corners, along fences backing onto Smalls Creek, Strangers Creek or the wetter drainage lines.
For Diamond Pythons: roof cavities are the standout where they appear, particularly on older homes with tiled roofs and small gaps under the eaves. Also along gutters and on properties with bushland or reserve exposure.
For Green Tree Snakes: along fences, through pergolas, around roof lines, in mature shrubs and along garden edges.
Step back. Bring children and pets indoors. If possible, keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance. Don't try to move it, contain it, photograph it from up close or identify the species. Call 1300 599 938. We'll talk you through what to do until we arrive.
For new-build homes specifically, the location of the sighting matters. Tell us if the snake is around stockpiled materials, in a retaining wall, under the garage roller, in a freshly mulched garden bed, or has gone inside the house. These specific locations are the most common job types in this suburb, and the location helps us understand what we're walking into.
The deterrent products sold at hardware stores, powders, sprays, ultrasonic devices, do not work. Skip them.
For Eastern Browns on new-build properties specifically, the most effective measure is sealing the gaps around new garage rollers and external doors before they bed in, keeping grass short along boundary fences, and managing stockpiled landscaping materials before they sit in place long enough for snakes to settle. On established sections, the standard measures apply, bait stations around sheds and garages, cleaning out accumulated yard storage, sealing gaps under sheds and outbuildings.
For Red-bellied Black Snakes, keep pool pump housings clear and unappealing as shelter. Thin out heavy garden beds along boundary fences, particularly the side facing creek or drainage corridor. Manage frog activity where it has become concentrated against the house, without killing the frogs, they're protected.
How quickly can a snake catcher get to North Kellyville?
We're usually on site in North Kellyville within around thirty minutes, depending on traffic and access. Sydney Snake Catcher operates twenty-four hours a day across the suburb and the wider Hills Shire. Call 1300 599 938.
What snakes are most common in North Kellyville?
Red-bellied Black Snakes are a substantial proportion of our work in North Kellyville, concentrated along Smalls Creek, Strangers Creek and around pool pump housings on the higher-pool-density streets. Eastern Brown Snakes are a significant and serious species too, particularly on new-build properties in their first one or two seasons and around stockpiled construction materials.
Should I try to remove the snake myself?
No. All native snakes in New South Wales are protected wildlife, and several species commonly encountered around North Kellyville are highly venomous. 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.
What should I do while I'm waiting for the snake catcher?
Step back, bring children and pets indoors, and keep a visual on the snake from a safe distance if you can. Don't try to contain it, photograph it from up close or identify the species. If it slips into cover, watch the spot where you last saw it. Snakes often reappear within minutes once the area goes quiet.
Are snakes protected in New South Wales?
Yes. All native snakes 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 North Kellyville and the wider Hills Shire.
