Snake Catcher Middle Dural

Middle Dural combines residential living with acreage conditions. A calm description of the property entrance and the nearest building helps Harley plan a safe response.

When calling from Middle Dural, explain whether the animal is indoors or outside, whether it remains visible, and whether children, pets, customers, livestock or workers are nearby. Harley can then assess the immediate risk and the safest access.

Local settings include semi-rural properties, the Old Northern Road corridor, acreage gardens, sheds, dams and timber piles. The priority is not to search each space; it is to keep the immediate area clear and preserve safe access.

For acreage and semi-rural attendances, identify the safest gate, nearest building and any livestock or machinery before Harley arrives.

• semi-rural properties: Keep people and pets away from semi-rural properties until the sighting has been assessed.
• the Old Northern Road corridor: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward the Old Northern Road corridor without approaching the animal.
• acreage gardens: Pause gardening, storage or maintenance work around acreage gardens after a sighting.
• sheds: Where sheds is shared, ask one person to control access and another to meet Harley.
• dams: Do not place hands, tools or cameras into gaps around dams; report only what you can see safely.
• timber piles: If the snake travels toward timber piles, note which side it entered and leave the area undisturbed.

A sighting does not establish that there is a nest or more than one snake. Avoid assumptions about species, numbers or where the animal has gone; preserve the last reliable observation instead.

• Avoid approaching from either side, particularly around semi-rural properties.
• Nominate one person to observe while everyone else remains clear.
• Use a fixed landmark near semi-rural properties to describe the last known position.
• Never touch, trap, corner, poke or attempt to kill the snake.
• If someone may have been bitten, call Triple Zero (000) immediately and follow the operator’s instructions.

Harley Jones brings more than a decade of reptile-handling experience to Middle Dural call-outs and operates under NSW General Licence MWL000102655.

Appropriate containment and a controlled route through the Middle Dural property help protect residents, workers and the reptile.

A concealed snake may move beyond a workable capture area. Harley will describe the limits of the inspection rather than offer a false guarantee. Read about Harley’s training and experience or review the Greater Sydney snake-removal process.