Snake Catcher Turramurra

In Turramurra, creek lines and established gardens can connect several properties. Record which side of a fence, deck or retaining wall the animal moved toward.

When calling from Turramurra, 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.

A call from Turramurra may involve Ku-ring-gai bushland corridors, large gardens, creek lines, decks, older retaining walls and schools. Stop nearby activity and describe which feature the animal was closest to when it disappeared.

Steep gardens, bushland boundaries and layered decks can make following a snake unsafe; remain on stable ground and report its direction instead.

• Ku-ring-gai bushland corridors: Where Ku-ring-gai bushland corridors is shared, ask one person to control access and another to meet Harley.
• large gardens: Pause gardening, storage or maintenance work around large gardens after a sighting.
• creek lines: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward creek lines without approaching the animal.
• decks: Keep people and pets away from decks until the sighting has been assessed.
• older retaining walls: Tell Harley whether older retaining walls is open, enclosed, elevated or difficult to access from the street.
• schools: Use schools as a landmark when explaining the last known position; do not move closer to inspect it.

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.

• Stop activity near Ku-ring-gai bushland corridors and move away on a clear path.
• Bring children and pets inside, or move them to another secure part of the Turramurra property.
• Tell Harley whether it moved toward large gardens or away from the property.
• Leave sheds, wall gaps and vegetation undisturbed once the snake disappears.
• If someone may have been bitten, call Triple Zero (000) immediately and follow the operator’s instructions.

Harley’s approach to creek corridors and large garden blocks is grounded in more than a decade of real call-outs and NSW General Licence MWL000102655.

The response is adjusted to the animal, the property layout and risks around Ku-ring-gai bushland corridors rather than following a one-size-fits-all procedure.

If access around Ku-ring-gai bushland corridors is unsafe or the animal has gone, Harley will explain the evidence, limitations and sensible precautions. Read about Harley’s training and experience or review the Greater Sydney snake-removal process.