Snake Catcher Camden

Camden’s new neighbourhoods sit close to paddocks and active building areas. Keep people away from stacked materials, trenches and site equipment after a sighting.

When calling from Camden, 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.

Camden properties may include rural-residential growth areas, paddocks, construction sites, sheds, long grass and creeks. These features change access and visibility, so the last known position is more useful than an uncertain species description.

Growth-area estates, creeks and working properties require clear access directions and firm separation from construction or storage areas.

• rural-residential growth areas: Do not place hands, tools or cameras into gaps around rural-residential growth areas; report only what you can see safely.
• paddocks: If the snake travels toward paddocks, note which side it entered and leave the area undisturbed.
• construction sites: Use construction sites as a landmark when explaining the last known position; do not move closer to inspect it.
• sheds: Tell Harley whether sheds is open, enclosed, elevated or difficult to access from the street.
• long grass: Keep people and pets away from long grass until the sighting has been assessed.
• creeks: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward creeks without approaching the animal.

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 rural-residential growth areas.
• Nominate one person to observe while everyone else remains clear.
• Keep visual contact only while you can remain on stable, open ground.
• Do not use garden tools, brooms or containers in an attempted capture.
• If someone may have been bitten, call Triple Zero (000) immediately and follow the operator’s instructions.

Licensed work in Camden is completed by Harley Jones, an experienced wildlife relocator operating under NSW General Licence MWL000102655.

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

When no snake can be found, Harley will not pretend the site is certain to be clear. He will identify the remaining uncertainty and provide practical next steps. Read about Harley’s training and experience or review the Greater Sydney snake-removal process.