Snake Catcher Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton’s waterways and stormwater network connect parks, homes and work areas. Do not enter drains or waterside vegetation to follow a snake.

When calling from Chipping Norton, 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 Chipping Norton may involve Chipping Norton Lake, Georges River wetlands, parks, backyards, stormwater drains and industrial edges. Stop nearby activity and describe which feature the animal was closest to when it disappeared.

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

• Chipping Norton Lake: Where Chipping Norton Lake is shared, ask one person to control access and another to meet Harley.
• Georges River wetlands: Pause gardening, storage or maintenance work around Georges River wetlands after a sighting.
• parks: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward parks without approaching the animal.
• backyards: Keep people and pets away from backyards until the sighting has been assessed.
• stormwater drains: Tell Harley whether stormwater drains is open, enclosed, elevated or difficult to access from the street.
• industrial edges: Use industrial edges 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.

• Step back slowly and leave a clear route for the animal to move away.
• Bring children and pets inside, or move them to another secure part of the Chipping Norton property.
• A safe zoomed photograph may help, but the location is more important than a close image.
• Avoid home-made traps and never block the snake inside a confined corner.
• If someone may have been bitten, call Triple Zero (000) immediately and follow the operator’s instructions.

For a Chipping Norton attendance, Harley combines formal training, specialist equipment and more than ten years of field experience under NSW General Licence MWL000102655.

Communication remains practical: Harley asks about the last reliable sighting, property access and anyone at risk before entering the work area.

The outcome depends on whether the animal remains at the Chipping Norton property and can be accessed safely; realistic advice is part of the service. Read about Harley’s training and experience or review the Greater Sydney snake-removal process.