Snake Catcher Dee Why

Dee Why sightings may attract attention in shared or public spaces. Keep observers well back and provide a precise building entrance or public landmark.

When calling from Dee Why, 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 Dee Why may involve apartment gardens, coastal reserves, lagoon-side vegetation, garages, schools and busy outdoor areas. Stop nearby activity and describe which feature the animal was closest to when it disappeared.

Coastal bushland, rock shelves and dense gardens can limit visibility; watch only from a clear, stable position.

• apartment gardens: Where apartment gardens is shared, ask one person to control access and another to meet Harley.
• coastal reserves: Pause gardening, storage or maintenance work around coastal reserves after a sighting.
• lagoon-side vegetation: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward lagoon-side vegetation without approaching the animal.
• garages: Keep people and pets away from garages until the sighting has been assessed.
• schools: Tell Harley whether schools is open, enclosed, elevated or difficult to access from the street.
• busy outdoor areas: Use busy outdoor areas 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 apartment gardens and move away on a clear path.
• Close internal doors only when that can be done without moving toward the snake.
• 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.

Harley has handled reptiles across Sydney homes, workplaces and difficult-access sites for more than a decade, including properties like apartments, coastal homes and lagoon-side areas.

Harley explains what can be confirmed, what remains uncertain and how the Dee Why site should be managed after attendance.

The outcome depends on whether the animal remains at the Dee Why 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.