Snake Catcher Newport

Newport properties often step down steeply toward water or bush. Remain on a secure level and describe the route Harley should use.

When calling from Newport, 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.

The local mix of Pittwater-side gardens, coastal slopes, bushland edges, decks, pools and retaining walls means Harley may need directions to a side gate, common area or outbuilding rather than only a street address.

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

• Pittwater-side gardens: Where Pittwater-side gardens is shared, ask one person to control access and another to meet Harley.
• coastal slopes: Pause gardening, storage or maintenance work around coastal slopes after a sighting.
• bushland edges: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward bushland edges without approaching the animal.
• decks: Keep people and pets away from decks until the sighting has been assessed.
• pools: Tell Harley whether pools is open, enclosed, elevated or difficult to access from the street.
• retaining walls: Use retaining walls 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 Pittwater-side gardens and move away on a clear path.
• Close internal doors only when that can be done without moving toward the snake.
• Tell Harley whether it moved toward coastal slopes or away from the property.
• Do not lift timber, equipment, pots or stored materials to search for it.
• If someone may have been bitten, call Triple Zero (000) immediately and follow the operator’s instructions.

Harley’s approach to bushy coastal and Pittwater-side properties 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 Pittwater-side gardens rather than following a one-size-fits-all procedure.

The outcome depends on whether the animal remains at the Newport 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.