Snake Catcher Yarrawarrah

Yarrawarrah’s bush-edge blocks may have steep, rocky sections. Watch only from stable ground and do not follow the animal through a rear fence or reserve.

When calling from Yarrawarrah, 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.

Around Yarrawarrah, bushland reserves, sloping gardens, rock shelves, decks, pools and family homes can create several possible routes and shelter points. Leave those places undisturbed after the snake moves out of sight.

Bushland corridors and sloping gardens make distance especially important; never follow a snake through a rear boundary or reserve.

• bushland reserves: Keep people and pets away from bushland reserves until the sighting has been assessed.
• sloping gardens: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward sloping gardens without approaching the animal.
• rock shelves: Pause gardening, storage or maintenance work around rock shelves after a sighting.
• decks: Where decks is shared, ask one person to control access and another to meet Harley.
• pools: Do not place hands, tools or cameras into gaps around pools; report only what you can see safely.
• family homes: If the snake travels toward family homes, note which side it entered and leave the area undisturbed.

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 bushland reserves.
• Nominate one person to observe while everyone else remains clear.
• Watch from a safe position and remember the last feature or boundary where it was visible.
• Never touch, trap, corner, poke or attempt to kill the snake.
• If someone may have been bitten, call Triple Zero (000) immediately and follow the operator’s instructions.

A professional Yarrawarrah response requires calm scene control, appropriate equipment and lawful handling; Harley operates under NSW General Licence MWL000102655.

Equipment and positioning are selected for the actual Yarrawarrah setting, with safe capture and humane relocation as the objective.

If the snake has left bushland reserves or cannot be located, capture cannot be guaranteed. Harley will explain what was checked and what should happen next. Read about Harley’s training and experience or review the Greater Sydney snake-removal process.