Snake nearby? Stay calm and follow these steps
Scene control matters in an operating business
Commercial call-outs can affect customer areas, staff routes, loading docks, storage, car parks and equipment. Stop activity in the immediate zone and prevent anyone from attempting an improvised capture.
Harley will need a clear site contact, safe access and an accurate last known position. Where practical, one person can observe from a distance while the business follows its own safety procedures.
Commercial properties Harley can assist
The service covers offices, shops, warehouses, loading areas, industrial yards, nurseries, strata complexes, apartment car parks and community premises across the stated service area.
Rodents, drains, landscaping, warm concrete, pallets, bins and quiet storage areas may create places a snake investigates. Do not move stock or equipment to search.
Warehouses
Pallets, loading bays, shelving, storage zones and paths used by forklifts or staff.
Offices and shops
Entrances, landscaped edges, storerooms, customer areas and delivery points.
Strata property
Garages, courtyards, foyers, storage, plant rooms and common-area gardens.
Industrial sites
Yards, equipment, building materials, drains and contractor work zones.
Workplace response
Isolate the immediate risk before deciding whether broader operations need to change.
- Keep staff, customers and contractors away.
- Pause vehicles, machinery or stock movement in the affected area.
- Do not move pallets, boxes or equipment to find the snake.
- Nominate one safe observer and one site contact where practical.
- Call Harley and describe site access, hazards and the last position.
Clear communication reduces disruption
Provide the business name, street access, contact number, loading instructions and any induction requirements. Mention chemicals, machinery, restricted zones and where the snake could move.
Harley cannot promise a precise arrival time or capture if the animal has left. He will give straightforward guidance based on current location, traffic and active work.
Professional reptile capture and relocation
NSW catch-and-release work requires the appropriate wildlife licence. Harley operates under NSW General Licence MWL000102655, uses specialist handling equipment and focuses on safe, lawful and humane relocation.
A call-out cannot guarantee capture if the animal has already left or cannot be located. Harley will give straightforward advice based on the site and last known position.
Professional, licensed and realistic
Harley operates under NSW General Licence MWL000102655 and uses appropriate equipment for safe capture, containment and humane relocation. If a snake has already left or cannot be located, capture cannot be guaranteed; Harley will provide practical advice based on the site and last known position.