NSW reptile catch-and-release guidance
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Used for licensing context and advice not to handle or kill snakes. View official source ↗
Open and accountable
Sources &
photo credits
Official guidance supports the safety copy. Publicly licensed photography is credited to its creators.
Business registration
ABN Lookup records ABN 48 032 849 806 for MILTONIA PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR THE JONES FAMILY TRUST. View ABN Lookup record ↗
Licence reference
Business records identify Harley Jones as operating under NSW General Licence MWL000102655. View the NSW Government licensing framework and public-register links ↗. The government's separate public contact list is voluntary and does not include every licensed handler, so this site does not describe that list as individual verification.
Snake-bite first aid
Healthdirect Australia. Used for the emergency advice to call 000, keep the person still and follow pressure-immobilisation guidance. View official source ↗
NSW snakes and safe encounters
NSW Environment and Heritage. Used for cautious species context, protected-wildlife advice and the direction to leave snakes alone and use an authorised catcher. View official source ↗
Veterinary contact method
Clinic names, phone numbers, street addresses and opening notes were checked against official provider pages on 28 August 2026. Every suburb guide shows a practical general clinic reference and a separate 24/7 emergency fallback. Selection from a suburb centre is not a promise that either hospital is the nearest open service to every street; users are told to phone before travelling.
General clinic references
Penrith Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Colyton Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Woodstock Animal Hospital ↗ · Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Blaxland Veterinary Clinic ↗ · Springwood Veterinary Clinic ↗ · Richmond Vet Hospital ↗ · Macquarie Veterinary Clinic ↗ · Vineyard Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Sydney Animal Hospitals Kellyville ↗ · Dural Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Parramatta Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Blacktown Veterinary Hospital ↗ · North Shore Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Gordon Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Hornsby Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Dee Why Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Mona Vale Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Sydney Animal Hospitals Newport ↗ · Gladesville Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Summer Hill Village Vet ↗ · Sydney Animal Hospitals Inner West ↗ · Wakeley Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Camden Valley Animal Hospital ↗ · Campbelltown Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Menai Animal Hospital ↗ · Sutherland Veterinary Clinic ↗ · Engadine Veterinary Hospital ↗ · Veterinary Specialists of Sydney ↗
24/7 emergency hospital references
ARH Greater Western Sydney ↗ · SASH Western Sydney ↗ · VECA Norwest ↗ · North Shore Veterinary Hospital ↗ · SASH Northern Beaches ↗ · Northside Emergency Veterinary Service ↗ · University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney ↗ · VECA Campbelltown ↗ · Veterinary Specialists of Sydney ↗
Penrith & the Nepean local context
NSW National Parks — Nepean River and Glenbrook landscape. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Lower Blue Mountains local context
NSW National Parks — Blue Mountains National Park, Glenbrook area. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Hawkesbury & the Hills local context
Hawkesbury City Council — rivers and tributaries. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Blacktown & Western Sydney local context
NSW Environment — Sydney bushland, wetlands and waterways. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
North Shore local context
NSW Environment — Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park landscape. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Northern Beaches local context
NSW Environment — Ku-ring-gai Chase and Pittwater setting. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Inner West & Ryde local context
NSW Environment — urban bushland and waterways. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
South-West Sydney local context
NSW Environment — Warranmadhaa National Park and Georges River. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Lower North Shore local context
Ku-ring-gai Council — bushland reserves and adjoining national parks. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Hornsby Rural & Bushland local context
Hornsby Shire Council — district parks and bushland plans. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Pittwater & Warringah local context
Northern Beaches Council — reserves, lagoons, creeks and coastal environment. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Inner West Central local context
Inner West Council — catchments, waterways and flood areas. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Sutherland Shire local context
Sutherland Shire Council — waterways, reserves and habitat restoration. Used to check the regional landscape context without making unsupported claims about a species or a particular address. View official source ↗
Wild diamond python resting beside vegetation
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Eastern brown snake on natural ground
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Red-bellied black snake in leaf litter
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Nepean River and wooded gorge at Penrith
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Rocky Glenbrook Creek in Blue Mountains National Park
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Wide view across Broken Bay and the mouth of the Hawkesbury River
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Vegetation and historic observatory remains in Parramatta Park
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Buffalo Creek in Lane Cove National Park
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Narrabeen Lagoon seen across surrounding vegetation
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Iron Cove Bridge crossing the Parramatta River
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Open green and wooded landscape in the Camden district
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Panorama across Palm Beach and Pittwater
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Historic beach and bushland view at Wattamolla in Royal National Park
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Trees and Prospect Reservoir viewed from George Maunder Lookout
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Wetlands and drainage channel at Brick Kiln Park, Jordan Springs
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Water, trees and ducks at the stormwater basin in Plumpton Park
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Light Horse Interchange viewed from the Minchinbury side of the M4
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View from Rooty Hill across Morreau Reserve
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Eastern side of Kingswood railway station
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Southern entrance of St Marys railway station at Queen and Station Streets
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Werrington Lake with trees and grass around the water
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Looking east along the platforms at Seven Hills railway station
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Railway Road entrance of Quakers Hill railway station
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The Northern Road at the Cranebrook and Cambridge Gardens boundary
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Blue Hills Wetland in Glenmore Park
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South Creek in Orchard Hills
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Blacktown Peace Park courts and open space beyond railway tracks
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Historic view of Hadley Park at Castlereagh
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Nepean River at the M4 crossing near Leonay
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Carpenter Street in Colyton
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Preserved Ropes Creek railway station site in Ropes Crossing
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The heritage-listed Box Hill Inn on Windsor Road
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Welcome to Richmond sign beside a local oval
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Wild vegetation photographed in Glenorie
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Cherrybrook landscape near the metro station
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Open countryside between Rouse Hill and Tallawong stations
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Open grass and trees at Castle Hill Heritage Park
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Wooded creek landscape photographed in Dural
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Aerial view across Glenhaven and surrounding Hills suburbs
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Kellyville metro station with wooded land beyond the platform
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Pied stilt photographed at Pitt Town Lagoon
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Hornsby Park and its former quarry landscape
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Berowra Creek in Berowra Valley National Park
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Lake and gardens at Fagan Park in Galston
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Berowra railway station on the suburb's central ridge
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Riverstone railway station and town-centre rail corridor
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Schofields railway station in the growing suburb
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Norwest metro station in the business and apartment precinct
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