Before anyone gets too close
Acreage, horses and nurseries require calm coordination
Feed rooms, stables, pot storage, sheds and long boundaries provide many possible shelter points.
For the wider service context, see our Blacktown snake removal guide and the Blacktown and Western Sydney service area. This page covers the access and safety details specific to Terrey Hills.
PET EMERGENCY CONTACTS
Terrey Hills veterinary contacts
Keep these details separate from the snake-removal number. The catcher handles the snake; a veterinary team assesses the pet. If both are needed, make the veterinary call without waiting for capture.
snake near a stable, feed room or paddock
sighting in a nursery or landscape yard
movement between buildings and bushland
Keep people and pets back
Keep horses, dogs and workers away. Do not shift pots, hay, timber or machinery after the sighting.
Do not touch, trap, corner or try to kill the snake. Bring children and pets away and call a trained reptile handler.
What to look at later
Seal feed, raise materials and keep working aisles and building edges visible during normal maintenance.
No property can be completely snake-proof. The practical aim is better visibility, fewer hiding places and less food for rodents, without harming native wildlife.
PET SAFETY / DETAILS CHECKED 28 AUGUST 2026
Where to ring about a pet
The first card is a practical clinic for the local area. The second card is a hospital that advertises 24-hour emergency care. Neither requires you to move closer to the snake or transport it.
Family-operated local hospital; call to confirm current opening hours.
The hospital states that its emergency service operates 24/7 with no referral required.
Selection from the middle of Terrey Hills cannot account for every road or open clinic. Confirm where the veterinary team wants you to go before starting the trip.
Independent contact information only. Snake Catcher Sydney Wide is not affiliated with these veterinary providers. In a life-threatening pet emergency, follow the veterinary team's instructions immediately.
The best way onto the site
Give the property or business name, gate, driveway and fixed landmark. Arrange for someone to meet the catcher away from the snake.
Let us know whether the snake is inside or outside, whether a gate or door is locked and whether animals are still on the property.
A calm description is enough
We will ask where the snake was last seen, what sort of property it is and the safest place to meet you. An existing photo can be useful, but nobody should move closer to take one. Once we know the situation, we can give you an honest indication of availability and travel time.
LOCAL VISUAL / REGIONAL CONTEXT
Suburb map and regional view
Narrabeen Lagoon — a regional reference for the wetlands, coastal vegetation and dense neighbourhoods of the Northern Beaches.
Photo: Bs4234 / Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗. Cropped for display.
Terrey Hills map: use this to check the wider road, reserve and waterway pattern—not to approach a snake. Provider attribution appears inside the map.
Local habitat and snake activity Terrey Hills
Local council guidance records several venomous and non-venomous snakes across the Northern Beaches, including eastern brown snakes, red-bellied black snakes and diamond pythons. Lagoons, sandstone bushland and roof spaces create different habitat clues, but none proves an identification.
Diamond python
Can use mature trees, roof spaces, thick gardens, rockwork and sheltered structures.
Do not use this as an ID: Do not approach because a pattern appears familiar; large pythons can still defend themselves.
Australian Museum species guide ↗Red-bellied black snake
Often associated with wetter habitat such as creeks, drains, wetlands and dam margins.
Do not use this as an ID: The red or pink flank may be hidden from view, especially from above.
Australian Museum species guide ↗Golden-crowned snake
A small nocturnal snake associated with moist forest, sandstone, leaf litter, logs and rocks.
Do not use this as an ID: The pale crown can be incomplete or hard to see, and a defensive posture is not a safe ID test.
Australian Museum species guide ↗These are habitat-based possibilities for the wider district, not a claim that any species is common on a particular Terrey Hills property. The Sydney snake identification guide explains the limits of visual identification.
Call 000 immediately. Keep the person still and calm, apply a pressure immobilisation bandage, and do not wash, cut or suck the bite. Follow the emergency operator and Healthdirect guidance ↗.
Common local questions
Answers for Terrey Hills
Can horses be moved after a Terrey Hills sighting?
Only if the route is well away from the snake. Explain the paddock and gate layout before moving animals.
Do I need pest control or a snake catcher?
If you are searching for pest control or pest removal because you have found a snake, contact a licensed snake catcher directly. A pest-control business that does not provide licensed snake handling may need to refer your call, adding a step and potentially delaying arrangements. Some pest controllers also offer licensed snake catching; ask whether they can arrange an appropriately licensed handler. Keep people and pets away and call Snake Catcher Sydney Wide to confirm the fee, availability and estimated arrival.
Is the snake moved humanely?
The aim is safe capture and humane relocation in line with current NSW requirements. The snake should not be handled by an untrained person.
Can I make a Terrey Hills property snake-proof?
No property can be made completely snake-proof. Seal feed, raise materials and keep working aisles and building edges visible during normal maintenance.
The local background comes from NSW Environment — Ku-ring-gai Chase and Pittwater setting ↗, with snake safety checked against NSW Environment guidance ↗. The embedded public map is used to confirm the suburb, roads and named landscape reference. Habitat can vary from street to street, so we do not claim that a particular species is common at any address.