Before anyone gets too close
Home and industrial calls need different access plans
Loading areas, drainage lines and stored goods need particular care at work. Around homes, garages, laundries and compact back gardens are common places to isolate safely.
PET EMERGENCY CONTACTS
St Marys 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 pallets, a loading bay or stored stock
sighting inside a garage, laundry or unit yard
call from a school, rail-side site or redevelopment area
Keep people and pets back
Nominate one person to keep watch while others stay clear. Never use a broom, hose or forklift to drive the snake from cover.
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
Raise stored goods where possible, keep waste areas clean and repair gaps at roller doors without attempting work while a snake is present.
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 17 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.
Open seven days; phone before travelling.
The hospital states that its emergency service is open 24 hours, every day.
Selection from the middle of St Marys 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 24/7 Sydney 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
Businesses should give the gate, unit number, loading entrance and an on-site mobile contact. Residents should mention rear lanes or shared parking.
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
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Nepean River at Penrith — a regional reference for river, reserve and foothill habitat.
Photo: sv1ambo / Wikimedia Commons ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗. Cropped for display.
St Marys 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 St Marys
Around the Nepean, wetter margins can suit red-bellied black snakes, while open grass, disturbed ground and rodent activity can suit eastern brown snakes. Diamond pythons may also turn up around mature trees and sheltered structures. Habitat is only a clue—not a safe identification.
Eastern brown snake
May use open ground, grass margins, disturbed land and places where rodents are active.
Do not use this as an ID: Colour varies widely; a brown or grey snake cannot be identified safely by colour.
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 ↗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 ↗These are habitat-based possibilities for the wider district, not a claim that any species is common on a particular St Marys 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 St Marys
Do you attend St Marys warehouses after hours?
After-hours calls can be discussed at any time. Attendance depends on current availability, site access and the exact risk described on the phone.
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 St Marys property snake-proof?
No property can be made completely snake-proof. Raise stored goods where possible, keep waste areas clean and repair gaps at roller doors without attempting work while a snake is present.
The local background comes from NSW National Parks — Nepean River and Glenbrook landscape ↗, with snake safety checked against NSW Environment guidance ↗. Habitat can vary from street to street, so we do not claim that a particular species is common at any address.