Stay calm
Move back slowly and give the snake space.
Sydney-wide · licensed · available 24/7
Sydney snakecatcher
Fast, professional snake removal by Harley Jones—an experienced Sydney wildlife relocator trusted in homes, workplaces, hotels, schools and strata properties.
Call-out fee applies · NSW General Licence MWL000102655
10+
years in the field
Diamond Python · Roseville
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0411 103 488
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LicensedNSW wildlife relocator
ExperiencedMore than a decade in the field
Sydney-wideResidential and commercial
HumaneSafe, lawful relocation
Snake nearby?
Four calm steps
Clear the area
Keep children, pets and bystanders away.
Watch safely
Note where it goes without approaching it.
Call Harley
Phone 0411 103 488 for professional help.
Snake removal services
Experienced help for the place you found it
Every call-out is different. Select the situation closest to yours for practical first steps and information about Harley’s response.
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Snake Removal Sydney
Harley provides professional snake capture and humane reptile relocation across Greater Sydney. If a snake is visible now, create distance and call 0411 103 488.
Explore service → 02Emergency Snake Catcher Sydney
For snake sightings where people, pets, customers or workers may be at immediate risk. Create distance, control the area and call Harley.
Explore service → 03Snake in House Sydney
A snake inside a home is stressful, but rushing toward it increases the risk. Move people and pets away, preserve a safe exit and call Harley.
Explore service → 04Snake in Yard Sydney
Snakes may cross lawns, rest near pools or disappear into dense garden cover. Bring people and pets inside, give the animal space and call Harley.
Explore service → 05Snake in Garage or Shed Sydney
Garages and sheds contain blind corners, stored materials and machinery. Keep the space closed if safe, stop moving items and call Harley.
Explore service → 06Snake Near Pets Sydney
If a pet notices the snake first, do not get between them. Contain animals only when it is safe and call Harley for professional removal.
Explore service → 07Snake Removal for Schools and Childcare Sydney
Move students to another supervised area, isolate the sighting location and call Harley. Staff should manage people, not attempt a capture.
Explore service → 08Snake Removal for Businesses Sydney
Protect staff, customers and contractors by stopping activity in the affected area and arranging licensed professional removal.
Explore service →Snake identification Sydney
Snakes Identification
If you have seen a snake around your house or place of business and would like assistance in identifying what species of snake you have seen, simply email your photo to snakes@snakesinthecity.com.au, or SMS it to us on 0411103488. We can provide immediate snake identification service free of charge!
Broad Headed Snake
Potentially Dangerous
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Brown Tree Snake
Weakly venomous
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Common Tree Snake
Non-Venomous
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Death Adder
Highly Venomous
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Diamond Python
Non-Venomous
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Eastern Brown Snake
Highly Venomous
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Golden Crowned Snake
Weakly venomous
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Keelback
Non-venomous
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Marsh Snake
Mildly venomous
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Red-bellied Black Snake
Highly Venomous
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Yellow-faced Whip Snake
Potentially Dangerous
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Blue Tongue Lizard
Non-Venomous
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Meet Harley Jones
Professional judgement built through real Sydney call-outs
Harley combines formal reptile-handling training with more than a decade of field experience in homes, hotels, businesses, strata properties, bushland edges and difficult-access locations.
01 Licensed NSW snake catcher and wildlife relocator
02 Residential, commercial and community-site experience
03 Calm scene control and humane handling
Recognisable across Sydney
Easy to identify when Harley arrives
The distinctive black-and-lime response vehicle carries the Snakes in the City branding and Harley’s contact number, making it easy to recognise at residential, strata and commercial call-outs.
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Real field experience
Unusual call-outs. Useful lessons.
Original stories demonstrate the access, identification and safety decisions that professional reptile work can require.
Harley in the field
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Removed from a Sydney Beach
A rare marine-snake call-out required calm judgement, specialist wildlife knowledge and careful control of a busy public setting.
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Harley in the field
Diamond Python Takes a Boat Ride with a Hawkesbury Snake Catcher
A beautiful python, an island call-out and one unusually quiet passenger.
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Harley in the field
More Than a Decade of Professional Snake-Catching Experience
Formal reptile-handling training, years of real call-outs and a calm approach make Harley a trusted choice for snake removal across Greater Sydney.
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Harley in the field
Green Tree Snake Removed from Sydney’s InterContinental
An unexpected hotel guest gave Harley one of the most recognisably Sydney backdrops of his reptile-removal career.
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Harley in the field
Golden-Crowned Snake Removed from a Turramurra Verandah
Harley responded promptly and calmly when a venomous native snake was found beside a home on Sydney's Upper North Shore.
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Harley in the field
Diamond Python Removed 10 Metres Up a Roseville Tree
An unusual North Shore call-out that demanded patience, careful planning and experienced work well above ground level.
Read the story →Greater Sydney coverage
Snake removal across Greater Sydney
Explore the main regions Harley serves, including the North Shore, Northern Beaches, the Hills, Hawkesbury, Western Sydney and the Sydney CBD.
North Shore & Ku-ring-gai
Homes, strata properties, schools and businesses from the Lower North Shore through Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby.
Chatswood, Lane Cove, Willoughby, Roseville, Lindfield, Killara, Gordon, Pymble, Turramurra, St Ives, Wahroonga and HornsbyNorthern Beaches
Urgent snake and reptile assistance for coastal homes, gardens, courtyards, businesses and community sites.
Manly, Queenscliff, Mosman, Balmoral, Bayview, Clareville and surrounding Northern Beaches suburbsThe Hills & Hawkesbury
Practical snake removal for suburban properties, acreage, stables, sheds and hard-to-reach locations.
Dural, Galston, Arcadia, Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Kellyville, Glenhaven, Kenthurst and RichmondWestern Sydney & Penrith
Residential, industrial, workplace and acreage call-outs across Sydney’s west and north-west.
Blacktown, Penrith, St Marys, Seven Hills, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Schofields, Rouse Hill and surrounding suburbsSydney CBD & Inner City
Professional scene control for hotels, offices, strata buildings, public-facing properties and busy workplaces.
Sydney CBD, North Sydney, St Leonards, Greenwich, Waverton, Naremburn, Cammeray and nearby suburbsPhotographs from real jobs
Harley’s Sydney field record
These are genuine call-out and field photographs supplied by Harley—not AI-generated snake images.
Real Sydney call-out
Diamond python · Roseville
A genuine tree-access removal completed by Harley.
Real Sydney call-out
Tree snake · Sydney CBD
Removed from the InterContinental Hotel overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Real Sydney call-out
Death adder · Flat Rock Gully
A real local sighting showing why distance and identification matter.
Real Sydney call-out
Yellow-bellied sea snake · Sydney beach
A rare coastal response requested by local lifesavers.
Urgent help across Greater Sydney
Found a snake at your property?
Keep your distance, keep people and pets away, and call Harley.
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