Snake Catcher KELLYVILLE 0418 633 474
If there's a snake at your home or property in Kellyville, call 0418 633 474.
Stay calm, step back, bring children and pets indoors, and let us handle the rest. You don't need to take a photo or identify the snake. Snakes almost always retreat to the nearest hiding place, and a trained catcher will locate it when we arrive. We stay on the phone with you and talk you through what to do until we get there.
About Kellyville
Kellyville is one of the largest suburbs in The Hills Shire and one of our highest-volume areas for snake call-outs. The suburb has a mix of newer estates, well-established homes with mature gardens, larger family blocks, and bush corridors connecting through to surrounding suburbs. That mix gives snakes everything they need — prey (frogs in garden beds and pond areas, rodents around sheds and garages, skinks throughout the gardens), warm surfaces to thermoregulate (concrete driveways, pavers, retaining walls), and quiet cover where they can rest undisturbed.
Snakes don't enter Kellyville properties because of anything you've done or haven't done. They use the landscape the way every other native animal does — and Kellyville's landscape happens to run right past your back door.
The species we see most often
Red-bellied black snake. Common in Kellyville, especially near water features, drainage areas, frog habitat, and well-watered gardens. Glossy black with a red or pink underside. They feed on frogs, lizards, small snakes, and fish, and bask on warm surfaces in the morning before retreating to shade. Venomous, but shy. They flee if given space. Should only be handled by a professional.
Golden-crowned snake. Small, slender, and active mostly at night. Pale yellow band across the head, pink to reddish underside. Venomous, but bites usually produce only mild local symptoms. Often confused with baby brown snakes because of size and colour. They hide under garden edging, in mulch, beneath rocks, and behind timber. Most active after rain, frequently seen moving across paths and driveways.
Diamond python. Large, non-venomous, calm by nature. Black scales with yellow or cream rosette patterns. Common across Kellyville because the suburb supports the rats and possums they hunt. Excellent climbers — they rest on fences, verandas, rafters, pergolas, and in roof spaces. We encourage residents to leave them alone where it's safe to do so. When relocation is needed, their size and strength means it should be done by a trained handler.
Green tree snake. Slim, fast, harmless. Bright green, olive, grey, or almost black, with a yellow underside. They move quickly through hedges, fences, pool surrounds, gardens, and roof edges. When startled, they flatten their bodies and show flashes of pale blue between the scales — alarming but not dangerous. Not venomous. Still need a trained catcher to safely relocate from a home.
Blue-tongued lizard. Not a snake, but the most common reason Kellyville residents call us thinking they've seen one. Heavy-bodied skinks that rustle loudly through leaf litter, hiss, puff up, and display a bright blue tongue when threatened. They hide under pot plants, garden equipment, timber piles, sheds, and warm corners. They eat insects, snails, fruit, and pet food, and are excellent for the garden. We'd rather come out for a blue-tongue than not come out and find out it wasn't.
Where snakes hide in Kellyville properties
Kellyville's mix of new builds and established homes creates a wide range of snake habitat. The places we find them most often:
Behind hot water systems and air conditioners
Under pot plants and raised tubs
In garages behind storage
Beneath retaining walls
In roof cavities and wall gaps
In sheds behind tools, boxes, or bags
Under timber, tiles, or unused building materials
In thick hedges and shrubs
Around pool pump areas
In compost heaps and mulch piles
Behind large rocks and garden ornaments
Along fence lines and narrow side passages
Under outdoor furniture and tarps
Beneath decks, stairs, and raised garden structures
When you call us, you don't need to follow the snake. We use species behaviour, temperature, time of day, and property layout to work out where it's likely gone and locate it from there.
After we leave
We'll explain what brought the snake in and what can be done to reduce future visits. Chemical repellents, powders, and ultrasonic devices don't work — there's no evidence for any of them despite the marketing. What does work is removing the conditions: control rodents (the biggest single factor on most Kellyville properties), keep grass and edges trimmed, lift stored items off the ground, clear leaf litter, organise sheds and garages, store timber off the soil, secure outdoor pet food, and trim vegetation back from walls and fences.
A few things people often ask
Did I do something wrong? No. Snakes move through every suburb in The Hills Shire. Your property isn't the reason — it's just on the route.
Does one snake mean there's a nest? No. Snakes don't form nests in suburban yards, don't live in groups, and don't travel in pairs. One sighting almost always means one snake.
What attracted it? Almost always rodents or frogs. If you've seen a snake, there's a strong chance there's prey activity on the property, even if you haven't noticed it. The food drives the predator.
If a snake is inside the house
A snake indoors is an emergency. They get in through small gaps, open doors, garage openings, gaps around pipes, and damaged seals. Leave the room, close the door behind you, and call 0418 633 474.
When in doubt, call
If you notice movement, hear rustling in vegetation, or see your dog or cat fixated on a part of the yard, call 0418 633 474. Even just to check. We'd rather answer the question than have someone attempt to handle a snake themselves.
We work across Kellyville and the wider Hills District every day of the year.
