Step back
Give the snake room. Do not touch, trap, chase or try to kill it.
Snake catcher · Cherrybrook 2126
Snake in the yard, garage or building in Cherrybrook? Don’t begin shifting boxes or garden gear to find it. Secure the area and call the catcher network.
Call for Cherrybrook coverage0485 669 824The number goes to the SnakeSafe Sydney catcher network. Current availability is confirmed on the call.

What makes this page local
Family streets, reserves and drainage corridors weave through a suburb with extensive garden cover. Around Cherrybrook Lakes and Berowra Creek catchment, the mix of tall eucalypt forest, sandstone woodland and shaded creek vegetation creates very different shelter and access from a bare, newly cleared block.
Around detached homes, schools, sports fields and pool areas, reduce foot traffic and noise. A precise gate, driveway, unit number or loading entrance is more useful than a broad street address alone.
This does not mean a particular species is guaranteed to occur at a particular address. It explains why a catcher needs the actual scene—not a generic suburb assumption.
Local-area reference: Hornsby Shire Council ↗RegionUpper North Shore
Postcode2126
Local featureCherrybrook Lakes and Berowra Creek catchment
Common property mixdetached homes, schools, sports fields and pool areas
Do this now in Cherrybrook
Give the snake room. Do not touch, trap, chase or try to kill it.
Move children and pets indoors or behind a closed door.
If you can do so safely, note where it goes. Never corner it.
Tell us the suburb, the last clear location and any immediate risks.
Species context, not a diagnosis
These profiles are a practical regional guide. They do not identify the animal at your property and they are not a reason to move closer.
Useful local information
If a person may have been bitten, call 000 immediately. The hospital listing is for local reference only—not an instruction to drive instead of calling an ambulance.
6 Leonard Street, Hornsby NSW 2077
Call first to confirm current availability
Palmerston Road, Hornsby NSW 2077
Contact details were checked against the organisations’ own websites or NSW Health sources during this build. Call ahead because services and availability can change.
Part of a real service hierarchy
This page sits under the Upper North Shore service guide, rather than floating alone as a search-only page.
Questions people ask in the moment
It depends on current catcher locations, traffic, access and other active jobs. Call with the exact suburb and situation so the network can check current coverage; we won’t invent a standard arrival time.
No. Colour and pattern can be misleading, especially at a distance. Keep back and describe only what you can see safely. A zoomed photograph is optional, never worth approaching for.
Those are all situations worth explaining on the call. Tell us whether the sighting is indoors or outside, the last reliable location, the safest access and who may be at risk.
Do not pull apart the hiding place or start a search. Close internal doors if that can be done without approaching, keep people and pets out, and tell the catcher exactly where it was last seen.
Keep it simple
Call SnakeSafe Sydney on 0485 669 824. Keep people and pets away and tell us where the snake was last seen.