Step back
Give the snake room. Do not touch, trap, chase or try to kill it.
Snake catcher · Cremorne 2090
The safest first move in Cremorne is usually the simplest: step back, move children and animals away, and keep track of the last reliable sighting.
Call for Cremorne coverage0485 669 824The number goes to the SnakeSafe Sydney catcher network. Current availability is confirmed on the call.

What makes this page local
Harbour parkland, dense residential blocks and sandstone slopes make access conditions change from street to street. Around Primrose Park and Willoughby Bay, the mix of angophora, eucalypt canopy and pockets of sandstone heath creates very different shelter and access from a bare, newly cleared block.
Around apartments, terraces, courtyards and harbour-side gardens, 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: Lane Cove Council ↗RegionLower North Shore
Postcode2090
Local featurePrimrose Park and Willoughby Bay
Common property mixapartments, terraces, courtyards and harbour-side gardens
Do this now in Cremorne
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.
63 Herbert Street, Artarmon NSW 2064
24-hour emergency veterinary hospital
Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW 2065
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 Lower North Shore service guide, rather than floating alone as a search-only page.
Questions people ask in the moment
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.
Move yourself and the pet away from the snake without trying to catch it, keep the pet as still as practical and phone a vet immediately. Use the local veterinary contact on this page or the closest open emergency vet.
Keep it simple
Call SnakeSafe Sydney on 0485 669 824. Keep people and pets away and tell us where the snake was last seen.