Snake Catcher Forest Hill
Forest Hill is a small, historic town between Gatton and Laidley, surrounded by some of the valley's most productive farmland. We look after homes in town and the farms and sheds around it.
- Region
- Lockyer Valley
- Available
- 24 hours, 7 days
- Also covering
- Glenore Grove, Lockrose, Laidley North
While you wait
Snake on your property right now?
- Keep a safe distance.At least a few metres. Snakes can move faster than you expect.
- Keep children and pets away.Bring them inside or into another room and close the door.
- Don't try to catch or kill it.Many bites happen when people try. Native snakes are also protected in Queensland.
- Keep track of it, if it's safe.Watching from a distance helps us find it. Don't follow it.
- Call a professional.Ring 0478 535 687, 24 hours a day.
Snake bite? Call 000 immediately. Snake bite first aid
Snakes around Forest Hill
The town sits on the Lockyer Creek floodplain, with irrigated paddocks, channels and farm dams on most sides. Water and crops bring frogs and rodents, and snakes follow them. Red-bellied black snakes are more likely near water, while eastern browns favour open ground and sheds.
Older homes and outbuildings in town, and large farm sheds outside it, mean we're as likely to be searching a workshop full of machinery as a backyard garden bed.
Common call-out spots around Forest Hill
- Farm and machinery sheds
- Irrigation channels, dams and pump sites
- Older homes and outbuildings
- Produce and storage sheds
- Backyards next to paddocks
Also covering near Forest Hill
We also take calls from Glenore Grove, Lockrose and Laidley North, and the rural properties in between.
Snake catcher Forest Hill: common questions
Can you search a big machinery shed?
Yes. Tell us where the snake was last seen and what's stored in the shed. Machinery, pallets and stacked materials give snakes a lot of places to hide, so the more you can tell us, the quicker the search.
Do you work around farm operations?
Yes. Let us know about machinery running, irrigation, livestock or workers on site when you call, and we'll work around them safely.
Should I keep watching the snake until you arrive?
Only from a safe distance, and only if you can do it without following it or getting close. Knowing where it went makes a big difference to finding it.
Our services in Forest Hill
Day or night
Snake in Forest Hill? We’re available 24/7.
0478 535 687Call and tell us where the snake is, what it’s near and where you last saw it go. We’ll give you an honest idea of when we can get there.