Hodgsons Snakes - Rescue and Removal - Snake Catcher

12/10/2025

SUCCESS!!! A few days ago we were contacted about a snake in a veggie garden in . Well, today, it was back so out we went to give it a new home. It was a beautiful little . Nothing like some forward planning to lead to victory.

On a side note... Can you guess the song playing in the background?

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11/10/2025

A new game to play. Often in the videos you can hear music in the background, can you name the song?

Now, down to business...our first call today came from , where a large was seen hanging out under a carport. When we arrived, the snake was nowhere to be found. Unfortunately it wasn't being watched. We did a very thorough check of the property though. But no sign.

We next headed to where a snake or two were spotted behind a shed near where the kids play. It was last seen going into a pile of timber behind the shed. Upon first inspection, I see a little bit of tail sticking out of the bottom of an ibc water container. With the help of a few people, they stood guard watching each end of the area whilst i got busy moving everything out of the way, then drain the tank. Once moved the tank the had a lovely deep puddle to swim in, so next I went fishing...is it still fishing when you're going for a snake? We then offered some advice to make the kids play area a little bit more safe.

We had lots of other calls today as well, but they didn't turn into jobs. Snakes seen yesterday, or disappeared into places humans can't get, so advice was offered for safety, as well as potentially finding it over the next few days. We like to catch them the first time we attend, so that may mean, it's worth postponing until more information is collected.

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10/10/2025

It's international vet nurse day. So I would like to recognise and show my appreciation to all the vet nurses out there. I know some, a few have helped me recently. And to everyone who works to better the lives of those who don't have a voice...thank you.

Leave a comment thanking someone you know :) feel free to tag anyone specific that you think needs recognition :)

09/10/2025

We love our wildlife rescuers. We regularly get calls for other wildlife which we try to pass directly onto those we know directly. Furthermore, on our website, you can find links to some of the individual shelters in our area, with a personal write-up about what they do, written by those who run the shelters. As well as what their needs are. With links so you can donate directly to their cause...to make sure that your donations go directly to where they are needed. If you are a shelter, and not on our website, I would love to add you to our website. Please reach out to me. Have a look at what the other shelters have done, and use that as a template for yourself, send that through to us with some photos of your day to day doings and we will make sure you show up on our list. We would love more, as we know there are plenty, and then we can bring back our monthly spotlight posts on community needs.

The shelters are local to the area we service. So you know the support is going to local needs :)

You can have a look at some of them on our website https://hodgsonssnakes.com.au/donations-and-charities click on the individual logos to bring up more information.

08/10/2025

Today, we had a sad event. We get them occasionally.

We headed off to for a that was hanging out under a pile of timber. When we arrived we noticed a patch of its skin missing on its back, then further along, some dints in its skin. The dints were potentially caused by their pet doggo...as that's what alerted them to the snake. But I have only seen skin missing like this when vehicles have run over them. So I am not sure what has happened. The wound didn't appear fresh, as it was dry and no blood. Sadly, the snake had to be euthanized because of the missing chunk of skin. I advised contacting a ver due to the interaction, so far, the family doggo is ok :) so that's good.

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07/10/2025

We all need some cheer in this world. Sometimes laughter can be a good method of delivery. I'm no but this snake sure is.

No jobs over the last few days, but a few calls that ended up being lizards.

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04/10/2025

Eight snakes today!!!

Don't get all excited though, we only had one job. The other seven, I'll tell you about at the end of the story.

Today we headed to near where a lovely family had seen a snake by their rainwater tank living in a rock wall. They had previously seen it there before, plus a few other locations around their farm. When we arrived it had only ten minutes prior moved back into the wall ... So they thought, we pulled out all the rocks, no snake, we found one tunnel, dug that out, no snake. Lots of frogs though. We eventually found it a little further into the property laying out in the open, it must have appeared to have gone into the rocks but instead climbed over them.

The other seven snakes came from a friend of mine. Whilst working on a farm out near , she came across seven snakes on the road in her travels. Snakes, and other reptiles are definitely active now. So keep an eye on the roads, if you see something that looks like a wavey mirage in the distance, slow down, it might be a snake making its way across the road.

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03/10/2025

Check out the photo (at the start of this video). In red is where the snake was, in purple are those buzzing snake repellers... In my professional opinion, they do not work, all they do is encourage you to lower your guard and become complacent, which is where the danger will actually be.

Back to the story though. Another...few days ago we were contacted about a snake in sunning itself by some rocks. We offered advice. And once again...the advice paid off. Today it was back out again, and we were able to take this to some new rocks for a home. We always take each job seriously, and take actions to improve our chances of catching the snake the first time we attend. And the last few days is evidence of that (if you have been following along). Sometimes, it simply means, today sounds risky. But in saying that, you are our valued customer, and we will take the actions that make YOU feel most comfortable, our advice is to make you feel comfortable , whilst also not wanting to waste your money when there will be a better opportunity with a bit more observation. We generally offer three options depending on the situation presented to us when they are a little bit difficult.

Our second job, whilst sitting on my couch reading Ron Weasley being a little snappy at Harry, my phone rings for another snake ... This time in . A was found under some corrugated iron out the back of someone's house when they were doing their spring tidy up. One comment we hear very very often is "OMG, it was that easy!!!" Well...yeah, I've been doing it for ten years, so I know what I'm looking at, what I'm doing, and can see what the animals temperament is. They definitely aren't always that easy. Like everything, when you watch someone who knows what they are doing, they make it look easy.

I think that's everything from today. Signing off, yours truly....your friendly neighbourhood snakespert...

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02/10/2025

Today, we attended a job in . You might recall a few days ago someone called us about a snake that was seen but disappeared, and we offered them some advice. Well, today that advice paid off. The snake was seen again, and out we went. The house has a beautiful garden with a raised entertainment landing with fake grass and brick retaining wall. The snake was seen going in a gap between the grass leading to the retaining wall. We pulled back the grass and found a little hole. Raking back some of the soil opened up the tunnel which ran along the back of the wall, where eventually I found the snake. Holding its tail made excavating the rest of the tunnel with one hand a little complicated...but eventually loosened it up enough to reveal a 1m which now has a new home down by a creek.

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01/10/2025

Today we received three calls to . But it turned out it was , not they were wanting. There used to be a catcher there, but it seems they are no longer operational, and google can't differentiate between the two different locations so is recommending us...

As for local snakes, we did have one call from which was an enquiry about a snake spotted yesterday, so we gave them advice on what to do next time the snake is seen. It was seen sunbathing on the grass, but when they returned it had disappeared. They are aware of a hole under some pavers close by, that has been there for years.

In the meantime, enjoy this video that one of our followers sent us last week. A was found in their depot after bringing a car in from out of town. They had some experience with snakes and had been able to take it back to where the car came from ... which is good. This is definitely not something we would recommend attempting though. But in this particular case, all went well.

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29/09/2025

Today we headed off to near for a lovely . This snake was missing the tip of its tail...last year we found another which we named stumps. I think this one will be called tips.

Anyways, this snake was seen in the garden by some large feature rocks, it made its way further around the garden and waited patiently for me to arrive as I had car trouble about 500m away from the job.

We also had a call from where a snake had an encounter with a doggo. The dog was on the way to the vet with the husband when I received the call. The snake was last seen going under a wine barrel. They weren't sure if it was still there or not though. I said it's probably worth confirming if it's still there or not before getting me to come out, but if you are not comfortable doing so, I can come out anyway. They asked what's the best way to check. I said a torch and shine the light in any gaps to see if you can see any part of him is a good start.

I didn't hear back, so I assume the snake wasn't there. I called and left a message to find out how their pet is, and to offer advice moving forward over the next few days

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28/09/2025

Today we had an interesting one. We had a call to where a was seen hanging out by the door to a shed. When we arrived I walked straight up to it and it was a heater hose from a car laying in the long grass. We do get jobs like this from time to time. Sometimes your brain plays games on you. Definitely a good reminder to tidy up, now your lawns, whipper snip so you can see around your yard. But also pick up things and store them away so they can't accidentally be mistaken for a snake.

We also got some excellent feedback (see the image attached) on one of our posts. This is exactly why we post so often. Every day is a new situation, and a fresh reminder. Whilst not all will apply to you, one may make you realise something you have overlooked. I have been doing this for almost a decade, and still come across new situations.

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