Snakes in the city: Sydney squirms as record rainfall triggers wildlife boom

By Peter Hannam
Updated November 28 2016 - 11:08am, first published October 23 2016 - 9:10am
Sydney snake catcher Harley Jones with a diamond python. Photo: Steven Siewert
Sydney snake catcher Harley Jones with a diamond python. Photo: Steven Siewert
Stand back: Harley Jones with a red-bellied black snake caught in a Cherrybrooke backyard of Friday. Photo: Steven Siewert
Stand back: Harley Jones with a red-bellied black snake caught in a Cherrybrooke backyard of Friday. Photo: Steven Siewert
Snake in the hand: Cherrybrooke red-bellied black snake about to be relocated. Photo: Steven Siewert
Snake in the hand: Cherrybrooke red-bellied black snake about to be relocated. Photo: Steven Siewert

It's not yet 10am and snake catcher Harley Jones has already fielded three calls from Sydneysiders keen to have unwanted serpents removed.