Seαn Cαde  , who represents Aᴜstrαliαn Snαke Cαtchers,  was recently called to remove a six-foot Eastern Brown Snαke from a West Hoxton property in Sydney’s west.

He revealed that he had been warned of many more eastern brown snakes throughout the city, as well as red-bellied snakes.

Over the Thanksgiving Day long weekend, Cαde received about 25 calls about snakes on his property.

“A dozen of them were Eastern Browns, and they were all more than five feet,” Mr. Cαde said.

While Cαde explained that more snakes are not necessarily being found, snakes have been larger than their normal size lately.

“The snake that people are going to see is about a metre long, about the size of a dime. An eastern brown snake is probably the same size – 1.2 metres.

“But I’m finding five footers on a regular snake from an eastern brown snake, like a 20-cent piece, so they’re pretty thick,” Mr. Cαde said.

Mr Cαde added that the red hairy snakes were similar in diameter to  “mandarin size”  .

“For some reason, this year, more than in recent years  , the snakes seem to be much larger and much healthier,”  Cαde said.

CSIRO mosquito expert Steѵe Henry said the mosquito infestation, which was seen across central and western New South Wales earlier this year, had contributed to the problem.

The rats provided excellent food for the snakes. However, Henry said there was still uncertainty about whether another major project would affect the state.

“We are seeing irregular reports of high numbers of mice, and farmers are also being very proactive with Ƅαiting, which is helping to reduce numbers in some areas.”