If you see a snake
Keep people and pets well back, and don't try to catch or kill it. The City of Wanneroo says to call a licensed snake catcher if one is at home or in the garden. If someone may have been bitten, call 000.
What's different in Yanchep
Two ages of house
The City of Wanneroo's heritage survey puts the first Yanchep Sun City subdivision at Yanchep Lagoon around 1970, with an influx of new housing from 2015. An older home and a new build raise different termite questions.
New streets keep coming
The City forecasts Yanchep's local catchment to grow from 74,118 people in 2024 to 185,614 by 2046. If you've just moved in, this is the time to find your termite paperwork.
The national park
DBCA describes a lake as a dominant feature of Yanchep National Park, with tuart and banksia woodland and coastal heath along its trails. Kangaroos, black gloved wallabies and quenda may be spotted there, and native animals are protected.
Snakes near water
The 2010 draft plan for Yanchep and Neerabup said tiger snakes prefer wetlands, and named tiger snakes and dugites among the snakes regarded as potentially dangerous. The City said in September 2026 that snakes are particularly active at this time of year.
A 1970s home or a newer build?
| 1970s home | Newer build | |
|---|---|---|
| Termite check | At least once a year, as WA Building and Energy recommends | The same, starting from the system already installed |
| Paperwork to find | Any past inspection reports or treatment records | The durable notice, often in the meter box, showing the system and its install date |
| Changing the house | Extensions mustn't remove existing barriers or access for inspections | Ask before adding paths or garden beds against the walls |
| If you find termites | Don't disturb them, and call a termite inspector | The same, then check the notice for the system and installer |
Rats, and what brings them in
The City of Wanneroo says rats prefer to live close to both food and water. So pick ripe fruit and nuts, keep bird food in containers, and store bulk pet food where they can't reach it. Firewood belongs off the ground by at least 40cm and away from fences.
Wasps, bees and the WA rules
If you suspect a European wasp, keep away and report it to DPIRD or through the MyPestGuide Reporter app. DPIRD's nest list for 2025 to 2026 named Perth areas including Wanneroo, and it wants every suspected one reported rather than treated.
The City doesn't offer bee removal, so a hive in a wall goes to a pest business, and a swarm is usually a beekeeper's job.
What we'd do about pests in Yanchep
We'd put a termite inspection in the calendar, whatever the age of the house, and find the meter box notice if it's a new build. For rats or anything else you've spotted, tap it and your postcode.
Want someone to look at it?
Tell us what you've seen and your postcode, and a local pest business that handles exactly that calls you to talk it through.
