A technician checking a boundary wall line and pipe entries at ground level

Snake control in Al Adl Makkah

Al Adl is an eastward extension along King Faisal Road and the Fourth Ring Road, a district of dense apartment buildings, pilgrim housing blocks and hotels. Bounded by hills to the north and the holy sites to the east, the district is packed with residents during pilgrimage season, and old drainage networks and aged foundations provide wide passages for snakes to enter the buildings.

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Targeted, not broadcast

Product goes into cracks and runways, never sprayed across open surfaces.
Told before we start

What we will use, where it goes, and what to cover or move before we arrive.
A follow-up visit

We return after the first treatment, because what survives it does not show on the day.
Homes and businesses

Apartments and villas, and kitchens and stores that need a record of each visit.

Why they keep coming back in Al Adl

High population density and seasonal cycles mean many underfloor cavities of different ages and varying maintenance states, creating inconsistent protection from below. The method is set out in full on the full Snake control page.

The first reason

Apartment district with shared entries and old foundations

Al Adl is fundamentally an apartment district where residential blocks share entries, lower corridors and foundations. Old foundations are often broken, and the gaps allow snakes to enter directly from beneath the street into flats without being seen.

The second reason

Fluctuation in residential and pilgrim numbers

Pilgrim housing fills the blocks densely in season and leaves them half empty the rest of the year. This variation means homes may be sealed and abandoned for months, making them ideal for snake and rodent settlement.

The third reason

Ageing drainage networks leak constant moisture

Al Adl's drainage networks are old and failing, and moisture remains in the soil around foundations. This draws earthworms, insects and rats, and wherever small food is plentiful, snakes follow.

The character of Al Adl

Apartment district: residential blocks, repeated floors and shared entrances

Flats in Al Adl present unique challenges: shared entries give snakes pathways, old broken foundations allow entry, and adjoining blocks let snakes move from building to building with ease.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

Al Adl sits at moderate elevation between Jabal Al Nour and Al Rawdah, with the Fourth Ring Road bounding it from the south and high traffic roads making it a constant movement hub.

A shed skin

Shed snake skin is left in lower corridors and shared entries where shade, moisture and protection are all high.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Snake tracks appear in damp soil around building bases and in gaps between hills and the built structure.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of block and rubble from maintenance and repair work provide safe shelter for snakes between flats.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

The gap beneath one building's gate opens into the shared cavity beneath all the flats, making it easy for snakes to move between blocks.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows are found in every damp spot around the foundations, creating feeding trails for snakes.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Leaking drainage and standing water around the foundation base provide constant moisture that attracts insects and earthworms.

How we work

1
Inspect and locate

We work the perimeter, the garden and the service rooms with a torch and a mirror, reading the tracks, the skins and the burrows to establish whether it is still on site and where it came in.
2
Safe removal

It comes out on a hook and tongs into a closed container and is released away from buildings where that is possible, with no chasing it around a room.
3
Close the routes, take away the shelter

A strip under the gate, sleeves around pipe entries, tight covers on the floor drains, and the blocks and palm fronds moved off the wall line.
4
Cut the food, then come back

We treat the rodents and the geckos on the perimeter, then return once that activity has settled to check the sealed points and look for any fresh track.

What snake control includes

A recorded site inspection

Perimeter, garden, service rooms and pipe entries, with tracks and skins recorded before anything is applied.
Drains and entries closed

Tight covers on floor drains, sleeves around waste and air conditioning pipe runs, and the weep holes in the boundary wall closed.
Rodent work around the building

Closed bait stations on the rodent runs, because cutting the prey is what makes the site stop suiting them.
Perimeter treatment down the food chain

Insects on lit walls hold the geckos, and geckos feed some species, so we treat the chain from the bottom up.
A perimeter housekeeping list

What to move off the wall line, how low to cut the ground cover, where the lighting sits, and what to do if you see another one.
A scheduled follow-up

A set date to check the sealed points, the rodent stations and any new track in the sand.

What is different about Al Maabdah Sub-Municipality

Al Maabdah sub municipality climbs from Al Abtah and Al Jumayzah beside the Al Mualla cemetery up through Al Khansa and Rai Adhakhir to Al Adl, Jabal Al Nour, Wadi Jaleel and Qurtubah on the outer ring roads. It mixes hotels and pilgrim housing near the Grand Mosque with old popular houses on hillside passes, new housing schemes on valley floors that carry flash floods after rain, and industrial plots, workshops and warehouses along Al Hajj Street in Qurtubah. Street widening and expropriation leave partly demolished frontages in Al Khansa.

Questions about this district

Is a flat on an upper floor safer than a ground floor flat?

Yes. Upper flats are at lower risk because snakes enter from below via shared foundations and main entries. If the flat is far from the main entrance and water drainage, the risk is lower.

Are the shared spaces beneath the foundation really dangerous?

Yes. Shared cavities provide a pathway for snakes from the street into all flats underground. If the cavity is in an old building, the snake can enter unseen and unobstructed.

Are nearby hotels and pilgrim housing sources of snakes?

Hotels and seasonal housing contain restaurants and many rooms, and waste attracts rats. Snakes migrate from these zones into neighbouring flats through foundation gaps.

If the flat has been sealed for weeks, is it more exposed?

Yes. A closed and unoccupied flat becomes an ideal refuge for rodents and snakes. Lack of movement and noise allows animals to settle more easily.

Are modern buildings in Al Adl better protected than older ones?

Modern buildings have improved foundations and better sealed openings, but shared flats remain a weakness. Older buildings are far worse.

Does regular maintenance of shared entries prevent snakes?

Maintenance reduces the problem but will not stop it if the foundations themselves are broken. The gaps beneath ground are the real issue.

How much does snake control in Al Adl cost?

It is set after the inspection, because the price follows the type of infestation, the size of the space, how far it has spread and the number of visits it needs. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Adl.