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

Snake control in Al Aziziyah Makkah

Al Aziziyah lies about six kilometres from the Haram on the pilgrims' route to Mina, once farmland known as Hawd Al Baqar. Hotel towers, pilgrim lodgings and markets line King Abdulaziz Road and Al Masjid Al Haram Road, with the old Umm Al Qura University campus and Mahbas Al Jinn bus station within the zone. Snakes come from open areas and massive construction projects searching for rats and cockroaches in the dense hotels and shops.

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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 Aziziyah

Heavy seasonal foot traffic, doors left unattended and food waste in large projects provide easy passage routes for snakes. The method is set out in full on what Snake control involves.

The first reason

Hotel towers and massive projects with deep foundations

Soaring hotels and large projects sit on deep foundations with vast voids beneath them, where rats tunnel deep and snakes follow their burrows far into the ground.

The second reason

Mahbas Al Jinn bus station and continuous movement

The massive bus station brings constant traffic and food scraps from thousands of passengers, and gaps around the station provide shelter for rodents and snakes.

The third reason

Open construction sites and vast empty ground

Open construction sites and vast unoccupied land provide safe passage routes for snakes to travel from the surrounding desert straight into the massive projects.

Al Aziziyah on the map

Al Aziziyah sits about 2.5 km from Al Sanabel and about 3 km from Al Mursalat.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A commercial and hotel expansion zone on the main pilgrim route, distant from the Haram, seasonal and heavy pilgrim and tourist traffic, a massive bus station, multiple ongoing construction projects.

A shed skin

A shed skin: Vast voids beneath hotels and massive projects make ideal places where shed skins are easily found and collected.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

The track in the sand: Open ground and desert surrounding the projects hold clear tracks of large snakes moving across open land.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Block and rubble piles: Ongoing construction sites leave massive material piles providing excellent shelter and cover for snakes.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

The gap under the gate: Gates to hotels and massive projects leave large bottom gaps allowing easy snake entry and exit.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows: Rats tunnel deeply beneath hotel and project foundations, creating extensive networks that snakes follow into the structures.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

A leaking irrigation line: Modern drainage systems leak steadily, raising humidity and drawing rodent and insect populations.

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.

The character of Al Aziziyah

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

The commercial zone in Al Aziziyah means hotels, shops and massive projects operate with continuous movement and open doors without fixed closure times. Snakes exploit this organised activity to move easily between different projects and structures without facing real barriers.

Questions about this district

Do snakes in Al Aziziyah come from the surrounding desert or from the hotels themselves?

Both. Snakes arrive from the desert but settle inside hotels when they find abundant food and safe shelter.

Why does snake activity peak so heavily during Hajj season in Al Aziziyah?

Hajj brings millions of pilgrims, leaving massive food waste and continuous open doors, causing rats to breed explosively.

Do the deep foundations of large hotels protect from snakes entering?

No. Deep foundations create vast voids beneath them where snakes and rats settle far from light and human movement.

Does the bus station's constant movement make snake entry easier?

Yes. Continuous traffic, open doors and spilled food throughout the day give snakes and rodents constant opportunity to enter.

Are desert snakes different from urban snakes in this area?

Yes. Desert snakes are larger, more aggressive and less fearful of humans, whilst urban snakes are smaller and more cautious.

Does sealing doors and closing empty hotels protect from snakes?

Sealing helps, but snakes already sheltering in deep foundations may remain hidden for weeks before emerging at night.

How much does snake control in Al Aziziyah 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 Aziziyah.