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

Snake control in Al Diyafah Makkah

Al Diyafah is an apartment district north of Al Zahra on the old Makkah road, with residential blocks and flats let to visitors and pilgrims, bordering As Salamah, Al Buhayrat, Al Utaybiyah and Al Shuhada. Hussain Arab Street and Abdullah Arif Road cross tight internal streets, and unsupervised short-term rental flats provide abundant food for rats. Foundation gaps and shared drainage offer safe passages for snakes between closely packed 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 Diyafah

Snakes in Al Diyafah are frequently found in older buildings and neglected flats, sheltering in large foundation gaps and narrow gardens squeezed between blocks. The method is set out in full on the full Snake control page.

The first reason

Rented flats, clutter and abundant food

Flats let to visitors often hold stored food and grain in disorder, drawing rats extremely fast. The snake arrives hunting rodents hiding beneath flooring and in large foundation gaps. Each flat changes residents weekly, meaning constant chaos and continuous food supply.

The second reason

Large gaps beneath settling foundations

Old building foundations have subsided, creating wide gaps offering perfect shelter for snakes and rodents. Gaps may exceed 30 centimetres, making them very difficult to seal comprehensively.

The third reason

Shared drainage and tightly packed blocks

Tightly clustered blocks and shared drainage between them provide safe passages for snakes to move from building to building. Finding a single entry point may be useless if snakes move freely through drains beneath the street.

Al Diyafah on the map

Al Diyafah sits about 1 km from Al Bayban and about 1 km from Al Zahra.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A dense apartment district with blocks let to visitors and pilgrims close to the Grand Mosque, narrow internal streets with aging flooring, large gaps beneath old foundations, shared drainage between very tightly clustered buildings.

A shed skin

Shed skin lies in large gaps beneath old flooring and in abandoned flats.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Crawl tracks on damp clay and sand beneath tight streets are very obvious.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Concrete block and rubble from repairs provide countless shelters for snakes and rodents.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

The gap beneath flat doors needs immediate filling and tight sealing as the snake's preferred entry point.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows are very abundant in large gaps and unsupervised short-term rental flats.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Leaking drains and water seeping from supply lines create permanent damp patches attracting rats.

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.

Landmarks of Al Diyafah

The district is divided by Hussain Arab Street and Abdullah Arif Road with Qasr Al Diyafah Street, and proximity to the old Makkah road means continuous visitor movement. Al Diyafah Mall and Diyafah market on the edges provide rat food sources that migrate into neighbouring rental flats hunting shelter.

Old Makkah Road
Hussain Arab Street
Abdullah Arif Road
Qasr Al Diyafah Street
Al Diyafah Mall

Questions about this district

Are visitor rental flats more affected by snakes than other flats?

Yes significantly. Unsupervised short-term rental flats often hold scattered food and stored grain with no protection. Snakes are drawn powerfully to flats with abundant food and numerous rats.

How do we treat a large foundation gap without damaging the building?

Large gaps require careful treatment with materials that tolerate ongoing subsidence. Filling the gap completely may damage the structure, so we use materials allowing some flexibility.

With blocks so tightly packed, is sealing one flat sufficient?

No. Drains beneath the street connect the blocks, so the snake may arrive from neighbouring flats. You must coordinate with other flat owners or agents to treat shared gaps comprehensively.

Does Al Diyafah Mall beside the district provide rats and snakes?

The mall may provide rats, but it is not the only source. Unsupervised rental flats provide abundant food too. Rats are present throughout the district.

After removal from the flat, how long until another snake might arrive?

If gaps are sealed well and rats eliminated, another snake may take weeks to arrive. Shared drainage may allow a new snake from the neighbouring building at any time.

Are old flats easier or harder to treat than newer ones?

Old flats are harder because gaps are larger and drainage may not be clearly mapped. Newer flats sometimes have unexpected foundation gaps around modern construction.

How much does snake control in Al Diyafah 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 Diyafah.