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

Snake control in Al Hindawiyah Makkah

Al Hindawiyah is a densely populated popular district on the west of Makkah with hundreds of small shops and aged buildings packed on Prince Mansour Street, Umm Al Qura Road and between the second and third ring roads. The fabric is unplanned and popular markets draw bargain shoppers from across the city. Gaps between old buildings and open shop fronts offer easy entry for snakes.

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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 Hindawiyah

Markets open continuously produce steady food waste, rodents live in every gap and crack, snakes hunt them without interruption. The method is set out in full on the full Snake control page.

The first reason

Hundreds of small shops provide uninterrupted rodent food

Hundreds of small shops and popular markets produce continuous food waste throughout day and night. Rodents nest beneath floors and in shops, and snakes track them from shop to shop.

The second reason

Old unplanned construction offers random gaps and cracks

Random unplanned building with irregular gaps and unplanned cracks. Weak foundations and damp floors with deep fissures provide multiple shelters for snakes.

The third reason

Prince Mansour Street enables continuous movement between districts

Prince Mansour Street and Umm Al Qura Road provide continuous passages for snakes between Al Hindawiyah and neighbouring districts. Snakes travel freely beneath floors and through cracks.

The character of Al Hindawiyah

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

Small ground floor shops create multiple weak points. Snakes enter the shop and climb shared pipes to flats above via the shared foundation.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

Tightly packed old buildings with hundreds of small shops, open popular markets running continuously, very narrow streets, unplanned construction with random gaps.

A shed skin

Shed skins are abundant beneath old floors and damp gaps because snakes shelter and moult there.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Crawl tracks show on damp ground and through gaps, moving from shop to shop along the street.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of waste, empty sacks and cardboard provide shelter for large rodent colonies and snakes beneath floors.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps under old wooden shop doors are very wide from deterioration and moisture damage.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows are deep and numerous beneath floors and gaps, with very large rat populations.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Moisture from broken pipes and aged drainage creates ideal habitat for insects.

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 Hindawiyah

Al Hindawiyah is reached from Prince Mansour Street from the east and Umm Al Qura Road from the north, with the second and third ring roads surrounding it from the south and west where traffic and movement are intense.

Prince Mansour Street
Umm Al Qura Road
Second Ring Road
Third Ring Road

Questions about this district

The district has shops on every corner. Are snakes present everywhere?

Multiple shops provide abundant rodent food and gaps provide countless shelters. Snakes are present and wait for darkness to hunt.

Popular markets stay open through the night. Do they attract snakes more?

Markets open continuously provide permanent rat food. Snakes hunt them at night in complete safety.

The district is unplanned and cracks are everywhere. Is complete sealing very difficult?

Random gaps make treatment challenging. But comprehensive sealing of every opening is possible.

Do snakes move between shops beneath shared old floors?

Old shared damp floors provide connected passages. Snakes travel beneath them between shops freely.

Is Prince Mansour Street itself a major snake source?

The long street provides a connected passage. Snakes from other districts travel along it beneath the floors.

Are villas and shops near the second and third ring roads at higher risk?

Proximity to major roads enables snake movement from other areas. Pressure may be higher on the periphery.

How much does snake control in Al Hindawiyah 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 Hindawiyah.