Snake control in Al Kawthar, Jeddah

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 Kawthar

The sewer network remains incomplete and open excavations offer direct pathways for snakes and rodents from the open airport ground into the new residential homes. The method is set out in full on how we approach Snake control.

The first reason

Incomplete drainage leaves excavations open for months

Al Kawthar's sewer system is still being laid and excavations sit open connecting the raw ground under new houses to deep trenches, and snakes swim through pooled drainage water and climb up out of the trenches into the villas.

The second reason

Open airport ground is the natural snake habitat

The airport ground nearby supplies a natural habitat for snakes and rodents, and new building and trenches do not drive them away but instead provide them with safe underground corridors from the airport area into the new homes.

The third reason

Wide streets and vacant plots ease their movement

Gaps between the new houses and the wide unfinished streets offer snakes open pathways away from lights and human movement, connecting the drainage excavations to vacant plots and garden spaces and on into homes.

Al Kawthar on the map

Al Kawthar sits about 4.5 km from Umm Hablain and about 5.5 km from Al Rayyan.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A new district east of the airport with villas and new buildings on wide streets, drainage still under construction and pipes exposed with vacant land between the new homes.

A shed skin

Shed skins lie on damp soil in the open excavations and under-floor pits and around the incomplete sewer pipes beside the new villas.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Snake tracks mark loose soil around trenches and vacant plots and open ground between villas and apartment buildings.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of block and rubble and abandoned building materials offer safe hiding places for snakes in the open areas.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps under temporary doors and open windows and loose pipes offer wide passages for snakes to enter the villas.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows spread through open ground around excavations and vacant plots and the new irrigated gardens.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Leaking and excessive irrigation from sprinkler systems and open drainage trenches holding water keep soil damp and attractive to snakes all through the building phase.

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 Kawthar

Al Kawthar sits between Prince Khalid bin Abdullah Road to the east and Umm Hablain to the west, and controlling snakes requires tracking the incomplete drainage that links the district to ground near the airport, and sealing every opening in the garden and villa before moving in.

Prince Khalid bin Abdullah Road
Al Masurah Street
Al Mubashirin Mosque
Uqbah ibn Nafi Mosque
Lulu Hypermarket

Questions about this district

A brand new villa in Al Kawthar and a snake arrived with the construction workers. Did it come that way?

Snakes do not arrive with workers but emerge from open ground around the excavations and the house itself, contractors leave temporary doors open and drainage pipes in the garden are not sealed before handover.

Is the incomplete drainage excavation the direct cause of the snakes appearing?

Yes, open and incomplete excavations are the main route, and snakes come from the airport ground or the raw soil nearby, they swim in the trenches that pool water, and they climb out as soon as they can.

Does the crowded Al Rayyan district to the south bring more snakes into Al Kawthar?

No, that older district is denser and more established, but Al Kawthar with its incomplete trenches is at higher actual risk than Al Rayyan itself.

Does new garden irrigation and planting attract snakes to the new houses?

New gardens and irrigation supply water and food for rats and geckos, and snakes come from the open excavations and nearby ground to hunt this prey.

Does the nearby ring road and traffic discourage snakes from entering the area?

The ring road with its traffic provides some barrier but snakes move underground through the excavations and pipes, and surface movement has no effect on underground movement.

Will completing the drainage and construction reduce the problem after the houses are handed over?

Yes, completing drainage and sealing the excavations and pipes will reduce the problem significantly, but openings must be sealed from the start before the villa is signed over.

How much does snake control in Al Kawthar 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 Kawthar.