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

Snake control in Al Maabdah Makkah

Al Maabdah is an historic quarter in the Al Abtah area near the Grand Mosque, where old houses and palaces have become hotels and apartment buildings on Al Maabdah Street and Al Masjid Al Haram Road. Dense building, gaps between old and new structures, and deep foundations in damp Wadi Ibrahim soil create complex passage networks for snakes moving between hotels, homes and streets.

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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 Maabdah

Old foundations in Al Maabdah run deep with large underground cavities, creating complex networks of damp tunnels and passages that snakes and rodents exploit as highways between buildings. The method is set out in full on how we approach Snake control.

The first reason

Adjacent hotels provide a constant food source for snakes

Hotels surrounding Al Maabdah serve thousands of guests daily and often fall behind on pest management and gap sealing. Hotel kitchens supply abundant food. Rodents migrate from the hotel to nearby homes through shared foundations and pipework. Treating your home alone may fail if the adjacent hotel remains a steady rodent source.

The second reason

Gaps between old houses and new hotels create snake highways

Historic palaces and heritage homes still stand alongside modern hotels and apartment towers. Gaps between old and new structures are wide, ancient and contain broken pipes. These voids form safe passages for snakes and rodents moving between buildings and streets with little detection.

The third reason

Wadi Ibrahim and damp soil beneath the district

Al Maabdah sits in Wadi Ibrahim where soil remains damp year-round because the wadi carries runoff in rainy seasons and leaves persistent moisture. Deep old foundations supply multiple points where water seeps underneath. This damp environment provides year-round refuge for snakes and rodent colonies.

Al Maabdah on the map

Al Maabdah sits about 1 km from Al Rawdah and about 1.5 km from Al Jumayzah.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

An old district in Wadi Ibrahim on the Al Abtah side, where historic homes now sit mixed with hotels and modern apartment towers, built on damp soil with deep, aged foundations that create extensive underground voids.

A shed skin

Shed skins in voids under foundations and passages between buildings show snakes moving between hotels and homes continuously.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Tracks in damp soil beside old foundations are clearly visible and define snake entry routes.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of old rubble and building waste between heritage houses and hotels provide safe cover for snakes.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps under doors and gates in Al Maabdah may be wide because old foundations settle and shift over time.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows under old foundations signal active breeding in the voids beneath the building.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Leaking old pipelines under streets provide damp highways for snakes and rodents to travel between buildings without surfacing.

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 Maabdah

Work in Al Maabdah is organised around Al Maabdah Street and Al Masjid Al Haram Road where homes and hotels sit intermixed. We use these main routes to reach properties and to identify proximity to hotels and commercial buildings that may be ongoing sources of rodent populations.

Al Maabdah Street
Al Masjid Al Haram Road
Holy Capital Municipality
King Faisal Hospital
Al Saqqaf Palace

Questions about this district

Are the hotels next to my home a source of snakes in the district?

Hotels are a steady rodent source because they have kitchens and food storage. Rodents migrate from hotels to nearby homes through shared pipes and voids. Snakes follow the rodents. If your home borders a hotel you face continuous exposure to snake entry attempts.

Will sealing my home alone prevent snakes from the adjacent hotel?

Not completely. If rodents keep arriving from the hotel snakes will try entry repeatedly. Treating your home and coordinating with the hotel to seal shared gaps between buildings is far more effective than sealing alone.

How do I handle my old deep foundation against snakes?

Old deep foundations are difficult to seal completely because voids are large and cracks may be present. The first step is to seal exterior gaps around the house with rigid material and metal grilles. The internal void under the slab may need foam injection or mortar filling.

Is a heritage house more at risk than a modern apartment building?

Yes, old heritage homes are more vulnerable because foundations are older and larger voids exist. However modern apartment blocks next to hotels are also at risk if gaps between the block and the adjacent hotel are not sealed.

Is one treatment enough to protect my home in Al Maabdah?

One treatment will stop entry for a period but if rodents keep arriving from the hotel or neighbouring homes snakes will return. Annual inspection and precise sealing are more critical here than in other districts.

Is the wadi the source of snakes or are the hotels the real problem?

Both. The wadi supplies a natural damp environment ideal for snakes, and hotels supply abundant food. A home in Al Maabdah is exposed from both directions. The wadi cannot be sealed but gaps in your home walls can be sealed precisely.

How much does snake control in Al Maabdah 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 Maabdah.