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

Snake control in Al Mahamid Jeddah

Al Mahamid is unplanned low rise housing on Jeddah's eastern edge beside the Old Makkah Road, with unpaved streets, old drainage networks and gaps in every foundation. The district included in the municipality's redevelopment programme means instability: old buildings, vacant plots and random digging. This instability creates ideal conditions for rodents and snakes. Gaps in old popular houses and failing networks provide entry points beyond count.

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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 Mahamid

Al Mahamid falls within a redevelopment programme, and owners of old houses often do not know the location of every gap and opening. The method is set out in full on the full Snake control page.

The first reason

Popular housing without seals and multiple gaps

A traditional house in Al Mahamid was built the old way with many gaps for ventilation and poor drainage. Foundations were never sealed tight, and openings around wooden posts are obvious. A snake may enter through multiple gaps at once if the district is a rodent source.

The second reason

Failing drainage networks and broken pipes

Old drainage networks in Al Mahamid are worn out and broken, and water seeps from cracked pipes. Moisture around foundations attracts worms, insects and frogs, and snakes follow them. A broken drain line may be a direct underground entry point for a snake.

The third reason

Vacant plots and random excavation

Vacant plots and random digging in Al Mahamid house rodents and snakes. When nearby construction begins, it displaces ground rodents and they enter neighbouring popular houses with open foundations. Snakes follow the displaced rats.

The character of Al Mahamid

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

Openings in a traditional house and ground floor shops mean a snake may enter from a commercial space below if one exists. Popular houses and shops may share the same foundation and networks, so the search must cover the entire ground floor, not just the residential part.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

Unpaved streets, moisture from ageing networks and vacant plots surround the district, and soil stays damp around foundations year round.

A shed skin

Shed skin appears on clay and brick foundations in traditional houses and may be old in colour.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Tracks on damp ground are very clear in the morning after a night with snake activity.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of stone, brick and scrap around the house provide shelter for snakes and rodents.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

The gap under a wooden door in a traditional house may be wide from poor original construction.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows in vacant plots lie very close to homes, and snakes move between them at night.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Water seeping from pipes and drains keeps soil damp and easy for snakes and rodents to dig in.

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.

What is different about Umm Al Salam Sub-Municipality

The Umm Al Salam sub municipality covers the east and south east of Jeddah along the Old Makkah Road and the Haramain Road. It pairs recently planned districts such as Al Wahah, Al Nakhil and Al Shuruq with popular districts that grew outside formal planning, including Al Harazat, Al Mahamid and Umm Al Salam. The older areas have ageing drainage, unpaved streets and vacant plots where building waste collects, conditions that suit rodents, cockroaches and ants. The newer areas are ringed by half built subdivisions and open excavations.

Questions about this district

My house is old and the street is unpaved. Does this mean more snakes?

Yes, an old house and an unpaved street mean damp soil and many gaps. Snakes come for moisture and for rodents together.

Neighbours say they saw snakes. Will mine also enter my house?

Very likely if your foundation is open and rodents are present. The whole neighbourhood may be one environment for snakes if many houses have open gaps.

The empty plot next to us is starting to be built. Will snakes move in?

Digging and construction will displace ground rodents, and they will enter neighbouring homes. Seal your openings now before they begin.

My house has many foundation cracks. Which are most dangerous?

Large cracks near ground level and openings around pipes are most dangerous. We focus on the largest ones first.

The yard drain is old and leaking. Is this an entry point?

Leakage means moisture around the foundation, and the opening itself may be a snake entry point. Fixing the drain is part of the solution.

I cannot seal every gap in a traditional house. What should I do?

We focus on large gaps first and obvious main openings. Small gaps between stones may remain, but large openings must be sealed.

How much does snake control in Al Mahamid 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 Mahamid.