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

Snake control in Al Mansour Makkah

Al Mansour is one of Makkah's oldest districts strung along Prince Mansour Street, with small shops and markets on ground floors and old apartment blocks above. The long street runs from Al Hajoun Road to Ibrahim Al Khalil Street and the middle ring road, and the aged building fabric with numerous large gaps and cracks offers easy entry for snakes from the shops below.

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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 Mansour

Small open air markets on the street produce daily food waste, and rodents live beneath old floors while snakes hunt them easily. The method is set out in full on how we approach Snake control.

The first reason

Very old building with deep gaps and large cracks

The old apartment buildings in Al Mansour were built decades ago with weak foundations and deep cracks. Cracks between stones and broken floors provide deep shelters where snakes rest safely from any interference.

The second reason

Small shops provide continuous food for rodents and snakes

Small shops and markets on the street produce rodent food from exposed waste and loose sacks. Rats live beneath the floors and climb into shops at night, and snakes track them closely.

The third reason

Long street offers continuous passage for snakes between neighbourhoods

Prince Mansour Street offers a continuous corridor from Al Hajoun Road to the middle ring. Snakes travel along the street beneath floors and through old cracks and pipes with ease.

Al Mansour on the map

Al Mansour sits about 0.5 km from Al Tandabawi and about 1.5 km from Al Shubaikah.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

Long old district street with multiple small shops and deteriorating residential blocks on both sides, very old construction with weak foundations and deep cracks, close to Al Hindawiyah and old Al Shubaikah.

A shed skin

Shed skins are abundant in deep cracks and old foundations 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 beneath floors and cracks, moving from shop to shop along the street.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of waste and sacks around shops provide direct shelter for rodent colonies and snakes.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps under old wooden doors are very wide from deterioration, offering very easy entry.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows are deep beneath floors and weak foundations, with rats present in large numbers.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Moisture from broken pipes and standing water create habitat for insects and small frogs.

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.

The character of Al Mansour

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

Commercial areas with ground floor shops create weak points. Snakes enter from open markets into the shop then climb shared pipes to housing above.

Questions about this district

The small shop below our flat occupies the ground floor. Do rats from it enter our home?

Rats sleep beneath the floor and foundation, climbing from cracks and gaps around pipes at night. Where rats come from the shop below, snakes follow.

The building is very old and the foundation looks very weak. Is snake risk very high?

Old construction with weak foundation offers very easy entry. Large gaps and cracks provide direct passages for snakes.

Do deep cracks between old stones provide safe hiding for snakes?

Deep cracks between stones and old building offer completely safe shelter. Snakes hide deeply where hands cannot reach.

Do snakes travel beneath floors from one shop to another along the street?

Snakes travel beneath floors and foundations along the entire street. Opening one shop may bring snakes from other shops dozens of metres away.

Do broken old pipes provide entry routes for snakes?

Broken unsealed old pipes offer direct passage from the street beneath the floor.

How long does complete snake removal from Al Mansour as a whole district take?

Removing one snake is quick but the whole district needs comprehensive sealing. Old districts require simultaneous coordinated treatment across all buildings.

How much does snake control in Al Mansour 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 Mansour.