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

Snake control in Al Nakhil Jeddah

Al Nakhil is a mixed district between Palestine Road and the King Abdullah branch road, with apartments, villas and recent housing schemes, Al Wahah to the north, Al Naseem to the west and Abruq Al Raghamah to the south. Snakes come from the older popular districts nearby where drainage is worn and land sits vacant with open excavations, and travel through shared pipes and gaps in the walls of the mixed new district.

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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 Nakhil

The older popular districts next door have ageing drainage and vacant plots and open excavations that provide natural habitat for snakes and rodents that migrate into the new district via shared pipes. The method is set out in full on what Snake control involves.

The first reason

Older popular districts are the natural snake habitat

Al Harazat and Al Mahamid and Umm Al Salam and other old popular areas hold ageing drainage lines and unpaved streets and vacant plots where building waste collects, ideal conditions for snakes and rodents.

The second reason

Shared pipes carry snakes from old ground to new buildings

Water, sewer and power pipes shared between old and new districts offer direct routes for snakes and rodents, and thin walls in the new district do not stop them crossing.

The third reason

Irrigated gardens draw rats from the older districts

Al Nakhil Park and the Al Nakhil Promenade and irrigated gardens around new villas supply water and attractive food for rats from the old districts, and snakes follow them through pipes and gaps.

The character of Al Nakhil

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

Mixed districts with shops and new homes beside old popular areas offer snakes underground passages through shared pipes, and the new irrigated gardens attract rats from the old districts, and snakes follow them easily from old habitat into new buildings.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A mixed district in eastern Jeddah with apartments and villas and gardens and shops, thin walls and shared pipes connecting the newer district to the old popular areas beside it.

A shed skin

Shed skins lie on damp ground in excavations and gaps between districts and around drainage pipes in new and old areas.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Snake tracks mark loose soil around vacant plots and open excavations and irrigated gardens in the newer district.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of block and rubble from repairs and building work under way offer safe hiding places for snakes in gaps and corners.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps under doors and windows and loose pipes offer wide passages for snakes between the new district and the old.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows spread through soil and voids in vacant plots and excavations and in the irrigated gardens.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Leaking irrigation from Al Nakhil Park and the Al Nakhil Promenade and gardens around villas keeps soil damp and attractive to snakes.

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

A new villa in Al Nakhil and a snake enters it. Where did it originate?

The snake came from the older popular districts nearby or from vacant plots and open excavations between districts, then moved through shared pipes and gaps in the new thin walls.

Do vacant plots and open excavations between districts offer snakes a pathway?

Yes, vacant plots and open excavations and rubble provide natural snake and rodent habitat, and they are the transit routes snakes use between old and new districts.

Is a newly built district protected from snakes just because of recent construction?

New building does not protect if pipes are shared with old districts and gaps are not sealed tight and gardens supply water and food to attract rats.

Does closing the shops in Al Nakhil at night reduce snakes appearing in the district?

Closing shops helps a little but rats also live in the old districts and in the gardens, and snakes come from there seeking water and food.

Do the areas scheduled for redevelopment now reduce snakes or increase them temporarily?

Ongoing redevelopment may displace snakes for a time but it opens new gaps and moves them around; the key is sealing openings, not removing the old habitat.

Does the distance between Al Nakhil and the older district protect from snakes?

No, the distance is very small and pipes and gaps connect them directly, snakes move underground easily between adjacent districts.

How much does snake control in Al Nakhil 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 Nakhil.