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

Snake control in Al Nuzhah Jeddah

Al Nuzhah is a relatively older district in northern Jeddah near King Abdulaziz International Airport, where villas and apartments stand alongside the busy commercial street of Sultan bin Salman lined with restaurants, furnished flat rentals and popular markets. Buildings here were constructed decades ago, and old pipework and networks show their age. The old, crowded district means cockroaches and rodents are permanent residents, and snakes treat it as a permanent base rather than a temporary stop.

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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 Nuzhah

Restaurants and furnished rental shops on Quraish, Sari and Sultan bin Salman streets produce night waste, and snakes enter through drains at night hunting for food residues. The method is set out in full on the full Snake control page.

The first reason

Old pipes and widening gaps

Old steel pipes in the district have rusted and weakened, and gaps around them have grown over years. A drainage line laid a decade ago may have lower integrity now, and a snake passes through gaps that were not there when it was first laid.

The second reason

Population density and multiple restaurants

The old district is crowded with residents, restaurants and small shops. Each restaurant has drain and ventilation openings that may not be tight. Snakes come at night for the smell and food residue and enter through the nearest opening.

The third reason

Pets and rodents in close quarters

The district is full of household pets and stray cats and dogs, and rodents hide in old building gaps. Short distances between buildings let snakes move easily from house to house.

Landmarks of Al Nuzhah

Work in Al Nuzhah uses Mall of Arabia as the primary landmark to fix the sector, and King Fahd Road separates different parts of the district. These two landmarks pinpoint the exact location of the flat or villa in this spread out old quarter.

Sultan bin Salman Street
Mall of Arabia
King Fahd Road
Prince Majid Road
Al Nuzhah Health Centre

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

Water and drainage networks are old and worn throughout the district, and gaps in older buildings provide natural pathways for snakes and rodents.

A shed skin

Shed skin may appear around old pipes with rust on them, and may be hard to spot if it is discolored.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Tracks on old and dirty ground in an old district may not be very clear.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of rubbish and scrap around shops and restaurants provide shelter for both snakes and rodents.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

The gap under an old shop door may be wide from neglect or wood decay.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows around old shops are deep and numerous, and snakes spend night hours at burrows waiting for rats to emerge.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Shared drains and old pipes leak water and grease, and snakes move through these lines toward food sources.

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 Airport Sub-Municipality

The Airport sub-municipality covers some of the oldest established districts of northern Jeddah, gathered around King Abdulaziz International Airport between Madinah Road, King Fahd Road and Prince Majid Road. The stock is villas, single family houses and apartment blocks built decades ago, many served by ageing water and sewer lines. Commercial streets such as Quraish, Sari and Sultan bin Salman are lined with restaurants, furnished flats and popular markets. Dense commercial kitchens, worn pipework and the gaps in older buildings give cockroaches and rodents steady food and shelter, and the high resident population keeps that pressure constant through the year.

Questions about this district

My old house has cracks in the foundation. Does this mean constant snakes?

An old house may harbour permanent snakes if cracks are open and food is available. Sealing cracks and gaps prevents new entry, and the snakes already there may not return.

A restaurant occupies the ground floor below my flat. Can its snakes climb to me?

Very likely, especially if pipes are shared between you. A snake may enter the restaurant at night and climb vertical pipes to the upper floor.

My furnished flat smells strange from the drain. Could there be a snake?

Strange drain smells may mean a gap in old pipes or blockage in old sewerage. These gaps may let snakes pass. Clean the drain and check that openings are sealed.

I saw a snake at a shop door two days running. Is the shop harbouring it?

A snake resting at a shop door may be waiting for night to enter and search for food. The shop may not see snakes in daylight, but they come at night.

The district is old and streets are narrow. Do snakes move along the street?

Snakes do not usually move along streets in daylight, but they move on ground at night from shop to shop. Narrow streets may make that movement easier.

Are crowds of people and traffic enough to scare snakes from the district?

Snakes ignore traffic noise and crowds if food and water are present. The old crowded district provides both, so snakes stay.

How much does snake control in Al Nuzhah 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 Nuzhah.