Snake control in Al Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid, Makkah

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 Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid

The first occupied villas in the scheme experience the highest snake entry rates because they sit at the edge of vacant land, and snakes enter before realising the house is occupied. The method is set out in full on the full Snake control page.

The first reason

Construction creates secure passages for snakes

Gaps, excavations and new foundations provide snakes with safe routes hidden from view. A snake can move freely through a foundation trench or beneath the partial floors of villas under construction. This temporary shelter attracts snakes from great distances to the scheme.

The second reason

Wadi Uranah sends waves of rodents after rain

Wadi Uranah carries not only water but rodents and reptiles fleeing flooding. Immediately after heavy rain, waves of crawling creatures enter the scheme via the wadi toward the first occupied homes. These waves are predictable and their density is very high.

The third reason

First occupied villas are an easy hunting ground

Early homes sit surrounded by vast vacant land containing massive rodent populations. A snake reaches a villa easily from this immediately adjacent open ground without needing to cross occupied neighbouring homes. The prey concentration is highest at the scheme edges.

The character of Al Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid

New development: ongoing construction and vacant plots between the homes

In a newly developing scheme, snakes establish quickly in exposed voids and excavations that provide protection from extreme heat.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

Wadi Uranah runs through the scheme and carries water and mud after rainfall that draws rodents and reptiles. The vast vacant land between villas provides open corridors for snakes to move from the wadi toward the early occupied houses.

A shed skin

A shed skin: In Al Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid, snakes inhabit excavations and voids beneath villa foundations and may leave shed skin in open trenches and partial voids.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

The track in the sand: The bare and vacant land throughout the scheme shows slip trails clearly, especially after rain when moisture increases.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Block and rubble piles: Construction sites are full of building material stacks and old scrap providing deep, safe shelter for snakes and rodents.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

The gap under the gate: Villa gates may not yet be complete, and gate gaps are very wide, allowing snakes easy passage.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows: Vacant land contains complex, interwoven rat tunnel networks, and snakes follow these as established routes toward villas.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

A leaking irrigation line: New villa gardens use new irrigation that may leak, and excess moisture draws insects and rodents toward the house base.

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 Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid

Work in Al Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid begins from the Fourth Ring Road where the scheme sits, spreading across Ibrahim Al Khalil Road and Dhat An Nitaqain Street that bound the villas and vacant plots, where Wadi Uranah flows directly through the scheme carrying waves of snakes and rodents after rainfall.

Fourth Ring Road
Ibrahim Al Khalil Road
Dhat An Nitaqain Street
Al Amin Mosque
Dar Al Bashaer Mosque
Wadi Uranah

Questions about this district

Are the first occupied villas much more at risk than later homes in the scheme?

Greatly so. Early homes are surrounded by vast vacant land containing thousands of rats. Later villas, once the scheme fills, will be surrounded by occupied homes instead of open ground, greatly reducing available food sources for snakes.

Is treating just our villa enough if vacant land around us is full of rats?

No, treating the villa alone will not stop snakes entering. As long as adjacent vacant land feeds thousands of rats, snakes will keep coming. The vacant perimeter must also be treated, or at minimum the villa's outer boundaries must receive intensive treatment.

After heavy rain, does snake risk increase dramatically?

Enormously. Wadi Uranah carries waves of rodents and reptiles into the scheme immediately after rain. Early homes face huge pressure for a week or two after each rainfall. Advance preparation and preventive treatment are essential.

Is perfect sealing of our villa enough if the vacant land around it is untreated?

Proper sealing helps but is not sufficient. If vacant land around the villa supports thousands of rats, snakes will keep trying to enter. A small gap in the seal may exist that the snake finds, or it may enter a low window if rats remain very close to the house.

Will filling excavations and completing the scheme reduce snakes significantly?

Yes, substantially. Once villas are completed and excavations are filled, secure shelter options for snakes drop markedly. However, even when schemes complete, rats will remain in residual vacant plots and new gardens, keeping snake pressure elevated for years.

Should we delay moving into our villa until the whole scheme is completed?

Not necessarily, but understand the risks. Early homes face much higher pressure than later ones. If you move now, comprehensive treatment of the villa and adjacent land must begin immediately, with repeated treatment every two weeks until the scheme is complete.

How much does snake control in Al Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid 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 Souq Al Saghir Al Jadid.