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

Snake control in Al Ukayshiyah Makkah

Al Ukayshiyah is a mixed district south of Makkah between Al Kaakiyah and Al Shawqiyah, where informal buildings have been partly cleared and new development continues. A large pilgrim bus terminal, Souq Al Halaqa and industrial projects sit on Al Layth Road and Ibrahim Al Khalil Road. The district is densely built with food waste, warehouses and open drainage, and all of this attracts snakes and rodents.

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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 Ukayshiyah

The large bus terminal creates a massive daily gathering of pilgrims and Umrah visitors, and abundant food waste and discarded food provide steady feeding for rats and cockroaches. The method is set out in full on our Snake control service.

The first reason

Informal buildings with wide underground cavities

Informal buildings in Al Ukayshiyah were built without regulation, foundations are weak and cavities beneath them are very wide. Snakes enter directly from underground into homes through gaps that are not sealed.

The second reason

Bus terminal provides continuous food and shelter

The large bus terminal creates a massive daily gathering of pilgrims, and attached restaurants and shops leave abundant food waste. Rats and cockroaches settle in the terminal and surrounding areas, and snakes come from there pursuing them.

The third reason

Souq Al Halaqa and warehouses offer shelter

Souq Al Halaqa, warehouses and small workshops provide dark damp places for rats and rodents. Snakes migrate from these areas into neighbouring homes hunting for prey.

The character of Al Ukayshiyah

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

Mixed district means shops and homes together, creating intense daily activity and abundant food waste. Snakes benefit from the chaos, wide cavities and constant high moisture.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A densely built district with irregular development, where older buildings sit beside new projects, and narrow lanes and crowded streets dominate.

A shed skin

Shed snake skin is left in cavities beneath informal foundations and in dark passages in old buildings.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Snake tracks appear in damp soil around the bus terminal and market and in narrow streets.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of block, rubble and debris provide safe shelter for snakes in cavities and corners.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps beneath gates of homes and shops are very wide because of weak foundations and continuous use.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows spread in every damp dark spot, in warehouses, the market and streets.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Open drainage channels and standing water provide constant moisture and water passages for rodents and 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.

Landmarks of Al Ukayshiyah

Work in Al Ukayshiyah begins at Souq Al Halaqa and Al Layth Road, where visitor and pilgrim flow meets the district. The bus terminal on Ibrahim Al Khalil Road provides a natural working entry point, and snakes migrate from these main axes.

Fourth Ring Road
Al Layth Road
Ibrahim Al Khalil Road
Souq Al Halaqa
At Taqwa Mosque

Questions about this district

Are informal buildings more exposed than planned ones?

Yes. Informal buildings were constructed without standards, foundations are weak and cavities beneath them are very wide. Modern planned buildings offer far better protection.

Is the bus terminal a direct source of snakes and rodents?

The terminal provides shelter and food for rodents and cockroaches, and snakes come pursuing them. Daily mass gatherings mean constant supply of prey.

Is Souq Al Halaqa so close that it is a problem?

The market holds abundant food waste and attracts rats and cockroaches in massive numbers. Snakes enter neighbouring homes directly from the market.

Do warehouses and workshops provide shelter for snakes?

Dark damp warehouses provide ideal conditions for rodents and insects, and snakes inhabit them and migrate from there into homes.

Is open drainage in the streets dangerous?

Open channels provide constant water pathways carrying rats and snakes from place to place. Constant moisture attracts insects, earthworms and rodents.

Are Al Layth Road and Ibrahim Al Khalil Road nearby sources?

Large expressways provide passages for rodents, insects and snakes. Continuous traffic and lighting attract animals, and closeness to homes means rapid entry.

How much does snake control in Al Ukayshiyah 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 Ukayshiyah.