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

Snake control in Al Wahah Jeddah

Al Wahah is a relatively new district in east Jeddah laid out to a planned grid, with villas and apartment buildings alongside public parks. Al Wahah Park and its irrigated lawns provide a complete damp environment. Parks and recreation facilities nearby are a continuous source of rodents and snakes, and removing one snake is futile without treating the surrounding environment.

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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 Wahah

The district is well planned with wide streets and public gardens watered daily, but the vacant plots surrounding the area contain many wild rodent populations. The method is set out in full on our Snake control service.

The first reason

Al Wahah Park provides complete natural shelter

The large Al Wahah Park watered constantly provides ideal conditions for rodent and gecko populations. The park holds mature trees, grass and continuous water. Snakes nest permanently in the park and move to adjacent villas when hunting for prey.

The second reason

Surrounding vacant plots provide renewable prey

The undeveloped land round the district contains wild plants and natural rodent populations. This land provides an endless source of snakes and rodents that migrate into the planned district.

The third reason

Relatively new villas offer easy entry points

The relatively modern villas are built with current systems, but foundations and pipes still contain small gaps that were not fully sealed. Young and medium sized snakes enter these gaps easily from the surrounding bare ground.

The character of Al Wahah

Villa district: private plots, gardens and a boundary wall to every house

A relatively new villa district means foundations may have small unsealed gaps, and a public irrigated park provides a continuous rodent source. Snakes here exploit the new villas and easy entry, with renewable prey always available from the public gardens nearby.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A relatively new, planned district in east Jeddah with villas and apartment buildings and public irrigated gardens, surrounded by other new districts and vacant plots of land.

A shed skin

Shed skin appears frequently in damp corners of new villas and private gardens where the snake moults in shelter.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Snake tracks on damp garden soil round the gardens are very clear during periods of night time activity.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of gravel and decorative stones in villa gardens provide warm visible shelter for snakes nesting between plantings.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps under foundations, gates and floors provide direct entry from the surrounding vacant plots undisturbed.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows in Al Wahah Park and round adjacent villas are very dense because of constant moisture.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Leaking irrigation lines in private and public gardens provide constant moisture that attracts rodent and gecko populations.

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

Is Al Wahah Park a main source of snakes in the district?

Yes definitely. The constantly watered park provides ideal conditions for rodents and snakes. Snakes nest in the park and move to adjacent villas when searching for prey.

Do vacant plots round the district increase snake numbers?

Yes greatly. The bare land provides complete wild habitat for rodents and snakes. This land is an unending source of snakes that enter the planned district.

Are new villas in Al Wahah less exposed than old ones?

Not significantly less. New villas have gaps round pipes and foundations not yet fully sealed. These gaps offer easy entry for snakes.

Do snakes prefer watered gardens or dry ground?

Watered gardens clearly. Water and plants attract rodents in abundance, and snakes follow rodents. Dry ground offers shelter but provides no dense prey.

Do wide planned streets reduce snake risk?

They do not reduce it much. Wide streets do not stop snakes from entering villas. Snakes use underground pipes and gaps to avoid the open street.

Can snakes be removed without treating the public park?

Very difficult, the park provides a continuous source. Real removal needs to reduce the park's attraction to rodents, such as reducing irrigation or clearing dense vegetation.

How much does snake control in Al Wahah 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 Wahah.