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

Snake control in An Nawwariyah Makkah

An Nawwariyah is a mixed north western district near the Fourth Ring Road combining villas, apartment blocks and wide open land where gardens are irrigated intensively, a hospital and public park drawing constant visitors. Gaps beneath gates are wide, drainage between buildings shares water, and constant irrigation creates damp conditions perfect for snakes hunting rodents and frogs.

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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 An Nawwariyah

Regular irrigation and green gardens provide permanent dampness and frogs as prey, and rodents find food among plants and garden waste. The method is set out in full on our Snake control service.

The first reason

Gardens and constant irrigation attract frogs and rodent colonies

Regularly watered gardens in each villa and between properties maintain permanent humidity and small frog populations. Broken pipes and damp soil offer shelter for rodents beneath plants and lawn. Snakes arrive for this ready made meal and remain to breed.

The second reason

Hospital and public park provide food and shelter for prey species

The hospital and public park provide kitchens, storage areas and green spaces. Rodents and insects breed prolifically around the hospital and in the park, and snakes hunt them easily before spreading to neighbouring villas and apartment blocks.

The third reason

Wide open land and gaps provide safe passage routes between buildings

Spacious gaps between villas and blocks and large gates offer safe routes for snakes to move between properties unseen. Wadi Saraf nearby provides natural refuge and secure shelter where snakes rest before hunting in the residential area.

The character of An Nawwariyah

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

Mixed villas and apartments allow snakes to enter villas and climb shared pipes to apartments above. A villa and its adjacent apartment may share the same snake using internal connections.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

Mix of villas and apartment blocks on spacious land with regularly irrigated gardens, a hospital and pilgrim gathering centre, Wadi Saraf running through collecting rainwater and sustaining moisture.

A shed skin

Shed skins appear around garden beds and damp plants because snakes moult rapidly where moisture, shelter and prey are constant.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Crawl tracks show clearly on damp ground beside gardens and pipes, leading from Wadi Saraf towards villas and apartment blocks.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of cut vegetation, timber and garden waste provide shelter for rodent colonies and snakes around the garden perimeter.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps beneath large villa gates are often wide from moisture damage and constant use, offering easy snake entry.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows are deep beneath dense planting and damp soil where moisture and vegetation offer shelter and food, breeding rapidly.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Seeping irrigation water and damp gardens create ideal habitat for small frogs and insects that feed 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 Al Umrah Sub-Municipality

Al Umrah sub municipality covers the north west of Makkah along the Madinah road and the old Jeddah road, from At Tanim and Masjid Aisha to An Nawwariyah. Its districts are the city's newest, villas and apartment blocks raised on wide schemes where large tracts in Al Umrah Al Jadidah, Al Fayha and Al Buhayrat remain vacant or under construction. Wadi Saraf and Wadi At Tanim run through it and rainwater gathers on unfinished schemes, ihram shops, restaurants and coach stops along the Madinah road serve a constant flow of pilgrims, and villas fill Al Hamra and Umm Al Jud.

Questions about this district

Our garden is watered continuously and has dense planting. Does this attract snakes directly?

Damp gardens attract frogs, insects and rodents which are snake prey. Snakes come for the rodents not the plants, but continuous irrigation is what draws their prey to the garden.

The hospital and public park are directly beside us. Does this increase our risk?

Yes substantially. The hospital provides food for rodent populations and shelter, the park provides green space and moisture. Snakes hunt around hospital and park and spread to neighbouring villas.

Do small frogs in the watered garden attract snakes directly as prey?

Small frogs are a primary food for young and medium sized snakes. Where frogs are present snakes will hunt them. Damp gardens are ideal habitat for both.

Is the wide gap under the villa gate easy for snakes to pass through?

Wide gaps permit easy passage. Large gaps from moisture damage and ground settlement allow a finger thick snake to enter without difficulty.

Is Wadi Saraf nearby a direct source of snakes in the district?

Wadis provide natural shelter, water and prey. Snakes hunt around the wadi and spread into the neighbourhood. Proximity to a wadi means greater pressure.

Broken irrigation pipes left the soil wet beneath the plants. Does this attract snakes?

Dampness and dense plant cover provide excellent shelter for rodent and snake shelter. Broken pipes must be repaired at once and the house sealed from outside.

How much does snake control in An Nawwariyah 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 An Nawwariyah.