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

Snake control in Hunayn Makkah

Hunayn is the north eastern tip of Al Sharai where Wadi Hunayn meets the Taif road, known today as Al Sharai Al Ulya. The village of Sharai Al Nakhl sits here and the historic Hunayn aqueduct arch stands by the wadi bridge. Running springs have watered palm orchards for centuries. Snakes here are naturally established because running water, dense palms and hilly terrain provide complete habitat, and the old or new house becomes an inevitable refuge for them.

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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 Hunayn

Snakes here are a permanent settlement in the wadi and springs, and their numbers peak during heat and drought seasons. The method is set out in full on how we approach Snake control.

The first reason

Ain Hunayn and the continuous running water

Ain Hunayn and its historic aqueduct arch provide running water year round. Warm flowing water and dense palms around the spring provide ideal habitat for snakes and rodents. Any house close to the spring sits at high risk.

The second reason

Sharai Al Nakhl village and traditional building

The old village was built by traditional methods and its walls are weak and damp. Historic houses offer no modern insulation and gaps are numerous. Snakes enter easily from shallow foundations and cracked walls.

The third reason

Jabal Masud and the hilly terrain

Jabal Masud to the north provides complete natural habitat for snakes and rodents. Snakes descend from the hill toward the wadi and village. Houses situated on the hillside or near it are at greatest risk.

The character of Hunayn

Rural area: farms, open ground and scattered homes

In a rural area beside a natural spring and heritage building, snakes are not invasive: they are naturally established. Sealing the house and foundation is the only effective defence, rather than attempting to drive snakes from their natural habitat.

Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A hilly rural area where Wadi Hunayn meets the Taif road, with an old village, dense palm orchards, natural springs and scattered building.

A shed skin

Shed skin appears frequently around Ain Hunayn and the palm orchards where snakes shelter.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Crawl marks are clear in damp soil around the wadi, the spring and the floors of old houses.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Piles of stone and fill from old excavations and heritage building provide natural shelters.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps beneath old foundations in the village are very large and damp soil makes entry straightforward.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows around the spring and palms provide continuous food sources that draw snakes.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Natural and exposed water pipes and channels provide damp pathways for snakes to move continually.

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 Sharai Sub-Municipality

Al Sharai is the eastern growth front of Makkah along King Faisal Road and the Taif road. Settled quarters sit beside recently renamed schemes where plots are still vacant and buildings are going up, so construction sites, fill and open excavations lie next to occupied homes. Wadi channels such as Wadi Mudarraja, Wadi Al Sharai and Wadi Al Mughammas carry flash floods after rain and dry out to damp silt, while dust blows off the open hills. Roadside shops, restaurants and warehouses line the Taif road, and to the east the area shades into villages, palm farms and springs.

Questions about this district

A house in rural Hunayn village and a snake enters it. How exactly does it get in?

The snake digs underneath the foundation on the wadi side or enters through cracks in old walls. The damp soil around the foundation is easy to excavate. The old village naturally harbours snakes.

Is Ain Hunayn and the running water the main cause of the snakes?

Yes, strongly. The spring provides ideal habitat. A house beside the spring or on the water course is at high risk. Warm flowing water attracts wildlife.

Are the old heritage walls in the village the main reason for the snakes?

Yes. Old walls have cracks, damp patches and structural weakness. Snakes find easy passage. If you live in a heritage house sealing the foundation becomes essential.

Does distance from Jabal Masud protect the house from snakes?

No. Jabal Masud provides natural snake habitat. Even a house slightly inland may be at risk if it sits close to the wadi.

Does the school and clinic in the village reduce the snakes?

No. The school and clinic may face the same problems. Relatively newer building may reduce the issue slightly but does not eliminate it.

Does the historic Hunayn aqueduct indicate a particularly dangerous location for snakes?

The aqueduct is a significant heritage site but it does not indicate higher risk. The risk is the water itself and the palms. Any house beside the wadi sits at risk regardless of archaeology.

How much does snake control in Hunayn 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 Hunayn.