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

Snake control in Petromin Jeddah

Petromin is a working-class neighbourhood in southern Jeddah beside the Jeddah refinery site, included in the city's slum clearance and replanning programme. Ongoing construction and wide vacant land provide shelter and breeding ground for snakes and rodents before they find their way into modern homes. A single main street separates the neighbourhood from the refinery, and heat and fumes from the refinery attract insects and rodents in turn drawing snakes to the area.

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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 Petromin

The area is undergoing continuous redevelopment with modern housing alongside vacant land and active excavations, creating safe pathways for snakes moving between old and new building sites. The method is set out in full on how we approach Snake control.

The first reason

Ongoing construction and digging flush snakes from underground shelters

Replanning the neighbourhood requires constant excavation and building work, disturbing snakes sheltering underground. Snakes search for new refuge, and modern homes standing directly beside active digs offer nearby shelter they can reach easily.

The second reason

Wide vacant land provides shelter and a steady prey base

Vacant land left from the old neighbourhood shelters rodents and snakes alike. These open spaces next to modern housing create safe pathways for snakes searching for entry opportunities.

The third reason

Refinery heat and fumes attract insects and rodents constantly

The refinery beside the neighbourhood produces heat and fumes that attract insects and rodents. This steady prey flow keeps snakes nearby searching for entry to the homes.

Petromin on the map

Petromin sits about 2.5 km from Al Thaalibah and about 3 km from Al Quraiyat.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A working-class district in south Jeddah very close to the Jeddah refinery site, part of the old quarantine area included in urban slum clearance and replanning, separated from the refinery by one main street.

A shed skin

Shed snake skins are found in vacant land, excavations and around modern home foundations throughout the redevelopment.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Tracks in loose sand and mobile soil show in wide vacant plots and active excavations constantly.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Rubble heaps and broken blocks from old demolition and new excavations create deep snake shelters.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps beneath modern home gates allow unrestricted snake movement from surrounding vacant land.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows in extensive vacant soil attract snakes because rats live there in high numbers.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Water line leaks in modern homes and vacant land keep soil damp and attractive to prey animals.

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 Petromin

In Petromin, snakes move across wide vacant land and cross Al Falah Road toward modern homes, and climb from soil around Al Nujoom Roundabout into adjacent houses. Treatment must address the extensive vacant land and pathways between old and new development sites.

Jeddah Refinery
Al Falah Road
Al Nujoom Roundabout

Questions about this district

Construction is happening next to us. Do excavations bring snakes?

Yes, digging disturbs snakes sheltering underground and forces them to search for new refuge. Modern homes standing directly beside active sites offer shelter they can reach very easily.

The neighbourhood is new with much vacant land around our home. Is this dangerous?

Yes, very much. Vacant land provides constant shelter and food source for rodents and snakes. Your home surrounded by such space faces constant pressure from snakes seeking entry.

The refinery is very close to us. Do refinery fumes attract snakes?

Refinery fumes attract insects and rodents directly, and snakes follow this prey. The neighbourhood between the refinery and vacant land faces constant pressure.

A main street separates us from the refinery. Does this protect us?

No, the street does not repel snakes; they move underground where the street is only raised above. Snakes cross at street margins and through gaps beneath it.

Is an old home beside ours in the neighbourhood the source of snakes?

Old homes may have more gaps and cracks, but snakes come from the vacant land and nearby refinery, not from the old homes alone.

Will replanning the neighbourhood reduce snakes in future?

Replanning may reduce snakes if comprehensive land treatment and sealing of foundation gaps in new buildings is done, but the nearby refinery will remain a source of rodents and insects.

How much does snake control in Petromin 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 Petromin.