Snake control in Prince Abdul Majeed, Jeddah

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 Prince Abdul Majeed

Snakes in Prince Abdul Majeed arrive from commercial shops on ground floors and small private gardens, moving through shared gaps between residential and commercial spaces. The method is set out in full on our Snake control service.

The first reason

Mix of residential, commercial shops and eateries

Ground floor shops and cafes hold food scraps and rodents, and residential units above share foundations and drainage. A snake may enter from the shop and climb to the flat via shared gaps and unified sewers.

The second reason

Small private gardens with daily irrigation

Villas and apartments have small gardens with daily watering, moisture attracts rodents and insects, and the snake arrives from the garden towards rodents hiding under the foundation.

The third reason

Main street and heavy traffic flow

Prince Abdul Majeed Street is a busy main road, and gaps and drains along it provide entry points from external sewers. Snakes may arrive from the street's external drainage network towards rodents in the shops.

Prince Abdul Majeed on the map

Prince Abdul Majeed sits about 2.5 km from South Prince Fawaz and about 3 km from North Prince Fawaz.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A south Jeddah district between Prince Fawaz to the north, Al Sanabil to the south, Al Jawharah to the west and Al Ajawid to the east, laid out along Prince Abdul Majeed ibn Abdulaziz Street with villas and recent apartment buildings.

A shed skin

Shed skin is left on walls and dark corners in the flat and shop, or around pipes and gaps between floors.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Tracks appear on damp floors and walls in shops and shared spaces, around drain openings.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Rubble piles from construction and renovation may be left along the main street and in gaps between buildings.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

The gap below the door between the flat and shop and around shared pipes are the main entry points, alongside openings in the external drains.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows in shops, gardens and under foundations attract snakes from the unified drainage.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Leaking watering from gardens and drainage from shops and restaurants dampens the shared foundations.

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.

The character of Prince Abdul Majeed

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

Mixed residential and commercial zones mean entry points from shops and shared drainage, requiring comprehensive sealing between the flat and shop and rodent treatment throughout all shops and neighbouring gardens.

Questions about this district

Snake in the flat above a commercial shop. Where did it come from?

It may have come from the shop itself. Shared drainage and gaps between floors provide routes. The shop may hold food scraps and rodents that attract snakes.

The commercial unit next to us houses a restaurant. Does this increase the snake risk?

Yes. Restaurants hold large quantities of food scraps attracting heavy rodent infestation. Rodents attract snakes, and shared drainage provides direct passage.

The villa garden is watered daily. Does this attract snakes?

Yes. Regular watering attracts rodents and insects, and snakes follow the rodents. A watered green garden shelters both rodents and snakes.

Do snakes come from the main street and its external drainage?

Possibly. External drainage along the main road may be a source for snakes hunting prey in internal gaps and foundations.

After removal, how do we prevent snakes entering from the commercial shop?

Seal all gaps between the flat and the shop, and coordinate with the shop owner to treat rodents, food scraps and drainage problems.

Is there a permanent solution or might snakes return?

The solution is permanent if we seal all gaps and treat rodents throughout the residential and commercial units. But if rodents and gaps remain, another may arrive.

How much does snake control in Prince Abdul Majeed 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 Prince Abdul Majeed.