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

Snake control in Wadi Jaleel Makkah

Wadi Jaleel is a valley district among hills north east of Makkah, a tributary of Wadi Liyyah with new housing schemes along Al Hajj Street and the fourth ring road over active flood channels. Building is ongoing, vacant plots are common between homes, and snakes here arrive from the wadi channel and floods, hiding in gaps and unfinished foundations.

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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 Wadi Jaleel

Snakes in Wadi Jaleel come from the wadi channel and strong seasonal floods, hiding in vacant plots and gaps between the new partially complete houses. The method is set out in full on our Snake control service.

The first reason

Flood channel and seasonal flooding

Wadi Jaleel is the active channel of Wadi Liyyah, with heavy rain causing strong flooding. Snakes arrive with the floods or hide in the dry channel bed. Building over an active flood channel raises snake risk significantly in the rainy season.

The second reason

New schemes and vacant plots

The district is newly developed with many houses and vacant land between them. Vacant plots shelter snakes and rodents, and incomplete construction and open gaps provide multiple entry points to occupied homes.

The third reason

New foundations and unclosed gaps

New buildings may leave foundation gaps unsealed during construction, and gaps around doors, windows and pipes provide easy entry points for snakes.

Wadi Jaleel on the map

Wadi Jaleel sits about 3 km from Qurtubah and about 3.5 km from Jabal Al Noor.

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Before treatment

What the site tells us before we start

A valley district among the hills north east of the city, a tributary of Wadi Liyyah that carries strong flash floods after heavy rain. New housing schemes along Al Hajj Street and the fourth ring road spread over its floor, within sight of Jabal Al Nour and the Hira cave.

A shed skin

Shed skin is left in vacant plots and dark corners around houses, or in gaps and exterior cracks in new buildings.

A winding trail across fine sand beside a wall

The track in the sand

Tracks appear in sand and soil around the wadi channel and vacant plots, around gaps and external openings in the new houses.

Concrete blocks stacked against an exterior wall

Block and rubble piles

Rubble piles from ongoing construction provide temporary shelter for snakes and rodents on the site.

A closed metal gate with a visible gap beneath it

The gap under the gate

Gaps around doors, windows, pipes and unsealed foundations in new buildings are the main entry points.

A burrow opening in dry soil beside a garden

Rodent burrows

Rodent burrows in vacant plots and wild plants around the wadi channel attract snakes.

A drip irrigation line leaking onto garden soil

A leaking irrigation line

Damp from the wadi channel, seasonal floods and slow new construction keeps gaps and foundations moist.

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 Wadi Jaleel

New development: ongoing construction and vacant plots between the homes

Newly developing areas with vacant plots and ongoing construction mean multiple open gaps and difficulty achieving complete sealing, requiring thorough inspection and precise sealing of all gaps, foundations and pipes around the house and rodent treatment in neighbouring vacant ground.

Questions about this district

Snake in a new house over Wadi Jaleel. Does it come from the wadi?

Yes. The wadi channel is the primary source. Snakes may arrive with floods or hide in the dry channel and move towards homes.

Vacant plots between houses harbour rodents and insects. Does this attract snakes?

Very much. Vacant plots shelter rodents, insects and snakes alike. New developing districts have high snake pressure.

Do snakes arrive only in the rainy season and during floods?

Snakes may arrive with heavy rains, but others may live in the dry wadi channel year round hunting prey.

The house is not finished yet. Can snakes enter open gaps in the construction?

Yes. Open gaps and unsealed foundations provide easy entry for snakes and rodents. All openings must be sealed when construction ends.

After construction ends and sealing is done, can snakes return from the wadi?

Good sealing prevents wadi snakes, but the nearby hills and wadi mean ongoing risk. Regular monitoring is necessary.

Should we spray pesticide around the house or along the wadi channel?

Pesticides do not deter snakes. The solution is good house sealing and rodent treatment in the neighbouring vacant plots.

How much does snake control in Wadi Jaleel 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 Wadi Jaleel.