One of the negative characteristics of oil and oil products is their toxicity, ecotoxicity and low biodegradability. According to statistics, however, the most common substance to escape during accidents is oil and oil products. Leaks can occur both in the production, transmission, storage, processing of crude oil and petroleum products as well as during their use. The process of elimination of consequences associated with oil spills and oil discharges into the environment is very complex, technically, time-consuming and costly, consisting of removal or disposal of these substances and putting the crash site to its original state. When removing oil and oil substances from the environment, different types and forms of sorption materials are used. Sorption snakes are often used in situations when it is necessary to stop the escaping of dangerous liquid as soon as possible. They are suitable for use on hard surfaces and the hydrophobic surface due to the action on the water surface. The aim of the thesis was to test sorption snake in removing oil spill in laboratory conditions. The work consists of two parts, theoretical and experimental. The theoretical part is based on literature search of oil, sorption substances and the possibility of removing oil from the water surface. On the other hand, the experimental part is focused on describing the adsorption test of short-term oil by sorption snake, its testing in removing oil from the water surface and evaluation of the results obtained.