Snakes are very un-nerving esp. around your dogs and even more so your kids!!!
When I first moved to my place on 5 acres they were everywhere, but over time as I cleaned the place up a bit I see fewer and fewer! Last summer I didn't see one for the first time since I lived there. I've seen one this season and luckily for me I managed to evict him! My tip is to keep the place as tidy as you can so at least you can see them.Round up, whipper snippers, mowers, chainsaws there all good tools against the snakes, any roofing Iron laying around is bad news too. Cleaning up won't stop them but it helps!
If greyhound trainers needed more work!!!!!!!!!!!