When you keep seeing snakes in your yard it's usually an indicator of debris, moisture, food sources etc.
You may have rats, mice or other food around that the snakes are attracted too so they come into your yard.
Snakes like to hide under wood piles, brush piles, trash, weeds etc.
Snakes love warm and moist areas with a food source an they also love tall grass.
Common things that attract snakes to your yard include.
A high population of rodents and birds.
Presence of tall grass and plants.
Cool and damp places.
Leaving out old cat and dog food.
Composting near your home.
Sources of water.
Free access to your yard.
Some types of snakes may eat small dogs although most snakes don't eat dogs and if your dog is a large dog then the snake won't usually eat it.
Dogs can also kill snakes and it's not at that unusual to find people who use dogs to keep snakes away from their properties.
However, there are no breeds of dog that have been specifically bred over time to kill snakes, but some breeds will be more inclined hunt and kill reptiles than others.
Some dogs can smell snakes although not all dogs can smell snakes.
Dogs that can most often smell snakes are retrievers, Blood hounds, Bassets, Beagles.
Snakes that have diamonds on it's head are Pit vipers, including rattlesnakes, copperhead and cottonmouths (also called water moccasins).
The type of snake that has diamonds is the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.
The western diamondback rattlesnake or Texas diamond-back is a venomous rattlesnake species and member of the Viper family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
It is likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico and the greatest number of snakebites in the U.S.
The strongest snake is the Anaconda Snake followed by the King Snake.
The 4 big snakes are the Indian cobra (Naja naja), the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), the Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and the saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus).
The snake that eats the most snakes is the King Cobra Snake.
King cobra snakes mainly eat the Asian rat snake, dhamans, and pythons.
They'll also enjoy others like Indian cobras, kraits, vipers, and wolf snakes.
King Cobras kill the fastest because of the large volume of potent neurotoxic venom which stops nerves in the body from working.
The king cobra is a venomous snake species of elapids endemic to jungles in Southern and Southeast Asia.
The sole member of the genus Ophiophagus, it is distinguishable from other cobras, most noticeably by its size and neck patterns.
If a snake chases you then you should try to get out if it's way by going in a different direction.
Some people may be able to outrun some snakes so it's best if you can to try to run away from the snake.
However if you encounter a snake and it does not chase you then you should slowly back away and remain calm as it's rare for a snake to chase someone.
If you happen to see a snake while out hiking or running, do not panic! Back away slowly and look for a way around.
Snakes will generally leave you alone if they are not provoked.
It is true that venomous snakes do swim on top of water.
Only venomous or poisonous snakes swim on top of water while non poisonous and non venomous snakes only swim underwater.
Poisonous snakes or venomous snakes swim on top of water.
And only poisonous snakes will swim with their entire bodies visible on the water.
If you see a snake that is swimming on top of the water with their entire bodies visible then it's a poisonous snake.
Non poisonous snakes only swim below water.
Venomous snakes do also swim underwater as well.
Still even poisonous and venomous snakes sometimes swim under water so it may still be a venomous snake.
Poisonous snakes will swim with their heads above the water because a poisonous snake swims with their lungs inflated.
So if you see a snake swimming on top of the water then it's most likely a poisonous snake.
Non poisonous snakes will be seen swimming under the water.
Although there is a snake called the coral snake that is very poisonous and sometimes swims both on top of the water and under the water.