Learn how to keep snakes out of your yard and remove any that are present while keeping everyone safe, residents and snakes alike.

'If you want to reduce snake numbers in your yard, keep pet food indoors, stick with suet balls hanging in trees rather than messy bird seed that invites mice, and keep a check on rats near your trash ...

If you're troubled with snakes visiting your garden, there's a popular plant that you might like to grow, which should help to deter those unwanted visitors.

Master Gardener: How to get gophers out of your yard And here's what to do if you have a rat problem, too. Gophers, like this one peeking out of its hole in Huntington Beach, are tricky to eliminate.

The PVC pipe trap is effective if you’re looking to catch any type of snake, but it’s only one of a myriad of snake traps out there.