Snakeproofing:

[Just Midol]

The risk is very small, I agree with Corvus.

But it's a risk which if I could remove, I would. sandgrubber, keep us updated.

[sandgrubber]

I think the risk varies greatly by breed/temperament/age and by type of snake. I used to run into someone in a dog park who walked her two JRTs in a bush area. She saw a snake and leashed them up to leave. Then went ahead a few hundred meters and let the dogs off lead. Damned if one of em didn't go back to get the snake . . . and get himself killed. Small dogs with intense prey drive are probably the most endangered.

Curious puppies that live in an area where there are snakes are also likely to get killed. Given what my Labradors do with blue tongues lizards, I don't think they'd be safe should a few snakes come onto my block.