Ours is a mixture of overgrown-weedy and overgrown-vegs and flowers. My long term aim is to have no grass except for the front naturestrip, but as we're on a 1/3 acre town block, there's still a long way to go. And the process keeps on being interrupted by other things... ah well.
Our neighbours, meanwhile, have two small dogs, one of which is blind, and they keep their yard very neatly mown to discourage snakes... they haven't complained about ours, but in deference to thier needs, I think I probably need to at least neaten up a good strip next to the fenceline so that any slithery reptiles living at our place can't migrate too easily to theirs. Big hassle there though is woodpiles. Against the side fence is the easiest and most accessible place to stack up winter firewood, but woodpiles are classic snake habitat. Dunno...maybe I can find another spot. But I'll make it a spot for the "next stack". No way am I double handling the existing one to move it.
This is one book we had for our kids- very much reflects our garden, including the bees, dragonflies and froggies. 
