It all comes down to common sense and proper hygiene, also no kissing anything that walk or slither in it's own feces.

Know that you are probably more likely to get salmonella from food than your pets.



http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/pdf/sa...atlas-508c.pdf

Here is a list of Salmonella outbreaks and as you can see Food is what you should be really concern about http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks.html#2014