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I use snakes and I label them with a standard label marker (numbers 0 - 9). Having cables hang like spaghetti in the back of your gear is not a good idea because over time they may break and you'd need to replace them (or repair them, if you got expensive cables that can be repaired). As far as reducing the pull on the jacks, I use re-closeable wire ties, which are secured to the back of my desk (the back pannel has maanu holes that can be used to hold the cabling). Also, using an organized numbering/coloring scheme can be helpful when trying to track down the noisy cable. I used to have rolls of cable behind my gear but not only it looked nasty but also is a pain in the ass when you need to shuffle the gear around. I took a week to clean up this mess but I am definitely happier with the results I got. There's really no easy way of doing it, other than carefull cable management.
Also, another good idea is to keep your electric cable away from sound cable because of interference. I took extra care not to cross or touch electric wires with my audio wires - I noticed the diffrence right away. Before one of my synths sounded noisy, once I re-shuffled my connections, the noise went away. You may also want to use specially-designed power strips that eliminate ground loops (noise/hum from electrical equipment). UPS is also a great investment, as it protects your equipment from spikes/sags in electricity and keeps the electrical flow "even" - also resulting in cleaner power, which means "low noise".
I'll try to dig up my post from the past with some links.
Later!
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 Proud member of the "Filthy Zionist" coalition 
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