Wear those snake boots y'all

[Jim Boyd]

Anti venom, thousands of dollars lost time at work, and death for a co-worker of mine ...not quite disproportionate, I not terrified of em, but close to concrete and kids it’s gonna die in my neck of woods...Via lead poisoning, guaranteed.

I would argue that it is quite disproportionate.

The US averages 5-6 deaths annually from snake bite and roughly 60 deaths per year from wasps, bees and hornets.

I am not being facetious but I have seen hundreds of people in snake boots while hunting and never seen a single one wearing a bee suit and carrying a bow or gun.

Again, if you like the snake boots, I love them for you.

I just believe we need to match the prevention to the threat.

 

[Wayne D Davis]

Me to Wayne , even if the bill was free ! I’m not scared of them , actually like them and really enjoy seeing them . But I’m in the woods to much before daylight and after dark and hardly ever use a flashlight unless I’m worried about someone shooting me !

To be honest I rarely see poisonous snake until the warm days of Nov Dec. I see plenty of kings and rat snake... occasional black racer... oops . That could be racist

 

[Wayne D Davis]

Two hospital bills that come to mind are $153,000 and $600,000.

I may get chaps too

 

[Wayne D Davis]

Two hospital bills that come to mind are $153,000 and $600,000.

I see 600k reasons why snake boots are a good idea

 

[Mr Bya Lungshot]

I wear snakeboots so I don’t have to worry so much when I’m walking out and stepping in that four foot briar patch my foolish self walked into. It’s not the snake it’s the price tag.

 

[sghoghunter]

I have seen a lot of rattlers. Exactly none of them have been aggressive.

The only real aggressive rattler I ever seen was a couple diamondbacks until a couple weekends ago. I ran up on a timber rattler crossing the road in the club and as soon as I got off the golf cart and got within 10 feet it raised its head up about a foot off the ground and waved it around a couple times and coiled up. That’s the first one in a long time that I saw coil up without actually messing with it

 

[Nicodemus]

I`ve caught a lot of rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and some coral snakes. I`ve seen even more. I have never, ever, seen an aggressive one. No matter how riled up they were, they never showed aggression.

Folks, learn the difference between aggressive and defensive,

 

[Kev]

You folks can wear the boots if you like.

We have had this discussion ad nauseum so I am sure we will have it 27 more times this summer.

Other than religious ceremonies and people that just have to screw with a snake, people are rarely bitten.

Also, your calf and foot are not the only areas that can be bitten.

But, can they prevent a bite?

Yes, they can so if it makes you feel better, please do wear them.

They are too hot and too heavy for me.

I will never understand the disproportionate fear that snakes create.

Best of luck.

I too hate snake boots because they’re hot and heavy. I use to only wear them if I was really going to be tromping through briars and thick stuff until i stepped over a huge cotton mouth one day and he popped me. Thank God I had them on.

 

[Jester896]

And those of you who think a cottonmouth is bad, well, it`s obvious you`ve never fooled with a really mad diamondback, or a normal tempered pygmy rattler.

an irritated 3' Diamondback can sound like a whole heard of cicada in the quiet woods. I have stepped over streatched out Canebrakes as big as my forearm chasing hogs. I do wear snake boots...got 2 pair of Danners...I have taken a few but most are left alone.

 

[Caseypatton]

I've caught a couple hundred of them they hardly ever rattle for me timber rattlers get a bad wrap because they kill a few folks a year there not really aggressive you probably could have stepped on him and he wouldn't have bit you

 

[James12]

I've caught a couple hundred of them they hardly ever rattle for me timber rattlers get a bad wrap because they kill a few folks a year there not really aggressive you probably could have stepped on him and he wouldn't have bit you

This

 

[KevChap]

This reminds me of the guy on here a couple years back that got bit by a rattlesnake.. can't remember his name but he was talking about how bad it messed him up

 

[KevChap]

I've been in the tree business for 16 years in the woods everyday for work and in the woods every chance I get to hunt and I've never ran into a rattler.. only copperheads

 

[Longhorn 16]

I read you. Just wish those small pics would load so I can see you.

 

[KevChap]

Im sure they've been around just been lucky I guess

 

[CroMagnum]

I remember there was a guy on here back in the early spring that got bit in the head by a copperhead...ouch!

 

[Ugahunter2013]

I kill em all because they eat good and I get a good rifle sling out of it.

 

[woods&water]

I wear snake gaitors year round. I have been hit by poisonous snakes more times than I can count and no trips to the ER. I am looking ahead of myself when in the woods not down at the ground and they give me piece of mind. They work.
In over 60 years of hunting I have NEVER had a rattlesnake rattle when I walked up on it.

 

[Baroque Brass]

That one is colored up like the canebrakes we have around here. Canebrakes are generally well mannered.

“Well mannered” gave me a laugh! Never heard a snake described a well mannered. By the way, I thought timbers and canebreaks were the same. Is there a difference?

 

[bowhunterdavid]

My snake bite cost me about 175 thousand dollars last year. I really think the only reason the rattler bit me is because i lay'ed my bow down right on top of it, other wise it would have left me alone. Glad my wife has us good insurance,still had to pay 4500 out of pocket.