Rattlesnake Protection ?

[Double-Drop]

I recommend Getting a good pair of boots and be done with it. Chippewas get my vote.c
The plastic ones are not nearly as comfortable and you will have to force yourself to put them on. with a comfortable pair of boots, you will always have them on and not have to "remember" to put them on.

[Slick8]

I recommend Getting a good pair of boots and be done with it. Chippewas get my vote.c
The plastic ones are not nearly as comfortable and you will have to force yourself to put them on. with a comfortable pair of boots, you will always have them on and not have to "remember" to put them on.

Agreed, I don't hunt in snake country very often but when I do, I have a pair of snake boots on. I bought a pair of zip up Redheads about 4 years ago after stepping over a large rattler when leaving the blind following an evening hunt. This was on a large ranch some 60 miles from Laredo, per the ranch manager, a 1.5 hour ride.

I've never been truly close to being hit but have had too many encounters for the limited time I spend in the brush.

On the other hand, I've been wearing Foreverlast RayGuards since they started making them. I was hit above the ankle by a small sting ray several years ago and while it did NO damage to me and only a small mark on my boots, it's scared the poo out of me...

[ThePap]

ive worked some rattlesnake roundups and we had some "High Strikers" and "Hot Ones" the High Strikers and they would strike further than 50% of their body length. The Hot Ones were very hot tempered and would repeatedly strike and strike and strike. those were first to go on the BBQ Pit! the plastic guards are very good but VERY noisy in the brush, Chippewa makes a 17" snake boot it works very well too. Razor Dobbs uses them

[okrattler]

As far as being aggressive goes the smaller snakes seem to be more willing to stand their ground. Or at least it seems that way to me. It just depends on the snake too though. They all have different attitudes just like anything else. Some are just meaner than others. Different species of snakes can determine that too. For example I haven't run across many Prairie Rattlesnakes that wouldn't strike repeatedly when cornered. Of course though a snakes first instinct is to try to get away most of the time. Other times they'll lay there quietly relying on their camouflage. If you get too close they'll rattle (sometimes) and if that doesn't work they'll bite ya. You really gotta watch your step right as they're coming out of hibernation because they're still pretty sluggish,also right after they've eatin and laying out trying to digest their last meal for the same reason. Snakes about to shed can also be unusually ill tempered and dangerous because they can't see very well during that time. So not only will they not rattle until you're practically standing on them but they'll strike anything and everything that moves if they feel threatened. Heck I've even seen them bite theirselves.