Just curious, has anybody ever been bit by a snake while wearing snake boots? In other words have they ever saved you?
Had it happen to a buddy walking ahead of me blood trailing a deer 3 years ago. A 3 and a half foot timber rattler hit him just above the ankle. Scared the crap out of both of us, but no harm. Same buddy got hit by a 4-5 foot diamondback last year trailing a deer. I wasn't with him, but he showed me a dead snake an a heck of a bruise on his calf. I've determined he is bad luck and won't walk on the same trail as him any more.
:z-winnersmiley: What kind of boots does he wear? I think I may get the same ones. Al Baker
i got bit by a big copperhead last supper while deer scouting while wearing mine. Felt like a baseball hitting my ankle but no harm done.
I've never been struck but I have stepped mighty close to a few coiled up moccasins and rattlers, while wearing snake boots and a couple without. Ill tell ya when you look down and see a moccasin 12 inches from your leg and ready to strike, you will see the reality of snake boots.
Quote from: zelmo1 on March 20, 2015, 04:19:20 PM
:z-winnersmiley: What kind of boots does he wear? I think I may get the same ones. Al Baker
[/quote. He has a pair of Rocky's from bass pro shop. Believe me, I bought a pair for myself.]
Yes. Last year a copperhead hit me above the ankle. Muck woody armour boots saved me.
:funnyturkey: Rocky snake boots it is. I am travelling next year, Missouri, Kansas and SD. I am taking no chances. We have a ton of snow up here in New England, but very few poisonous critters. Al Baker
Do snakes not generally bite above the ankle?
We have Copperheads, Cane Brakes, Eastern Diamond backs and Water Moccasins here..
I do this test, grasp a sewing needle firmly between pointer finger and thumb and slam into boot about half force. You will be surprised at just how many snake boots fail miserably.
Quote from: deerbasshunter3 on March 20, 2015, 07:37:46 PM
Do snakes not generally bite above the ankle?
Its been said (seen a Nat Geo video once were they were explaining the bite force of snakes and how they strike) that generally they hit low and try at a somewhat even level bc they can get more momentum/force than they would striking higher. In the video, they said that when snakes strike, it can be with the same force as an arrow from a bow at speeds equivalent to 100mph or more......
Piece of mind even if you don't ever run across one, I was one step away from stepping on one last year. I picked up a pair of redheads on sale at basspro yesterday for 89. Quality as far as " waterproof" may not be the best but they give a good warranty (http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/21/70d798ab73a7a3e82c87c77c887d06fa.jpg)
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Quote from: deerbasshunter3 on March 20, 2015, 07:37:46 PM
Do snakes not generally bite above the ankle?
Yes but if you're stepping over a log or pick your foot up to clear an obstacle they could strike your foot as well.
Every snake boot i ever owned has leaked and got my feet wet and I've tried different brands but as far as being bit aint been that unlucky yet and hope I don't. would probably give me a heart attack.
Quote from: turkeywhisperer935 on March 21, 2015, 09:58:55 AM
Every snake boot i ever owned has leaked and got my feet wet and I've tried different brands but as far as being bit aint been that unlucky yet and hope I don't. would probably give me a heart attack.
Ill second that!
Got buzzed at in southeast kansas a few years back. I was walking up a path through some big rocks and it echoed all around. Yikes i backed out and took the way long way around.
On my 4th pair , none have stayed dry yet, the rockys were the worst, they were laceups bought i would say 7 years ago. they literally fell apart from drying in the sun in the back of the truck.
Wore a good set of Lacrosse pull on out , they were good but not made now. Imagine that.
The new rubber boot style look interesting. never been hit, a copperhead tried.
I've never been bit, but have been struck at many times when living in Fl., Ga., and S.C., by big and small cottonmouths and diamondbacks. All of the big ones have struck up towards my face and chest. Could be due to the way my body was contorted twisting around trying to avoid stepping on them while at a fast walk and once I was coming down with a long limb.
One of my luckiest encounters was with a big timber rattler on a bitter cold morning in Ga.. that didn't strike. I was blood trailing a deer on my hands and knees with my face down close to ground looking for specs of blood, when I came face to face with the 5' timber rattler coiled in a bed of wire grass. My face was about 12" from it.
I guess the real cold morning had it sluggish and it didn't even move.
:smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an Looks like boots, chaps and a cast for me next year when I head west. I would react badly to a close encounter with a poisonous snake. Caught many a sissy northeastern snake and got bit by a big black racer when I was 13. I don't think that qualifies, lol. Al Baker
I stomped on a 2 foot cottonmouth to kill it while planting foodplots in dry dirt last fall. It curled around and bit my boot but it was not much of a threat.
In MO near Kansas City I was struck by a good sized Copperhead. Scared me so bad I dropped my shotgun on it.
It hit me about halfway up the side of my calf in the middle of my gaiters. This was in mid-Oct fall Turkey hunting and I wore them mostly to keep dew off my pant legs but I'm glad I had them on! It was about 45 that morning and 60ish that evening when I was walking out. Happened about 20 yards from my car right on the path to the parking lot.
This spring I've invested in upgrading to Cabela's Boa Snake Boots; hopefully I won't test them out.
Went hunting with my grandson yesterday afternoon in a large creek bottom and walked upon an 18" coral snake. My grandson actually saw it first and pointed it out to me. Coral snakes aren't aggressive like rattlers and cottonmouths, but when cornered, stepped on or picked up they will nail you, and their posion is bad stuff (neurotoxin). I found a pair of LaCrosse waterproof snake boots a Gander Mountain that I really like. They're well made and fit true to size. I previously owned a pair of Rocky Snake Boots that finally leaked and the sole separated for the body.
how about herters boots at cabelas anyone have opinion on them
Snake boot $90
Good pair of leather boots for comfort, water proof, easy on off, etc. etc. Pair of turtle skin snake leggings for snakes, briar, cactus etc. etc. I ran through several different pair of snake boots quite a few yrs ago until I fianlly bought a pair of all leather Irish Setter boots and the turtle skins. I replaced my boots this yr after wearing them deer and turkey hunting for 7-8 yrs and they are still waterproof they got probably 1k miles on them. Not really sure why but they just don't fit my feet right anymore or they would still be my go to boot. I plan to keep them for deer hunting when I have on a heavy sock.
Oh, and no I have never been struck but I kicked the tail of a 5'+ western diamond back several yrs ago walking in tall grass in TX. It was less than 2 hrs later when I stepped beside a cactus and about time I got my weight on that leg I saw the head of another WD coiled up in the cactus about 6" from my foot.
I have had people tell me that snakes will usually get out of your way unless given no other option.
That's been my experience. Never had any snake come after me, but my snake boots are for when I don't see them first, or worse, if I step on one accidentally.
I've never been struck but always wear snake boots anyway. I run up on snakes all the time in the places I hunt. I came within 5 feet of this bad boy Saturday.
This is from Saturday in Northwest Fl.