How snakeproof are rubber/neoprene boots?

[Upfold99]

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[PSEoutlaw07]

Take a sewing needle and if you can poke a hole through it with the needle they are not snake proof

[wchadw]

Not sure what forum it was on but I recall a few years ago someone posted they were bitten wearing green Lacrosse boots by a rattlesnake I believe. Said it went through like a hot knife through butter. His words, not mine. Also think the teatment was somewhere around $90K, mentioned in same thread

yikes.  i have the lacross alpha "snake proof".  they are stiff on the sides something other than just rubber.  never tested them out.

[cutt down]

Just a thought but it would depend on the type of snake. I was hit by a copperhead on my Muck Woody Armour boots & I felt it but it wasn't a hard hit. I'm sure a bigger, stronger snake like a cotton mouth or a rattler would go right through a pair of neos or rubber. The stronger snakes hit pretty hard from what I've been told. I wear the Lacrosse aero elite snake boots now & love them!

[Yoder409]

Take a sewing needle and if you can poke a hole through it with the needle they are not snake proof

Not sure that is a good test.  Fangs are curved and don't hit 90 degrees to the struck surface like running a needle straight in.  I've had cactus jab me a couple times through quality snake boots. 

[Brad_Colvin]

If I get bit through a pair of "snake" boots and live through the experience I may have a leg to stand on in court. I will sue the manufacturer at least for medical expenses and loss of income because their product didn't perform as advertised. If I get bit through a pair of regular boots rubber or leather I'm on my own. A snake bite even if not lethal can financially ruin most regular folks.

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[wchadw]

Take a sewing needle and if you can poke a hole through it with the needle they are not snake proof

Not sure that is a good test.  Fangs are curved and don't hit 90 degrees to the struck surface like running a needle straight in.  I've had cactus jab me a couple times through quality snake boots.

i had mine in my truck and i took a push pin out of a cork board at work and i had to jab it pretty hard but it goes thru the Lacross Burly Apha snake proof.  i am just going to keep my eyes pealed while walking around.