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Old 09-22-2008, 09:00 PM   #1
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Default How High Can They Strike???

i was just wondering somethin guys i hunt in some pretty thick woods and here in south georgia that is perfect rattlesnake habitat. i wear knee high snakeboots, but somehow i have to believe a five foot long diamondback can strike higher that your knee...am i right or wrong here? how high can they bust you?
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Default RE: How High Can They Strike???

They can strike about half again there body length. When they coil its hard to tell there striking distance and it helps them strike.
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Old 09-22-2008, 09:38 PM   #3
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A big diamond back can easily strike you in your thigh if it wants to. Thankfully they seldom will and prefer to get away rather than stand and fight.
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