Turkeyhunting with chaps

[DOE KILLER]

I am absolutly a big chicken when it comes to snakes. I hate them all, and believe the only good snake is on a pair of boots. With that being said, I have decided I can't keep turkey hunting (which is not really an option) unless I get a pair of chaps or a snake proof boot. What is your recomendation and why? I like the idea of the 16" boots, however is it very likely for a snake to bite you above the knee? Just wondering and seeking some expert advise.

[dog1]

DK,

Here in South Ga., we have diamond backs, timber rattlers, cotton mouth and copperhead moccasins. I wear a pair of rocky snake boots. Rocky makes, I think, 3 versions of their snake boots. The pair I have has a sole like a nike type running shoe. It wears great and it's also waterproof, which is a necessity where I hunt, river swamp land. Several of my friends wear Lacrosse snake boots. To be honest, I don't know if mine will stop a snake bite, and I hope I don't have to find out. I really don't need them til it gets close to the end of our spring gobbler season because by then it has started warming up and the snakes move more.

dog1

[kingvjack]

If your worried about snakes on your walk in or while your sittin down?
I've never had a problem walkin in... I carry a big buck knife in an inside pocket though for when I'm sitting down....
While sitting down your pal Steve has had close encounters with: Skunks, possems, coons, bobcats, rutting bucks, and armadillos....
I've had to waste a couple mornings tryin to ward off animals but snakes?
No problem...