I have 2 pairs of snake boots Rocky's and Readheads. Both pairs are lace ups. The Redheads were cheaper and feel better on my feet then the Rockys. I work outside quite a bit doing environmental work. Typically I do not wear my snake boots because I am too lazy to put on. I should look into getting a pair w/ the zipper like Chuck. I just bought a pair of the Alpha Burly rubber boots and they are hands down the most comfortable rubber or snake boots I have.

I saw a rather large cottonmouth, about 4 ft, on Saturday in Green Swamp from about 10-15 ft. He saw me also and threw his head back and showed the white of his mouth to warn me. The cottonmouths and Diamonbacks generally do not worry me because they let you know they are there. What worries me are the pygmies! A pygmy rattling sounds like a fly or bee and is hard to hear. Pygmies would have a hard time penetrating rubber boots I beleive.

Once it cools down the snakes are not so bad and are very dormant when out sunning themselves. I remeber several years ago doing surveys in the Baird Tract and walking through a land mine field of cottonmouths. It was so cold they were not interested in moving whatso evever.

I should wear my snake boots more often this early in archery. I wore them all Spring Turkey.