always wondered why in the world they made them big ole snakeproof boots....i love snakes...they amaze me so much...i found my first rattler last year...i thought it was a black snake till i got close and had the tail in my hand...man are them things aggressive...and i think he sensed my body heat so when i would move i could watch his head move following me......i was in the middle of nowhere walking an old logging road....i was about 1/2 mile from camp..im glad i didnt get bitten....but i dont think there that bad up here we need to kill any or get snakeproff boots.....though im sure it wouldnt be a horrible idea in some parts of the state......