Another thread here about snake gaiters got me to thinking. Usually where I am the snakes don't start crawling hard until the last three weeks or so of turkey season, and when that happens I usually wear a pair of Lacrosse 18" snake boots. But when you think about it, you're only protected to just below the knee. So here's my question. Can a snake, such as a diamondback or a cottonmouth, strike higher than your knee? If so, then I'm screwed even wearing the snake boots. I might pull out my snakeproof hip waders this year that I normally use for coon hunting. So what do y'all think?