I've read from several sources and backed it up with E.R. doctors that most (Very high percentage) snake-bit hunters get tagged on the hand or arm. Be careful when you sit down and look at the base of the tree real good first. I do, in fact, live and hunt in the deep south, in Mississippi. I see a few snakes every year, but, so far, I have not even been struck at while turkey hunting. I am a little more cautious as the weather warms up, though. Wear the boots if you want to -- never hurts to take precautions.