this will be my first season hunting turkey, i live in rockingham , north carolina. i was out yesterday doing a little scouting by a beaver pond and almost stepped on about a 4 foot cotton mouth. i poked at him with a stick thinking he would take off but he wasn't impressed to much and he just sat there inviting me to get closer. i know from that i will have me some snake boots when the season comes in. check out bass pro , they have a pair of red heads for 99.00 bucks that look pretty good.