i have had lots of close incounters but only bit once. It was a year ago and i was fishing on this old dock on this little pond. The was a board that had fallin and caught on the side, just enough for somthing little to lay on it. But i was fishing and not paying attintion walked right over the board and a snake ( couldnt tell what it was and didnt want to stay around long enough to find out) and luckly i had some boots on and the snake poped up and bit the top of my steel toed boots. But all and all i wasnt hurt and just got out of there before i would have