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I got one i think all people should know about. When you hunt in the early season if you have snake boots wear them. I have seen way to many snakes not to and although it may not kill you an infection in the bite can get you any ways who wants to get bit. IT comes in handy in the dark also as most snakes are nocturnal and tracking a deer or going to your stand there are a lot of things your flashlight misses just be carful guys.

Brent

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Good tip, not a problem in my area.

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I can honestly say that all these years huntingI have never seen a snake in the woods. That don't bother me a bit either because we don't get along. I have seen plenty fishing but none bowhunting.

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I saw a little snake today out in the woods and saw a black snake earlier this year scouting but I've never seen a snake while hunting either. I would take a snake every once in awhile to replace hundreds of mosquitos and ticks.[:'(]

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Very good point. I wear my snake boots the entire season. Here in NW Ga / NE Ala., snakes are everywhere... Ain't but three things I'm scared of Cops, Women and Snakes !!!!!

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mo come to my house and i can almost gurantee you one

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My brother just lives up the road a piece from ya Oneshot, I might just have to come by some day for a fishing trip with you and your dad as guides.

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No snakes in the woods here in MI that I have seen. I saw a guy on Jet ski once in the El nino year during October, I called him a F Snake as he went by!!

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Thank God snakes aren't something I have to worry about up here!!

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Yes you do, the Twins have a whole team of snakes!!!!! Go Tigers!!!

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good tip...

rob you aint never been lucky enuff to come across a timber rattler?? or a pi$$ed off copper head? sure they aint deadly....but i still dont want bit by one when im in the deep woods alone. one late summer/early fall i was DEEP in the woods walking a logging road just walking around on a nice sunday at camp. theres a little "island" of trees in the logging road and i spot a snake. i usually like snakes and reptiles and anything i can play with..exspecially then when i was 14 or so. stupid me i ID it as a black snake and run up to it and corner it and get ready to put a forked stick over its neck so i can grab it. when i went to do that the sucker struck about a couple foot. i was like mannn your a fiesty little black snake huh? (yes i talked to him lol) went to try again...he was already coiled up by then and snapped again. whoaaaa then i noticed the tail! holy chit! hes rattling!! RUN!!!!! lol i ran my arse back to camp in a HURRY. i was close to 2 miles from camp and noone had any ideas of my where about except i was in the woods somewhere! sure they might n ot be DEADLY....but 2 miles from camp...i dont wanna get bit! lol. i wont buy snake boots for around here but im a little more cautious around here....got a similar story from when i was a kid riding bikes to the creek and swimming. about 3 miles from home and i chased down a copperhead and lightly put my football spikes on it to hold it down...put a ton of holes in the shoes and i realized what it was lol......

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COME ON MO WE WILL TAKE YA

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Down here in the old hot humid south, snakes are everywhere.
Seen way more than I care to say.
I was even bit a few yrs back by a copperhead early one sept morning while bowhunting although he did not penetrat my boots it stillwoke me up. I did not see him untill he popped me 3times.
In the deep south diamond backs are common to see!
I have a friend that killedtwo of them last season while hunting on oneafternoon hunt in two different areas.
The old saying down here is? It`s not the one you can see that will get you!
"But the one you don`t!"

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Snakes really much of a concern in my area of Wi. Untill I head to the southern part of the state and hunt the ridges, a few ratlers.

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i dont have that problem:):D:D

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Wierd, I just got this picture in an email this morning... Look close in the picture.

We have some of those suckers around here. There is no such thing as a good snake, but a dead one

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that snake is long.

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Keith, I wonder if my Slick Trick would cut that thing in half? I'd be very willing to try.

I've been fairly lucky living in the South and haven't run into any snakes in the dark in the woods. But about 3 weeks ago I was at a buddy's ranch in Texas walking/fishing along a pond dam that was really wooded. I walked about 20 yards in the dark and decided that I should probably turn on my headlight. The light came on as I picked up my left foot and before it hit the ground I noticed a nice looking water mocassin that I about stepped on. He attacked my jig, and then my Ruger 10/22 attacked him. I hate snakes.

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That is amazing that you haven't seen a snake in the woods! I was out dove hunting just the other day and step about six inches from a rattle snake. I didn't even realize it until I had walked about three feet or so past him and he started rattling. I turned around and blew him up. I don't do snakes!

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Thanks for the tip. Plenty of them down here is Louisiana.



TP

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Luckily most snakes here in MO are not nocturnal, but that is also because we only have 5 venomous snake species.

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well havent seen one yet but liable to change at 5 o clock

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My son andI killed a rattler today while goat hunting and last year when we where coming out at dark my son just about stepped on a rattler. Yes you have to be aware in Mt.. This time of year they get more active with temp. andthe change of the season.