Snakes
10-04-2009, 11:52 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Greensboro/Charlotte NC
Posts: 78
Snakes
Just wondering if anyone knows if regular insulated rubber boots are snake bite proof or not. I use rubber boots to hunt in and I saw my first rattlesnake yesterday and that sparked my curiosity thanks for any help you can give.
Scott
Scott
10-04-2009, 12:54 PM
#2
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Brookhaven, Ms.
Posts: 93
10-04-2009, 04:56 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cove City, North Carolina
Posts: 256
they're everywhere this year. just guessing i'd say that regular rubber boots don't have what it takes to stop fangs. i've heard of guys wearing snake boots get hit by rattlers and it still knocking them down. so if your regular boots will protect you, then you're more trusting of them than me. really what's $179 for peace of mind? i like my rubber boots too, but right now until it frosts i'm going to be in my snake charmers (lacrosse makes these, they're almost if not just as comfortable as my rubbers after breaking in).
10-04-2009, 07:00 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sierra Nevadas., Ca
Posts: 1,050
They will prevent bites from warning strikes, maybe, it the rubber is pretty thick. Most strikes from a rattler are not what you'd call a really committed bite.
But if that sucker is intent on biting, it won't stop. Seen them go through leather. If you're worried about serious snake bites, invest in good snake boots.
But if that sucker is intent on biting, it won't stop. Seen them go through leather. If you're worried about serious snake bites, invest in good snake boots.
10-04-2009, 07:46 PM
#6
Spike
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Greensboro/Charlotte NC
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That is one massive snake. I think I would crap a brick if I ran across one of that size. I definitely dont want to get hit by a rattlesnake that is for sure. This is the first year that I will be hunting in the Eastern part of North Carolina only every hunting the piedmont and never seen or heard of a rattlesnake where I hunt most of the time. Seeing that rattlesnake yesterday sure has made me think twice about where I step when I am in the woods.
10-05-2009, 05:29 AM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 119
rubber boots will NOT stop the fangs. I've killed two over 5' long with 15 rattles and several smaller ones. After my dog got bit, my Vet told me that they are taught to tell the difference between a cottonmouth bite and a rattlesnake bite is the bruising. A rattlesnake strike can knock a grown man down and in come cases even break a bone. Rubber boots are not much help. I always carry my .45 loaded with snakeshot when in the woods. I have a 61" skin with 15 rattles hanging on my office wall right now. I almost stepped on that one!
