snake boots

[Gtrubicon]

About 10 years ago I killed a rattler that was 44” long, it had two very deformed buttons, it couldn’t make a noise.

[762 shooter]

I do wear snake boots during the summer. Just as a way to hold permethrin to keep chiggers off .
I hate a chigger.

762

[Cast10]

Ranch is in S. Central Tx. Loads of bell boys! I’ve been through several pairs of snake boots. Justin square toes are the most comfortable. Heavy brass zippers. Easy on/off and most comfortable from the first on.

Been hit 4 times last year. All were toe strikes. Nighttime hog hunting, spring turkey season, fall deer season. Seen rattlers through November! I open the gate off the road and slip them on! If nothing else, its a sense of safety. I still watch where I’m walking and not tempt fate!

Oh, and YES, rattlers down here don’t rattle like they used to! Old timers have told me they have evolved to not rattle so the hogs won’t eat them!

[lksmith]

will western (cow boy) boots stop a snake bite?

Rattlers, probably not.
Moccasins and copperheads, probably

[lksmith]

Oh, and YES, rattlers down here don’t rattle like they used to! Old timers have told me they have evolved to not rattle so the hogs won’t eat them!

Also to avoid getting killed by humans. Most people if warned will kill the snake whereas if not warned, might not see the snake and let it be.
All the rattlers I've seen have been pretty shy/docile. Copperheads usually as well, but being camo'd so well, likely to get bit by stepping on them. Moccasins, are a different story, most I have seen are more likely to fight/bite/intimidate vs. retreat.