Snake boots or snake chaps

[id450]

Out west I dislike both boots and chaps and wear guardz. Lighter, more comfortable and easy on & off. Handles cactus and such great...even boar tusks and quite affordable.

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Is that dude wearing a snake boot? Looks like like he took 1 or 2on the boot itself?


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[Blinginpse]

What do you do for boots , If you get a foot strike?


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Been wondering that myself

 

[naturesurviver]

Cabelas makes the copperhead snake boot. I've only read reviews on them . They say not bad in warm weather and no break in period.

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[blackdawg]

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[Desk Jockey]

Anyone ever been bit with or without snake chaps or boots?

Honest question. I am a bit ignorant about the prevalence of snake danger out west.

Back here in the Northeast I haven’t seen enough snakes to bother. Growing up in south Louisiana we rain old school rubber boots or army jungle boots or sneakers to be honest. Never used any snake protection stomping among copper heads and water moccasins mostly. I also never wore a bike helmet and my folks weren’t big on “seat belts” or seats for that matter as I recall more than a few road trips in a pickup bed. Somehow I survived.

Just curious how often you folks are tangling with snakes to make it worth the while to wear this stuff.

 

[Rokwiia]

Last year this time, I almost stepped on a timber rattler. It was two feet away and I never saw it. My next step would have been on it but it rattled just as I lifted my leg.

I realized how much trouble I would have been in if envenomated. The odds say a venonmous snake bite is low. Maybe so but I was 2' from being in desperate trouble. Either I stop hiking in that area or protect myself. I immediately went out and purchased the Turtleskin Snake gaiters.

Protective Snake Gaiters for Hunting and Hiking

 

[Blinginpse]

Anyone ever been bit with or without snake chaps or boots?

Honest question. I am a bit ignorant about the prevalence of snake danger out west.

Back here in the Northeast I haven’t seen enough snakes to bother. Growing up in south Louisiana we rain old school rubber boots or army jungle boots or sneakers to be honest. Never used any snake protection stomping among copper heads and water moccasins mostly. I also never wore a bike helmet and my folks weren’t big on “seat belts” or seats for that matter as I recall more than a few road trips in a pickup bed. Somehow I survived.

Just curious how often you folks are tangling with snakes to make it worth the while to wear this stuff.

Scouting standing on a rock and looking at your phone gps and just happen to catch movement past your phone near your foot and look and see 2 copperheads come out by your foot mere inches. I don't mind snakes but that ummmmmm yea

 

[ndbuck09]

Anyone ever been bit with or without snake chaps or boots?

Honest question. I am a bit ignorant about the prevalence of snake danger out west.

Back here in the Northeast I haven’t seen enough snakes to bother. Growing up in south Louisiana we rain old school rubber boots or army jungle boots or sneakers to be honest. Never used any snake protection stomping among copper heads and water moccasins mostly. I also never wore a bike helmet and my folks weren’t big on “seat belts” or seats for that matter as I recall more than a few road trips in a pickup bed. Somehow I survived.

Just curious how often you folks are tangling with snakes to make it worth the while to wear this stuff.

To me the difference is in the distance from help and isolation you have here in the west in a lot of cases. I know where I make sure to wear snake gaiters, I'm in 7 miles of really really rough country and that's 7 miles by foot from my quad which is 12 miles on a rough atv road to the truck, which is then 50 miles to the nearest town, 35 of which is on rough forest road where you basically have to drive 30-35 mph. So this is why you try really hard to prevent getting venom in your blood.

 

[id450]

To me the difference is in the distance from help and isolation you have here in the west in a lot of cases. I know where I make sure to wear snake gaiters, I'm in 7 miles of really really rough country and that's 7 miles by foot from my quad which is 12 miles on a rough atv road to the truck, which is then 50 miles to the nearest town, 35 of which is on rough forest road where you basically have to drive 30-35 mph. So this is why you try really hard to prevent getting venom in your blood.

Sounds like your in rugged country like me. I know you wear chaps, what are you doing for boots?


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[id450]

Anyone ever been bit with or without snake chaps or boots?

Honest question. I am a bit ignorant about the prevalence of snake danger out west.

Back here in the Northeast I haven’t seen enough snakes to bother. Growing up in south Louisiana we rain old school rubber boots or army jungle boots or sneakers to be honest. Never used any snake protection stomping among copper heads and water moccasins mostly. I also never wore a bike helmet and my folks weren’t big on “seat belts” or seats for that matter as I recall more than a few road trips in a pickup bed. Somehow I survived.

Just curious how often you folks are tangling with snakes to make it worth the while to wear this stuff.

Depends , biologist figure 30 snakes per acres in typical oak / woodland areas of the foothills coastal valleys. Lots of rodents, squirrels and rocks and tall grass. where I’m at. Snakes are all over sea level up to 8-9k feet. Just this year I have run into 4. 6 last year , 3 of those my kids were with me . I was taking s step as one rattled at me from inches away last year. Kids were 2-3 steps behind me. Yes they are a real concern at times IMO.


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[gumbl3]

x2 on Turtle Skins.. I like em more for brush and cactus than snake peace of mind

 

[yfarm]

Hunt in Deep South Texas, have used Justin, Chip and Russell snake boots and Turtleskin gaiters. Gaiters are used with a leather lined all leather hiking boots and is the most comfortable solution. Russells give the best ground feel due to design if stalking is planned. Best combo if cost is no issue is Russell professional hunter with turtleskin lining and turtleskin gaiters. Russell featherweight snake boots next. Then Toss up between Justin(ventilated the best in hot weather) or Chipp(better ground feel).

On a similar topic, read about the cost of treating a snakebite and the cost to you if you go to a rural hospital which is out of network for your health insurance. There is a thread on 2 cool fishing in their hunting section. It's an eye opener and makes the most expensive snake protection a bargain.Stumbled into a nest of rattlesnakes - Page 3 - 2CoolFishing

 

[Rokwiia]

Has anyone tried the Turtleskin snake chaps? Are they uncomfortable to wear? Are you glad you got the chaps vs the gaiters?

 

[mavinwa2]

Turtle Skins for this reason...I have the utmost confidence these work from experience.

I've been struck 2x by buzz worms, hunting early season. Both never rattled, just felt a zap on the calf, other zap was ankle area.
I was 5 miles in the Superstitions Wilderness AZ coues hunt. Other time was 30' from truck.
hiking these do make your leg warm, don't ventilate well. But then I take a break and remove to air out. Then back on, ez on & off...fast.

 

[Mosby]

If I am hunting in an area where I know I will run into snakes, I wear snake boots. Get up and put them on and they are on for the day. I don't like to wear any of it in warm weather and I tend to leave gaiters in the truck.

 

[Rokwiia]

What do you wear in guards to your feet? Or is chances on being bitten on your feet not usually a issue

If you go with snake gaiters, as I have done, you have to wear something on your feet that will withstand a snake bite. I've try to see if there have been any tests performed to determine how thick leather had to be (>2mm, 2.4mm, 2.8mm, other) but couldn't find anything authoritative. I've decided to go with full-grain leather boots at least 2.6mm thick but that's arbitrary.

The next question is whether a snake can strike above gaiters or boots. If so, then maybe chaps are the solution. I'm sure that depends on the snake species and whether it is located above you (on a hill or ledge) or if you're sitting down when the strike occurs. My concern is with Timber Rattlers and the herpetology experts I contacted thought it was highly unlikely unless the TR was above your feet or you were sitting down. They wouldn't come out and say no definitively but they thought the chances were slim. YMMV

 

[horsehands]

Danner has some really comfortable snake boots called Vitals. Not that pricey either.

 

[RCL]

I have been using chaps the last couple of years, and yes they are hot.
Mostly used in areas with high brush.

 

[Rokwiia]

Are the chaps uncomfortable? I can see that if they did not fit properly, you could get a sore spot or blister along the top inside of your leg.