I want to get a pair of waterproof snake boots.
Based on my research I'm looking for a side-zip style or the rubber boot type.
It seems like a lot people with size-zip style are complaining about leaking after just short time.
This seems to be the main problem with the side-zip style from all makes/brands.
I'll assume the negative aspect of rubber boot type is that they are not comfortable when walking long distance.
Which type do you use and which type do you prefer?
Let me know what your experience has been.
They all leak. I have had every brand and style, from cheap to expensive. and every single pair has leaked. Waterproof and snake boot shouldn't be used in same sentence
Now I wear Muck brand boots and snake gaiters
I have had 2 pair of redhead both leaked. I now have the rubber boots this is my 2nd year with them no leaks yet but they aren't real comfortable ether. My legs are to big to fit in the zip up boots. I wanted those instead of the rubber.
Now I wear Muck brand boots and snake gaiters
How well do gaiters work?
From pictures I've seen they cover the side of ankle and up.
Don't they leave the front of the foot and heel exposed?
Maybe a good hunting boot is thick enough to prevent puncture in those areas?
Many years ago my brother got struck by a Pygmy Rattlesnake that he accidently stepped on and it struck him on the heel.
He was wearing a old canvas Converse hi-top and it penetrated the shoe but didn't penetrate the skin... but left a mark.
In that situation the gaiter wouldn't have helped.
I had an old neighbor who wore those black rubber boots that they sell in Walmart when fishing or hunting and he said the rubber material is strong enough to prevent the fangs from puncturing. I don't know if it's true or not but he never did have problems with poisonus snakes.
The fangs on a pygmy are extremely small. I don't worry about them. The gaiters come down to almost the bottom of the boot and have a flap that covers the top of the foot.. they come up about as high as a boot, about the top of the calf
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