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Well friday me and ole bukfever took a trip out the the turkey wood along with his son D MAN.. We were doing some scouting had a blast found some good sign. I have never owned snake boots in my life. I have always wore lacrosse and muck. Well for my birthday i got a pair of rockys from my wife to turkey hunt in. I really liked them. So i figure the first trip to scout i would start breaking them in. Well guess what i needed them. First time wearing them i get struck by a pygmy rattler on the side of my left leg. Needless to say i learned some dance moves i didnt know i had in my bag.  But if anyone was wondering if the work. Well they do...
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Wow, that is crazy. I came upon a cottonmouth yesterday. Kind of funny considering I decided not to wear my snake boots beforehand thinking surely there was no way I'd run across one.
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do you see any snakes turkey hunting in missouri?
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I have never had one strike at me when I had snake boots on, and only once without them, which is why I bought them. I don't know if a pygmy (ground rattler?) would have gotten through a pair of Mucks or Lacrosse, but he could definitely get through a pair of running shoes. I saw a snake yesterday, too. With this mild winter, they have probably been out since December if they even went "in" at all.
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[quote=longbeard2] I don't know if a pygmy (ground rattler?)
I was wondering if it was the same thing but from what i was told they are different. I have been shown a "ground rattler" and it looks nothing like the snake that i stepped on. But i have no idea if anyone has and info i would like to know..
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kjb wrote:do you see any snakes turkey hunting in missouri? have saw a few copperheads
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Strutbuster_29 wrote:[quote=longbeard2] I don't know if a pygmy (ground rattler?)
I was wondering if it was the same thing but from what i was told they are different. I have been shown a "ground rattler" and it looks nothing like the snake that i stepped on. But i have no idea if anyone has and info i would like to know.. http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/sismil.htm
by this website looks like there may be few different color variations
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there is no doubt that they are going to be crawling on those warm days...better to be cautious for sure! oz of prevention worth a lb of cure if you get popped
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Dadgummit! I didn't even think about snakes last year. Even after my buddy yanked me back and threw me to the ground cause I was about to step in front of a coiled up Cottonmouth. Now, after reading this board 
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shoot I thought about them plenty....I saw a hoss of a cottonmouth opening afternoon last years....
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I have heard that a high population of hogs keeps snake populations low. Anyone else ever heard that?
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kjb wrote:do you see any snakes turkey hunting in missouri? I kill a big snake in missouri 2 years ago. scared the crap out of me.
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Yeah ol strutbuster was breaking in down!!! 
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