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ChurleR
09-05-04, 08:11 PM
Hey, I stay mainly on the venomous forum, but I do a whole lot of field herping. I found a few cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorous) and lots of banded watersnakes (Nerodia fasciata) today(The hurricane has cooled things off considerably, even though I'm about 70 miles from the coast). I'm interested in buying a pair of waterproof and more or less cottonmouth proof boots that can be used for any herping scenario. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Jordan B
09-05-04, 10:52 PM
www.tongs.com Midwest is the best.

Jordan
ChurleR
09-05-04, 10:57 PM
I forgot about their boots, $120 might be worth it. Thanks man.
(even though furmont makes the best field hook, but that's personal opinion)
snakehunter
09-06-04, 07:48 AM
120 is alot less than a hospital trip
Jordan B
09-08-04, 12:08 AM
No problem.
JD@reptiles
09-08-04, 11:25 AM
are you located in florida?
nburgmei
09-09-04, 11:42 PM
I too was looking at the Rocky boots on tongs.com.

I suppose these boots would be able to stand up to timber rattlers also? I need something that can stand timbers, massassaugas, and copperheards.

Elapids would be useful too though b/c I am hopefully going to Africa next summer and definitely don't want to get bit by anything over there.
ChurleR
09-10-04, 04:16 PM
I'm in Georgia, we still have plenty of cottonmouths ;). As for the boots standing up to elapids, that shouldn't be a problem... if they're small enough that they don't bite above 15 inches. Elapids have relatively smaller fangs than vipers, for instance a fully grown Gaboon (1.8 meters or 6 feet) has fangs about 29 mm long while a large King Cobra (about 3 meters or 13 feet) has fangs only around 10 mm long. So if the boots stand up to Cottonmouths, they will probably stand up to Timber rattlers, and they will definately stand up to elapids.
nburgmei
09-10-04, 07:56 PM
Well, the reason I singled out elapids was for the fact their fangs are generally stronger and less likely to snap than viper. Also, elapids have stronger jaws.

I guess usually this is only important if they decide to chew and I'm pretty sure, if an elapid gets me on the boot, I'm not going to stand there long enough to let him chew on me.

Thanks.