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The thing I don't understand about snake boots, is snake boots. Spent many, many days in the wilderness and never felt the need. Lived in the jungle and moved some serious venomous snakes and still never felt the need. I also think it is interesting that backpackers and "non-sportsman" outdoor enthusiast never wear any either despite, as a whole, spending much more time in backcountry and remote locations. Just my observations.
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Terrain.
I no longer wear them, to big a pain in the ass, but when I was young, and a hardcore hunter, I spent the majority of my time humping where you couldn't see your feet; ass deep in a swamp, overgrown thickets, overgrown fields, deep in the thick and nasty, going to where the big ones live.
Not being able to see the ground you are walking on in a snake infested swamp in the dark will change your perspective.
I doubt your average hiker spends a lot of time off trail, in the dark.
Now days, I hunt nice spots that are easy walking, not as important to me whether I kill a monster buck or not, I just want a relaxing day in the woods, so not much worry about snakes, I can walk around them.
I spent some time in the Colombia, the Amazon, and Panama, and truthfully, at least the part I saw, Florida was tougher terrain.