I wasn't meaning forcing it's body through the tent wall which would be near impossible without a tear, but simply nailing you through the wall which I used to almost inevitably be rolled up against during the night.

We do have some rattlesnakes, water moccasins in western KY (some small lake/pond over there is claimed to have the highest concentration per acre in the US,) and the coral snakes are an interesting thing. Never seen one, never known anyone personally that has claimed seeing one, but a book put out by either the WPA or CCC back in the 30s-40s listed that as a snake that could be found in KY although I have never seen that listed as a possible anywhere else.