Prairie rattlers aren't aggressive and like most snakes, just want to be left alone. Like Reloder28 said, just don't mess with 'em. Watch where you step and you should be fine.
Another piece of advice which will serve you well when antelope hunting on the prairie is to look before you sit down. Not only for snakes but mostly because of prickly pear cactus. I've spent some time with my pants around my ankles pulling cactus spines out of my rear end because I sat down to glass without looking at the ground first.
I don't know what techniques you'll be using to hunt antelope, but if you'll be doing any stalking, you'll often be crawling. Kneepads and leather gloves make crawling in gravelly cactus country a little easier.
Good luck with your hunt.
I forgot to add that there are bull snakes out on the prairie. They are not venomous but do look very similar to a rattler and will coil up in a strike posture and emit a hiss or rattle type of sound when threatened. But they're harmless so just let them be, too.
Last edited by JayJunem; 08/05/19.
