Don't wear snake protection. Just be a little more vigilant while your crawling thru the brush. They don't want noth'in to do with you.
The ones you should worry about, are the skin shedding ones. They don't always have the ability to rattle, and they could be blind for a short time.
I was walking thru the grass one time and heard a bumble bee humm. Looked down and found a baby rattler not 6" long, with only one button. Stomped on him and found a mouse inside he had just eaten.
