Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Wyoming Rattle Snakes - how much danger?

Death by rattler may be rare but I know two people that have been bitten. One nearly lost his leg below the knee. The other was me.

Forgot my boots on a dove hunt and was retracing my path around a copse of trees next to a hay field that had been cut, baled and the bales picked up. Thought I had walked into a yucca plant at first, then realized where I was and that no yuccas were anywhere around. Got a fang next to my Achilles tendon and one in my Nikes. Foot swelled up like a football and walking was painful for over a week. The first day just setting my foot on the floor was nearly intolerable due to extreme pain.

Not recommended at all. Wear boots and watch where you walk.