When I grew up and decided that maybe I wasn't snakeproof anymore I bought snakeboots and wear them anytime I am not in a well groomed yard! As may snakes that I pulled out of my pool (when I had it), I might should have worn snakeboots in my well groomed yard too!

"After all, it is not the killing that brings satisfaction; it is the contest of skill and cunning. The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport." Dr. Saxton Pope