I've never worn snake boots nor gaiters turkey hunting which is probably stupid. In my lifetime I've been bitten once on the kneecap by a black racer, and I've stepped on two cottonmouths but luckily on the first one it was crazy cold that morning and he was slow. The other one I stepped on his head and was able to kill him before he could get free and bite.

I've encountered a lot of snakes turkey hunting but those above were the close calls.

"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."

-- Archibald Rutledge