Originally Posted By GDeadphans
I was always under the impression that snakes are not that aggressive, unless you really anger them. But waking up with one in your face is way different, you startling can startle it. I still think a hammock is a great choice. Like Lori said, look in to War bonnet, Hennessy, clark...They have fully enclosed bug nets and different entries. I have a Hennessy with a bottom entry that Velcros up. No snake will be able to get to you unless he was a sickly deranged zombie snake.


They're not aggressive, but at night to them a person sleeping in the open just looks like a nice warm place for them to curl up against. I had an uncle that woke up with a rattler sleeping on top of his sleeping bag down near his feet... he said the thought of it crawling into his sleeping bag scared him enough so he never slept on the ground without a tent again.

I've also seen a couple rattlers in trees before. It's not common, but if there's a nest or some other food on a low branch they will get up there.