When traveling in areas where *Agkistrodon* snakes may be present, what is recommended for personal protection?

Answer

Wearing sturdy, high-topped boots and long, loose-fitting pants.

Appropriate personal protection includes sturdy, high-topped boots made of leather or heavy fabric, and long, loose-fitting pants to create distance between fangs and skin.

When traveling in areas where *Agkistrodon* snakes may be present, what is recommended for personal protection?
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