First off, we bought these boots for when we move to the 75 acres we recently purchased, but we won't be there for another 6-10 months. We will be going there on weekends and that's when my husband expects to use these boots. I did a good amount of research and looking at many boots before choosing these. So far he's only worn them twice and says they feel about like expected, fairly comfortable. He put a pair of DR. Scholl's inserts in them and say they feel even better. He needed a 9.5, but got a 10 to allow for inserts and they're just right with the inserts in. No snake bites, at least not yet, so we can't tell about that, but they do seem more comfortable than expected. The heel on these boots seems to propel you forward when you walk, in a good way. I'd give 5 stars if he'd used them more, but so far they are as advertised he claims. I'd recommend.