I`ve had Rockys,both pair leaked within a year.Redheads,last year a guy demoing them got bit through the boot.Lacrosse,leaked.Now I have Brownings.The box didn`t say"snake-proof"but two dealers said they were snakeproof,and that the words were omitted for liability.I see why.Yesterday I put a soft Zuchini in one of the Brownings and stabbed the boot with an icepick.Went slap through the side of the boot and 3 inches into the squash.What next?Chippewas?I tried this right after watching two snakebite documentaries on TV.BTW,the Brownings leaked right out of the box.