"Personally I have no fear; leggings won't help much; besides, a good-sized snake can strike one's hand as it swings; but our cracker guides go everywhere in thin cotton trousers and the Seminoles are barelegged.

One hears often enough of escapes, yet very rarely of anybody being bitten.

One of my grove guards was struck by a moccasin last winter.

He was an awfully sick nigger for a while, but he got over it." "That's cheerful," said Hamil, laughing.
"Oh, you might as well know.

There are plenty of wiseacres who'll tell you that nobody's in danger at these East Coast resorts, and the hotel people will swear solemnly there isn't a serpent in the State; but there are, Hamil, and plenty of them.