In the 9 years I've hunted in Leakey, I personally have never seen a Rattler. We have so many hogs that they keep the snake population well under control. The owner killed one earlier this year that was just under 6', but that's the 1st seen in over 5 years. I guess we've been lucky so far. Now as for wasps, we keep cans of spray in each blind plus do a good check of each stand prior to the season opener.