Its kind of silly, but Id rather take on a van full of talliban than a little freakin 8 legger. Sheesh, i hate em, even though probably 98% of the ones round here are harmless. I awoke a couple months back to a screaming wife and an attack bat buzzing my bedroom. The little lady saw a video oppertunity and took it. She also takes every oppertunity she gets to share said video of me screaming like a girl every time that thing buzzed me. As for snakes, well, we got lots of rattelers where i go in the woods, so i have a snake clip for the .44. There flat tipped hollow points. really do a number on em.