It is possible there are rattle snakes in the woods. More likely to be garter snakes around here. I am not a fan of snakes if the scare me. I will be armed on my future walks. Probably will wait until the mosquitoes die in late fall. Deer flies like it in the woods too.
We had a swarm of hornets and wasps try to take over my porch yesterday so I got spray that shoots 20 feet and killed them in their nests this morning.
We needed the use the front door to bring in our furniture today. I am impressed with the power of that wasp spray. Will get more to have on hand. Got 2 cans today and nearly emptied one in my first attack. Quite satisfying to see them drop dead!
Good for you getting rid of the wasps so quickly. Those things scare me more than snakes or mice! LOL!