.#.¨.,£,@# .,.£.¨.@,&
..¤¨.¨,,&# ,¨¨.@..¨,,
,,¨§..¨,£¨ ¨¨,¨.¤.¨¨.
,¨..§¨¨,.. ,.,¨,.£,..
¨¨.,.¤¨¨,, ¨.¨¨.¨.&¨,
@.§£§,@§,¨ #~~~ ==« ~== «-~ ~»= -»= =-« ~«- »~»# ,,¨¨§§,§,,
&¨,£¤¨.£.£ ; P4G3 ON SN4K3 H4NDL1NG. \ ¨,,&.£,#,£
@.§¨#.##.¨ #~«- «~= ~=~ »~» ~~~ -~« »»= -»- -»~# .¨¤¤.£¨¤.¨
&,£¨§¨.&.¤ ¨¤¨&,@,@¨@
#.¤,£¨#§.. TH3 GO4L 1S 4NYWAY TO B3COME LUC1D @£,@¨§.&..
#,#¨&¨¨@.& 1NSID3 TH3 DR34M (1F TH3 DR34M 1S 4 ¨¤¨§,&,£,¤
¤¨§,£.#¤.¨ CONT41N3R) OR WH1L3 TH3 DR34M T4K3S .§,§¨§¨@..
§¨£,&¨¨&¨# PL4C3 (1F 1T 1S 4N 3VENT). TH1S 1S .§.#.£.¤¨#
¤,@¨£.##,. SOM3HOW TO DO W1TH S3RPENTS. ,¤.§¨£.&.¨
¤¨£,§¨.@.§ .£.&¨¤,@.#
#.#,#¨@&.. #~~- «»~ ~~~ ~-« ~~~ -~- --« --= -==# ¨£,¤.§¨§¨.
¤¨£.&,¨£¨# † 1 KN3W TH3RE WOULD B3 SN4K3S, TH3Y ^ .@,&.£¨@,@
¤,#,#,¤#,, * H4V3 TH1S P4RT1CULAR SH4P3 TO TH3M, / .£.§.#¨&¨¨
@,&,&.,§,¤ ^ M4K3S TH3M F1T 1NTO CR4CKS, † .¤.£,@¨¤.#
&,¤,#.@§¨¨ † 1NTO S34MS. ; ¨¤,§¨&¨@.,
&.&,#,,§,¤ : ¨,,==&~»,.. ; ¨£.@,@¨@,£
¤,¤¨§,#@.. † (S1NC3 R34LM-TR4V3LNESS 1S 1NV3RSELY ; ¨#,@¨¤¨¤,¨
&¨¤¨¤¨.#.¤ \ PROPORT1ON4L TO S1Z3; L4RG3R 4N1MALS † ,#¨£¨@.#.@
&,£,#,#@,¨ ^ H4V3 TO ST4Y PUT. ^ .@.¤,¤.@,¨
§,#.&.,@¨# † SN4K3S C4N CH34T TH1S BY B31NG † .¤¨§¨@¨§¨&
#,£,£,##¨¨ ; 4LMOST ON3-D1M3NSION4L.) ; ¨£,¤.£,¤..
¤,&¨¤,.£.& #-~- -~» ~~- »«= ~~~ «-- ~=- »=- »~=# .¤,¤,@.£,¤
#¨&.&,@@,, .¤.§.&,&.¨
&.#.£.,§,# 31THERW4Y. 1 D1D NOT FULLY UND3RST4ND ¨&,@¨§,£,&
@¨#,#¨§§,, WH1CH ROL3 TH3Y WOULD PL4Y, OR 3X4CTLY ,¤.#¨¤¨&..
#¨&.£.,#.§ »WH1CH~ SN4K3S TH3Y WOULD B3 - TH3 ¨£,@.¤¨£,@
#¨&¨§.£¤¨¨ N4GAS! TH3 SN4K3 PEOPLE. .@¨#.¤.#¨¨
£¨¤.@,.£¨£ .£.@.#¨#¨&
#,§.§.£§., YOU W1LL W4NT TH3M TO GU1D3 YOU 1F YOU ¨¤.#¨#¨¤.,
£¨&.§..£,§ C4N. TH3Y 4R3 3XCELLENT N1DR4 GU1D3S, ,@.§,#.@.#
#¨§¨§¨#£¨, 4ND M4NY W1LL T4K3 YOU ON PRO BONO .£.@.@.£¨¨
§¨¤,@¨.&,# (1 SUSP3CT TH3Y F1ND 4MUS3MENT 1N OUR ¨@,#,¤.¤¨§
§¨@¨§¨££¨¨ 4TT3MPTS TO TR4V3L WH3RE W3 4R3 NOT ¨&.#¨£,¤,,
@.@.#,.¤,# 34SY TO B3.) TH3 PROBL3M 1S F1NDING ON3. .@,¤¨§,#.§
£,&.¤.&£.. .§.¤¨¤,&.¨
¤,£.@,,#¨# #~«« ~~« »=~ «~- «»~ ~»~ »~» -»- -~~# ¨@.#.#.&,§
&¨#¨§.£@,¨ : DON'T FR3T 1F YOUR M3ET1NG DO3S NOT : ¨£.@.@.&,¨
§.&,#¨,#.# / GO W3LL - T4LK1NG TO 4 SN4K3 1S * ¨@.#¨§.£¨¤
¤,#,£¨&@.. \ OFT3N 4 R3CURS1VE M4TT3R. YOU W1LL \ ,&.£.¤.&.¨
&.#¨¤,.£.@ \ M3ET M4NY T1M3S 4S YOU F4LL D3EPER, ^ .£¨@¨#.§.£
£¨£,@.§§¨, = ONC3 P3R ST4G3, TH3 SN4K3 T4K1NG * .§.#¨&.@¨.
#¨¤¨£¨.§,& \ V4R1OUS FORMS 1N SUCC3SS1ON (STR34M, / ,¤,¤¨#.£,@
¤¨@¨#,¤£¨, = SN4K3, H4LF-SN4K3, QU3EN, STR34M, * .#,#.¤.§.¨
£.#.£,,#¨¤ ^ THUND3R). YOU MUST R3PE4T 4LL = .#,¤.@¨§.&
£¨£.§.@§¨. * PL34SANTR1ES 34CH T1M3 4S 1F YOU'V3 * ¨¤,#.#¨¤¨,
¤,¤¨@..&.£ \ N3VER B3FORE M3T (4LTHOUGH TH3 SN4K3 ^ ,£,¤,&¨#.&
#.@,@¨@§,¨ = M4Y CHOOS3 TO 4DDR3SS YOU 4S 4N OLD † ,§¨&.£,#¨,
&¨&.§¨.@.§ \ FR13ND, FOLLOW TH31R L34D 1F SO). : ,@.&,@,&¨§
§¨#¨§¨¤¤¨, #-»~ --- ~~= -== === »~« ==» «~- ~==# ,¤.§.&.#¨.
&.#¨&,¨¤,§ ¨#,£,£.@,¤
@,@.@.#&,¨ TH3Y H4V3 SOM3TH1NG TO DO W1TH W4T3R, .#,¤.§¨#,,
@¨£,¤.,&¨§ SOM3 CLOS3 R3L4T1ON TO 1T. 1'V3 Y3T TO ¨#¨¤,&,@.£
@.&,§.¤§., UNCOV3R WH4T TH1S 1S. BUT YOU M1GHT ,£.#.£.#,,
@,#,§,.¤¨# H4V3 4 H1GH3R CH4NC3 OF F1NDING ON3 .#¨¤¨§.§,#
£.§.§.&@¨. CLOS3 TO 4 R1V3R OR L4K3...? .£,#¨¤,&¨.
#¨£,¤,.@¨@ ¨@,£.¤.¤.§
£¨£¨£¨£#.¨ 1'V3 4LSO H34RD TH3M M3NT1ONED TOG3THER .¤,¤¨&¨#¨¨
¤,§,¤..¤.£ W1TH C4V3S OR "TH3 WORLD B3NE4TH TH3 ,£,£.&.&.¤
¤¨£.&,¤¤.¨ WORLD". CO1NCID3NCE? YOU F1ND R3GUL4R ¨¤.&,#.&,,
§.&¨¤¨,#¨£ SN4K3S 1N R3GUL4R C4V3S. OR - COULD .£.§¨£¨£¨@
#.§,¤,£#., TH1S B3 4 R3FERENCE TO TH3 D4RK LAK3? ¨§.¤¨§¨¤.¨
#,£,&.,§,& TH3 HOLY W4T3R 1N TH3 C3NTER OF YOUR ,&,§,£.¤,§
@.£,#.@@.. CH3ST. GU4RD1ANS? ¨£,#¨§,£¨.
£.@¨¤..£,& ,&¨¤¨£¨§.&
@,§.§,#@., .£.#¨&.&.¨
#,@¨£,¨§,£ ¨@¨@.£,@,#
§.£¨#¨@@.¨ ,@.¤,&¨§¨¨
§,§.#,,¤,§ ,¤¨¤,&.#.@