.@¨¨,..§..                                          ##§.¨,,,£.
,¨¨@§&¨¨,§                                          £#,.§@&...
£&,.§,,£,.                                          ,..¨,#.¨#@
#.¨¨..¨¨¨,                                          @#&#..¨¨.§
..£@£@#¤£&                                          &&£¨¨#&¤..
¨,@.,¨&¤,, #«~~  -«« =«~ ~«« ~«~  «=« »«=  ~»« ~~-# ##&¤¤¨.£¨@
,£¤.,£¨¤,¨ \    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?             #,@.§¨¨¤¨£
¨&§¨.£.¤¨#                                          £.&¨&.@&,#
,¨£¨£¤.¤,§                                          #.&,¤..#.&
,@&,¨#¨@,&                                          @.¤,&¨##.#
,¨§¨£#¨¤¨§                                          ¤.£,§..#,¤
¨§§.,£¨#.¤                                          ¤¨£.¤¨@@,@