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The cache is a cylindrical lock and lock and is filled with snakes. Snakes are harder to find than dinosaurs, so when all the snakes are gone, it will probably be a generic cache or change themes. It is big enough to hold TB’s and coins and is an easy find. The FTF prize is a $5.00 Mickey D’s card. Please don’t put live snakes in the cache:)
This cache is in a rest stop on South bound I-5. Obviously, there is plenty of parking. There is another cache in the north end of the rest area, but it is primarily for TBs going great distances. We’ve used it many times. To get this one, park as far south as you can, then it is just a short walk. There’s going to be a Geotrail and that might jeopardize the hide. The solution is to walk on air! I was able to levitate half way from the pavement to the cache, but then I lost my concentration, came down hard, and buried my Nike Airs ¾ of an inch into the ground. So we’re thinking that a really good rehide will have to do and if it gets mugglized, I will have to cammo the next container.
Let’s talk about snakes! When I was a boy, I caught green snakes and garter snakes every summer. My dad caught a black snake that was at least 6 ft. long. We gave our daughter a South American boa when she was eight. It grew from about 12 inches to close to 5 ft. She traveled to Taiwan to do ninth grade, and would go to Snake Alley, where a man who sold fresh snake blood, taught her how to dangle poisonous snakes by twitching their tails, which prevented them from being able to curl back and strike. Crowds would gather to see this 14 year old girl with long blond hair, dangling poisonous snakes. Business was great, and although he didn’t share the profits, he protected her, as Snake Alley was a very wicked place back then! After getting married, she successfully bred Burmese Pythons and South American boas.(no grandchildren) On a golfing adventure east of the mountains, she picked up a rattlesnake with her sand wedge, put it in her golf bag, and brought it home. We told her that wild things didn’t do well in captivity, but Buzz lived with us for over a year before he died. We didn’t know it, but in the end, he was killing and burying the mice in the sand. He did one thing for me, he taught me what the rattles sound like, which prevented me from being bitten while caching in Arizona. The circle was complete when we rescued a boa constrictor from going onto the road one night in Costa Rica. We all saw the snake, but only McKenzie recognized it as a boa in the dark. She picked it up and took it into the jungle. Boas are an endangered species in Costa Rica, due to habitat destruction. Snakes are very important in the balance of nature. Be careful when caching. Snakes will aggressively defend themselves if they think they are in danger, but if you give them their space, they would prefer no contact with you! There are no poisonous snakes west of the mountains in Washington!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Johnny BOY and DB Cooper for FTF
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