Anclote Indian Mounds Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/13/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Congratulations to NakedNHappyHunter and GoofyBareHunter for being the First to Find this cache!! Adult pygmy rattlesnake ... Can anyone I.D. this snake? Ah yes! An answer from an expert states that it's a southern water snake. Thank you, sir.

It's hard for me to imagine there are actual Native American remains beneath me when I walk the path over the hill nearby. A lot of human history has gone on here. I have read some of the lore using a search engine. Interesting stuff.. About the pygmy rattler shown above; these snakes typically average only 12-24 inches in length, but have a venom as strong as diamond backs, but because their fangs are smaller and shorter, they release much smaller amounts of venom, therefore a bite is rarely fatal, but one is still required immediate medical attention if bitten .......Therefore, in these not yet fully civilized Florida parks, be careful where you put your hands because there are the inevitable insect, spider, snake and rodent issues you might have to deal with. The red ants are especially vicious around here, By the way, two years ago I captured a pygmy rattlesnake under a picnic table with a pair of borrowed shears a hundred yards from this mound. I turned it over to a County worker and a Youtube video clip of the proceedings is shown in a link I made to it. Visit link. We didn't want that serpent ruining our picnic by injecting our ankles with venom. Regarding the still pix, I snapped the photo of the adult a couple years ago at Key Vista and the young Southern water snake in the palm tree trunk,very recently at the Palms Preserve, a few miles north of here......... This is a an 8 oz. bottle, log, and pencil..... There are many picnickers here sometimes on Sunday and holiday afternoons during nice weather. If their near proximity makes you uncomfortable while searching, try this: Put your hand on your brow every once in awhile,and look up in the trees and they'll think. "Just another avid bird watcher from the Audubon Society." If they ask you what you're looking at, just say "A yellow-bellied sapsucker." That's how WE handle the situation. Wearing a pair of binoculars strapped around your neck, of course, REALLY makes your ploy believable. Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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