Diamondback Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Reviewer Smith: As I have not heard from the cache owner within the requested time frame, the cache is being archived.

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Hidden : 4/2/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is not located at the listed coordinates. Do not go there unless you enjoy playing in traffic.

This is a puzzle cache that is loosely dedicated to Rattlesnakes, a common scourge to geocachers in states where these particular snakes are located. This is not a difficult puzzle, but a puzzle nonetheless.



Rattlesnakes are native to the Americas, living in diverse habitats from Southwestern Canada to Central Argentina. The large majority of species live in the American Southwest and Mexico. Four species may be found east of the Mississippi river, and two in South America. In the United States, the state with the most forms of rattlesnakes is Arizona, with seventeen species and subspecies.

Rattlesnakes are found in almost every type of habitat that is capable of supporting terrestrial ectothermic vertebrates; but individual species can have extremely specific habitat requirements, only able to live within certain plant associations in a narrow range of altitudes. Most species live near open, rocky areas. Rocks offer them cover from predators, plentiful prey (e.g. rodents, lizards, insects, etc. that live amidst the rocks), and open basking areas. However, rattlesnakes can also be found in a wide variety of other habitats including prairies, marshes, deserts, and forests. Rattlesnakes prefer a temperature range between 80 and 90°F (26-32°C), but can survive temperatures below freezing, recovering from brief exposure to temperatures as low as 4°F (-16°C), and surviving for several days in temperatures as low as 37°F (3°C).

Evidence has been collected to show the most probable ancestral area of rattlesnakes is the Sierra Madre Occidental region in Mexico. This same study found the most probable vegetation or habitat of the ancestral area to be pine-oak forests.

Source= Rattlesnakes article on Wikipedia

Puzzle

This cache is located at: North AB° CD.EFC West EDD° CG.HDD

A = How many species of Rattlesnakes can be found EAST of the Mississippi River?

B = How many species of Rattlesnakes can be found in South America?

C = The answer of question B minus 1

D = The answer of question A multiplied by question B

E = How many species of Rattlesnakes would you expect to live in Antarctica?

F = The answer of question C plus the answer of question D

G = The answer of question D minus the answer of question B

H = The answer of question A minus the question of answer C


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