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Come Sail Away Mystery Cache

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JustSnipeHunting: The Park has asked that during the cold water months I removed the caches for safety sake. I will return these caches in early April.
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Hidden : 6/11/2021
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This is a puzzle cache. There is nothing but water at the posted coords. You will have to answer some questions to find the location of this geocache. YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO A BOAT TO FIND THIS CACHE. 

While Kyaking here last summer I came inches from a snake hanging out in the exact spot I placed this cache. (Not the posted coords but the actual cache.) Yes, it was all the way out there. I am not really afraid of snakes, but I am when they suprise me as much as this one did. This is far from the first snake experience I have had in kayaks. I’ve been chased and even had one jump from the shore at me (I’m pretty sure he was fleeing but we were going the same direction)

To find this cache you will need to research how to identify Pennsylvania’s  venomous snakes.(at least 2 of the snakes above were not venomous) use the answers from the questions below to change these letters into the final coordinates.

N40 AB.CDE W80 FG.HIJ

A. What shape eyes do venomous snakes have?
Vertically Elliptical = 3 or Round =4

B. Venomous snakes do or do not have a pit on their face between their eyes and nostrils?
True = 0 or False = 1

C. Do venomous snakes have single or double scales on the underside of their tails?
Double = 1 or Single = 2

D. Who (typically) has a flattened, wider head?
Venomous = 5 or Non-venomous = 4

E. Should you suck out the venom from a bite victim?
It is the first thing you should do. = 3 or Only if instructed to by a physician = 9  

F. Should you wait to see if symptoms develop?
Yes = 3 or No= 2

G. Should you use ice, cold packs, or sprays?
Just Ice = 2 or Use none of them = 3

H. Would the victem need a tetanus shot?
They might = 4 or No = 5

I. Should the victim stay where they are or go to a hospital?
Stay put = 6 or Get to a medical facility ASAP = 5

J. Will alcohol be helpful to the victim?
Yes = 8 or No = 7

Now you have the coordinates it is time to find my snake.   

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr - Purpx bhg gur cubgbf Pnpur - Uvqqra va gur oenapurf bs n cvar nobhg 20' sebz gur fuber yvar. Lbh ner ybbxvat sbe n terra 5zY ghor.

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)