Re: creatures encountered on a stalk
Hey y'all, new here. read this whole post and thought I'd throw my own encounters in.
When I was younger, growing up on a farm in the Ozarks, I used to run into lots of rattlers, cottonmouth's, and King snakes (which are your friend, since they mainly eat deadly snakes). We also had lots of recluses and black widows.
Gladly, I have never been bit by any of them, but I did get bit by a bat once.
Ft Stewart, during some brigade training Ops in the field, my squad were pulling a 360, in the prone. Out of nowhere, a hog comes out of the brush, 3 feet from my face. It just walked through our AO, and kept going.
Another time, We were doing a land nav course, most of which is in the swamps. Ran into a couple alligators, about 4 feet long.
After that, I had my KA-Bar at the ready.
Currently, I'm in Texas Nat Guard, and preparring for Sniper School at Camp Robinson, Ar. Anyone gone through there, and may tell me what to expect to run into there? Also, a little off topic, but, what is the vegetation mainly like there, in the training areas? This way I know how to set-up my ghillie suit.