Anaconda

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In the instructions of the United States Peace Corps Manual

for their volunteers who work in the Amazon Jungle it tells

you what you are to do if you are attacked by an Anaconda

snake, which is the largest snake in the world.  It grows to

35 feet in length and weighs 350 to 400 pounds.

If you are attacked by an Anaconda snake"

1.  Do not run.  The snake is faster than you are.

2.  Lie flat on the ground.  Put your arms tight against

            your sides and your legs tight against one another.

3.  Tuck in your chin.

4.  The snake will begin to nudge you and climb over

            your body.

5.  Do not panic.

6.  After the snake has examined you, it will begin to

            swallow your feet and ankles.  Do not panic.

7.  The snake will then begin to suck your legs into

            its body.  You must lie perfectly still.  This will take

            a long time.

8.  When the snake has reached your knees, slowing

            and with as little movement as possible, reach

            down, take your knife and very gently slide it in

            the snake's mouth between the edge of his mouth

            and your leg.  Then suddenly rip upwards severing

            the snake's head.

9.  Be sure and have your knife.

10.  Be sure your knife is sharp.

It takes courage to face a task that seems so overwhelming.

That is what we face when we face an immoral world.