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The sn
The snake stared right through my soul with
its bla
its black beady eyes, while I slowly took a few
steps back, ready to capture this moment. I
steps
took o
took out my camera trying to make as little
movement as possible. Still, I was sweating
movem
W i t h a g r e e n h a t , o n m y s w e a t y h e a d , a profusely while my hands shivered in fear.
With a green hat, on my sweaty head, a
profus
camera in my hands capturing pictures After all, the snake was still a force to be
camera in my hands capturing pictures of of
f
f
After
t
anything and everything that seemed
anything and everything that seemed reckoned with.
reckon
fa fa f scinating and a pair of hazel spectacles
fascinating, and a pair of hazel spectacles As my hands rose to my face with the camera,
gently slipping down my sweaty nose... I was so did the python. All I could see was a
thrilled to be wandering inside the depths of terrifying yet fascinating beast just a couple of
the Amazon forest.
feet away. With a drop of sweat rolling down
my chin, I clicked the picture and a flash
A brook flowed in the distance, as the illuminated the snake’s eyes. I panicked as I
discomfort of the moist environment was had not anticipated the flash to go off. I fled
wearing me down. I endured this unpleasant the scene hastily, or so I thought…as the beast
feeling with a motive to capture something came chasing after me. What happened next
wild and incredulous, within my time inside was the sight of my deepest darkest horror…
the forest. Motivated, I sauntered with zeal,
scrutinising everywhere I went in the hope of -Himalaya Satyal
finding something worth capturing. For the
most part, all I could see were green shrubs
and tall broad-leaved trees touching the baby
blue sky. Nothing ignited my interest.

Although the experience was riveting, a part of
hours
me was still not satisfied. After two hours of of
. My eyes
patience and anticipation, I was tired. My eyes
drooped with disappointment and my mouth
y mouth
was parched.

water,
I opened my bottle and gulped some water,
mile.
wondering if I could still go the extra mile.
figure
Right as I closed the lid, a long dark figure
emerged, hissing and slithering around the
nd the
. I had
winding branches of the tree in front. I had
been barking up the wrong tree all along when
ong when
the answer to my conundrum was right in in
ht
artled,
front of my eyes this whole time. Startled, I I
twelve-
stood motionless face to face with a twelve-
foot long fully grown adult python as shivers
shivers
ran down my spine and I could feel adrenaline
drenaline
permeating throughout my body. I was as
anxious yet excited at the same time