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Article: My friend Boris.(water snake behavior)
- Article from:
- Ranger Rick
- Article date:
- August 1, 1994
- Author:
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I can't wait! Only a couple of more days and I'll be doing what I love best - zooming around in my kayak. It'll be my first trip to the river this year. And watching me from a nearby rock will be my friend Boris. I hope.
Don't get the idea that Boris is some ordinary friend. Nope, Boris is special. He's a northern water snake as long as my arm!
Our friendship had a rather bumpy start. I was calmly paddling my kayak to my favorite rapids on the Potomac River, near Washington, D.C. I planned to play around, riding the waves in my little boat. As I approached the rapids, a strong current of water pushed my kayak against a large rock. I turned to brace ...