critter’s anus is. Worms will clean themselves out naturally if you submerge
them in water for a few minutes. Grasshoppers can be cleaned by holding on
to the head with one hand, the body with the other, and pulling.
All edible critters should be verified by a local expert. Taking a chance on
some harmless-looking frog in Costa Rica, for example, could result in death.
Scorpion HoleBottle TrapThis bottle trap will work wherever scorpions are found. It even works with just a hole,
if you make the sides steep enough. Scorpions can’t climb vertically very well. The trap
needs to be placed right at the opening of the small scorpion hole, as shown.
Fish
FISH ARE A FANTASTIC SOURCE OF SURVIVAL FOOD. You can leave your hook in the
water 24 hours a day and let it work for you while you rest or do other things.
But don’t think that catching fish is easy, no matter how remote your location
and how abundant they may be. Luck is definitely part of the equation.
When I was in Alaska, I fished from my sea kayak with a long line,
a well-made fish hook, and a big chunk of bait. Though the salmon were
jumping all around my kayak, nothing would take my bait. During that
same time I had a fishnet in the water for 48 hours and saw schools of
salmon running by, and still couldn’t catch a fish dinner.
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