Wilderness Survival Guide 23 A sound that you do not recognize could be either someone searching for you or an animal. Either way, you should blow your whistle or yell at it. If it’s a searcher, he or she will hear you and you’ll be found. If it is an animal, your whistle or yell will scare it away. Animals will not come to you. Even hunters have trouble finding them! If you think you hear an animal, blow your whistle or yell at it. If it is an animal, your whistle or yell will scare it away. If you see a snake, back away and stay away! If you suddenly see it and it is very close to you, stop, and stay still until it goes away. Never play with a snake or try to poke it with anything. The tall trees are “papa” trees, and the short ones are “baby” trees, and the middles ones are “mama” trees. Lightning usually strikes the tallest object. So when choosing your tree, choose a mama or baby tree. Don’t pick the tallest, or “papa” trees to hug. And make sure to pick a tree in a “family” (grove) of many trees. Searchers are mainly volunteers who work with other professionals and do not charge for their services. They search for you because they care about you very much, and they want to help. What if I hear a scary sound? What if a bear comes to eat me? What if I see a snake? What about lightning? Does it cost my parents money to have searchers findme? What if...? www.nasar.org Just For Kids
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