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The account also delves into solitary night experiences, underscoring the psychological demands of wilderness survival. One night, the speaker awoke to a strange smell and sensed a presence on his chest—an instinctive fight-or-flight response kicking in. The darkness concealed what was on top of him, but he deduced it was a snake that had crept through the mosquito net and curled up on his chest. Calmness prevailed as he whistled the creature off, hearing it plop to the ground, a testament to training and instincts developed over years of experience.