Snipe – The Snipe Hunt
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Snipe_(Ice)
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:A_For_Real_Snipe_Hunt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe_hunt
Lady Helena, Praetor of the Justicaria, mother of Sparck and Ione, lost wife of Keras h as been caring for a member of the Juticars. She’s suffering from the Frog Prince’s poison. Helena needs a Snipe to finish the antidote. She sends Your Wizard out on a Snipe Hunt.
A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are distinguished by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/camouflaging plumage. The snipes in the genus Gallinago have a nearly worldwide distribution, the genus Lymnocryptes is restricted to Asia and Europe, and the snipes in the genus Coenocorypha are now found only in the outlying islands of New Zealand. The genus Lymnocryptes is more closely related to woodcocks (Scolopax) than it is to other snipes; with woodcocks included, the four genera form a monophyletic group within the wider family Scolopacidae. The three species of painted-snipe are not closely related to the typical snipes, and are placed in their own family, the Rostratulidae.
A snipe hunt is a type of practical joke or fool’s errand, in existence in North America as early as the 1840s, in which an unsuspecting newcomer is duped into trying to catch an elusive animal called a snipe. Although the snipe is a real bird, a snipe hunt is a quest for a nonexistent creature whose description varies.
The target of the prank is led to an outdoor spot and given instructions for catching the snipe; these often include waiting in the dark and holding an empty bag or making noises to attract the creature. The others involved in the prank then leave the newcomer alone in the woods to discover the joke. As an American rite of passage, snipe hunting is often associated with summer camps and groups such as the Boy Scouts.
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Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages
Snipe (Ice) image is from Wizard101, and copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Common Snipe image is borrowed from Wikipedia and is copyright Bernard DUPONT. It is shared under the CC BY-SA 2.0 Creative Commons license.
Snipe Hunt image is borrowed from the Fabulous Fifties Facebook group. No attribution is given in the post.
TMRA Snipe Season image is borrowed from the Cocke County Emergency Management Agency‘s Facebook page. No attribution is give at the post.
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