Life on the Swamp

  • How to Kill Deadly Snakes That Want You Dead

    I live in the Cajun bayou by myself. After finding a poisonous snake nearby, I did what I had to do: kill it or risk being bitten. What happened next involved my most prized ingredient, truffle salt, and an activity I never expected I would find myself...

  • Men Don’t Want Anything to Do with Single Women on the Swamp

    In the second installment of this swamp series, Rachel Nederveld realizes that life can get pretty damn lonely when you're living alone on a houseboat in the middle of the Cajun swamp, especially when your male neighbors ignore you altogether.

  • Learning How to Survive on the Cajun Swamp

    I left city life behind to try to live alone—with my dog—on a houseboat on the disappearing Cajun swamp, where living conditions involved finding cottonmouth snakes in my bed, no neighbors or grocery stores, and a lonesome propane tank to cook my meals.

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