"You see, in the first place, you would be afraid.

In stretching our lines, we killed six rattlesnakes almost as long as your body and as thick as your arm.

It's the price of your life to start through the marshgrass surrounding the swamp unless you are covered with heavy leather above your knees.
"You should be able to swim in case high water undermines the temporary bridge we have built where Sleepy Snake Creek enters the swamp.

The fall and winter changes of weather are abrupt and severe, while I would want strict watch kept every day.

You would always be alone, and I don't guarantee what is in the Limberlost.