Usually guys with your skill set like to eat bugs; I don't get that dude.
At the top of my list for terrain that I hate navigating through, it is definitely the mangrove.
It's darker than a well diggers ass.
You may only get one chance at something...and that requires confidence in your ability.
What I envisioned to see was a group of guys drinking beer.
In any high stress situation you are going to default to your level of training...period.