The World's 'Toughest Boat Race' Has Snakes, Heat, and Sharks—and It Starts in One of Texas's Prettiest Rivers

The World's 'Toughest Boat Race' Has Snakes, Heat, and Sharks—and It Starts in One of Texas's Prettiest Rivers

The Texas Water Safari is no walk in the water park.Ashley Landis/Texas Water Safari Texas Water Safari participants navigating a dam in Luling, Texas.Key PointThe Texas Water Safari is an annual event that's been dubbed the "World's Toughest Boat Race." Participants have to carry everything they'll need with them while battling the Texas heat—here's what it's like to take it on.When most people think of Texas, they might imagine the harsh lands…