The two rested for a moment and continued their journey, and soon, one after the other, they reached the bottom edge of the hill.

They were greeted by a low bush in addition to the pine trees.

Liu Danqing pointed to these plants and introduced: "These things are called American palmettos, which are the smallest and shortest of the palmettos. ”

"This berry is generally used as a medicine for prostate diseases, but we can also use it as a seasoning, because it has a spicy flavor and removes the fishy smell of eel. ”

"Of course, I won't use them as a last resort, this thing has a feature, it can inhibit estrogen, it's not very suitable for girls, it's not good to eat slightly, but if it's a woman, they're a tonic. ”

Liu Danqing walked to the side of the American palmetto and began to pick the yellow berries on it, Xiao Weiwei saw it and came over to help.

Seeing Xiao Weiwei coming, Liu Danqing hurriedly ordered: "Weiwei, be careful, there are a lot of thorns on the stalks of these American palmettos, don't be stabbed." ”

"Wow, there's a tree with the most dragging name, called the dragon palmetto, and if you look at its bark, it's a bit like crocodile skin. Of course, such a domineering name was given by our Chinese, its original name was Sabal palmetto, which translates into Chinese as Palmeto, which is a place name in Florida. ”

"Since it's a palm, then naturally there will be brown hair, slightly, let's go over and collect some, and use it as a fire starter. ”

After collecting some brown hair, the two continued to walk to a high place, and after walking for a while, Liu Danqing was puzzled: "It's a little weird to be quiet here, it is said that the hurricane has brought heavy rainfall, which has turned a lot of land into a Ze country, and many animals will go to high places, there should be a lot of small animals here, but it is really quiet here, except for chatting about a few birds, there is nothing." ”

Xiao Weiwei continued: "Is there any dangerous animal here that makes the little animals run away?"

Liu Danqing nodded and replied: "It should be, this is the greatest possibility, and there are two most dangerous animals here, one is the crocodile, and the other is the Burmese python." ”

"As it stands, it is more likely that the Burmese python is more suitable for land than crocodiles, and also prefers to prey on some mammals and birds on land or even in trees. ”

"Weiwei, let's pay attention to the fact that Burmese pythons are larger, and they pass through the grass, leaving a clear snake path. ”

At this moment, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense, after all, the second largest snake in Asia is not a harmless small animal, this guy, even a human with a crocodile, has been hunted.

The two began to explore carefully, and Liu Danqing introduced the situation of the Burmese python while searching.

"The Burmese python is native to Southeast Asia, and many people like to raise some strange pets, so this python has entered their field of vision, but to their surprise, this kind of wild guy who is generally not more than five meters has grown into a behemoth that is generally more than five meters in the rice family, so many people in the country have released them. ”

"It may be that the swampy areas in the southeast and south of the country are very suitable for the growth of Burmese pythons, and now, the two largest Burmese python gathering places in the world, one is Florida in the United States, the official data is more than 60,000, and the private data is hundreds of thousands, and the first place is here, the southern swamps of Louisiana, the official data is more than 100,000, and the private data is millions. ”

"These guys can lay 12-36 eggs in a litter, and lay eggs once a year, and their lifespan is generally twenty-five years, it is conceivable that a female Burmese python can give birth to hundreds of small pythons in a lifetime, which is really growing at a geometric level, and it is no wonder that the official United States cannot determine the number of these big guys. ”

"These guys have no natural predators here, even alligators are their meals, and many people have already taken photos and videos of Burmese pythons strangling alligators. ”

It can be seen that in terms of skill power, the death of the Burmese python is wrapped around the death tumbling of the alligator. ”

"However, for humans, Burmese pythons are far less dangerous than alligators, because as long as there are two people who are familiar with the skills of Burmese pythons, they can hunt them with their bare hands, but in the face of alligators, hunting with bare hands, the possibility of giving away human heads is higher. ”

Just when Liu Danqing was foaming at the mouth, Xiao Weiwei suddenly stopped, pulled Liu Danqing, pointed to the left front and said: "Qingqing, look over there, the grass is tilting towards this side, is it the snake path of the Burmese python?"

Liu Danqing followed Xiao Weiwei's fingers to look over, and sure enough, twenty meters in front of the left, it could be vaguely seen that the shape of the grass on the ground was not very natural.

"Weiwei, let's go over, remember, when I see the Burmese python, I'll go up first, hold down the head, and then you come and pull the tail of the Burmese python, as long as you don't let it roll up, we'll win, okay?"

Xiao Weiwei looked a little nervous and a little excited, her little face was flushed, and she nodded violently: "No problem, let's go." ”

The two of them continued to explore along the snake road, and it can be seen that this is the territory of the Burmese python, and the snake road goes around and around this area, and there are many intersections.

"You see, if the width of this snake path is more than ten centimeters, then the diameter of this snake must also be more than ten centimeters, because the snake path is generally not as wide as the diameter of a snake. ”

After turning around for more than ten minutes, Xiao Weiwei's eyes were still sharp, and she saw the Burmese python entrenched in the grass at a glance.

"Look at it clearly, over there, the yellow mass in the grass, is it a Burmese python?"

Liu Danqing followed Xiao Weiwei's finger and looked over, only to see that between the blue-green weeds and the tender yellow rhizome under a small tree, a yellow-brown object was hiding inside, it was the cold-blooded killer Burmese python.

Now the sun is just right, this Burmese python is hiding under the tree to enjoy the shade, snakes and crocodiles are different, although they are cold-blooded animals, but except when they have just woken up from hibernation, Burmese pythons are generally reluctant to be in the sun, and crocodiles, on the contrary, love to bask in the sun.

This is also related to their predation location, crocodiles hunt in the water, so they need to store a lot of heat to keep themselves in the water from freezing, while the Burmese python generally hunts on land and does not need to store heat.

Sensing the arrival of the two, the Burmese python sensed the danger and immediately coiled itself in a ball and put its neck in a zigzag.

Liu Danqing looked at the movements of the Burmese python and introduced: "Look, the Burmese python has made a threatening move, which is also its attack action, it is coiled into a ball, this is called a snake formation, many land snakes will pose this action when they are threatened, which can make their size appear larger, thus generating greater deterrence." ”

"Now, its neck is hollow shaped, and this shape, like a spring, can make the Burmese python's attack speed very fast and the attack distance will be very far. According to a study published in March 2016, the average time for snakes to attack is between 44 milliseconds and 70 milliseconds. Intuitively, it takes about 200 milliseconds for a human to blink an eye, and in the same amount of time, those snakes can theoretically complete four attacks. ”

"So, unless it's a snake running away, I'm not going to rush up with my bare hands, it's no different from begging for a bite, no matter how fast we move, it's not as fast as a snake, and in fact, if we speed up like a snake, we're probably going to faint right away. ”

"First of all, snakes have a lot of muscle. The human body has between 700 and 800 muscles, while snakes have between 10,000 and 15,000 muscles. And the force of snakes when accelerating to their prey is as high as 30G, 30 times the acceleration of gravity, which is a terrifying data, and now a major topic of bionics is to study the muscles and power of snakes. ”

"Now, I'm going to provoke this Burmese python with a spear, and then act at the opportunity, Weiwei, you pay attention to the timing, once you see me attacking, you will rush up, okay?"

Xiao Weiwei nodded and replied, "Hmm." ”

Liu Danqing's spear is about two meters long, he holds the spear in both hands, points the tip of the spear to the head of the Burmese python, and slowly approaches the Burmese python sideways.

When the Burmese python was less than a meter in the tip of the spear, he began to shake the tip of the spear, so that the tip of the spear slowly drew a circle, which means that he himself has entered the state of supporting horse steps of the "carnivorous method" several times, and at this time his concentration and physical state have been adjusted to the highest.

The Burmese python stared at the tip of the outstretched spear, spitting snake letters, and slowly retracted its head.

The snake's eyesight is very poor, so it can't see the shaking of the spear tip, but its snake letter has a very sensitive sense of smell and can clearly feel the position of the spear tip, but what is even clearer is that it can perceive Liu Danqing and Xiao Weiwei, two huge heat sources, so it is very cautious.

Seeing that the python kept shrinking, Liu Danqing suddenly sent the spear forward and pressed it, and the tip of the spear brushed, smashing the snake body like a Burmese python.

Attacked, the Burmese python suddenly became angry, thinking that it was also a swamp hegemon, even the former overlord alligator in the swamp, had eaten more than one, this time it was raining heavily, a lot of food ran to its territory, he easily mixed a belly, was taking a nap, there was a bold Lord dared to take the initiative to attack it.

The Burmese python flicked its head and bit directly into the spear that dared to attack it.

The attack speed of this Burmese python is really fast, Rao is Liu Danqing and Xiao Weiwei have excellent eyesight, and they only saw an afterimage "swish" biting the tip of the spear.

The audience in the live broadcast room saw the snake's head move, and then saw the snake's head move from its original position to the spear, biting fiercely at the tip of the spear.

Liu Danqing sent the tip of the spear, just to let the Burmese python bite, seeing that the goal was achieved, he immediately shook the spear, and the snake head with the Burmese python also moved to the side.

The Burmese python sensed that the prey in its mouth wanted to "break free", and immediately bit the spear with more force, and tried to pull the snake's head back.

(End of chapter)