Chapter 287: The Forest
Bell did not break the bamboo, but opened the bamboo in the middle, and with the help of the stone, he divided the bamboo into strips from the middle, each one about five or six centimeters wide, and it felt like he was cutting noodles. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It didn't take long for the calf-thick bamboo to be split from the middle and spread out into a width the size of a person's back.
After Bell was done, the person lay inside, and it was just right!
Tang Hao was also slightly surprised at this time, it was okay to do this!
Bell is a master at survival in the wild.
Following Bell's method, he began to make the bed as well, and when it was ready, they then fastened the bed to the tree with vines.
Once they had their beds in place, they began to clear the ground and the trees that tied them to their beds.
Although it is the most biodiverse rainforest on the planet, animals generally do not choose to cross open ground and clear these areas, so they can avoid being disturbed by other creatures at night.
By this time it was getting dark, and they could already hear the buzzing around their bodies, which was the sound of mosquitoes, and although they were far away from the river, the humid environment at the low altitude could not stop the creature.
Luckily, they found several termite nests nearby.
Termites eat wood, and their excrement is left on rotten wood, and igniting them is able to repel mosquitoes.
When Bell was making a termite nest, he took out the termites from the inside and sent them directly to his mouth.
Tang Hao can be regarded as feeling the eating habits of this man at the top of the food chain up close, and in a nutshell, he simply doesn't miss any protein.
"Would you like to taste it?" Seeing Tang Hao looking at himself, Bell said with a smile.
Tang Hao shook his head: "Don't we have giant otters, when there is a choice, I would rather eat better." ”
When Bell heard this, he said with some pity: "In terms of protein content, termites are richer than beef." ”
Tang Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head, Bell is really inseparable from protein.
They ended up looking for some large leaves, and the rainforest could rain at any time of the night, so they had to be well prepared.
When these were ready, they began to roast the otter meat.
Giant otters are also one of the species at the top of the food chain in the Amazon, they are the equivalent of hunting dogs in the grasslands, and their flesh is firm and one of the best ingredients for roasting.
The otter is cleaned, peeled and cut into pieces, and roasted over the fire, and the aroma is indescribably tempting.
And what Tang Hao didn't expect was that Bell took out a stone, put it directly in the kettle and started to boil.
The more the meat is grilled, the more fragrant it becomes, and the fat oozes out, which is indescribably attractive.
Tang Hao couldn't help but look up at the surroundings at this time, with the previous two experiences, he had to be careful.
However, Bell said unconcernedly: "Don't worry, now that night is falling, most of the carnivores have already found shelter to rest." ”
Tang Hao nodded, but still glanced around.
I didn't see the jaguar, so it looks like I didn't follow.
This is also normal, the jaguar has its own fixed range of activities, and the low altitude jungle may be a little too dangerous for it.
Just then, the water in Bell's kettle was almost boiled, and he removed the stone, and then rubbed something white from the bottom.
Tang Hao looked at Bell's actions and said with some surprise: "This is salt?" ”
"Yes, it's salt, and if you sprinkle it on otter meat, it will be the most delicious food in the world." Bell said as he sprinkled some on the meat.
Tang Hao looked at it, remembered the contents of a book he had seen before, and said, "This is what you found by following this giant otter?" ”
"Looks like you do." Bell looked at Tang Hao in some surprise.
"I read in a book that big carnivores also need table salt, and they will find some rocks that have salt in them and lick them." Tang Hao followed.
Bell looked at him in real surprise this time, and then said with a smile: "Now I know why you were able to get here unscathed, your experience in survival in the wild is not as weak as you say." ”
Tang Hao smiled and didn't speak, picked up Bell's kettle, and also rubbed some salt and sprinkled it on the meat.
The salt quickly seeped into the otter meat, and the aroma of the meat seemed to be a little stronger.
The two of them were obviously hungry at this time, and they were not polite, so they almost picked up and ate each.
The otter meat itself is chewier than that of a guinea pig, and with the addition of salt, the feeling of eating it is completely different.
After Bell took a bite, he shook his head intoxicatedly, and then sighed: "Crispy, soft, delicious, this ...... It was truly the best food I've ever tasted, and it was worth it! ”
"Wozhi! You can't have a good time! It's 11 p.m., hey! It's late-night poisoning! ”
"I've already seen this show through, before watching it next time, I must remember to eat first!"
"Actually, it's enough to prepare some snacks!"
"Can the snacks compare to the ones in front of you?!"
"Hiss, hiss, it's a coincidence, I'm also eating barbecue, it's quite flavorful! Ahaha! ”
"Knife in hand, follow me! Kill upstairs! Grilled meat! ”
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Bell's words immediately attracted a burst of saliva and complaints from the live audience.
The two of them were full of food and drink, and the whole enjoyment looked not at all like they had come to the wilderness to survive, but as if they had come to enjoy.
However, in the wild, this kind of thing depends on the individual's ability, and if they can't prey on giant otters, they should have to eat wild fruits or something to satisfy their hunger.
There were about three-quarters of the giant otter left, and Bell didn't put it directly on the ground, but walked to a place dozens of meters away and hung it on a high branch.
Tang Hao didn't have much of a surprise at this, all kinds of carnivores in the Amazon, if they were placed in their sleeping place, they would come directly to them.
After getting the remaining meat of the giant otter, they then began to put the termite nest above the fire, and Tang Hao took out some of the wormwood left in the bag.
The two things burned, and a strange fragrance suddenly filled the air.
You can clearly feel that there are fewer mosquitoes around them.
"I'll keep watch for the first half of the night." Bell followed.
Tang Hao nodded and did not refuse, generally speaking, it is more difficult to keep the middle of the night after the night in the wild, but because it often rains in the Amazon, if it rains, there is no need to guard the second half of the night.
Tang Hao climbed onto the bamboo hammock, and the person lying on it suddenly shook.
But fortunately, the bamboo itself has a tendency to be retracted, and it is fixed in the center, and the leaves are padded underneath, so it will not respond to people.
"You know what? In our China, there is a martial arts novel called The Condor Heroes that is very popular. Tang Hao said after lying down.
"Kung Fu?" Bell apparently didn't know.
"It's not that kung fu, but it can also be said to be kung fu, in that novel, the heroine is a woman named Xiaolongnu, she never sleeps in an ordinary bed, but in a hammock similar to this one, but she only uses a rope."
"Oh? Rope? What a great woman. Bell said in surprise.
"Maybe you should read that book when you get a chance."
"I'll go and see." Bell said with a smile.
The two chatted for a while, Tang Hao felt a little tired, used the leaves as a quilt to cover his body, and then began to sleep.
He fell asleep quickly, but woke up after a short sleep.
It wasn't that he woke up suddenly, but that he felt the cold, and when he opened his eyes, he heard the sound of a trickling rain.
It's raining again.
"Are you awake?" Bell on the other side noticed his movement and asked.
"Yes, it's not a good thing to get rainy." Although Tang Hao is covered with leaves, the leaves are not a shelter.
"It's not going to be a comfortable night." Bell said with a wry smile.
Tang Hao didn't say anything "um", he finally slept for a while, and Bell estimated that he had no sleep all night.
The rain stops and the roars of various animals can be heard all around, and it is indeed difficult to get a good night's sleep in this environment.
Tang Hao entered the interdimensional space in the process, and directly spent 7 honor points, increasing the strength of his strength to eighty percent.
At low altitudes, there are only a lot more dangerous organisms than at high altitudes.
When he woke up the next day, perhaps because of his ability improvement, Tang Hao did not feel tired, but was a little excited.
Bell was surprised to see Tang Hao's state, but this was definitely good news for their next road to survival.
The people from Bell's photography team also woke up, and they followed and continued to live stream.
Because yesterday's otter hadn't finished eating, they didn't have to get up early to find something to eat when they got up now, as Bell had done on his previous expeditions.
They went straight to the place where the food was stored yesterday.
But as soon as they arrived, they were stunned.
The remaining three-quarters of the otters are gone!
"Damn it! What bad luck! Bell cursed.
Yesterday the giant otter hung more than five or six meters high, and they cut down all the branches underneath, so that even the jaguar could not reach it.
And there is nothing left, the only possibility is a snake.
Tang Hao thought, turned his head and looked around, and soon, he found what he was looking for.
"Bell, look here."
Hearing Tang Hao's shout, Bell and his photography team quickly followed, and then saw the place Tang Hao pointed.
It was a bush of grass, and about forty or fifty centimeters in the middle had been flattened directly, forming a clear contrast with the surroundings, and it continued to stretch forward.
"It's a python, right?" Tang Hao glanced back at the place where the giant otter was hanging and said.
Bell crouched down and carefully compared the width of the grass that had been bent, stood up and said, "No, this is a forest snake. ”
"Python?"
"Yes, the Python, which is larger than the python and can reach up to 10 meters in length, is unique to the Amazon and the king of the Amazon." Bell said with a serious expression.
At this time, the audience of the barrage in the live broadcast room was also quite nervous, and the audience who knew the forest snake immediately began to introduce it.
The biggest difference in appearance is that it is huge, compared to the colorful appearance of the python, its color is much more single, and in terms of physiological structure, it is ovoviviparous, while the python is oviparous.
In the Amazon, one of the most complex predators is the caiman, which often feeds on the eggs of the frog and the baby python, but when the frog reaches adulthood, it feeds on the caiman.
And the adult python does not only eat caimans, but also jaguars, pythons, and other creatures at the top of the food chain.
From this, it can also be seen that the status of the forest python in the Amazon, it is the absolute king in the Amazon, and it is no wonder that Bell has that kind of expression.
However, they generally live in the Amazon River, and they are rarely seen in this tributary.
"Let's get out of this place first." After confirming his judgment, Bell followed up and said.
They like to lurk in shallow water to hunt, and it is very unsafe for them to move along the waterway, so they have to temporarily change their route and move forward in the river more than ten meters away from the river.
At this time, Bell began to eat his breakfast.
Palm weevil larvae, palm weevil larvae, the size of an index finger, Bell pointed at the camera, after a protein-rich explanation, pinched his head, and threw it directly into his mouth and ate it.
Tang Hao's stomach cramped when he saw it, and he would rather face the forest worm than eat this thing.
Fortunately, there are plants in addition to living things, and there is the encyclopedia of Bell, and they picked some non-toxic flowers to eat, which is a temporary solution to the problem of breakfast.
They were walking along the road, and as they were walking forward, Tang Hao suddenly signaled everyone to stop.
The power of a hundred steps through Yang made Tang Hao's eyesight different from ordinary people, and after stopping, he pointed to a place ahead.
Bell squinted and saw it, he lowered his voice and said to the camera: "Look what we encountered, a python, its torso is as thick as my thigh, this is an adult python, it is one of the creatures at the top of the food chain in the Amazon jungle, look at its current state, it should have encountered something that makes him jealous, confront it there, let's see what it is." ”
Because the trees blocked the view, Bell and the camera team moved a little to the right.
Tang Hao also walked over.
"Oh God, look what I saw, it's an adult giant jaguar, the jaguar often preys on pythons for food, no wonder this python is so jealous, this is a battle of kings that is on the verge of breaking out, we are really lucky." Bell followed.
"Theoretically, the jaguar would have the upper hand in a duel like this, but looking there, this jaguar has been injured in the neck, which could put it at a disadvantage in the rest of the fight, or even kill it, this guy is really unlucky." Bell continued.
Tang Hao had already walked to Bell's side at this time, and when he also saw the jaguar, his expression was obviously stunned.
This turned out to be the jaguar that attacked him before, and then followed him to eat half of his guinea pig.
It seems that it continues to follow Tang Hao.
This can no longer be understood as attacking Tang Hao, because just like Tang Hao's previous judgment, animals have their own range of activities, and it is basically unlikely that they will leave this area because of their prey.
Then the possible explanation is that after eating Tang Hao's guinea pig, this guy probably liked the taste, so he continued to follow.
"Look, the python is swimming its head, it can't wait any longer, it's ready to take the initiative to attack!" Bell whispered.
Sure enough, at this moment, the python suddenly burst out and attacked directly at the jaguar's neck.
The jaguar flew away, then turned around and bit directly on the python's body.
I can clearly see that the bite is dented, and you can imagine how strong the jaguar's bite is.
But soon, the anaconda's body became entangled with the jaguar.
The jaguar tried to break free, but the wound on its neck ruptured and bleed heavily when it was squeezed, and it could be seen from its snorting state that it was at a significant disadvantage.