Chapter 12: The snapping turtle
Su Ming lay on the railing of the platform and stretched out his head to look into the water.
Through the light in the water pavilion, I saw that on the surface of the lake where Wang Hao had just put his feet, there was a cloud of splashes, and a big head appeared in the water, which was the big-headed catfish during the day.
After the big-headed catfish surfaced, it floated weakly on the water, half of its body leaned on the bluestone steps, the fish's tail twitched slightly from time to time, and there was a shocking wound on it, as if it had been bitten by some ferocious animal!
This guy isn't here to ask for food, he's here to ask for help!
Su Ming hurriedly released a stream of spiritual power quietly, feeling that its vitality was much weaker than during the day, and it might die at any time.
Hurry up and transfer the spiritual power to the past, and be stimulated by the spiritual power, and the vitality of the big-headed catfish will be restored immediately.
However, after all, it was seriously injured, and even a piece of its tail was bitten off, which was almost fatal for it.
Su Ming had no choice but to pick up the big head first, put it in a large tank, and then put it back in the lake when it was injured.
"Not quite right!" Wang Hao shook his head on the side.
"What's wrong? Look at you cowardly, just a catfish. ”
Su Ming said this, and he was very strange in his heart, there were almost no fish in the lake, and this catfish, which was more than half a foot long, was almost the overlord of the lake. And the catfish mouth eats a lot of squares, among the freshwater fish, it is relatively fierce, even if there are some crayfish and crabs or something, they are also bullied by the catfish, what can hurt it like this?
Wang Hao said with certainty: "It's not this fish, the thing that hit my foot just now is sharp and hard!"
As if to confirm Wang Hao's statement, a splash surged on the water not far away, but it was several times larger than the splash when the catfish appeared just now.
A pointed head emerged from the water, with a hook-shaped beak and round eyes glowing with a fierce light.
A spine surfaced, and bone spurs as hideous as armor grew on it.
"Crocodile?" Su Ming was startled, this thing looked like a crocodile.
But immediately after the reaction, the crocodile with chicken feathers, if there is a crocodile in this place, it will not be too early for a big incident!
Wang Hao shouted: "I'll go, it's a snapping turtle!" ”
A snapping turtle, as the name suggests, is a turtle that looks like a crocodile. The snapping turtle is one of the most primitive reptiles and a witness to the age of dinosaurs.
Snapping turtles have strong survivability, pollution resistance, strong reproductive ability and large appetite, and fierce temperament, rare natural enemies, and often bring extinction consequences to local aquatic species wherever they go, especially to the freshwater ecology of Huaxia, which is extremely destructive.
A snapping turtle can lead an entire fish pond to harvest, and a large-scale snapping turtle population will even cause great harm to the fish ecology of the entire freshwater lake! The relevant departments have repeatedly ordered the release of snapping turtles to the point of violating the law!
Su Ming suddenly realized, no wonder there are no fish in this lake, with this guy here, there are not enough fish to eat!
This thing is not indigenous to Huaxia, it originates from the Americas, this snapping turtle must have been released by some 'kind tourists', and as a result, the fish in the lake were eaten, and the snapping turtle became a tyrant in the lake!
"Silly Fork Tourist!" Su Ming rolled his eyes angrily, if it weren't for this snapping turtle, how could there be only this fish in the small lake, and he still wanted to buy some fish fry, but fortunately he didn't release the fish fry, otherwise there would be this scourge, and it would be useless to put as much as he wanted.
And the snapping turtle is not worth much, it is all sold by the pound, dozens of dollars per catty, although this snapping turtle is big, but it is probably worth thousands of dollars if it breaks through the sky.
It is estimated that this guy was hiding in a hole during the day, or in the silt at the bottom of the lake, so Su Ming didn't find it when he swept it with his spiritual power.
The snapping turtle surfaced, saw that the big-headed catfish was rescued, the food was gone, and it was not in love with fighting, so it glanced at Su Ming fiercely, and then bubbled up two bubbles, and slowly sank into the water.
No matter how ruthless the snapping turtle is, it is not an opponent of human beings, it can bully men and women in this lake until now, relying on bullying the soft and fearing the hard, and seeing the wind and making the rudder!
"Grass, I want to run!" The snapping turtle didn't expect to encounter a more ruthless one today, Wang Hao ran out of the water pavilion with a long bamboo pole, and without saying a word, he hit it with a stick.
Syllable! There was a crisp sound on the surface of the water, and the water splashed everywhere!
Immediately after, I heard a crisp click, and the bamboo pole with the thickness of the child's arm was actually bitten off by the snapping turtle, and then the snapping turtle slowly sank into the water.
Wang Hao was unwilling and stabbed half of a bamboo pole in the water, but the lake was so big, the snapping turtle wanted to run, how could he stab it.
Su Ming's heart moved, and he hurriedly put a stream of spiritual power into the water.
As soon as the spiritual power entered the water, he immediately found the snapping turtle. After this guy dived into the water, he probably felt safe, and he didn't run far, just lying motionless at the bottom of the river.
The mental power firmly locked on the snapping turtle, and the snapping turtle immediately shook like an electric shock, and its crocodile-like tail shook vigorously, wanting to break away from Su Ming's control.
Su Ming also felt the spiritual power connection vibrate violently, the snapping turtle is a cold-blooded animal, but he is not as easy to communicate as monkeys and cats, he is cunning and fierce by nature, and he does not obey discipline.
What's more, at this time, Su Ming has no 'goodwill' at all, it is full of 'malice', and the snapping turtle will definitely resist desperately!
Animal Friends turned into enemies of snapping turtles, and the spiritual power connection vibrated violently, and in just a few seconds, Su Ming saw a burst of Venus in front of him, and there were signs that he couldn't control it at any time.
Wang Hao took a bamboo pole and stabbed it around, and almost stabbed the snapping turtle several times, but the snapping turtle saw that the situation was not good, and struggled to flee into the distance.
Su Ming's scalp was numb, and he only felt a soft sound of 'collapse' in his mind, and his mental power was completely broken free by the snapping turtle.
He hurriedly spread his spiritual power in the water, trying to regain control of the snapping turtle.
But the snapping turtle is too much stronger than the catfish, and it has fought several times, and each time it finally breaks free from the control of mental power.
Several times in a row to break free from the control of mental power, the snapping turtle probably felt that the person on the shore couldn't help it, but instead of running away, he swaggered to the bottom of the lake, and actually shook his tail in the direction of Su Ming very provocatively.
On the shore here, Wang Hao was still stabbing with a bamboo pole on the side, Su Ming waved his hand: "Lao Wang, don't stab, I'll be here to clean him up in two days!" ”
"This thing bites, and it's a scourge in the lake." Wang Hao said.
"Wait until I'm ready for a few days, find some fishing nets or something, and we'll deal with it again!"
Su Ming also knew that if he allowed this snapping turtle to mix in the lake, it would be very dangerous, and it would be a big trouble to eat some fish, and it would be a big trouble to bite people.
Judging from the part of its back shell that just emerged from the water, this guy is probably close to a meter long!
Snapping turtles are vicious by nature, and such a big snapping turtle can bite off a person's wrist in one bite. There is this guy in the lake, and he also does a hairy cruise business, in case a tourist is bitten while rowing, he can't afford to lose his family!
But now the snapping turtle is on guard, and the lake is so big, it's not so easy to catch it.
"Let you be arrogant for a few days, and when Lao Tzu's mental strength is stronger, I will clean you up!" Su Ming fiercely gestured a middle finger at the snapping turtle in the water,
Su Ming now found that, in general, the larger and more intelligent the animal, the more difficult it is to control.
Some animals, like macaques, are smart and playful, but they are not very vicious and are easier to deal with. Other animals, such as snapping turtles, are naturally fierce and cunning, and they belong to the category of thorns.
His current level of mental power can't deal with this guy.
Fortunately, as long as you continue to use the abilities of Animal Friends, your mental power will gradually increase, and you will work in a zoo and have too many opportunities to use Animal Friends. As long as this guy doesn't escape, sooner or later he will be able to capture it alive.
"Okay, I'll deal with it next time!" Wang Hao said viciously.
……
Early the next morning, the phone rang in the Feng Shui Pavilion.
"Xiao Su? I'm Peng Qing, I'm going to feed the animals at ten o'clock in the morning, and I'm waiting for you in the warehouse. ”
"Oh, got it, Master Peng, I'll come right over."