Chapter 136: The Paradise of Vipers (Part 2!)

Ye Xuan lowered his head, visually measured the distance, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after finding that he was only about three meters away from the ground.

Although it was not high above the ground, it was really uncomfortable to be hung from a tree like this, so he took out the dagger on his leg and carefully cut the parachute ropes one by one.

When the last rope was cut off, Ye Xuan's entire body suddenly fell down under the action of gravity. However, he had been prepared for a long time, without the slightest panic, and the moment he landed, his legs bent and rolled forward twice, removing the impact of the fall.

Sitting on the ground, looking at the parachute above, he smiled bitterly: "It seems that this red land doesn't seem to be very friendly to me, and it just landed and gave me a dismount." The parachute is either or not, and it takes too much effort and time to put it away, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

After opening the backpack and starting the drone, he showed the contents of the backpack to the audience as usual, "Batteries and power banks, in order to ensure the smooth operation of this live broadcast, satellite phones and emergency medical kits are used to save lives in a crisis." As you can see, the only thing I have to do this time is a jug and a dagger. ”

Rearranging his backpack, Ye Xuan stood up, patted the dirt and dust on his body, looked around, and continued: "When you are alone in this wilderness, the best way to survive is to go north. Australia's population is very sparse, and even fewer people live in the outback, with fewer than 200,000 people living in this 1.49 million square kilometre wilderness. Ninety-five percent of the population is located in the direction of the seaside port. The closer you get to the sea, the better your chances of encountering rescue. Audience, are you ready, let's go!"

In China, XC is already recognized as the most sparsely populated area, right?

But even so, about 4 million people still live in the 1.22 million square kilometers of XC. In other words, the population density of this plain is more than twenty times more sparse than that of domestic XC. As you can imagine, the chances of meeting people here are small.

Therefore, only by approaching the northern coastal areas can there be hope of being rescued.

The reddish-brown earth, the boulders everywhere and the overgrown weeds, the first thing this plain gave him was that it was barren. The second is the heat, it has only been a minute or two since he landed, and he is already sweating profusely.

At noon, the sun hung high in the sky, and since there were no trees to block it, the scorching sun shone on him unhindered.

"It's so hot here. Ye Xuan swallowed his saliva and frowned: "Although I have been prepared before, it is actually hotter than I expected, and I estimate that the temperature is about 35 degrees now." The heat is fine, but the combination of heat and humidity is terrible. The humidity here is very high, and it feels even hotter than the primeval jungle of Jianfeng Ridge. ”

"When the humidity in the air is saturated, it slows down the evaporation of human sweat. But don't think this is a good thing, because sweat is the main way of heat dissipation in the human body, at such a high temperature, once the speed of sweating slows down, the core temperature of the body cannot drop, but will cause heat stroke faster, and even lead to heat cramps. ”

The main reason for the heat in the Central Plains is Australia's peculiar topography. The east is the Great Dividing Range, which stretches for thousands of kilometers, and the west is a plateau, and the mountains on the east and west are like two high walls, blocking the monsoon winds blowing from the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. The cool monsoon winds, combined with the proximity to the equator, turned the basin plain into a giant high-temperature steamer over time.

This is also the reason why the vast central plain is known as the most inhospitable place for human habitation.

It's only 11 o'clock, which is not the hottest time of the day, and after a while, the temperature will likely rise to 40 degrees.

After walking for about ten minutes, Ye Xuan turned on the kettle, took a small sip, and gasped: "In such an environment, I must ensure that I drink at least 3L of fresh water every day to maintain the electrolyte balance of my body. So, the first problem I need to solve is fresh water!"

"But it's not easy to get fresh water here. Many people may not know that Australia has one of the least rainfall in the world. The amount of rainfall is on a global scale, second only to Antarctica. ”

After taking another sip of water, he put away the kettle and continued to educate the audience as he walked: "Don't look at the high humidity here, in fact, the average annual rainfall is less than 300 mm. However, the northern coastal region receives a lot of rainfall, accounting for 90% of Australia's rainfall, especially now that it is the wet season. So the farther north you go, the greater your hope of surviving. ”

After listening to Ye Xuan's popular science, the audience also has a better understanding of Australia.

"666, I really learned. ”

"Damn, there is so little rain in Australia?"

"It's not scientific. ”

"Second only to Antarctica?

"The one in the Arctic, are you serious?"

"Obediently, the patriarch has successfully blown up another retarded person. ”

"Haha, Arctic, laughing old man has a prostate pain. ”

"Brother, who is your junior high school geography teacher? ”

Glancing at the barrage of the live broadcast, Ye Xuan almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Picking up a long wooden stick from the ground and using it as a makeshift walking stick, he needed to hit the weeds in front of him with the stick beforehand with each step, while he continued: "Australia is a paradise for venomous snakes, and there are at least thirty species of venomous snakes living on this plain, including the inland Taipan snake and the brown Yiao snake. The venomousness of these two snakes, firmly occupying the top two on the list, can easily kill an adult with only 1 milligram of venom. ”

"As I said before, you can't even last a day here if you don't have the right survival skills. This is no joke. Two years ago, a British couple came to this plain for a hike, but less than half an hour after getting out of the car, the wife was bitten by a brown Yiao snake in the grass. Unfortunately, although the car returned in time, the poison of the Brown Yiao snake was too strong, and it was taken by the dog on the way to the hospital. ”

When he was in Jianfeng Ridge, although Ye Xuan was very careful, he knew in his heart that even if he was bitten by a poisonous snake, as long as he was dealt with in time, he could go to the hospital to inject serum. But here it is completely different, mainly because the poison of the inland Taipan snake and the brown Yiao snake is too strong, and these two snakes inject a large amount of venom after biting the prey, especially the brown Yiao snake, the amount of venom injected will even be as high as 200 mg.

Thousands of people in Australia are bitten by venomous snakes every year, and about 70% of them are bitten by brown snakes. This snake is hot-tempered, aggressive, and has an extremely high lethality rate. Even if you don't provoke them, you will take the initiative to attack people. Although it is not as poisonous as the inland Taipan snake, it is more dangerous.

Once he is unfortunately bitten, basically the audience can notify the search and rescue team to collect his body.

For humans, the danger of venomous snakes is sometimes not just about their poison. For example, the inland Taipan snake, this snake is recognized as the world's most venomous, but due to its small size and short fangs, the fangs can only pierce into the superficial skin of the person after biting it. At the same time, the amount of venom released is not too much, and even if it is not treated, the person will die after 15-30 minutes.

The inland Taipan snake is 20 times more poisonous than the king cobra, but due to its large size and long fangs, it can inject up to 800 mg of venom at a time, and the fastest record is to kill an adult within three minutes!

And the inland Taipan snake is timid and not aggressive, so for Ye Xuan, the brown Yiao snake is the biggest threat to him.