I am used to living in the south of the Yangtze River, and when I first arrived in Dalian, a coastal city in the north, I had a different feeling.

It is blessed with the winding Gold Coast and the tidal beauty of the water and sky. Due to its location in the north and the sea, Dalian is an ideal choice for summer vacation.

Lao Qi is also righteous, not only booked a plane ticket for me, but also included the money for the hotel, and also signed up for a tour group for me, telling me to travel by the way.

I don't have this intention to travel, but this route includes Snake Island, and I can take this opportunity to explore the way.

To get to Snake Island, you have to take a ferry, but you can also choose to charter a boat with a local fisherman, who has the advantage of not having to wait in line and paying for the money to go.

Since Lao Qi gave me sufficient funds, I naturally chose a more comfortable fishing boat, and by the way, I could also ask the fishermen about the story of this island.

The boss of the boat is called Lao Chen, who is in his thirties. This boat belonged to his father, which was originally used for fishing, but since the resort area was built here, it was changed, so this boat was used by him as a "sightseeing boat".

This kind of private boat, if you don't charter it, the boat boss will generally have to pull seven or eight people before he is willing to send the boat, which is also to save costs. I didn't spend my own money, but I couldn't afford to squander it, so I agreed to wait until it was full.

There were already two young people on board before I came, and I was the third passenger. Although Lao Chen doesn't look very old, he is very old-fashioned, speaks in a set way, and is also very humorous.

"Hey, Captain, how old are you?" The little girl looked at Lao Chen and asked.

"Captain? Oh my sister, it's the first time I've heard someone call me Captain! Lao Chen crossed his hands on his hips and said with a smile, "When you say this, I suddenly feel like driving a yacht." ”

"Hahaha, you're so humorous, what should I call you?"

"Captain of the ship."

"Okay, then I'll call you the boat boss, you tell us, is there really a snake on this snake island?"

This little lady looks like a college student, she is not deeply involved in the world, and the questions she asks are idiots, and she doesn't even do a guide when she travels. But the question she asked was the same as mine, and I was unconsciously curious.

I looked at Lao Chen and echoed: "Yes, Boss of the ship, while it is not full at this time, you can introduce us to it." ”

Seeing that we all seemed to be interested, Lao Chen nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you about it?" ”

"Tell me!" Everyone nodded in unison.

Lao Chen coughed, cleared his throat, and said: "This Snake Island Snake Island, as the name suggests, there must be snakes on this island, and this is not running." So little sister, I can tell you now that there are snakes on the island, and they are poisonous snakes! ”

"Ahh

I looked envious, why are everyone in and out of the right place, but I am alone. Thinking of this, I thought of Lin Xiaoyu and Huai Rujin again, it would be nice if the two of them were by my side at this time, even if there was only one, they wouldn't be so lonely.

At this time, Lao Chen continued: "But ah, this place was not actually called Snake Island originally. ”

"It's not called Snake Island, so what's it called?" The girl wondered.

"Because it's not an island yet, it's a small mountain that connects to the mainland. It is a paradise for animals, not cold in winter and not hot in summer, the air is humid all year round, and the hills are full of trees and green grass. Such a good place is of course a paradise that many animals yearn for, flying in the sky and running on the ground, carnivorous and herbivore, fierce and docile, and many animals have come here. Lao Chen said it very well, which made the two young people's eyes light up when they heard it.

"Wow, the scenery on that island must be beautiful, right?"

"Yes, the scenery is really beautiful, under the blue sky, deer, goats, and white rabbits are running and playing, birds are singing beautiful songs on the branches, and frogs and knowers are also having fun." I have to say that Lao Chen's mouth is really slippery, and his mouth is full of chapters, so I can believe it a little.

At this time, he changed his words again, "Suddenly! The sky had fallen, the cliffs were all around, and beyond was the sea, and it was an island—a very small island. ”

I know that the words used by this guy are nothing more than using vivid language to artistize the process of the earth's crustal movement, and my heart said: "Hehe, it's a pity that you don't want to be a drama actor." ”

"Paradise has turned into hell, the animals that survived the earthquake are still feeling the catastrophe that has befallen them, and the island has become a cruel battlefield. Herbivores have no food, no strength to run, and can only wait to be eaten by predators. Later, almost all of the island's herbivores, critters, and birds were eaten up by carnivores, and carnivores began to kill each other. Lao Chen used his exaggerated tone to read this line in a frustrated tone.

Yes, I bet this guy must have memorized the lines, otherwise it would be enough to make up sentences just by choosing words, not to mention that there are personifications, comparisons and other rhetoric in this paragraph, how can a fisherman do it?

"Ah, what about later?" The girl seemed to be brought into the situation by him, and asked very worriedly.

"And just like that, for a few months, the island became a desert island, with almost no signs of life." Lao Chen sighed and shook his head, and continued, "Autumn has arrived, and migratory birds are flying. They fly in from the north and are ready to fly south to spend the winter, and this is where they must pass. The island is full of life again, they sing songs, drink water and eat grass seeds, and they are very happy here to recuperate and prepare to fly to the warm south. ”

Suddenly, he made a sudden stop, "At this moment, a crawling thing crawled out of the crack in the rock!" ”

"They climbed up the trees, into the grass, on the rocks, and waited motionless. When the unsuspecting bird landed next to it, it pounced and quickly injected venom into the bird's body, and the bird was quickly poisoned to become its delicacy! ”

The girl's face turned slightly pale, as if she was a little scared, "It's terrible......"

"It's okay, it's okay, the boat boss scared you, with me, it's going to be fine." The little boy comforted.

However, I noticed that the boy's face was not much better than that of the girl, and I guess my heart was furious.

"Ship boss, is it as mysterious as you say?" I asked with a smile.

"Hey, the speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, and I also listen to the stories told by the elders, but the island is full of pit vipers, and I really don't exaggerate."

In fact, the story that Lao Chen said happened tens of millions of years ago. I checked on the Internet that the orogeny caused the Bohai Sea region to subside, and finally formed the Bohai Sea, and the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula were separated by seawater. Snake Island was also formed during that orogeny, and traces of fractures can still be seen around it.

Why is it that almost all animals are extinct, and only pit vipers survive? Pit vipers are extremely tolerant and do not die without eating food for a long time. In that disaster, they crawled into caves, and of course many, many died in the strong earthquake, but some survived. Without food, they endure. A few months later, migratory birds flew in and saved their lives.

At this time, the boy finally came to his senses, and was no longer taken out by Lao Chen, so he took out his mobile phone and checked it. After checking, I realized that what Lao Chen talked about was tens of millions of years ago, even if there are still tens of thousands of snakes on the island now, the law of natural selection still exists, but the situation on the island is no longer what he said.

Lao Chen saw that the other party had already opened his mind, and knew that there was no need for him to pretend anymore, so he generously explained his true purpose and sold us a snake repellent potion.

"Several, I'm kind enough to remind you, don't look at the snake island now that tourists are allowed to log in, but the poisonous snakes above are unguardable, last year, there were two young people, were bitten by poisonous snakes, fortunately sent to the hospital in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." Lao Chen took out two batches of snake repellent spray and said with a smile: "This spray is developed by the scientific researchers on the island themselves, specially used to drive away poisonous snakes, the effect is very nice, do you want to buy two bottles, anyway, be prepared." ”

In the end, he is a businessman, talking and doing things, and making money is inseparable from everything. But I'm also in business, so I should understand him a little more, after all, it's not easy. So I sold his favor and took the lead in buying a bottle, and when I saw that I bought it, the two young people also bought two bottles each. At this time, Lao Chen accepted 300 yuan from us, and he couldn't close his mouth happily.

When I saw that he was happy, I asked, "Captain of the boat, you said that there is nothing to eat on this island, and that only in spring and autumn can migratory birds come in the year that those snakes can eat food." What about other times? ”

Lao Chen was immersed in the joy of making money, and blurted out: "Hey, Xia Mian, in order to save physical strength, so that you can live until the migratory birds fly." All the other snakes in the world regard summer as the best season to hunt, but only the pit viper on Snake Island will sleep in summer, and it is because of this ability that they have evolved to survive on the island for tens of millions of years. ”

"Oh, so now that we're on the island, the snakes on the island should be sleeping, so ...... our potion?"

As soon as he heard what I said, Lao Chen realized that he had leaked his mouth, and hurriedly made up for it: "No, no, no, what I just said is not accurate, in fact, not all snakes have hibernated, there are still many snakes, it, it, there is no ......"

I didn't want to embarrass him in public, so I smiled and said, "Yes, yes, there must be a few people who don't like to sleep, just like me, I don't like to sleep in the summer, it's so hot, how can I sleep." ”

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed.

After about ten minutes, five more passengers came up one after another, and our boat was full. Lao Chen didn't delay any longer, and was ready to pull the anchor and set sail.