We enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky, and gradually approached Snake Island.

This beautiful island is gradually revealing its true face.

Today, the island is inhabited all year round, but more than 40 years ago, it was unthinkable. Before the establishment of the Sanctuary, almost no one went up to Snake Island, except of course for a very few daring snake hunters.

According to Lao Chen, the small islands around Snake Island are bare, which is the result of fishermen cutting down and logging on the island for thousands of years, and no one dares to come up with poisonous snakes on Snake Island, but protects Snake Island, making Snake Island full of green trees and flowers, and the scenery is beautiful. However, before the establishment of the reserve, there were few snakes left on Snake Island, which was the result of the wanton hunting and destruction of many profit-hungry people.

"Ship boss, who are the people living on the island now? Is it a fisherman? The little girl asked.

Lao Chen shook his head, "My good boy, the fishermen don't dare to live!" They are all scientific researchers, only they are brave enough. ”

"What about the tourists who usually come for sightseeing?" I then asked.

"The situation of tourists is special, in the year, only in summer and winter, outsiders are allowed to land on the island, and in these two seasons the snakes are dormant, almost no danger, relatively safe." Lao Chen explained.

"That means that except for summer and winter, it's impossible for outsiders to go to the island at other times?"

Lao Chen smiled mysteriously and said: "That can't be said so absolutely, although this island looks small, but it can't be managed by a few people above, if you want to go up secretly, it's not difficult to do it above." Of course, none of us want to do this anyway, unless we don't want to live, and if we get bitten by a snake, it's not dead. ”

Lao Chen said it very funny, causing the big guy to laugh again and again. Others may not care, but I can hear it, Lao Chen means that there are still a lot of people who sneak up on this island, and most of these people don't want to die. But what was there on the island that was worth the risk?

"Ship boss, you're talking about the snake catchers, right?" I asked, feigned puzzled.

Lao Chen paused, "Alas, it's not just snake catchers, everyone has it, we don't know what it does." Sometimes they will ask us to borrow a boat, and give us a lot of commissions, and some of us will do any business when they see money, and even take the initiative to drive a boat for them. ”

"Oh? So these people should get a lot of money, right? ”

"Don't mention it, I'm afraid I have a life to earn, but I don't have a life to spend." Lao Chen pretended to be mysterious.

But when I tried to ask more, he wouldn't say anything. Helplessly, I could only change the topic and continue to talk, "The boat boss, is there fresh water on this island?" What do the people of the island eat? ”

"Now there is fresh water, but in the early years, it was a big problem to drink water." Lao Chen said, "Moreover, not only people have to drink water, but this snake also has to drink water, and sometimes, people have to find a way to make the snake drink water first." ”

"What you said twists and turns, I'm confused, who drinks water, snakes drink water first, you make it clear."

Lao Chen explained with a smile: "This snake is the same as a human, it can go without eating for a year, but it can't survive without drinking water. There is water on the island, but most of it is seawater, and snakes cannot drink seawater, so they still depend on fresh water for their livelihood. There is too little fresh water on the island, so the people at the Snake Island Management Office have to find a way to solve the fresh water problem and prevent the snake from dying of thirst. ”

"I see." I nodded.

"In the beginning, it was very simple to dig some waterholes artificially during the rainy season, and collect some rainwater to feed the snakes on the island. It's easy to say, but it's also difficult to do. Digging pits in places where snakes are abundant and accumulating water can lead to the danger of being bitten by snakes at any time. I remember a great drought more than 20 years ago, and there was almost no rain on the island for a year, and there was no water at all. In order not to make Snake Island a snake-free island, the people of the management office really tried all means, they used boats to carry water to the island, and after carrying the water to the island, they did not dare to put the water into the pit, and it would be absorbed by the dry land in a while. They used 800 basins to distribute the water around the island, and for that job alone, they kept all the staff so busy that they didn't even have time to eat. ”

"Did the snake die then?"

"Hard work pays off, the snake on the island is really not dead." Lao Chen replied, "It was in the autumn of that year that the leaders of the management office decided to dig a well on the island to completely solve the freshwater problem on Snake Island. Now that well is 10 meters deep, there is no need to carry water from outside the island, but it is not an easy chore to carry water from the well and fill the island with basins and basins. Therefore, the people on the island are most anxious for rain and most afraid of drought. ”

"It wasn't easy." At this time, I changed my tone and asked, "Then what are these people doing on the island, can't they just do this thing to feed water?" ”

"That's definitely not possible, they do a lot of things, but we hillbillies don't understand, I remember, one of them is snake venom!"

"Take snake venom?" The little girl panicked, "Aren't they afraid of being bitten?" ”

"Little sister, don't be afraid, this method of taking snake venom is very simple, I have seen them take it before." Lao Chen said with a smile, "They will first catch a snake, grab the snake's head with their hands, put the snake's mouth on a small cup, let the snake's teeth press into the cup, and then press the snake's venom gland with their hands, and the snake venom will spew out and then the snake can be released." Listen to them, taking snake venom reasonably will not do any harm to the snake. ”

"That's right, but I still think it's dangerous." The little girl said worriedly.

"There's always danger." Lao Chen smiled, "I know a scientific researcher on the island, we all call him Lao Xu, he once took snake venom, just caught a snake and was taking poison, another snake attacked him, and his leg was bitten with two holes. ”

"Huh? So what happened to him? The little girl asked with concern.

Fortunately, they usually have first-aid training in this area, so he quickly took out the knife and rope he carried with him, tightly strangled the upper part of the wound with the rope, and used the knife to cut the bite part and squeeze out the poisonous blood. Then he lit a fire with dry branches and roasted it, and it took half a month to get rid of it. Almost everyone on the island has been bitten by snakes, which is of course dangerous, but they all say they are used to it. ”

"It's so dangerous, why do they need to take snake venom?" The little girl patted her chest and asked.

It seemed that seeing this little girl's innocent face, Lao Chen became more and more energetic, and took the initiative to speak: "Little sister, this snake venom is a treasure, snake venom is more precious than gold, 50 pit vipers can take out 1 gram of dry poison, otherwise, what do you think those snake catchers landed on the island for?" ”

"Didn't you just say that aren't all snake catchers who steal onto the island?"

Lao Chen was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "That's not it, the people who go to the island are either snake catchers or burrowers, anyway, it's all for money." ”

"Punching holes?" I smirked, "It's not for the gopher, is it?" "But I know in my heart, this hole is a technical job, except for the soil rat who can do it, who else will have nothing to do in this kind of place to make a hole?

Lao Chen knew that if he continued to talk about it, he would get into trouble for himself, so he hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and said: "Hey, I really told you that on this island, in addition to snakes, there are many rats left, and the people in this management office have to hunt rats every year." ”

"Huh? There are rats on the island?! The little girl was shocked.

I smiled and comforted: "Beauty, don't be afraid, I didn't listen to the boss of the boat, every year the staff of this management office fights mice, even if there are a few fish that slip through the net, there is no big problem." ”

"I'm most afraid of rats, Xiaohao, or we won't go to the island......" The little girl retreated.

Lao Chen didn't care if she went to the island or not, anyway, she was going home now, and the fare for this return trip was indispensable to him. However, in order not to affect the concerns of other passengers, Lao Chen still explained, "Don't worry, this brother was right just now, there are a few rats on this island, but in the late autumn of every year, the snake begins to hibernate, in order to prevent more rats from harming the snakes that have no ability to resist, the staff on the island will use rat traps to beat mice, and rats will not flood." ”

In a short time, the ship was already docked.

This is the only pier on the island, and in addition to ferries, there are also many fishing boats docked here. The staff on the island also rely on this pier to replenish supplies. Because Snake Island can't leave people all year round, observe snakes, engage in scientific research, and have to prevent fire in winter. In the beginning, there was nothing left on the island, simple tents were cold in winter and hot in summer, and only candles could be lit at night, and I was afraid of being bitten by snakes when I slept. Later, they built a two-story building on the island, with wind turbines, which could basically meet the needs of production and life.

Tourists who come here for sightseeing need to strictly abide by the regulations. As soon as I went ashore, a staff member came to receive me, and I explained clearly which places I could go and where I couldn't. As I listened, I could probably walk around their location, visit their labs, and then go back.

"Hello, welcome to Snake Island, I am an assistant researcher of the management office, Wang Mengyao, you can call me Xiao Wang, I will take you to visit our experimental base today."

This female researcher named Wang Mengyao has a very beautiful voice, but what attracts her more is her long and toned figure, elegant and charming demeanor, especially her black hair, which has an indescribable charm.

Although it was summer, she was still wearing a long-sleeved top and trousers, a straw hat, and sneakers.

"Wow, sister, you're so beautiful!" The little girl couldn't help but praise it.

Sure enough, it is human nature to love beauty, whether it is a man or a woman.

I shook my head, thinking to myself that I had seen a nymphomaniac, it was really rare for a woman to be a nymphomaniac to another woman. However, objectively and fairly, this Wang Mengyao is better than this little girl in terms of appearance, figure and temperament.

Lin Xiaoyu and Huai Rujin are beautiful enough, but this Wang Mengyao is not inferior to the two of them.