After careful consideration, Feng Yi finally decided not to take the bicycle.
What bicycle do you want
The bike affects my speed in chasing the snake!
After upgrading my physical fitness, running around the lake is no problem at all!
However, these other people did not know that Wei Hongxi had objected to this, but Feng Yi was firm in his attitude.
Although he failed to change Feng Yi's mind, Wei Hongxi still chose to ride a bicycle and follow Feng Yi just in case. He originally planned to send someone to clear the way, but this proposal was rejected by Feng Yi. Having someone in front would also interfere with his ability to distinguish smells and directions, and it would also easily affect his speed in tracking the target.
When it comes to the emergency of catching the giant python, even though Wei Hongxi is not optimistic about Feng Yi's choice, he still compromises. After all, Feng Yi is an expert in this matter and has proven his ability. At this time, the expert's wishes should be given priority.
Soon Feng Yi started running on the path around the lake, and Wei Hongxi and a staff member from the Forestry Bureau followed behind on bicycles.
Xiao Ding and several other people sat in the patrol car and followed along the drive around the lake a little further away.
Wei Hongxi was riding his bicycle. At first, he was worried that Feng Yi would not be able to keep up and would be distracted by other things, but he soon found out...
Feng Yi seems a bit unreliable!
Are you running too fast?!
After setting off, Feng Yi maintained a moderate speed at first, but then the speed began to increase.
Wei Hongxi wanted to say that it was okay to run slower, as running faster would consume too much energy. However, he remained silent, thinking that it was okay for Feng Yi to run faster, and he could stop and rest when he got tired.
Speeding up shows that Feng Yi has a positive attitude.
Feng Yi had no idea what was going on in Wei Hongxi's mind. After he started running, he no longer paid attention to other unimportant things.
Pay some attention to the condition of the ground under your feet, and the rest to the distribution of aura around you.
The complex odors left by water, soil, plants, and various animals or microorganisms can filter out unimportant information and capture those suspicious odor molecules that are easily overlooked.
After running for more than twenty minutes from the starting area, Feng Yi smelled the scent of several other snakes, but they were all small snakes, and the only scent of the python was the one he caught in the early morning.
It took more than twenty minutes without stopping. Wei Hongxi was lucky because he had confidence in Feng Yi because he had caught the giant python in the early morning.
But not everyone in the patrol car was in the same mood.
It doesn't necessarily mean that I doubt Feng Yi's ability.
One was caught in the early morning, and people from the Joint Security Bureau and the Forestry Bureau proved that Feng Yi has this ability. But if Feng Yi's ability is correct, and he hasn't found the scent of another python until now, does it mean that there is actually no second python
"Let's take a look. This lake is huge. Let's run around it first."
First determine whether it exists, then decide how to catch it.
They also know that it is not easy to find snakes in today's temperature.
"The temperature is a bit high today." said someone in the car.
If the temperature is low, they only need to find a suitable place to bask in the sun and they are likely to find a snake.
But if the temperature is not low, the python will be too lazy to move and will not need to bask in the sun as long as it is not hungry.
Their body color and patterns have the advantage of concealment, so it is really hard to find them when they are hiding.
It would indeed be more convenient if Feng Yi could really find the python by smell.
The temperature in Yangcheng is relatively high recently. When most parts of the country are entering winter, many people in Yangcheng are still wearing short sleeves. Therefore, many people come to Yangcheng for tourism at this time, and the business here at the resort is really hot. This is also the reason why several owners of the resort are in a hurry to solve the problem, because every day is money!
They have already planned how to turn disadvantages into advantages, but the prerequisite is that the python is really caught!
“I heard that some professional snake catchers train hunting dogs to search?” asked the resort manager.
"It is true," said a forestry bureau employee. "You can search for the target by scent, but we don't have working dogs that are specifically designed to search for snakes."
The resort manager smiled, his tone a little relaxed, "This also proves that it is really possible to search by scent. The one we caught this morning was found by the wind expert following the scent."
Now that we have caught one big one, it won’t be that difficult to catch another one.
When the resort owners hired Feng Yi to catch snakes at a high salary, they checked Feng Yi and knew that one of Feng Yi's most amazing skills was that he was extremely sensitive to the smell of snakes.
But the others in the car were not so optimistic. Finding the person is one thing, and how to catch him is another.
When dealing with such a large snake, it is easy to get into trouble if you are not careful. Moreover, based on the existing information, this second one has a bad temper and may actively attack people.
The person in charge of the resort was not a fool who could not read people's faces. He glanced around and noticed that the other people in the car had serious faces. The smile on his face also faded, but his voice was not tense: "I heard that this kind of python does not eat people. They simply cannot swallow them. Domestic pythons may eat more mice in their lifetime, right?"
"No matter how many mice they eat, they cannot get too close to residents because they grow fast. They start by eating mice, then turn to other small animals, and then children," said someone from the Forestry Bureau.
The resort manager's face froze. Of course, he had also heard of the rumors about pythons swallowing children.
The giant pythons hiding in the lake area now are indeed large enough to hunt larger targets.
After a few dry laughs, the resort manager changed the subject and asked, "What does it feel like to be bitten by a python?"
Regarding matters like this, the expert with the tooth marks on his arm has the most say.
"Being bitten by a python is like having four rows of nails stuck in your arm. They are barbed ones."
As he was speaking, the expert raised his hand to simulate Shekou, and suddenly he hooked his fingers on the arm of the resort manager, who was so startled that he pulled his arm back.
"That's it!" the expert said, "You see, your first reaction is to pull your arm in the opposite direction, but the python's teeth are like barbs. If you pull, it can tear your flesh directly and even cause tendon rupture!"
The resort manager's face tightened.
He hated snakes, two species of which he hated most.
One is a highly venomous snake.
One is bigger than him.
The atmosphere in the car was a bit solemn. The only person who looked relaxed was Xiao Ding who was carrying a toolbox.
The resort manager looked at the people in the car again, and finally his eyes fell on the photographer next to him. The photographer in charge of the follow-up shooting this time was not the one in the early morning, but younger and looked like he exercised regularly. Logically speaking, such a young man should not have much experience in following snakes.
"Are you afraid?" asked the resort manager.
"Normally." The photographer smiled shyly, "I'm not very good at playing soccer, but I'm OK at dodging."
The resort manager was silent. Not only was he not good at playing football, he was also not good at dodging!
Therefore, when these people go to catch the snake later, he will definitely not get off the car!
While they were talking, they suddenly saw Feng Yi speed up.
"What's wrong? Have you found any traces?!"
Everyone in the car became nervous.
Wei Hongxi, who was following Feng Yi, was just about to ask a question when Feng Yi made a gesture and pointed in a direction.
there!
There really is a second giant python here!
Now that it’s confirmed to exist, the next step is to capture it!
The people in the patrol car were no longer in the mood to talk. Their respective tasks had already been assigned. Once Feng Yi found the python, they would work together to catch it.
There were four people armed with guns.
It would be best if we could capture the python alive and safely, but if an emergency occurs, people must be put first, and the python can be shot dead directly if necessary.
Feng Yi had already smelled the scent of another large python in the air.
There is a sense of ferocity in these odor molecules. If it were in the wild, it would be a dominant force and definitely an individual at the top of the regional food chain.
From the information conveyed by these odor molecules, Feng Yi knew that it was the "big girl" in the photo, and it was similar to the feeling the photo gave him.
As he ran faster and faster, Feng Yi was getting closer and closer to the center of the smell. There was indeed a smell left by the giant python's activities nearby, but it was not strong. These smells might have been left behind many days ago.
As others have speculated, after eating, the python stayed in a small area and probably did not move for a long time.
Now all the odor molecules point to one location, where "Big Niuniu" is.
After another ten minutes or so, we arrived at a wetland area.
Perhaps because no one had taken care of it for a long time, the sidewalk was not wide to begin with, and the branches and weeds on both sides were pressing against the path. Feng Yi was lucky as he could flexibly avoid the branches, and the extended grass leaves did not cause any harm to him.
Wei Hongxi encountered much greater resistance while riding a bicycle. After riding for a while, Wei Hongxi simply got off the bike and ran after Feng Yi. After all, it seemed that he was closer to the goal.
"How far is it?" Wei Hongxi asked.
"Right there!" Feng Yi pointed to a place not far away.
Wei Hongxi looked over.
There was no obvious slope in the lakeside area, the water was not deep, and the woods blocked the sunlight from above, leaving only sporadic points of light scattered on the water.
There are also many plants growing there, with stems and leaves sticking out of the water.
Some leaves have turned yellow, while the leaves of some herbs are still green, and the color appears darker due to the light.
It's very quiet around.
"Where?" Wei Hongxi took out the tools and asked others to come over.
"That's it! The snake's head is hidden behind the driftwood and you can't see it. Do you see the arched part next to the grass?"
“…Where?!”
Wei Hongxi opened his eyes wide and looked hard, but couldn't find it.
Where is it? Where is the arch
But now that Feng Yi has found the target, he can capture him!
The people in the patrol car had stopped and rushed over. Wei Hongxi was about to say to Feng Yi: Don't be impulsive. We have more people this time. This giant python has a bad temper and the environmental conditions here do not give us any advantages. Let's not alarm it first and discuss how to catch it.
I just said, "Don't..."
Feng Yi accelerated, jumped, dived into the water, and picked up a snake head from behind a driftwood with one hand.
"here!"
In the giant python's open bloody mouth, several rows of barbed fangs glowed bloody and fiercely in the splashing water and mottled sunlight.
Wei Hongxi: “!!!”
Feng Yi stood up holding the snake's head with one hand, ready to drag the giant python ashore, but he quickly realized that this behavior was not reasonable!
So, the other hand that was originally about to pull the snake away from his body turned around and grabbed the snake's head.
"Come and help! It's strangling me and I can hardly breathe!"
Feng Yi looked extremely struggling, as if he had almost used up all his strength, but he kicked away the thigh-thick driftwood blocking his way.