After checking the crocodile's eye disease, the crocodile's suppression was lifted, and the nearly four-meter-long crocodile ran towards the pond as if escaping.
"I didn't expect the crocodile to run so fast. Is it frightened? I didn't realize that this big guy is so timid." Cheng Si said.
"Most alligators are relatively gentle, but you need to be skillful and understand their habits."
Steve reminded him from the side, he was afraid that Cheng Si would be careless and make the same mistake again. After all, Cheng Si was just a scumbag with only 0.1 python power in his eyes.
But Steve didn't need to remind Cheng Si of this. He had read many reports about crocodiles. There were many reports of alligators, which were known to have a mild temper, injuring people. He had seen news reports of alligators biting off the hands of keepers or even killing them.
Just now when Steve asked someone to help, Cheng Si hesitated for a moment, because at that moment he remembered a report: someone helped an alligator to see its eyes and ended up having his hand bitten off.
Being timid doesn’t mean being without lethality.
What’s more, it is a large beast with strong bite force.
Not only does it bite, it also rolls over after biting it!
Who can bear this!
It's easy to cut it into pieces, right
Cheng Si shuddered.
He was good at dealing with small and medium-sized crocodiles, but he would leave the big ones to professionals. The lesson he learned from the Zhoushan cobra was too profound. If he didn't have strong skills, he shouldn't try it lightly. He couldn't afford it.
As for Feng Yi, he didn't think that he was the one who scared the crocodile, and he was now in a camouflage form, so he was only a little heavier than an ordinary person.
Old Josh asked someone to observe the crocodile's condition while he took Steve to the snake area.
Without someone from the research center to guide them, they couldn't enter many areas.
This was not Steve’s first time here. He explained things to Feng Yi and Cheng Si as he walked in.
"There are many breeding rooms here, with local snakes and snakes from other places."
Walking into a breeding room, there were many breeding boxes stacked up inside.
There is a simple office area next to it, and a small breeding box is placed on the desk.
Old Josh was filling out the entry and exit form, and Steve had already craned his neck to look inside the breeding house.
Cheng Si glanced around the small office area and caught a glimpse of a pattern that made him nervous.
"cobra!"
It is said that once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Cheng Si was bitten by a cobra once, and he still overreacts to creatures that look like cobras.
Just a quick glance at the swollen neck made Cheng Si's scalp tighten. He recalled the scene of being bitten and the not-so-good memories during his hospitalization.
Extreme discomfort.
Old Josh, who was filling out a form, was startled by Cheng Si's shout and looked around. Where was the cobra? !
Having worked with many Chinese people, although he is not very familiar with Chinese, he still understands key words such as "cobra". Because of this, Old Josh was confused when he heard Cheng Si's exclamation. His first thought was: Did the cobra in the breeding box 'escape'? !
However, following Cheng Si's gaze, Old Josh laughed, gave Steve a look that said "you explain it", and continued to fill out the form. He brought three people with him, so he had to register the information of three more people.
Steve walked over and looked at the small snake in the terrarium on the table. It was now facing them with its neck puffed up, looking ferocious.
The color and appearance of the snake make it look like a cobra. But...
"It's not a cobra, it's an eastern hognose snake."
Cheng Si was stunned for a moment, then moved closer to take another look.
Oh, it's a pig.
A major skill of the Hognose Snake:
Giant poisonous snake!
I pretended~
Cheng Si laughed dryly and said, "Hey, this pig may be small in size but it has a big heart."
He knew that hognose snakes could disguise themselves as venomous snakes. Some looked like large triangular-headed vipers, while others looked more like cobras. However, when he saw the bulging neck just now, he had a conditioned reflex.
Feng Yi stood quietly by the side without saying a word. The smell in the breeding room was too strong and he felt a little uncomfortable, but he also took this opportunity to replenish his brain database and remember those unfamiliar smells for easier identification in the future.
He knew without even looking at the snake in the breeding box on the table that it was not a cobra. Its scent was different, and it was just a small snake that posed no threat, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
Knowing it was a pig's nose, Cheng Si was no longer afraid, but became interested instead.
"Can I touch it?" Cheng Si asked.
Old Josh nodded, "Okay."
Cheng Si reached out to touch it and said, "I didn't recognize this gray-black body color at first. I've seen other people's hognose snakes, but the color was brighter."
As he spoke, Cheng Si felt his fingers being bumped, but he was not afraid and ignored its bluff.
Hognose snakes are back-toothed snakes, with two fangs located in the throat, making them difficult to bite and not very venomous, so they are not dangerous. Speaking of venom, it is actually more like a variant of saliva, rather than the venom glands of traditional venomous snakes.
Everyone has a different physique and reacts differently to the venom of the hognose snake. Most people don't have any major reaction after being bitten.
"The legendary Eastern Drama Queen Pig Nose!"
As Cheng Si finished speaking, Feng Yi looked over and saw that the hognose snake inside seemed to be poisoned. It was in pain, twisting, and struggling. Its mouth was wide open, and its tongue was hanging out as if it was roaring silently. Finally, it lay on its belly, with a foul smell emitting from its cloaca.
All this seems to be saying:
This snake is dead and the meat is not fresh, please stay away!
Cheng Si turned it over so that its belly was on the ground. But the next moment, the whole snake automatically turned its belly upside down.
Cheng Si wanted to touch it again, but Steve stopped him. "Alright, be moderate. This will have a bad effect on it. Let's not over-stimulate it. Besides, the venom of the pig nose does not cause any major reaction in most people, but there are a few exceptions. Last month, an unlucky young man was bitten by it and was discharged from the hospital this week. The allergic reaction was quite intense."
Cheng Si expressed his understanding. It's really hard to say what's wrong with allergies.
Steve continued: "So, let this poor little thing go."
Feng Yi raised his eyebrows. Listen, other venomous snakes Steve called them "little cuties", and this Dongzhu called it "little pitiful".
Steve sighed, "I'd rather see them digging in the wild than in a terrarium."
In general, Steve wasn't very interested in this eastern pig, and seeing that Old Josh had already filled out the visitor registration form, he said, "Josh, can I go see those big cuties your cousin has?"
Josh's cousin is also a researcher here, but Josh prefers crocodiles, while his cousin's research is more inclined towards snakes, especially those large venomous snakes and giant pythons.
"Of course." Old Josh, who had already filled out the visitor registration form, led them further inside.
There are several small breeding rooms inside, most of which are filled with poisonous snakes.
In one of the rooms, researchers were extracting venom from venomous snakes.
Steve's eyes lit up: "Looks like we've come at the right time! Do you need any help?"
Cheng Si looked inside and saw that most of them were large adult venomous snakes, such as the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake that a researcher was holding, a venomous snake found in the Great Swamp. The one in front of him had probably been kept for quite some time. He knew that a venomous snake of this size would not be stable.
Look at the other feeding boxes nearby.
There are giant bush snakes, taipans, black mambas, etc.
Look at the other side.
"Ah, this! Is it the Little Blue Dragon?"
Looking closely at the label on the box, it was definitely the Mangshan pit viper.
"Feng Yi! Brother Yi! This one is about the same size as the one you caught, right? What do you think is the difference between farmed and wild ones?" Cheng Si asked.
"A little fatter." Feng Yi said.
"… "
Cheng Si stopped worrying about whether Xiao Qinglong was fat or not. His attention was attracted by a big fat guy.
"Gabon viper! No, it looks like a rhinoceros viper. The Gabon viper is in the box next to it. The fat viper is indeed a fat viper. The visual impact is extraordinary!"
The visual impact of slender snakes and short and thick snakes is indeed different, especially the fat viper in the breeding box in front of me. I don’t know how many years it has been raised, but it looks like a giant caterpillar.
But no matter how fat they look, they are still dangerous creatures covered in muscle.
They are all the type that Cheng Si cannot stabilize.
Over there, Steve had just caught a snake and extracted its venom. He asked the researcher next to him who was the next one, and then said to Feng Yi, "The next one is KC (king cobra). Do you want to try it? The one over there."
Feng Yi looked in the direction Steve pointed and said, "Okay, I'll do it."
He knew Steve wanted him to perform better so that he could get more resources from the research center here.
Cheng Si took a step back to give Feng Yi more space to move around. He stared at that place with his eyes fixed and turned on the camera in his hand. These were all valuable materials he could obtain today.
"This king cobra is more than four meters long, right? So handsome! It looks like a fake snake!"
Steve's eyes were also burning. "Look at its calm posture! Its wise eyes!"
A researcher nearby said: "Such a miraculous species! The heart of a king cannot be despised!"
Feng Yi walked over, and with a flash of his hand, he grabbed the king cobra and pulled it out of the breeding box.
After all, the snake was more than four meters long, so Feng Yi used his other hand to hold the snake and walked towards the experimental table.
Feng Yi turned around and found that everyone was looking at him.
One of the researchers was holding a snake hook in his hand, as if he was about to hand him the tool, but his hand was stretched out and frozen in the air.
Old Josh, who was watching from the sidelines, had his mouth open. He was just about to follow the poem and sigh at KC's kingly demeanor, but before he could utter a word, the scene was over.
Feng Yi's relaxed and casual posture doesn't look like he just caught a world-famous giant venomous snake, but more like he is holding a long scarf!
How could they continue to sigh?!
They thought Feng Yi would take this opportunity to play with snakes with a snake hook. Many people who come here will experience this, after all, it is a rare opportunity. The researchers also took this opportunity to show off their ability to raise snakes here. Not everyone can raise a king cobra that is more than four meters long!
Interaction between host and guest, and promotion of business, this is love!
Who knew Feng Yi didn't play by the rules and ended up doing it with nothing!
They didn't even have a chance to say the words they had prepared!
Cheng Si's camera did not miss the researchers' reactions. He suppressed his laughter, gestured to Feng Yi, and said silently: "Awesome!"
Feng Yi had caught a king cobra before, and it was a wild species. This one was bigger than the one he caught in the wild, but it was captive after all, so it didn't look as murderous. He didn't think it was a big deal, but when he saw everyone staring at him, Feng Yi looked at the snake in his hand. Yes, it was a king cobra.
"Do you need to squeeze out the venom?" Feng Yi asked.
The researchers came to their senses, "No, we only record the spontaneous excretion of toxins during the attack, not the squeezing of venom glands."
The king cobra was extremely ferocious when it bit the venom extractor. The venom seemed to be injected into the glass container desperately, unlike its calm appearance just now.
Cheng Si shuddered unconsciously when he saw the amount of venom. If he was bitten...
After the king cobra, Feng Yi caught a few more snakes, and Old Josh took them to the python. However, this time the researchers were much more enthusiastic about Feng Yi, and they took the initiative to exchange contact information.
On the side where the pythons were kept, the breeding boxes were even bigger and decorated into small rooms. Cheng Si felt like he was in the reptile house of the zoo.
The green anaconda rested its head on the branch, its cold eyes staring through the glass, its forked tongue moving in and out.
Cheng Si asked Feng Yi: "It's staring at me. Do you think it's in a daze or thinking? Or is it thinking about something else that's not good?"
Feng Yi took a look and replied, "Compared to thinking and other things, I believe it is just in a daze because it is full."
Cheng Si breathed a sigh of relief, "This kind of big snake is still very scary when viewed up close. I feel like it can easily swallow me with its size."
Controlling the camera in his hand, Cheng Si walked to the python.
Anacondas and pythons are different, and they are divided into different areas. In addition to green anacondas, there are also yellow anacondas, red-tailed anacondas, etc., but Cheng Si is not very interested in them.
Steve pointed to several large breeding boxes on the inner side and showed them to Feng Yi, "Those over there are the main targets of our activity this time."
Feng Yi walked over and memorized the different smells of these pythons so that he could distinguish them better when he entered the swamp.
Cheng Si stood in front of a breeding box and said, "Is this the super species that the python bosses created in the swamp?"
Steve rarely looked serious. "Yes, it's a dangerous creature."
Cheng Si took the photo and said, "The head doesn't look big, but the torso can fit me."
Steve nodded in agreement. "Yes, a small face with pouty lips. This little clown looks cute, but it can swallow a deer."
Feng Yi, Cheng Si: "..."
How can this be cute!
Don't describe it randomly!
Cheng Si didn't dare to face the description of "small face and pouty lips" anymore. He knew that Steve always behaved abnormally when facing reptiles, so he turned sideways to talk to Feng Yi.
"This python looks like the anaconda just now, in a daze. What do you think it is thinking about now?"
Feng Yi hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I think it might have some... malicious intent that is not easy to express."