The weather is a bit gloomy.
There was a sense of tension in the humid air.
Wang Wentao was panting and looking at Feng Yi who was confronting the king cobra over there.
It was the first time for him to see a wild king cobra about three meters long at such a close distance.
The shock was too strong. The feeling given to him by the wild eye king was completely different from those artificially bred ones he had seen in the reptile house!
I feel scared when I think about the situation of being chased just now!
When he saw such a big king cobra, the excitement in his heart was incomprehensible to other people in the team.
Is this just a king cobra
No!
In Wang Wentao's eyes, this is an extremely important set of data related to his doctoral thesis!
With such an important set of data in front of him, how could he let it go? !
But I am really afraid.
He could only catch small snakes. When he was doing field work training, the types of snakes he used for training were limited, such as rat snakes, which he had come into contact with a lot. He definitely had no king cobras, let alone one this big.
During this scientific expedition, he mostly did auxiliary work, helping out when needed.
I was reckless just now, luckily Professor Zhou and Professor Zhu didn't see it. On the day Cheng Si was taken away by the rescue team, Professor Zhou gave a special class on field work safety to several young team members.
Fortunately, Feng Yi was with him today, otherwise, he would most likely become the second member of the team to be taken away by the rescue team.
At this time, the king cobra stood up and stared at Feng Yi quietly.
Wang Wentao thought that Feng Yi would interact with this king cobra just like he did last time.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yi suddenly asked him:
"What do you think it looks like?"
Wang Wentao was stunned at first, then realized that Feng Yi was asking about his opinion of this king cobra, and then he said without thinking:
"Handsome! Domineering! Kingly demeanor!"
Feng Yi thought: How did you see that? Why didn't I see that? It's only slightly more handsome than the little blue dragon.
Feng Yi asked again, "Pay attention to its eyes. What do you see in its eyes?"
Wang Wentao affirmed: "Fierce! Calm! The contempt of a king!"
Feng Yi: “…”
He stared at the king cobra for a while: Why can't I see it
He didn't see any of the king's contempt and the light of wisdom that Steve mentioned.
Wang Wentao was about to contact others when Professor Zhou and others heard the sound and came over. Wang Wentao's two shouts of "Feng Yi, Feng Yi" were loud enough.
After Steve saw the snake clearly, he quickly came over here. He was so fast that you couldn't even tell that his foot was sprained. He was so excited.
"Hahaha! Eye King! Such a big wild Eye King! I knew we would have good luck!"
Seeing the reinforcements arrive, Wang Wentao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Feng Yi could hold on, it would be fine. When Steve came over, everyone worked together to catch the king cobra. After all, such a big and venomous snake was so fierce that it was frightening.
When Professor Zhou and others appeared, Feng Yi's eyes flashed with regret.
He had a lot of ideas that he hadn't implemented yet, and he also wanted to reach around and touch its head, as he had told Steve.
Of course, Steve also said that you can use the same method to divert its attention and then kiss it.
Feng Yi had no idea. It's not that he didn't dare, but he just couldn't do it.
When looking at this king cobra, Feng Yi even felt his stomach growling, urging him to do something.
But, breaking the law is not an option!
So, when you are hungry and in energy-saving mode, just do whatever you can to save energy.
Steve dragged his sprained leg towards Feng Yi and was about to shout, "Don't panic! I'm here to help you!"
Feng Yi grabbed the king cobra with a "whoosh".
It’s really as fast as lightning!
So fast that Steve didn't have time to say a word.
Steve: “…”
I wasn't given any chance to perform...
Feng Yi’s hand was too fast just now!
It was the first time Steve saw someone catch a king cobra like this!
He was stunned by what he saw, and the king cobra was probably also dazed by the pinch, so it was caught before it could react.
Teacher Lei took several photos of such a big king cobra.
Professor Zhou contacted the base and asked them to take a look at the newly discovered wild individuals.
After the abnormal climate period, among the king cobras found in the wild in China in recent years, this one ranks among the top ten in terms of size!
This is indeed important news, this snake can provide more research data!
…
Cheng Si has recovered well after receiving treatment in the hospital these two days. Although he was a little depressed on the day he was bitten, he soon got involved in the new publicity plan.
The traffic is so delicious!
Various interviews, reports from all sides, and followers increasing rapidly!
He also kept brainwashing himself, thinking that as long as he could deceive himself, he would not be exposed in the interview! To the point that he almost forgot how he was injured!
When Steve sent the photos, Cheng Si was still lying on the hospital bed, discussing the follow-up marketing plan with the team.
After seeing the photo clearly, Cheng Si suddenly felt that traffic was no longer important!
If he could hold out for two more days...
The King of Eyes!
This is the Eye King!
With such a big one-eyed king, if he were here at the scene, we could take a photo together and touch him up close!
I feel like I missed out on a billion!!!
The news that the South 6 Team discovered a king cobra over three meters long during scientific expedition was reported by the official account of the Nanchong Nature Reserve Research Base.
Various media accounts forwarded the news, and self-media also began to amplify it in various ways.
So, Lu Yue, who was partying with friends, received another push news.
The last time he saw the related reports about the scientific expedition team Feng Yi was in, he set up keyword push, but he didn’t expect to see another one so soon.
"Lu Yue, what are you looking at?"
A person came over.
Lu Yue tilted the phone screen towards him and said, "I saw on the news that another king cobra over three meters long was found in the wild."
"Eye King!?"
Others were also curious when they heard it, but after watching the news, they had different opinions.
"This one is just average. I've seen bigger ones! More than four meters long! I've even touched one!"
"The one you mentioned was artificially bred, but this one was found in the wild, it's completely wild, and it's different from the ones that were artificially bred!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I read a report last time that said those in the wild are stronger. Not in terms of size, but in terms of physique, toxicity, etc."
"That's for sure. Those individuals in the wild have successfully survived the abnormal climate period and have undergone cruel natural selection. The toxicity... Tsk tsk!
"And didn't the professor from the scientific expedition team say that it will continue to grow? In my opinion, the difference between wild individuals and those raised in captivity is like the difference between wolves and dogs. If they really fight, it will all depend on who is more aggressive and speaks more harshly."
"So the guy in the photo on the news is really awesome! Look here, it says he caught such a big snake by himself? That's amazing!"
"This guy who caught the snake is really awesome! But why do I feel like he looks a bit like Brother Yueshan Snake? The one who caught the little blue dragon!"
"Now that you mention it, I think so too."
After reading the comments, I found that many people indeed made such speculations.
Why did the scientific expedition team blur out the photos they sent? Are they trying to hide something?!
Listening to the discussion over there, Lu Yue laughed in his heart: Feng Yi, how long can you keep on wearing this vest
After laughing, Lu Yue began to think, how can he maximize his benefits by leveraging Feng Yi's fame when Feng Yi's identity is exposed
At this time, Feng Yi had no idea about people's speculations.
He was collecting venom.
The amount of venom of king cobra is relatively large. Although it cannot be said to be the largest, it is also among the large ones.
Steve observed the venom he had just extracted. "Looking at this venom, it probably hasn't eaten yet. It may have come out to look for food. King cobras don't like to sit around and wait. They like to run long distances and take the initiative to attack. If you hadn't stopped it just now, it might have ignored you. You're not on its menu, so it won't waste venom easily."
Wang Wentao heard this and said, "Yes! At first it really ignored me and kept running forward, probably looking for snakes to eat.
"After I chased it for a while, it turned around and chased me. It was a bit aggressive and fierce!
"Actually, if you think about it, you can understand it. When you are hungry and ready to go find food, and someone stops you, wouldn't you get mad?"
Feng Yi put himself in the situation and imagined it.
The fist hardened.
Steve continued to observe, "Look at the shape of its grooved teeth. This species usually doesn't spray poison, but when it bites, the amount of poison injected is very large, and a bite from it is quite dangerous.
"Also, as far as I know, the venom of the king cobra seems to have changed after the abnormal climate period?"
Steve said as he looked towards Professor Zhou and the others.
Professor Zhou nodded and said, "Through the study of venom samples and comparison of data before the abnormal climate period, the venom of wild eye kings has indeed changed significantly, and this change may continue.
"These individuals surviving in the wild are still maintaining a rapid evolution and adjustment. This is why I always say that these individuals who can survive the climate anomaly and their offspring may be stronger and more dangerous.
"In addition, we conducted toxicity tests on venom samples from different countries using laboratory-cultured mice and some invasive species, comparing the lethal doses of king cobra venom from different regions. King cobras in our country are more toxic to rodents, with neurotoxins accounting for the majority.
"The venom of king cobras also changes as they age. When they are young, they are small in size and prey on small animals, such as mice. The venom is mainly poisonous to these prey. As they grow bigger and bigger, they gradually start to eat snakes and rarely eat mice. The venom changes accordingly with the food.
"This change is very interesting, especially for those that survived. They have a strong ability to adapt! This change made as the hunting environment changes is worth studying!
"So we take new venom samples for analysis every year during our scientific expeditions."
Wang Wentao kept nodding beside him.
That's right, that's why he was willing to take the risk to chase and block the king cobra!
This means data, papers, and higher impact factors!
If it weren’t for these, he would have run around ten miles when he saw the king cobra!
Steve's focus was not on the specificity of the venom. He looked at Feng Yi squeezing out the snake venom and said, "Feng Yi, your venom squeezing technique is really good. Are you interested in making some pocket money?"
Feng Yi was puzzled.
Change? Squeeze the snake venom
Steve continued, "Many research teams at home and abroad do toxicity and venom testing every year. To do this kind of testing, you must collect snake venom. It is more difficult to collect venom from some snakes. People who are not experienced and have inaccurate techniques will cause large data deviations when squeezing out venom. Some teams pay quite generously, this amount."
Steve gestured.
Feng Yi didn't know how many zeros this gesture represented, but he really had no interest in squeezing out the venom. He felt pain in his cheeks when squeezing it.
Steve likes to share these experiences with others, "Some snakes don't cooperate very much when extracting venom, which is very difficult.
"Last year, a foreign team asked me to help them do this kind of research. They were studying the venom volume. In fact, there are many snakes that excrete more venom than the king cobra or have a similar venom volume, such as some lancehead pit vipers, Eastern rattlesnakes, Gabon vipers, coastal taipans, etc. The venom volume is quite strong, and collecting venom is like pouring wine.
"However, there will be certain deviations in the data measured each year. The size and condition of the snakes will affect the final data."
Steve started to complain again. "It's very inconvenient to extract the venom from poisonous snakes like the Gabonese Fat Man, which have long tube-shaped fangs, when they don't cooperate. They even retract their fangs! Long tube-shaped fangs are troublesome!"
Feng Yi: “…”
Steve talked about his experience of being invited to help extract drugs, and after having a good time, he said to Feng Yi, "Anyway, if you are interested in earning some pocket money, or want to follow those teams to see their testing process, just contact me directly."
Feng Yi thanked him. He really didn't want to squeeze the venom out of a large venomous snake, but Steve meant well.
It’s just that the sense of immersion is too strong and the scene causes discomfort.
Also, the long tube teeth must be kept well!