After careful consideration, Feng Yi finally didn't want the bicycle.
What kind of bike do you want?
The bicycle affects my speed in chasing snakes!
After upgrading my physical fitness, I can run around the lake without any problems!
However, these other people did not know that Wei Hongxi objected to this, but Feng Yi was firm.
Although he failed to change Feng Yi's mind, Wei Hongxi still chose to ride a bicycle and follow Feng Yi just in case. Originally, he planned to send someone to clear the way in front, but this proposal was rejected by Feng Yi. Blocking someone in front would also interfere.
He can distinguish smells and directions, which can easily affect his speed in tracking targets.
When it came to the urgent matter of catching the giant python, even if Wei Hongxi was not optimistic about Feng Yi's choice, he still compromised. After all, in this matter alone, Feng Yi was an expert and had already proven his ability. At this time, he still acted as an expert.
Willingness comes first.
So, Feng Yi soon started running on the path around the lake, with Wei Hongxi and a Forestry Bureau employee following behind on bicycles.
Xiao Ding and several others sat in a patrol car and followed along the drive around the lake a little further away.
Wei Hongxi pedaled his bicycle. At first, he was really worried that Feng Yi couldn't keep up with his physical strength and was distracted by other things, but soon he discovered...
Feng Yi seems to be a bit unreliable!
Are you running too fast?!
After setting off, Feng Yi maintained a neither fast nor slow speed at first, but then his speed began to increase.
Wei Hongxi wanted to say that it was okay to run slower, but running fast would consume too much energy. But he still didn't say anything. He thought, Feng Yi could run faster, and stop to rest when he got tired.
Speeding up shows that Feng Yi has a positive attitude.
Feng Yi didn't know Wei Hongxi's psychological activities. After running, he stopped paying attention to other unimportant things.
Allocate part of your attention to check the condition of the ground under your feet, and the rest to focus on the distribution of breath around you.
The complex odors left by water, soil, plants, and various animals or microorganisms filter out unimportant information and capture suspicious odor molecules that are easy to ignore.
After running from the starting area for more than 20 minutes, Feng Yi could smell the survival scent of several other snakes, but they were all small snakes, and the python only had the scent left by the one he caught in the early morning.
It didn't stop for more than twenty minutes. Fortunately for Wei Hongxi, there was someone who caught the big python in the early morning. He had confidence in Feng Yi.
And not everyone on the patrol car had the same mood.
It’s not necessarily that he doubts Feng Yi’s ability.
One was caught in the early morning, and people from the Joint Security Bureau and the Forestry Bureau have proven that Feng Yi has this ability. But if Feng Yi's ability is normal and he hasn't found the smell of another python yet, does that mean that...
In fact, there is no second python?
"Look again, this lake is very big. Let's run around for a while first."
Make sure first whether there is one, and then decide how to catch it.
They also know that today’s temperature is actually not easy to find snakes.
"The temperature is a bit high today," said a person in the car.
If the temperature is relatively low, then they only need to find a suitable place to bask in the sun, and they are likely to find snakes.
But if the temperature is not low, as long as the python is not hungry, it will be too lazy to move and does not need to bask in the sun.
Their body color and pattern have the advantage of concealment, and they are really hard to find when hidden.
It would indeed be more convenient if Feng Yi could really find the python by smell.
The temperature in Yangcheng has been relatively high recently. When most parts of the country have entered winter, many people in Yangcheng have been wearing short-sleeves recently. Therefore, there are also many people traveling to Yangcheng at this time, and the resort business is indeed booming.
This is why several resort owners are eager to solve the problem. Every day is money!
They have already planned how to turn disadvantages into advantages, but only if the python really catches it!
"I heard that some professional snake catchers train hounds to search?" the resort manager asked.
"It does happen," said a Forestry Bureau employee. "You can search for targets by scent, but we don't have such working dogs that are specifically used to search for snakes."
The person in charge of the resort smiled and said in a slightly relaxed tone, "This also shows that you can really search by smell. The one caught early this morning was found by wind experts based on smell."
Now that you've caught one big guy, it's not that difficult to catch another big guy.
The owners of the resort checked Feng Yi when they hired him to catch snakes with a high salary. They knew that one of Feng Yi's special abilities was that he was extremely sensitive to the smell of snakes.
However, other people in the car were not so optimistic. Whether they could find him or not was one thing, but how to catch him was another.
Dealing with such a large snake can easily cause serious trouble if you are not careful. Moreover, according to the available information, this second snake has a bad temper and may actively attack people.
The person in charge of the resort was not a fool who couldn't read people's faces. He glanced around and noticed that the other people in the car looked serious. The smile on his face also faded, but his voice was not tense: "I heard
This type of python does not eat humans, and they cannot swallow them at all. Domestic pythons may eat more rats in their lifetime, right?"
"No matter how many rats they eat, they can't get too close to the residents. They grow very fast. They eat rats at first, and after eating the rats they will turn to other small animals, and then children," said someone from the Forestry Bureau.
The person in charge of the resort froze. Of course he had also heard rumors about this kind of python swallowing children.
The large pythons hidden in the lake area are indeed capable of hunting larger targets.
After laughing twice, the person in charge of the resort changed the subject and asked again: "What does it feel like to be bitten by a python?"
In this matter, the expert with the teeth marks on his arm has the best say.
"Being bitten by a python is like having four rows of nails fastened to your arm, and they're like barbs."
While speaking, the expert raised his hand to imitate Shekou, and suddenly clasped his fingers on the arm of the resort manager. The latter shrank his arm back in shock.
"That's it!" the expert said, "Look, 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 directly tear your arm open.
meat, and even cause tendon tears!”
The resort manager's face tensed up.
He hated snakes, especially two species.
One is a highly venomous snake.
One is bigger than him.
The atmosphere in the car was a bit solemn, and the only person who looked relaxed was Xiao Ding, who was carrying the tool box.
The person in charge of the resort looked at the few people in the car again, and finally his eyes fell on the photographer next to him. This time, the photographer responsible for following the photo was not the one from early morning. He was younger and looked like he exercised regularly. Logically speaking, so
You're young and probably don't have much experience in photographing snakes.
"Are you afraid?" the resort manager asked.
"Average." The photographer smiled shyly, "I'm not good at football, but I can dodge pretty well."
The person in charge of the resort stopped talking. Not only was he not good at playing football, he was also bad at dodging!
So, when the gang goes to catch the snake later, he will never get out of the car!
While they were talking, they suddenly saw Feng Yi speeding up.
"What happened? Did you find any traces?!"
Everyone in the car became nervous.
Wei Hongxi, who was following Feng Yi, was 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!
After confirming its existence, the next step is to arrest 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 the python.
There are four people with guns.
It is of course best to capture the python safely alive, but in case of an emergency, people must be put first, and the python can be killed directly if necessary.
Feng Yi could already smell the scent of another large python in the air.
There is a ferocity in these odor molecules. If it were in the wild, this would be the overlord of one party, and it would definitely be 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, which was similar to the feeling the photo gave him.
As his running speed increased, Feng Yi got closer and closer to the center of the smell. There was indeed a smell left by the activities of the giant python nearby, but it was not strong. These smells may have been left many days ago.
As others have speculated, the giant python stayed in a small area after eating, and may not have moved much for a long time.
Now all the odor molecules are pointing to one location, where "Big Niuniu" is.
After another ten minutes, we came to a wetland area.
It may have been left unattended for a long time. The footpath was originally not wide, and the branches and weeds on both sides were squeezing towards the path. Feng Yi was okay, he could flexibly avoid the branches, and the extended grass blades did not cause any harm to him.
Wei Hongxi, who was riding a bicycle, encountered more resistance. After riding for a while, Wei Hongxi simply got off the car and ran with Feng Yi. Anyway, it seemed that he was closer to his goal.
"How far is it?" Wei Hongxi asked.
"That's it!" Feng Yi pointed not far away.
Wei Hongxi looked over.
There is no obvious lake slope in the lakeside area, the water is not deep, the trees block the sunlight above, and only sporadic light spots are 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 herbaceous plants 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 head is hidden behind the driftwood and can't be seen. Can you see the arched section next to the grass?"
"……where?!"
Wei Hongxi stared hard and looked hard, but couldn't find it.
Where is it? Where is the arched section?
But now that Feng Yi has found his target, he can arrest 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. There are many of us this time, and this giant python has a bad temper. The environmental conditions here have no advantage for us. Let's not do it yet.
Alert it and discuss how to catch it.
I just said one sentence, "Don't..."
Feng Yi sped up, jumped into the water, and lifted a snake head from behind the 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 drops and dappled sunlight.
Wei Hongxi: "!!!"
Feng Yi stood up holding the snake's head with one hand and prepared to drag the giant python ashore, but he quickly realized that this behavior was unreasonable!
So, the other hand that was about to pull away the snake wrapped around him turned around and grabbed the snake's head.
"Come here and help! It's strangling me so hard I can't breathe!"
Feng Yi looked extremely struggling, as if his strength was almost exhausted, but he kicked away the thigh-thick driftwood blocking the front with his feet.