At the starting point, some people drive on the highway, some ride bicycles to some small roads, and some people walk slowly from the tourist area. Different purposes and different ways of travel.
Some people also made boats, the swamp artifact air boat.
Feng Yi saw a group of five or six people who looked like amateur contestants from China. They rented a larger air boat. When the boat was moving, some people were taking selfies with their mobile phones. Someone next to them yelled strangely, enjoying this kind of experience.
Novel activities and unknown excitement.
“That boat Old Josh said is over there.”
Steve compared the pictures and ship information received on his mobile phone, took Feng Yi to find the boat that Old Josh rented to him, and soon found the boat parked on the shore.
Most of the other contestants have already set off. There are not many boats here, and it is easy to find them by comparing the pictures.
“Warren?” Steve looked at the people on the boat.
On Old Josh’s boat, there stood a white man in his forties. Steve knew him. This man was also from the research center, but he was not a researcher. He did other logistics work.
The people on the boat also raised their hands, "Hey Steve, Old Josh asked me to be your pilot."
steve was stunned. He thought Warren just brought the boat over to him, but he didn't expect that he would have to follow him all the time?
Picked up the phone, the latest voice message was from Old Josh: "Ask Warren to take you to the swamp forest."
steve replied to him: "Don't worry, I can also fly an air boat."
Old Josh quickly replied: "I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about my boat!"
ˆsteve: “I think you have some misunderstandings about me!”
Old Josh: "Then misunderstand! Good luck to you! Be gentle with my boat!!"
ˆsteve: "Look at what you said, it must be gentle. Don't worry! I guarantee it with our friendship!"
After sending the message, Steve called Feng Yi, “Let’s go!”
steve is gearing up: My big cutie!
Feng Yi is gearing up: My experimental equipment!
Like Steve, Feng Yi also wore sunglasses today, but he was not afraid of the glare of the sun. He wore sunglasses to prevent wind, and to cover his eyes when catching or looking for snakes, so as not to be seen strangely.
There were not many boats on the river at this time, and the boats were moving faster in the river. It was obvious that Warren was a veteran and was familiar with the terrain here.
The water flow in the river is very slow, and some sections of the river are almost completely covered with vegetation. As a ship passes by, "roads" are broken out.
Most of the people driving the boats are locals, and they are more familiar with this place. There are rivers and beaches covered by grass. If it is the rainy season, it will be even more humid. The large grassland is covered with water. When the boat drives past, it feels like flying directly on the grassland.
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During the dry season, many small water beaches have dried up, or only a shallow layer remains, making them less enjoyable.
After the boat travels for a while, it will stop for a while.
steve and Feng Yi got off the boat, walked around the area, and then made some additional notes based on the map in their hands and the positioning of their mobile phones.
On the first day, they were not in a hurry to catch pythons. They had to first understand the terrain and familiarize themselves with the area by referring to the map so that they could have an idea.
Before the event started, Steve planned to take Feng Yi into the swamp to familiarize himself with the terrain, but he didn't expect the area to be closed. However, there is no rush, they still have time, a month.
Their ultimate goal this time is not to catch more snakes, but to catch bigger snakes!
So, at the beginning of the action, some professional analysis is needed, and then we go to several key areas to search. The swamp is too big, so we must focus on it.
As the ancients said, sharpening your sword will keep you from chopping wood!
steve was talking to Feng Yi about the map in his hand, which also had a seasonal water distribution map. It was not particularly detailed, but it was very useful for reference.
While he was analyzing, a rescue helicopter flew over in the sky.
steve was surprised: “You’ve been busy since the beginning?”
Warren had been sitting on the boat, flipping through his phone, and said calmly: "Oh, someone was bitten by a crocodile. The two teams saw the same python and rushed to catch it. They accidentally stepped on a crocodile and one of them was bitten. Okay.
The crocodile is not too strong and the bite is not serious, and it can walk on the ground after a month of raising it.”
Feng Yi: "..." This injury is still a bit serious.
Warren flipped through several of his chat groups to get more latest information, and sighed: "This damn desire to win."
But after flipping through it for a while, Warren lost interest. When he saw Steve holding a map and recording something, he said: "It is more difficult to catch pythons in the dry season. They are not very active at this time. If it is in the rainy season, especially during the breeding season,
That’s easy to catch. Do you know that the research center has a ‘clearance plan’?”
Steve nodded: "I've heard of it. Capture an adult female python during the breeding season, install a tracking device, and then release it back into the wild. After it attracts more male pythons, catch them all!"
Warren very much agrees with this efficient way of catching pythons: "There are always many male pythons nearby during the breeding season of female pythons. The research center has caught many pythons. In recent years, we can feel the intensity of the swamp pythons.
The quantity is under certain control. The removal plan is still successful!”
Feng Yi sighed: "This beauty trap is so easy! No, it should be a beauty trap."
Warren said: "So, the number of immature pythons here may be more. Large pythons are difficult to find, and the difficulty of finding them will increase during the dry season."
Warren suggested with a joking smile: “Maybe you could try making a wish to God?”
“I don’t believe in God.” Feng Yi said.
“Then what do you believe?”
“Believe in the ancestors.”
“Oh~ Then you can make a wish to your ancestors, wishing you to find a python as soon as possible!”
“Actually, for me, finding a python is not too difficult.”
“What gives you confidence?” Warren asked.
“Maybe it’s... ancestral DNA?” Feng Yi said.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Warren laughed loudly and thought: This young man is so funny!
It means that if someone is overconfident and arrogant, the Great Swamp will teach him how to be a good person.
Every year, many experienced python hunters from all over the world come here, but in fact the harvest is not more than the snakes caught by the researchers using the "Beautiful Python Strategy". Maybe, in a month, they only find a dozen snakes and return empty-handed.
There are not a few people.
"When the sun is high and the temperature is high, they will not be exposed outside, but will hide under shelters, dead branches, thick grass, or other places. You may search for a few hours where you think there are snakes.
In the end, nothing was found. Sometimes you don’t even know it’s at your feet.”
“Is this what you said?”
Feng Yi leaned over and stretched out his hand to pull out a python from the pile of dead branches at his feet. It was not too big, only about two meters tall.
Warren: “…”
Feng Yi didn't originally plan to catch this python. The size of this snake was not within their target range. He originally wanted to mark the dead branches and send a location to the rest of the group so that they could catch it, but Warren
Having said this, Feng Yi easily pulled him out.
Warren looked at the pile of dead branches and then at the snake in Feng Yi's hand, with a troubled face, "How did you know it was hidden inside?"