Feng Yi decided to take the time to buy a few more pairs of shoes for backup, not only boots for going into the swamp, but also some sports shoes, house slippers and the like.
Although the weather in Virginia has been good recently, it is not sunny every day. It is very likely to rain during this month's activities. Light rain is okay, but it is inconvenient to go out if it rains heavily, so you have to stay in the hotel.
Feng Yi thought that if he stayed in the hotel room when it rained, he would soak in the bathtub for a few more hours. It would be impossible for his tail to fully transform. The bathtub would be unbearable when moving, and the space was too small to move.
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Just change it to some scales.
While taking a bath, Feng Yi looked at the transformed scales on his feet and sighed.
It hasn’t been long since he left home, but he has already begun to miss the big bathtub at home and the soaking pool in the basement.
Perhaps it’s because my tail hasn’t come out these days and I’m so depressed that I suddenly came to a suitable natural environment like a swamp. Even stepping in the water made me feel excited.
The temperature drops a lot at night. If it were during the day when the temperature was more suitable, wouldn’t Tail want to go out and bask in the sun?
Alas, sad.
Even the mood is a little melancholy.
“It’s so pitiful.”
But it was impossible for the tail to come out, but Feng Yi thought that he could start looking for the giant python in the next few days. When he was alone, he could try treading water?
Even if no one is paying attention, you can take off your boots and take a refreshing swim in the water?
Forget it, after all, it is during the event. If it is not necessary, it is better to be cautious. Who knows when the drone will suddenly fly over?
Perhaps there are also some inspectors from the UN Security Bureau lurking everywhere?
Feng Yi thought about it and decided that it would be better to wear his boots and play in the water. As long as the changes were not big, the boots would not be broken.
Today he was not mentally prepared. His feet changed a bit suddenly and his boots burst. He will pay attention next time.
While Feng Yi was thinking about how to tread water, other members of the python hunting team were also talking about him.
As the outgoing teams return one by one, they go to the designated location to hand over the python, and they also ask about the situation of other teams. The staff at the delivery point will not go into too much detail, but the key information will also be disclosed to more people. After all, this is also
It's not considered privacy, and Feng Yi didn't emphasize confidentiality.
Hence, Feng Yi’s name appeared in their chat messages in various languages.
The Grayson brothers, the more famous brother partners in the professional hunter team, also brought a trained hunting dog. Today they caught five, which is already a good record. At least among the people he knows, no one can do more.
over theirs.
This is not the time when snakes are active, and it has been dry recently, not as humid as the rainy season. Boas are hiding most of the time. Even those that come out to bask in the sun are under hidden shelters, such as grass and branches, directly
Exposed ones are rare.
Even an experienced hunter may not be able to find it all at once. The two brothers are experienced in finding pythons, and hunting dogs can help them find them faster and more accurately.
They took the land route today. After driving to a place, they took the dogs into the swamp to search.
Although hunting dogs can help, there are many restrictions and other smell disturbances, especially areas where crocodiles must be avoided. There are many crocodiles in the swamp, so there are many places where they will not approach.
Crocodiles are protected by the local government. There are some methods they can use on pythons, but they cannot be used on crocodiles. If they are photographed by a drone or hit by an inspector, they will lose the qualification for this event.
In addition to the Joint Security Bureau, they also encountered vehicles from the local Water Management Bureau and the Geological Survey Bureau along the road today.
Being stared at by these people, they are unable to use many methods.
Everyone just came in on the first day and caught everything that was easy to catch. After that, if you get two or three every day, you are considered lucky. Many people left empty-handed on the first day.
I thought that the five they caught on the first day would be enough to show off to others, but I didn’t expect that there would be another one who caught seven!
“On the first day, one person caught 7 fish?”
“What the person at the delivery point said is true. No matter how big or small, one person can catch 7 pythons, which is really amazing!”
“Can you find out what method he used to catch him?”
“I have a friend who knows someone from the research center here. According to them, this person is using ‘ancestral DNA’.”
“…another way of saying talent? Or is there some other hidden means that you just don’t want to say?”
"I do not know."
“Well, he doesn’t need to avoid crocodiles, and he has unknown searching skills, so he can indeed catch so many. You can observe him next time you encounter him in the swamp.”
No matter what the reaction from all parties, the name "Feng Yi" has already left some impression on everyone's mind.
On the other hand, Cheng Si went out for a day today and the live broadcast lasted for more than 8 hours. However, he could not rest immediately when he came back at night. After the team collected the information from all parties, Cheng Si started the live broadcast again.
It’s night here, but it’s daytime in China, and there are a lot of people in the live broadcast room.
“The time is too short and the information we can receive is limited...”
This is information they only got after they paid money. They have no access to some python hunting teams, and they don’t have time to look for them one by one. The easiest way is to share the information with other media teams, or pay to get the information from others.
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But even so, it is not easy to get complete and accurate data. But these are enough, and they do not need to bother to find irrelevant data.
Cheng Si was in a good mood, "I was also surprised when I saw these data. I had seen other media boasting about elite teams from various places, such as experienced hunters, husband-and-wife teams who are well-known in the industry, and other things like winning gold medals."
The combination of brothers and dogs with the same fingers, in the end, I am still the best... Brother Snake is the best!
“It’s a pity! I couldn’t follow you to take pictures today!”
Had he known that Feng Yi and Steve were just exploring the route today instead of catching the giant python, he would have had to follow them again!
"How many did you catch? Brother Snake caught 7 pythons on the first day... It wasn't giant pythons. They just went to get familiar with the route on the first day... Yes, if I had known better, I would have followed. I am regretting it now...
...Not tomorrow. I just sent them a message and was rejected, saying that I will officially start looking for the giant python tomorrow...There is no way, that is the world of experts, I have to practice again..."
Cheng Si interacted with the audience in the live broadcast room and answered some questions that could be answered. However, in order to avoid causing trouble to Feng Yi, he still used nicknames when talking about Feng Yi.
What Cheng Si didn’t know was that Feng Yi’s name had gradually spread.
The next day, Cheng Si specially observed Feng Yi and Steve and found that the route they took today was different from yesterday. Knowing that the two people really had other plans, he gave up following him. When Steve saw Feng Yi in the morning, he started complaining,
"Director He told me again, let me take you to less strange places!" Teve's first reaction after hearing Director He's words was that he didn't take Feng Yi out to fool around!
Unexpectedly, Director He was talking about Feng Yi’s shoes.
“I didn’t notice it yesterday, are your shoes okay? They don’t feel strong and not durable. How about I lend you mine? I brought a spare. What size do you wear?”
Feng Yi refused, "It's okay. I brought spare boots, which are quite sturdy. The pair yesterday was just an accident. I explained this to Director He."
“Explanations are useless, the old man won’t listen, he’s like this…” Teve continued to congratulate the director on past events until they boarded the ship.
The starting point they chose today is not the same as yesterday, and it is also different from that of most teams. This was decided after setting the target route.
I told Warren the route. Warren thought for a moment, recalled the swamp area he was familiar with, and then said, "I roughly understand it. I'll run for a while first and ask you again when I get to an uncertain place."
Warren is ready today, he must take a video of Fengyi catching the python!
Yesterday he went back and told his colleagues and friends that they still didn’t believe it! To say that Warren was exaggerating and bragging!
The video of Feng Yi catching a venomous snake in the research center can still be found on the Internet, but you said that if you just pull it in the wild, it will be a python? What nonsense!
Those who live in Virginia, who doesn’t know that pythons are hard to catch in the swamp?! And it’s still the dry season!
Warren was as aggrieved as a river slug whose mouth was forcibly tied.
It’s obviously true!
With no picture or truth, he could only hope to take a photo today to prove that he was not lying.
The boat sailed on the water, but there were too many people traveling at this time, so the speed did not increase. Feng Yi and Steve were not in a hurry. Steve continued to analyze the information about the swamp, while Feng Yi looked at the surrounding environment with greedy eyes.
You can't let go and play, but you can always get over it.
The boat traveled for a while and saw no other boats, but Warren reduced the speed of the boat.
“What’s wrong?” Steve asked.
Feng Yi looked somewhere and said, "There is someone over there. It seems that he has encountered an alligator."
There were four people standing over there. They heard the movement and looked over. Their facial expressions changed obviously from anticipation to disappointment.
At this time Steve also saw clearly what was going on over there.
Four people, three standing on one side, the other standing in the water, and a nearly four-meter alligator across the middle.
“Feng Yi?” one of them asked.
“Do you know me?” Feng Yi said.
“My name is Pan Weining, a friend of Zhai Yiyou. I saw you at the security checkpoint yesterday. Can you help me?”
Pan Weining is not sure either. Zhai Yiyou only told him that if he encounters a python, he can contact Feng Yi. Feng Yi is very powerful at catching snakes, but he did not tell him what to do if he encounters a big crocodile!
Their team returned empty-handed yesterday. They didn't catch any pythons. Instead, they encountered a few in places suitable for fishing. Some people suggested bringing fishing rods to find places to fish. If you can't catch pythons, you can go fishing. This activity didn't mention going inside to catch pythons.
You can't fish during this time.
After making the decision, Pan Weining made an appointment with another fishing friend. He thought that the activity period would be long and he could look for pythons nearby while others were fishing.
I inquired about some places suitable for fishing in the swamp areas during the dry season, decided on a place far away where no one would disturb me, rented fishing rods and other fishing supplies, and went there early in the morning to occupy some land to prevent it from being occupied by other amateur teams.
The waterhole is quite calm, and even if there are crocodiles in it, it will be fine. They have inquired and found out that this is also the area where the river murrelet lives, not the American crocodile.
It is not the breeding season now, and the crocodiles are not that active. As long as they don’t get too close to the shore and don’t go into the water, it will be fine.
There will be restrictions on some fishing tools during the event, and those with lethality are not allowed to be brought in.
Unexpectedly, before the fish was caught and brought ashore, a big crocodile rushed out.
Not only did they wash up on the shore, they also chased them.
Pan Weining's cousin accidentally fell and rolled into the water. Pan Weining and others wanted to save him, but the big crocodile was in the middle. They tried their best to attract the crocodile, but the effect was not great. Instead, the crocodile seemed to be getting closer and closer.
Looking angrier.
“The emergency call has been made, but... we have to wait a little longer.”
The organizer's rescue team will be the first to teach the expert team. Several expert teams did not come back last night. They were doing research in the swamp. They encountered some trouble this morning. The rescue team went to rescue them. Here
I can't care about it for now.
Furthermore, the rescue workers here have a somewhat perfunctory attitude towards amateur teams like Pan Weining and others who have paid to come in. At the same time, in the eyes of those people, this is not a particularly urgent situation.
At this time, you can see the advantage of expert cards. Amateurs stay behind.
Pan Weining spent more money to find people from a private rescue team, but they would come a little slower.
They are not the only ones in the amateur team. Many people in the amateur team are not very capable, but their ability to cause trouble is second to none.
However, they are not causing trouble, right?
If it were only a two-meter crocodile, Pan Weining could handle it by himself, but no one dared to try this three-meter-long alligator and almost four meters in front of him. Moreover, the alligator in front of him seemed to have known him before.
Unlike most alligators, it is more irritable. It is now staring at the people in the water. They have seen its speed just now, and now they just want to delay time and wait for professional rescue.
When they heard the sound of the boat, they thought the rescuers had arrived, but they didn't expect it to be the contestants. Teve and Warren discussed how to deal with it. There were no professional crocodile catching tools on the boat.
“It can attract its attention,” Steve said.
"These people must have done it before, but the effect was not great. There are also other kinds of alligators." Warren pointed, "You can check which alligator this is. There are marks on its tail." Teve took a photo.
Photo, ask the people at the research center,
At this time Feng Yi said: "I will go over and solve it."
“Are you alone?” Steve asked.
"OK!"
Seeing that Feng Yi was sure, Steve looked at the situation over there and nodded, "Pay attention."
Feng Yi got off the boat and headed over there.
Warren worried: "An alligator of this size generally requires the cooperation of several people, except for a few experts who specialize in this. Are you sure you want him to go alone?"
“Don’t underestimate him, he has the strength to deal with a giant python alone.”
Having said that, Steve still went over with the limited ropes, paddles and other tools on the boat, just in case.
Warren got the tools and followed Feng Yi out of the boat. At the same time, he was also curious. He knew that Feng Yi was good at catching snakes and had seen it with his own eyes, but crocodiles were different from snakes. Teve and Warren followed Feng Yi, wanting to see how Feng Yi would deal with it.
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Then they saw Feng Yi speeding up, and then...
A sliding shovel!
Everyone:???
What kind of operation is this?
Slip directly into the crocodile's mouth?!teve: I can't understand, but I was shocked!