Feng Yi sat on the back of the giant python, holding the tail part of the snake in his hand to stop it from rolling over. His expression was serious, but his eyes were unfocused, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Steve didn't even notice that Feng Yi was distracted. He was praising the giant python's king-shaped head.
"Look at this head, it's like a born king! There are also these old scars on the head, and this is the battle badge it wore in the swamp. Those giant pythons in captivity don't have this! Wow, look at its eyes, cold and cold,
Even the scales at the corners of the eyes are wild and domineering! They have more aura than those in captivity!"
Feng Yi: "..."
Steve: "This head shape, this appearance, this figure! Hey, it feels like it has a bit of reticulated python blood. It can be seen that it is not a pure reticulated python, and purebred reticulated pythons are probably not willing to move at this temperature.
"Someone discovered it in the swamp before the abnormal climate period. Generations of special individuals were naturally selected and survived the abnormal climate period and adapted to the swamp climate. Then they combined with other pythons, such as Burmese pythons or other rock pythons, to give birth to hybrid pythons?
"
Steve said his guess.
This hybrid python is relatively slender, similar to a reticulated python.
Six meters is considered the limit of Burmese pythons, but there are many reticulated pythons that are six meters long. As long as the conditions are sufficient, they can be as long as six meters. Steve has also seen seven-meter reticulated pythons, but most of them are in captivity.
I have never seen a seven-meter mesh pattern in the wild.
"Although it is not a purebred reticulated python, this hybrid is rare enough, and the wild individuals are even stronger!"
Steve said, finally realizing that Feng Yi was distracted again, and asked worriedly: "Are you okay?"
Feng Yi came back to his senses and shook his head, "No, I'm just a little hungry."
"Oh, if you bear with me a little longer, you can let go and eat when Director He and the others arrive."
Feng Yi hummed and brought the topic back to the giant python, "This one is seven meters long, right? Can it set a new world record?"
Speaking of this, Steve was also excited, "It should be seven meters. The exact amount has to be measured carefully. It may not be the highest data, but it is definitely the longest python found in the wild. Some extreme individuals in captivity are also very big."
"Under wild conditions, human activities will affect their living environment, and their growth will of course be restricted. In the past, when the scope of human activities was not so large, the virgin forest area was vast, the wetland jungle area was larger, there was sufficient food and suitable
The growing environment can definitely provide oxygen for larger and more extreme individuals.
"Nowadays, if you want to see extreme individuals, it is difficult to find them in the wild, but you can see them in captivity in zoos and research centers. If you look at the star pythons in zoos, they are generally larger, and some are carefully bred and screened. After the abnormal climate period, funding will be increased
With the increase, there are allocations, subsidies, and social donations, and the conditions have improved, and the zoos are competing vigorously to see who can raise the bigger ones."
Speaking of the zoo, Feng Yi also thought of the golden python he had seen before, "There is a golden python in Rongcheng Zoo. It is more than six meters long and is very big."
Steve's tone was smooth and his attitude was very calm, "Oh, I know that one. It's an albino Burmese python, artificially selected and raised carefully. It can be regarded as the extreme individual among the dominant individuals. It's not surprising that it grows so big."
Generally speaking, the "golden python" is an albino Burmese python. But in the eyes of ordinary people, albino Burmese pythons and albino reticulated pythons are all the same, and they are all "golden pythons".
But with Steve, the difference is huge.
"I have also seen seven-meter albino reticulated pythons. The albino Burmese pythons are a bit shorter. Reticulated pythons are leaner, except for those raised as pigs. I still prefer the wild ones," Steve said.
When Steve saw the giant python that almost bit his head, he could sigh infatuatedly, "It's so beautiful."
"If I have the chance, I will take you to the tropical jungle to catch anacondas. That would be a different kind of cuteness! I have a bad temper, but it's not particularly bad."
Feng Yi: "...How big can an anaconda grow?"
"It's hard to say, it depends on its living environment. Today's extreme individuals are definitely not as good as reticulates. Many exaggerated data are actually only more than five meters. But the giant anaconda skin decades ago can prove that larger individuals existed in the past.
, the living environment at that time could support such a large body, but now it can’t.”
"Can't we speculate based on data?" Feng Yi asked.
"The data obtained from scientific research will be lower than their upper limit of growth to a certain extent. After all, there is no fact or evidence. You don't know how big they can grow in the wild environment. Special individuals are not so easy to encounter. Like this
Articles belong to special individuals."
Steve tapped the giant python in front of him with his chin, "As for those snakes whose data exceeds my common sense, they only exist in marketing accounts."
Feng Yi was thoughtful, holding the giant python's tail in his hand and shaking it unconsciously. After shaking it, he realized that it was not his own tail.
For a moment, my interest was dull.
Alas, I want to go home.
Frustrated.
However, Steve was in high spirits and continued to tell Feng Yi, "The one we caught has hybrid advantages. For example, the offspring of a python that prefers wetlands and a python that prefers highlands may have some dominant individuals.
Being able to adapt to both wetlands and highlands. This is the kind of hybrid vigor that cross-breeding can lead to."
When Director He arrived here, Steve controlled the head of the python, and Feng Yi pressed his torso and grabbed the tail of the python. The python was motionless.
Director He even suspected that the python was dead.
Their helicopter couldn't land at the snake catching spot, so they searched nearby and found a suitable location. When the helicopter landed, Director He and his people immediately rushed to Feng Yi and Steve's location.
The people who came over were all professionals, and there were many of them. They took over the control of the giant python, leaving Feng Yi and Steve with their hands free.
Director He glanced at Feng Yi with a profound look, a bit like the time they met in the hotel lobby - a one-hour safety education class and a handwritten guarantee.
That letter of guarantee is still in Director He's hands.
Director He glanced at Steve, and before he could speak, Steve took a step forward and held Director He's hand tightly: "Director He! I finally understand how you felt back then! These years have been so difficult!"
Director He: "..."
He pushed Steve aside with an expressionless expression, "Look at the snake first."
Feng Yi and Steve followed faithfully.
Feng Yi briefly explained the process of catching the python that Steve had mentioned.
Director He didn't know whether to believe it or not. He hummed and asked Feng Yi: "Are you injured?"
"without."
Director He looked carefully and found no injuries on Feng Yi's body. "There may also be internal injuries. Don't ignore it. The team doctor will come with us and let him take a look later."
A person from the Joint Security Bureau came over from the giant python, "The giant python is still alive. I don't know if there are any internal injuries. No obvious external injuries were seen. We will have to go back and check to find out. The conditions here are limited."
After that, he took the instrument and measured the ground temperature and the python's body temperature. After a while, he looked at the time and walked aside to make a phone call to urge: "Hurry up, it will become more active when the temperature rises in the morning, making it more difficult to control."
"
Director He walked over and took a close look at the giant python caught by Feng Yi.
This body shape is indeed a visual shock, and it is indeed a wild species, not artificially bred and released in captivity.
"The temperature in Florida has picked up in the past two days, and the nights are a little warmer than the previous few days. There are many nocturnal animals, so it chose to come out at this time."
Director He checked the situation of the giant python, and then said to Feng Yi and Steve: "Leave this to us first. A temporary tent has been set up over there, and food and water have been brought. You two go over and have a rest."
Let’s deal with the python issue first, and deal with Feng Yi’s issue later. Now is not the time to pursue it.
Steve said: "Feng Yi, you go over first, I'll go back to Baizedi to clean up and drive the car over."
Before Feng Yi could say anything more, Steve ran away in a hurry.
Feng Yi always felt that this guy had thrown some trouble into him.
What's the trouble?
Feng Yi looked at Director He's back. Director He and the others were busy with their affairs and could not train him yet.
Which, what exactly is it?
Unexpectedly, Feng Yi didn't hesitate. Whatever, let's go eat something first, I'm so hungry.
Feng Yi walked to the tent and saw the people temporarily stationed here. Director He brought several familiar faces whom he had also seen during domestic training.
Just as I was saying hello, there was another sound of helicopter flying in the night sky.
Three more helicopters landed, but there was no suitable location here, so they found another place to park.
"Is that one of yours too?" Feng Yi asked the person next to him.
The man looked at it and denied: "No, the model looks like the one used by local media."
Feng Yi: "..."
grass!
He knew why Steve ran so fast!
Feng Yi turned around and wanted to rush into the tent, but after running two steps, he stopped again.
After thinking about it, I decided to face it first, otherwise these people would not leave easily.
As Feng Yi thought, relying on their local advantages, the local media who flew over first not only came, but also brought their cooperative media with them. They were aggressive and well-equipped.
The giant python is under strict surveillance by people from the Federal Security Bureau and local law enforcement agencies. They can't get close, and they can't take any useful pictures for a while. But don't worry, the transport truck hasn't arrived. The giant python has always been here, and there is always a chance.
of.
If you can’t photograph the giant python, then interview the person who caught the giant python first!
A group of people rushed to Feng Yi, and a series of questions were thrown out. Some people were worried that Feng Yi would not understand, so they even brought a translator.
Feng Yi in the camera, even though he is good-looking, looks extremely tired and has no energy when he smiles. Others thought he lost his strength in catching the python.
However……
exhausted!
Quite exhausted!
My brain cells are almost exhausted!
According to what these reporters said, the residential area was completely alarmed! Why was there so much movement!
Why do these people have so many questions? I haven’t figured out the answer yet!
Don't slap me in the face!
Damn it, the light flashed so hard that my pupils almost popped out!
Take pictures, take pictures, why are you squeezing my arm? You should exercise some restraint!
...My teeth started to itch.
Feng Yi took out his sunglasses and put them on.
The lights here are really too bright.
After a while, people from the UN Security Bureau came to stop the reporters' madness. Feng Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
Director He assigned two people to guard Feng Yi's place to prevent Feng Yi from being disturbed.
After a short interview, Feng Yi walked towards the tent with a tired look on his face.
The two people from the joint security bureau who were sent over noticed Feng Yi's impatience and were about to give him a few words of advice when they saw Feng Yi suddenly leaning over and grabbing a python from the grass beside the tent.
It's not big, about one meter long.
Two people: "?!!"
Feng Yi held the snake's head with one hand and untied the snake's body from his wrist with the other hand.
From a distance, it looked like Feng Yi was holding some kind of strip in his hand and waving his arms around it.
"Have you brought your bag?" Feng Yi asked.
"Ah? Oh! I brought it!"
One of them hurried into the tent and quickly took out a snake bag.
Feng Yi threw the snake inside and tied the bag, "I'll leave this to you?"
"Yes, just leave it to us, we will help you record it."
"Then I'll go in and take a nap first."
"Okay, we'll be outside. If you need anything, shout out."
When Feng Yi walked into the tent, the man holding the snake bag lifted the bag in his hand and asked his colleague, "Did you see a snake there just now?"
"No. You've been in and out a few times, and you've set up the tent. Did you find a python hidden there?"
"……without."
"He is worthy of being the number one combat force in the group. He can really grab one at random!"
"If I hadn't known it was a snake, I would have thought he was ramen just now at first glance!"