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Chapter 21 The Golden Python

There are not many people in the zoo, but it is definitely not deserted.

As one of the more successful zoos in marketing, the Rongcheng Zoo must be well equipped in all aspects, and the parking is convenient.

Before entering the zoo, Feng Yi felt the atmosphere.

There are several employees wearing cute animal costumes at the door, handing out brochures to tourists and taking pictures with them.

All kinds of small shops are also full of animal elements, from snacks and beverages to life department stores, each with its own characteristics.

After swiping the ticket and entering the door, Feng Yi saw a recent event introduction on the bulletin board.

Due to the rat plague in Rongcheng some time ago, everyone can be said to be extremely disgusted with rats.Although the whole city has been cleaned up, most of the rats have disappeared, and the rat plague has passed, but still talking about rat discoloration.Some people even have psychological shadows, not only adults, but also frightened children cry when they mention the word "rat".

In this regard, the zoo specially arranged a rodent exhibition, and specially selected species that are cute and cute, such as guinea pigs, hamsters, squirrels, chinchillas and so on.Not all "rats" are that scary.

Feng Yi watched the promotion of this event, and was quite interested, and walked to the event venue along the sign.

When I got to the venue, I found that there were too many people!And most of them were brought by parents with their children. Many children were frightened by mice during the rat disaster.

Seeing this, Feng Yi didn't want to join in the fun.

Glancing around, there is also a science lecture hall, and now it is talking about-

"Effects of Rodent Coprophagy on Cognition"

Feng Yi: "..."

farewell.

After leaving the event venue, Feng Yi went to see a few furry pavilions. There were many people, so he just took a look from a distance.

According to the map, Feng Yi went to the amphibious reptile hall, and I heard that there are relatively few people there.

Feng Yi originally planned to take a look at the poisonous snakes here, but as soon as he walked over, he saw a foreign tour group going to the poisonous snake area.

A middle-aged man with blond hair was talking to the person next to him, and slapped a snake with his mobile phone in his hand.

Feng Yi probed and looked.

It was the first silver ring snake in the national service.

It is said that before the abnormal climate period, the quantity of this goods is still relatively large.

The anomalous climate period has dealt a severe blow to the oviparous animals. In the past 20 years, the hatching rate of the wild oviparous animals has hit a new low every year.Eggs cannot hatch larvae, and adults die due to various diseases or life span limitations. In this way, the number cannot be large.Some species listed as functionally extinct did so.

Ovoviviparous snakes fared slightly better, but a number of factors have also led to a sharp decline in numbers.

For those who hate snakes, they wish that all snakes in the world would be wiped out.But the impact of the collapse of the ecological chain is too great, not a matter of one or two species.

Feng Yi looked at the people in the tour group ahead, and dismissed the idea of ​​going to the Viper Zone to watch.Continue to go inside, the place where the foreign tour group passed by just now is the python area.

One of the zoo's star animals, Niuniu, the golden python, is here.

The venomous snake area is mostly local venomous snakes, which are not common or well-known in some countries.So the foreign tour group was more interested in these native venomous snakes.There are also many golden pythons abroad that are six to seven meters tall, and of course there are bigger ones, and there are more foreign ones.

The golden python is a bit special. This product was once raised as a pet and sold directly in mass production.There has also been a debate over whether the golden python is a wild animal.

Later, private unlicensed breeding was banned, and then the strictest protection law was introduced, with more restrictions. Therefore, if you want to see golden pythons, you can only see them in zoos or some non-private venues.

The golden python kept here in the Rongcheng Zoo, the zoo named it Niuniu, and it is nearly seven meters long.

Last year, there was an activity where the school asked students to visit the zoo and choose one or more animals to draw a picture.The zoo will select ten of these paintings to display in the interactive exhibition area for tourists.

A student drew a personification of Niuniu - King Kong Barbie Niuniu.

The zoo thought it was fun, so they stayed, and then negotiated with the student and the student's parents to buy the copyright and produced a batch of anthropomorphic gold python elements.After all, some people are very afraid of snakes, but anthropomorphism is still acceptable.

The treatment of this golden python can be regarded as the top in the zoo. It lives in an ecological forest-style mansion, which simulates a suitable natural environment in all directions, as well as a pool for soaking in water. Every day, a staff member is responsible for cleaning its forest-style mansion.

Golden pythons used to be kept as pets, mostly artificially domesticated and bred, with low immunity and weak disease resistance. Compared with other wild snakes, they are more "squeamish" and have no wild population.

When Feng Yi came over, the big python seemed to be resting, and the ferns on the ground covered half of its figure, but from Feng Yi's angle, he could still see most of its head.

So Feng Yi stared at the most of its exposed head.

The presence of those big nostrils is really strong...

Oh yes, that's not the nostrils, that's the heat-sensing cheek sockets.

Heat-sensing cheek sockets...

Feng Yi touched his face.

Thinking, will there be two more dimples on my face?

Probably because Feng Yi's gaze was too strong, or the golden python felt Feng Yi's presence and came out from the corner.

Feng Yi stared into its eyes again.

I heard that the eyesight of snakes is not very good, and it is better to have cheek sockets with infrared sensing function.

The prey of snakes are mostly warm-blooded animals, and this infrared sensing function is simply an artifact for them.Of course, the artifact also has a tongue that captures odor molecules.

Feng Yi is not interested in bifurcation of the tongue, and is still thinking about when he can grow "dimples"?
I also remembered what the housekeeper said, the view on snakes is either food or pets.

Food certainly can't.

See it through the eyes of a pet.

Feng Yi watched for a while.

No, it's still not as cute as a furry animal.

But compared to those more terrifying-looking snakes, the albino mutants look better.

Feng Yi popped out two fangs and greeted it through the glass: "Hi~"

The golden python inside turned its head and left, and soon disappeared.

The backyard of the Golden Python forest-style mansion.

The keepers are doing the cleaning and also checking the equipment inside for faults.Temperature control, humidification, these should be checked every day.

I was working when I saw the golden python running from the front and hissing.

To put it simply, it was like Niu Niu was suddenly angry and ran into the backyard cursing.

This big python is usually docile and has been kept in the zoo for a long time. It can often interact with tourists through the glass, and it is easy to lose his temper.Celebrity animals are not all decorations based on their appearance, they also attract popularity by themselves.

Now this exclusive forest-style mansion also has its own credit.

The breeder put down the tools in his hand, got up and went to see if there was any other naive tourist making a threat to it.

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