Agriculture Idol

Chapter 224 The snapping turtle
Since the dishes made with a few cucumbers are very simple, the live broadcast of Li Chengxin and Brother Xiaoyong ended a little earlier.

Li Chengxin looked at the [increased capture success rate] buff given to him by the system, thought for a while and asked the farmer: "I have nothing to do in the afternoon. Is there any game that I can catch around here? I suddenly became more interested in the local wild animals. …”

The farmer was stunned: "Can snapping turtles be okay?"

Li Chengxin was stunned: "This sounds very good!"

The farmer thought that he would have nothing to do in the afternoon, so he just put on some gloves, harpoon nets and the like, and took Li Chengxin and Brother Xiaoyong out the door in person.

There is a canal not far from the farmer's cucumber greenhouse, with farmland on both sides. The canal is very wide, and both sides are green.

Li Chengxin looked at it: "This place feels so quiet, there are snapping turtles here?"

The farmer said: "The place where the canal leads is actually a shallow swamp. There are many farmers raising freshwater fish such as crucian carp and wheat ear carp."

In the introduction of the farmers, there will be a variety of aquatic organisms and amphibious gatherings in places with gentle water flow like swamps.There are also alien species such as snapping turtles.Therefore, many snapping turtles come to lay eggs in the canals connected to the swamp.

At this time, Brother Xiaoyong suddenly pointed to the notice board erected next to the canal and shouted: "Is the one on the picture a snapping turtle?"

As soon as Zhou Hao's camera turned, everyone saw the content on the notice board: "[Danger/Warning] Do not approach! Do not touch!"

Next to the big characters is a photo of a snapping turtle with teeth and claws. In the photo, the snapping turtle's mouth is wide open, revealing a mouthful of fangs, and there are spines standing upright on the skin and shell of the turtle.

Li Chengxin said tremblingly: "I've heard of snapping turtles before, but this picture is too scary!"

The snapping turtle is the oldest living reptile, carnivorous, and one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world.They are native to North America and were introduced into China as pets because of their cute appearance when they were young, but they will become very large in a few years.

In addition, what is even more troublesome is that snapping turtles are very aggressive when they become adults, and their bite force can bite off a human finger. Therefore, they are often "released" by caregivers who are unable to raise them when they grow up.Since then, it has reproduced vigorously all over the country, and has caused strong damage to the local ecosystem.

Now that even this kind of warning sign appeared, Brother Xiaoyong couldn't help asking: "Are there many snapping turtles around here?"

The farmer nodded: "There are a lot! According to the estimation of the Marsh Administration, there may be more than [-]."

Li Chengxin and Li Chengxin were stunned: "There are more than [-] in this large swamp?"

Brother Xiaoyong waved his fist: "Let's catch more, I heard snapping turtles are delicious!"

However, Li Chengxin wanted to quit, and said to Brother Xiaoyong: "Actually, I... In the end, it's enough to cheer you up, right?"

Brother Xiaoyong smiled and said, "That's not okay, you were the one who came out to look for wild game!"

In desperation, Li Chengxin could only follow Brother Xiaoyong and the farmer along the side of the ditch, and began to look for snapping turtles.

Pointing to the paddy fields on both sides of the canal, the farmer introduced: "The snapping turtles in the breeding season like to migrate to the shallows."

The spawning period of snapping turtles is from May to September. In order to prevent the eggs and young snapping turtles from being eaten by omnivorous fish, snapping turtles will leave the swamp and enter the farmland to lay eggs.Some impatient snapping turtles will lay eggs directly next to the canal, and some will go to the paddy fields.

Snapping turtles are nocturnal creatures, lurking in caves in the mud or diving into the silt during the day. The thatch near paddy fields and ditches has always been a good hiding place.

Brother Xiaoyong asked: "Then how can we find the snapping turtle?"

The farmer stretched out his hands and dug into the grass: "Just touch it, because it is really difficult to see the snapping turtle hiding in the mud, so you can only find it by groping for it."

Zhou Hao's camera first followed the farmers around in the grass, and then suddenly focused on Li Chengxin and Brother Xiaoyong who were standing aside.The two stood on the side, dumbfounded, as if they suspected that the farmer's statement was a joke.

[Hahahahahahaha, the expressions of the two of them hhhhhhh]

[In a trance, in a trance, in a trance...]

【Aren’t farmers afraid of being bitten? 】

[The obscura game, it's so scary! 】

Regardless of the timidity of the two, the farmer continued to explain: "If you touch something suspected to be a snapping turtle in the water, you should press it lightly, wait for a while, and feel its reaction. If the snapping turtle under your hand is facing a certain direction If you run away, you can determine the direction of its head, so you just need to grab the tail in the opposite direction and lift it up."

Due to the short stature, snapping turtles and most turtles cannot attack backwards. Therefore, grabbing and lifting the tail in the opposite direction of movement can avoid being bitten in the process of catching snapping turtles.

Li Chengxin asked: "What should I do if the crocodile is facing me?"

The farmer replied: "At this time, just hold down the turtle's shell and force it to turn."

Li Chengxin was dumbfounded again: "How could this be possible?"

Brother Xiaoyong clapped his hands and laughed, "This trick is amazing!"

"But it doesn't matter," the farmer saw Li Chengxin's worry and reassured him, "Even if he is bitten, the hospital is right next to him."

[hhhhh I laughed so hard! 】

[This farmer didn't realize how cute he was just now! 】

[Farmers are extinct!I originally said that cucumbers can be bought anywhere, so I have to place an order for cucumbers from him because of this! 】

Li Chengxin looked at his fingers playing the guitar, not knowing what to say.

The farmer handed Li Chengxin and brother Xiaoyong the gloves they brought out earlier, and said with a smile: "That was just for fun, just put on these gloves."

Li Chengxin took the glove and looked at it, and the system gave the performance of the glove in a timely manner: [Cut-resistant gloves: gloves made of stainless steel wire, which can protect fingers, and can be used with bare hands. 】

Looking at this introduction, it seems that there is a very chivalrous demeanor, but under the current very life situation, it gave Li Chengxin a little courage.

With this guarantee, Li Chengxin finally felt relieved, put on his gloves and a chest-length one-piece waterproof suit, and began to explore in the areas designated by farmers with a high probability of snapping turtles.

Along the bank of the canal and beside the embankment, water and grass are overgrown. This is the favorite habitat and spawning place for snapping turtles.

Brother Xiao Yong was the first to enter the water. While groping at the roots of the grass, he said, "If a snapping turtle suddenly bites me while I'm groping under the grass, will it be a miracle?"

Li Chengxin was still hesitating aside: "It's just such a canal, it feels more terrifying than being in the sea."

Indeed, the experimental coast in Li Chengxin's hometown is not so dangerous.Although a shark was spotted once before, the sharks that can swim to this kind of shoal are also small and do not pose any threat to people. In addition, the shark's fins are too easy to expose the shark's intentions.

The focus returned to the grass bank next to the canal where Xiaoyong was. As soon as Brother Xiaoyong approached the nearby reed bushes, the reeds next to him shook suddenly. Obviously, something under the water touched the reeds.

It felt like something flicked its tail and slipped into a slightly deeper place in the middle of the ditch.

Brother Xiaoyong knew he couldn't catch up with that shadow, so he started to grope in the muddy ground in front of him.

(End of this chapter)