Every day is one step closer to reality

At the starting point, some people drove on the highway, some rode bicycles to some small roads, and some walked on foot, slowly starting from the tourist area. Different purposes, different ways of traveling.

Some people also made boats, swamp artifact air boats.

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 screamed, enjoying this kind of thing. Novel activities and unknown excitement.

"That boat Old Josh said is over there."

Steve compared the pictures and boat 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, so 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 was a white man in his forties standing. 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?

Picking 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!"

Steve: "I think you have some misunderstandings about me!"

Old Josh: "Then misunderstand! Good luck! Be gentle with my boat!!"

Steve: "Look what you said, it must be gentle. Don't worry! Use our friendship to guarantee it!"

After sending the message, Steve called Feng Yi, "Let's go!"

Steve is gearing up: My big cutie!

Feng Yi geared up: My experimental equipment!

Like Steve, Feng Yi was wearing sunglasses today. He was not afraid of the glare of the sun. Wearing sunglasses was to protect him from the wind, and to shield his eyes when catching or looking for snakes, so as not to be noticed by others.

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 river flows very slowly, and some sections of the river are almost completely covered with vegetation. As a ship passes by, "roads" are broken.

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. .

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 annotations based on the map in their hands and the location 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 that the area was closed. But don't worry, they still have time, a month.

Their ultimate goal this time is not to catch more snakes, but to catch bigger snakes!

Therefore, at the beginning of the action, some professional analysis is needed, and then we go to several key areas to search. The swamp is so big that we must focus on it.

As the ancients said, sharpening a knife will make you a good chopping wood!

Steve was talking to Feng Yi about the map in his hand, which also contained seasonal water distribution maps. It wasn't 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 big 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. Seeing Steve holding a map and recording something, Feng Yi walked around as if looking at the scenery, so he took the initiative to find a topic: "It's more difficult to catch pythons in the dry season. They are not very active. If it is during the rainy season, especially during the breeding season, it is easy to catch them. Do you know that the research center has a 'removal plan'?"

Steve nodded: "I've heard of it. Capture the mature 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 period of female pythons. The research center has caught many pythons. In recent years, the swamp pythons can be felt. The quantity is under certain control. The removal plan was successful!”

Feng Yi sighed: "This beauty trap is so easy! No, it should be the beauty python trap."

Warren said: "So, there may be more small pythons here. Large pythons are difficult to find, and a lot of them are caught. The difficulty of finding them will also increase in 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, it's not too difficult for me to find a python."

"What gives you confidence?" Warren asked.

"Perhaps it's... ancestral DNA?" Feng Yi said.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Warren laughed and thought: This young man is so funny!

He is just a little overconfident and arrogant, and Big Swamp will teach him how to behave.

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 researchers using the "Beautiful Python Strategy". Maybe, in a month, I will find more than a dozen. There are many people who return empty-handed.

"When the sun is strong and the temperature is high, they will not be exposed outside. Instead, they will hide under shelters, dead branches, thick grass, or other places. You may look for a few where you think there are snakes. hours, and end up finding nothing. Sometimes you don’t even know it’s at your feet.”

"You said, is this the way?"

Feng Yi leaned over and stretched out his hand to pull out a python from the pile of dead branches at his feet. It's not too big, just over two meters.

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 casually pulled him out.

Warren looked at the pile of dead branches and then at the snake in Feng Yi's hand, his face full of confusion, "How did you know it was hidden inside?"

Feng Yi: "Ancestral DNA."

Short chapters.