Every day is one step closer to reality

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

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

Even 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 cooperating with tourists to take photos.

Various small shops are also full of animal elements, ranging from snacks and drinks to daily necessities, each with its own characteristics.

After swiping the ticket and entering, Feng Yi saw an introduction to recent activities on the bulletin board.

Due to the rat plague that occurred all over Rongcheng some time ago, everyone can be said to hate rats extremely. Although the whole city is now being cleaned up, most of the rats have disappeared, and the rat plague has passed, but the talk of rats still changes. Some people even have psychological shadows, not only adults, but also children who have been frightened will cry when the word rat is mentioned.

In this regard, the zoo specially arranged a rodent exhibition, specially selecting species that are cute and have their own cuteness, such as guinea pigs, hamsters, squirrels, chinchillas, etc. Not all "rats" are so scary.

Feng Yi looked at the promotion of this event and was quite interested. He followed the signs and walked towards the event venue.

When we arrived at the venue, we found that there were too many people! And most of them are brought by parents with their children. During the rat plague, many children were frightened by rats.

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

Looking around, there is also a popular science lecture hall. What we are talking about now is——

"Effects of rodent coprophagy on cognition"

Feng Yi: "..."

Farewell.

After leaving the event venue, Feng Yi went to see a few more furry pavilion areas. There were more people there, so he just looked at them from a distance.

According to the map, Feng Yi went to the Amphibious Reptile Hall. He heard that there were relatively few people there.

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

There was a middle-aged man with blond hair who was talking to the person next to him, holding a mobile phone in his hand and taking pictures of a snake.

Feng Yi looked around.

The picture I took was of the number one silver krait in China.

It is said that before the abnormal weather period, the quantity of this product was relatively large.

The abnormal climate period has had a huge impact on oviparous animals. In the past two decades, the hatching rate of oviparous animals in the wild has reached record lows every year. The eggs cannot hatch into larvae, and the adults die due to various causes or life span limitations. As a result, the number cannot be large. Some species listed as functionally extinct were exterminated in this way.

The situation of ovoviviparous snakes is slightly better, but many factors have led to a sharp decline in their numbers.

For people who hate snakes, they wish all snakes in the world were extinct. But the impact of the collapse of the ecological chain is too great, and it is not a matter of one or two species.

Feng Yi looked at the people in the tour group ahead and gave up the idea of ​​going to the snake area to watch. Continuing walking inside, the place where the foreign tour group passed just now is the python area.

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

The venomous snake area is mostly home to venomous snakes that are not common or well-known in some countries. So the people in the foreign tour group were more interested in these native venomous snakes. There are many golden pythons in foreign countries that are six or seven meters tall. Of course, there are also larger ones. There are more in this country.

There is something special about the golden python. This product was once kept as a pet and was directly mass-produced and sold. There once broke out a debate over whether golden pythons are considered wild animals.

Later, private unlicensed breeding was banned, and then the strictest protection laws were 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 raised here in Rongcheng Zoo, which the zoo named Niu Niu, is nearly seven meters long.

There was an event last year where the school asked students to visit the zoo and then choose one or several animals to draw a picture. The zoo will select ten of the paintings to be displayed in the visitor interactive exhibition area.

One student drew an anthropomorphic painting of Niu Niu - King Kong Barbie Niu Niu.

The zoo thought it was fun, so they kept it. Later, they negotiated with the student and the student's parents to buy the copyright and produced a batch of anthropomorphic gold python-element products. After all, some people are extremely afraid of snakes, but if they are anthropomorphized, it is still acceptable.

The treatment of this golden python is considered top-notch in the zoo. It lives in an ecological forest-style mansion, which simulates a suitable natural environment in all aspects. There is also a pool for soaking in water. Staff are responsible for cleaning its forest-style mansion every day.

Golden pythons were once raised as pets. Most of them were domesticated and bred artificially. They have low immunity and weak disease resistance. Compared with other wild snakes, they are more "squeamish" and there are no wild populations. If they are released, they will most likely die.

The big python seemed to be resting when Feng Yi came over. The ferns on the ground partially obscured its silhouette, but from Feng Yi's perspective, most of its head could still be seen.

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

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

Oh, yes, those are not nostrils, those are heat-sensitive cheek pits.

The heat-sensitive cheek pits...

Feng Yi touched his face.

I wonder if I will have two more dimples on my face?

Perhaps Feng Yi's gaze was too strong, or the golden python sensed 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 pits 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 is also the tongue that captures odor molecules.

Feng Yi was not interested in having a forked tongue, so he thought about when he would grow "dimples"?

I also remembered what the housekeeper said, regarding snakes, they are either food or pets.

Food certainly can’t.

Look at it through the eyes of a pet.

Feng Yi looked at it for a while.

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

However, compared to those more terrifying-looking snakes, the appearance of the albino mutant is relatively good.

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

The golden python inside turned away and soon disappeared from sight.

The backyard of the Golden Python forest-style mansion.

Keepers are cleaning up and checking the equipment inside for malfunctions. Temperature control and humidification should be checked every day.

While I was working, I saw the golden python running from the front, hissing.

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

This big python is usually docile. After being kept in the zoo for a long time, it can often interact with tourists through the glass and easily avoid losing its temper. Celebrity animals don’t just rely on their looks, they also attract popularity on their own.

Now this kind of exclusive forest-style mansion also has its own merits.

The keeper put down the tools in his hands and stood up to see if any stupid tourists were threatening it again.

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