Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness-Chapter 901 - 897 African Tree Snake

The sound was extremely subtle.

Had the environment not been so quiet that even the heartbeat could be felt, perhaps even Bi Fang would have overlooked it, and the audience in front of the screen heard nothing at all.

Bi Fang became alert, instinctively stepping back.

Just then, the hissing sound intensified, and a few audience members began to react, with Cheetah Harley's fur bristling!

But it was already too late.

As the sound grew more intense and Bi Fang stepped back, from somewhere in his rear diagonal, within the reach of the torch, a rock perfectly blended with the ochre rock wall suddenly quivered.

The drone quickly captured the moving object, and to the astonishment of everyone, the rock, like a finely cut apple peel, unpeeled layer by layer. It sprang from its center, lunging toward the back of Bi Fang's neck!

A snake!

A venomous snake with exceptionally cunning camouflage!

Like a bolt of lightning, it all happened too quickly for anyone to react.

Was this Bi Fang's first setback since he started broadcasting?

What kind of snake was it?

Could it be deadly?

A storm of thoughts burgeoned in the minds of the audience, perhaps too quickly for even them to understand, only to stop abruptly in the next moment.

A flame dragged a streak of light through the darkness, dazzling, bright, vivid.

Bi Fang moved faster than the lurking venomous snake, turning sharply with his body blurring in motion. His right palm shot out lightning-fast, transforming into a sharp surgical knife, precisely slicing the attacking venomous snake at the neck!

His powerful knuckles locked like a mechanical latch at the same moment. His four fingers parallelly clutched the snake's most vulnerable neck, while the remaining thumb embedded deeply into the snake's lower jaw, nearly crushing its head!

The snake, grasped by the fingers upon its head, writhed madly in pain, its lower half automatically coiling around the arm, tightening.

Shuiyou, who were watching the whole ordeal, could barely help cheering aloud.

The late reaction had beaten the initial movement!

Or was it the initial?

The scene changed so swiftly, and the frame rate exceeded most of the audience's capturing limit, inevitably causing confusion.

But amidst the multitude of uncertainties, the sight of the venomous snake captured barehanded rendered everything else irrelevant.

Just one word—awesome!

What had been a moment of intense danger instantly dissipated, and if not for the long snake still struggling in Bi Fang's hand, the audience might have thought they were hallucinating from staying up late watching the live stream.

Harley too was startled by the sudden appearance of the venomous snake, almost retreating to the entrance of the cave until the snake was firmly grasped, before daring to come forward and observe closely.

Cold sweat streamed down Bi Fang's back, far from the carefree demeanor everyone imagined.

Everything had happened in the blink of an eye.

Beastly Instinct combined with the terrestrial, 99% weakened Electroreception allowed Bi Fang's brain to form a profile of the snake the moment its muscles twitched.

Together with dynamic vision and supersensory nerves, this created the incredible scene before them.

His sweat glands hadn't even had time to react; now, realizing the danger had passed, his back was sweating profusely as if a floodgate had opened.

"Phew."

Letting out a long breath, Bi Fang felt a little woozy, but being young, he quickly recovered.

Once his status was restored, he focused on the "trophy" in his hand.

Under the immense pressure of his grip, the snake's mouth was forced open, revealing slender, sharp fangs, combined with its rough, mottled body, looking fiercely venomous and by its appearance alone, a deadly snake.

The audience too was terrified retrospectively.

It really was too dangerous. No wonder Bi Fang always treated venomous snakes with great caution, seldom handling them directly, usually employing long tools.

"Just now, if I had really been bitten by the snake, its mere appearance would be a disrespect to the venom."

Bi Fang brought the torch closer for a more detailed examination.

The snake's body was long, and proportionally very slender. It seemed thin, yet it nearly coiled around his entire forearm.

[What a long snake]

[Damn, it doesn't look thin, but it's so long, feels weird]

[It looks so creepy]

[Every time Bi Fang mentions how dangerous they are and with all the manipulation, I'm almost developing a psychological shadow towards snakes]

[I'm okay, I already had a psychological shadow, just deeper now (Dog's head)]

Snakes do not have a uniform size and proportion, some are short and stout, some are slender, some are both long and thick, and others have a big head with a thin body or vice versa, but lengths and thickness ratios like this one are rare.

Luckily, Bi Fang was almost an encyclopedia of biology, as long as it wasn't an unknown creature, he could basically match it to a species in his mind.

Under the blurry torchlight, combining body shape, color, external appearance, and excellent camouflage, Bi Fang quickly concluded.

"It's an African Tree Snake, no wonder I didn't notice it. These mimetic creatures are truly unpredictable."

Thinking of this, Bi Fang's calm mood was slightly disturbed, but he didn't forget to introduce it to the viewers.

"The African Tree Snake is one of Africa's famously venomous snakes. If bitten, the blood won't coagulate, blood will flow from all seven orifices, there will be massive internal bleeding, and the dying process is slow and painful. Only antivenom can save the victim's life, and it's ranked ninth on Nigel Marvin's top ten deadliest snakes in South Africa."

"Nigel Marvin might not be a familiar name to all of you, but he is also an international star host, a famed naturalist and wildlife expert. He has a famous show called 'Prehistoric Park'."

"The show features Marvin as an explorer going back to prehistoric times, capturing various creatures and bringing them back to the park. It's an old show; I wonder if any of you have seen it? It was filmed around the 2000s."

[Holy shit, I think I remember it]

[Damn, feels so familiar]

[Childhood memories right there]

[I remember watching it on a pay channel when I was a kid]

[I think all the cages were made of wooden stakes]

"So, even though it's not a very precise ranking list, it still has some reference value."

Bi Fang smiled, holding back Harley, who opened his mouth possibly to take a bite.

He pulled the long snake away, close to the rock wall; their colors were nearly identical, especially the snake's spots, a perfect imitation—it coiled up just like a rock!

"There are many colors of African Tree Snakes, including bright green, brown, and black. Some are entirely one color, while others are mottled with spots, blotches, or stripes. Hence, they are extremely adept at camouflage, blending perfectly with their surroundings."

"With such camouflage skills, if you don't observe carefully, even if you walk right past them, they can easily go unnoticed."

"Confident in their ability to mimic, African Tree Snakes often use camouflage, employing an 'ambush tactic' to capture prey."

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"After finding a good hiding spot, they stay hidden, always ready to strike, their ambush success rate is very high."

Looking at the venomous snake so identical in color to the rock, the viewers shuddered.

It already looked so similar, camouflaged excellently, plus in the dimly-lit cave environment with blurry sight, it's no wonder if they missed it.

Immobile, it becomes just another stone!

"Venomous snakes seldom actively attack creatures they cannot swallow. We must have accidentally stepped into its territory, and it even made a warning sound, that 'hissing' noise. Instinctively, I took a step back, which only brought me closer, provoking its aggression."

The sound a snake makes does not come from flicking its tongue, but from a small hole in its mouth. When the air in the snake's lungs rapidly exhales through this hole, it produces the 'hiss'. The quicker the airflow, the louder the sound.

When threatened, snakes emit such sounds.

Perhaps Bi Fang entered while this tree snake was napping. By the time it realized invaders were in its territory, it was too late. Bi Fang was already moving away, then the tree snake warned, but Bi Fang instinctively thought the danger was ahead and chose to step back.

"In the Magical World, African Tree Snake skin is one of the key ingredients for making Compound Potion, maybe I could get some good material, but for a Muggle like me, this snake is good for nothing but filling the stomach."

Bi Fang joked.