From the Island Owner to the King

"Yes." Bell Grylls carefully looked at the traces on the ground, nodded, and said, "This guy has just climbed over here, and the traces are still fresh. In fact, not only we humans can't stand the hot weather. , as cold-blooded snakes can't stand it, they also need a shaded place to hide from the hot sun, if there is a bush nearby, I bet it must hide in this bush."

"There is a bush here." The two escaped along the trail of snake crawling, and found a bush under a dune about 100 meters away.

This is a clump of Shaguai jujube, a shrub of the family Leonidaceae, which is widely distributed in the desert areas of the northwestern provinces of China, and is very common.

"Rui, I saw it, and it is indeed here. This is a desert cobra. It is quite big. Obviously, our arrival has provoked it. When the cobra is provoked, the front part of the body will be erected and its neck will be erected. The skin folds on both sides were inflated, the circle pattern on the back of the glasses became more obvious, and at the same time, it made a 'whoosh' sound to intimidate the enemy." Bear Grylls said. Then, he took a stick from the side, cut it into forks with a knife, and said, "We have to be careful with 10 points of vigilance. It is very poisonous. Among the top ten most poisonous snakes in the world, there is a cobra. Ranked very high.

The venom of cobras is mainly nerve venom. Nerve venom blocks neuromuscular conduction, affects breathing, and causes muscle paralysis and is fatal. As far as I know, thousands of cases of cobra bites and deaths occur every year in South and Southeast Asia. .

Now, we have two choices, either let it go or get rid of it as soon as possible, we are hungry right now, and hungry stomachs won't let us get out of here alive. So, sorry, Mr. Snake. "

Bear Grylls pointed the stick at the snake's head. With a sudden movement of his hand, he pressed the cobra to the sand. Then, he took out a knife and cut off the cobra's head, "Even if you get here, you can't take it lightly.

Although the cobra's head has been cut off, its nerves still respond when you are paralyzed. You put your finger to its mouth and it bites you hard, piercing your skin with its sharp fangs and injecting venom into your veins.

The venom dose is much higher than in a normal bite. Just like a baby snake bite is far more deadly than an adult snake bite, because a baby snake bite is like a child shopping at a convenience store with a lot of money, it will inject all the venom stored in its fangs into the victim's body, Unlike adult snakes, it will be prudent and will control the dose of venom injected.

As far as I know, in East Asia. In Southeast Asia, there have been many cases of being bitten or even killed by venomous snakes with their heads cut off. "

Now. What I do is bury the cut snake head in the sand.

"Let's go, we continue to set off, hoping to find a good shelter before dark, tonight's dinner is this snake,

Although, there is not much snake meat, it may not be enough for the two of us to put our teeth between our teeth, but. At least, there is something to eat. Give us the energy and protein we need. Beef is known for its high protein content, but snake meat is higher in protein than beef. "Bell Grylls said.

The two continued on their way.

The two stopped under a dune.

"Bell. Let's go here today, the sun is going down soon, there is not much time left for us to shine, and this place can be used as a very good shelter. First of all, near here, there is a bush of Shaguai jujube , we can get firewood for heating and grilling food at night, and secondly, here is a very steep slope, which can prevent wind and preserve heat well. Heat, some of the heat is reflected back, which is very good at retaining heat. Finally, in front of us, there is a small lake, which provides the drinking water we need, and also provides high-protein fish food.”

"Rui, this idea is very good. In the process of survival, we have to adapt to changes, constant risks, and make full use of any survival resources we find in our hands." Bell Grylls said.

"Then let's act, we will assign tasks, Bell, you are responsible for collecting firewood, lighting fires, and building shelters. I know you are the best at this. Let me see if you can catch fish in the small lake ahead." Chen Rui said.

"Ok! Maybe I can start a fire by focusing the sunlight." Bear Grylls said.

"Then let's act." Chen Rui said.

A photographer shoots Bear Grylls.

A photographer followed and photographed Chen Rui.

Chen Rui walked towards the small lake and came to the lake.

The lake covers an area of ​​about 2,000 square meters. You can imagine that it is about 2,000 square meters, about 50 meters long and 40 meters wide. The size is not much larger than that of a rural pond. Converted to mu, one mu is 666.67 square meters and 2,000 square meters. Around, a little more than 3 acres.

The lake is in the shape of a gourd, so let's call it a gourd lake.

This is a freshwater lake, the lake water is very clear, under the sunlight, the waves are scales.

The place where Chen Rui stood was about 50 meters away from the lake.

Chen Rui said, "I can find traces of water erosion and scouring on the rocks under my feet. The water scours the rocks very smoothly, and the weakly acidic water erodes the weak minerals of the rocks out of densely packed dimples. Tiny holes, the traces are very new, it is conceivable that this was the shore of the lake more than ten years ago, or decades ago.

However, man-made uncontrolled use of water resources, mining of mineral deposits, ignorance of natural laws, destruction of ecological balance, serious deterioration of ecological environment, and desertification of Lop Nur have caused this lake to grow in size for more than ten years and decades. It has shrunk by more than 2/3, and in more than ten years, we may not see this beautiful lake.

In fact, not only this lake, but also the famous Crescent Moon Spring, during the Qing Dynasty, large boats could be run here. In the early 20th century, some people came here to fish, and their travel notes said: "The water in the pool is extremely deep, and its bottom is sand, and the depth is unfathomable."

In the 1970s, the local reclamation and land reclamation, the destruction of surrounding vegetation, and soil erosion led to a sharp drop in the groundwater level in Dunhuang, resulting in a sharp drop in the water level of the Crescent Spring. 8 acres. "

Chen Rui threw the backpack by the lake.

In the nearby Shaguai jujube bushes, I chose a relatively straight branch with a thickness of thumb and a length of more than 1 meter.

Cut with a knife. (To be continued)