Bai Jun crawled back into his mud hole again, turned his head and looked at his body. He found that it was two feet long, or sixty centimeters, and as thick as an adult's thumb.
Although such snakes still have many natural enemies, they are no longer as easy to fear as young snakes, even crabs and mantises.
At least, the risk of him growing in this pool is greatly reduced.
Bai Jun folded his body and fell into a deep sleep.
The shedding just now took all his strength, he was really tired!
And the snake skin he had shed was gradually scorched by the sun.
After all, the temperature of the cobblestones in summer is so terrifying that even eggs can be cooked. The danger that Bai Jun did not consider was eliminated by the sun.
Because some creatures can find the owner of the snake slough based on the smell of the snake slough.
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When the daylight faded, Bai Jun woke up faintly. He turned his head, spit out the snake message to sense the external environment, and then twisted the snake's body and swam into the water to hunt for food, which is a behavior that creatures never stop.
There is no nutrition in the stomach and new prey is needed to fill it!
This time, Bai Jun was full of confidence and his fear of underwater creatures was much less.
Not only because he got bigger, but also because two fangs grew between the bones of the upper jaw of his mouth!
Bai Jun is a poisonous snake!
And according to common sense, the brighter the color of the snake, the more powerful the poison. Bai Jun's bright white body also shows that he is quite poisonous!
Of course, now the white body is covered with layers of black mud that smells bad.
Bai Jun's sense of smell is still very sensitive. The stench of this sludge was transmitted to the vomeronasal organ in his nasal cavity, and then transmitted to the snake's brain to tell him that this smell was very bad!
But in order to survive, what if you stink a little?
You have become a snake, and you still need to care about the appearance like a human being? That will only lead to your own death.
Natural selection, survival of the fittest! There is no shortage of animals to prove the cruelty of nature.
Bai Yan withdrew his thoughts and looked at the various aquatic creatures coming and going, looking for prey.
A big crab swam clumsily waving its pincers, and Bai Jun was not interested. Although he was no longer afraid of crabs, if he preyed on a crab, he would probably be injured, and those pincers were not for display.
Once a wild animal is injured, it will be extremely fatal.
The key is that crabs are all shells and have little meat!
Bai Jun no longer digs for snails in the mud anymore. It is too difficult to digest and has too little nutrition.
He will eat fish and shrimp from now on!
He won't move on to the big river shrimps, he only eats small shrimps, or he'll be satisfied if he has more delicious shrimps.
Fish, although they have spines, have a lot of meat. One fish can satisfy his consumption for two days.
A fish with gleaming scales swam cautiously in front of Bai Yan's eyes. This fish was a common grass carp in freshwater rivers. It was a herbivorous and omnivorous fish. It was as big as a child's hand. To Bai Yan, it was definitely a piece of cake.
What a feast!
Bai Jun waited quietly. The place he chose to hunt was the place with the most luxuriant aquatic plants in this shallow water area. It was a favorite place for herbivorous fish to eat.
This grass carp was alert for a long time, and finally couldn't resist the temptation and swung its body and swam over. The fish opened its mouth and caught a young aquatic leaf in its belly.
Bai Jun was not in a hurry to take action. Only when the prey was eating happily was the moment when they relaxed their vigilance the most.
Seeing that no predators appeared, this little grass carp relaxed and ate one aquatic plant leaf after another.
Bai Jun slowly arched his body, moving his center of gravity forward and back. He aimed at the opportunity, and the snake's tail suddenly exerted force. The snake's body jumped out at the same time, like a sharp arrow, shooting at the grass carp that had no time to react, and biting through it.
Remove fish scales and inject snake venom.
The grass carp was suddenly frightened and hurriedly flicked its tail to give a slap to anyone who dared to attack it.
However, Bai Jin's snake body had penetrating power, and the snake's body was bent and dexterously avoided the fish's tail counterattack. The snake's body quickly wrapped around the fish's body, and its muscles contracted tightly to restrain the struggling grass carp.
The fish and snake were entangled, and without buoyancy, they slowly fell onto the mud and sand at the bottom of the water. The grass carp refused to give in, and swung its tail and body desperately, trying to break through the entanglement of the snake's body.
But for fish without claws and hands, when snakes entangle them, they are destined to become food.
The grass carp gradually became exhausted and toxins in its body started to attack. It stopped struggling after about a minute or two.
Bai Yan did not use all his strength to wrap around and squeeze like ordinary snakes. Although it would kill the prey faster, when all the strength is used for hunting, you will become food in the eyes of other creatures.
This is the survival rule that Bai Jun keeps in mind: never expose all your strength in front of unknown enemies.
Bai Yan opened his mouth, opened his upper and lower jaws as wide as possible, and slowly swallowed from the head of the grass carp into his belly.
Since the fish was quite big for his body, it took Bai Jun ten minutes to finish eating.
There are four fatal moments of weakness for snakes when eating.
The first fatal moment is during hibernation.
The second most fatal moment is during the entire molting process.
The third most fatal moment is the legendary Dragon Boat Festival.
The fourth most fatal moment is when swallowing prey.
The third one is still too far away for Bai Jun today, but it is always right to be on guard at any time.
Bai Jun finished the food and then walked back home leisurely, even crushing a few little neighbors to death.
Now that it is hot, Bai Jun does not need to bask in the sun to activate his blood circulation and warm up his body. He should rest after eating. This is one of the secrets of long-lived snakes.
The heat is unbearable, but under this huge rock is a good place to enjoy the cool air. The temperature is suitable and the warm wind blows, making Bai Jun sleepy.
When he was confused, he seemed to see a huge figure in the distance approaching from far away.
Bai Jun suddenly woke up, and when he took a closer look, he saw a giant turtle swimming out of the water.
That is really a big turtle! There are three turtles as long as him, nearly two meters in size. Could it be that they have become sperms?
Moreover, turtles are omnivores, and some types of turtles even specialize in eating meat and have ferocious temperaments.
In a hurry, Bai Jun could only shrink up and bury himself in the mud hole, watching helplessly as the giant turtle climbed onto the boulder where he was perched.
Then, the giant turtle stopped moving and lay on the boulder quietly basking in the sun.
Countless thoughts flashed through Bai Jun's mind, but he didn't expect that nothing happened. It was as if people didn't care about him at all.
No wonder there are no large carnivores near this pool. It turns out there is a monster living here.
However, this also made Bai Jun feel relieved. At least this monster seemed to be relatively gentle, and it could keep this place safe, and there would not be any scary existences such as eagles and vultures.
As long as Bai Jun doesn't provoke this "old man", he is also an animal and he is not a human being. It is not impossible for animals that do not feed each other to live in harmony.
The old turtle is lying on the boulder, with its head stretched out, and a pair of cloudy eyes looking at the sunlight that is gradually shifting to the west, bathing in the sun, and remaining quiet with the passage of time.
Bai Jun was no longer sleepy, so he could only stay in the cave and wait until the sunset began to appear on the horizon, and then the old turtle leisurely stepped into the pool and swam to the depths of the water.
After the old turtle left, Bai Jun carefully climbed up the boulder for the first time. He was instantly fascinated by the scene outside the mountain.
I saw mountains surrounding the setting sun, thousands of red clouds adorning the green hills, birds flying in the sky, and willow trees leaning against the trees in the pond.
For the first time, Bai Jun had expectations for the future. He wanted to one day climb mountains, view the sea, go up to the sky, embrace the moonlight, travel around the world, and see the world of mortals.
I have traveled thousands of miles across the world and traveled all over the world. I am still here.