How scary is the giant python? How should ordinary people survive when encountering a giant python in the wild?

"I held its neck with one hand and pulled its tail with the other, holding it on my shoulder and walked for 5 kilometers."

A 68-year-old man, for To protect his goat from being eaten, he actually grabbed a giant python with his bare hands and carried it back home. His bold behavior is shocking!

Located in Huanshan Village, Fengzhou Town, Nan'an City, Fujian Province, there is an old man named Xie. Although he is 68 years old, he raises more than 80 sheep for a living. Every day at 1 p.m. Around 5pm, he would drive the sheep to the mountains four or five kilometers away from home to graze, and then drive the sheep back home around 5pm!

On this day, after Mr. Xie drove the sheep to the mountain, he sat on the ground to rest. The sheep were grazing leisurely in the distance. After a while, Mr. Xie heard the scream of a sheep. , "There was no movement after three calls." Mr. Xie found it very strange. After hearing the news and rushing over, he actually found a spotted python biting the sheep's shoulder and preparing to swallow it! This sheep had bleeding from its mouth and nose and was about to die. Old man Xie saw it and felt pain in his heart. He raised this sheep little by little, so it would be a lie to say he had no emotions!

Counting this sheep, Mr. Xie has lost five sheep this year. He suspected that the four previous sheep lost were also caused by this python. Looking at this spotted python, Mr. Xie He was very angry, but he also thought that the python was a nationally protected animal and he could not kill it casually. So, Mr. Xie got the courage to capture the python and bring it back to the village!

While the python was biting the sheep and not letting go, Mr. Xie grabbed its neck and used a stick in one hand to pry the python's mouth off the sheep. After getting the sheep off, Mr. Xie did not dare to delay for a moment, and he was very energetic. He held the python's neck tightly and did not dare to let go. He grabbed the snake's tail with his other hand. In this way, he worked hard step by step. Heading towards home!

"The python is very strong and its tail is wrapped around my calf." In this way, Mr. Xie walked nearly 5 kilometers of mountain road back to the village while holding the snake. As soon as he entered the house, he quickly asked someone to help him. He found a big empty bucket, put the python in it and covered it tightly. Old man Xie sat on the ground, sweating profusely. Others helped and called the village cadres to ask how to deal with it. Finally, the matter was reported to the police. To the forestry station in town!

After identification by the staff, the giant python caught by Mr. Xie was a Burmese python, which is a national first-level protected animal. It was not injured and was in good health, thanks to Mr. Xie's mercy.

The next day, after being contacted by the Nan'an Forest Police, several experts from Quanzhou Haisi Wildlife World who specialize in wildlife rescue came to Mr. Xie's home. After on-site measurement, the Burmese python was about 3.2 meters long. It weighs 20 kilograms and is a medium-sized python. The snake is about 5 years old!

In the end, the Burmese python was taken away and raised by several staff members of the wildlife park, and Mr. Xie also received corresponding praise!

Speaking of Mr. Xie’s bold behavior, do you think the giant python is easy to deal with? Big mistake! On the contrary, pythons are quite dangerous animals!

Python, also known as giant python, is widely distributed around the world, mainly in tropical and temperate regions. There are more than 20 species of pythons in the world, most of which are terrestrial and semi-aquatic. Mainly roosting and arboreal, pythons are non-venomous, but their huge bodies are quite dangerous!

The python is thick and long, with a body length of 6-10 meters and a live weight of 50-60 kilograms. It is the largest non-venomous snake in the world!

Boa constrictors have a wide range of food choices. They mainly use birds, rats, small beasts, reptiles, and amphibians as their main food sources. They basically include those that fly in the sky, those that run on the ground, and those that live in the water. They swim, which means that pythons are not picky eaters. Once they are identified as food targets, they will do whatever it takes!

When hunting, pythons like to use ambush tactics and rely on the taste of the tongue or other sensory organs to determine the location of the prey. Pythons are very patient and usually hit their prey with one hit. Small prey will use their mouths directly. Bite and swallow alive; large prey will use entanglement to suffocate the prey to death!

1. Reticulated python

The reticulated python is a large python in the suborder Snakes and is known as the longest and most powerful snake in the world. It is named "Reticulated Python" because its eyes extend to the corners of its mouth, its back is grey-brown or yellow-brown, and it has complex diamond-shaped black-brown and yellow or light gray reticulated markings. The general body length is about 8-9 meters, and the longest can reach more than 12 meters. Reticulated pythons are widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries, such as the Philippines and Indonesia. Reticulated pythons eat very well and usually treat their owners as food when they reach 10 feet.

2. Anaconda

Anaconda is the largest species of snakes in existence. It can grow up to 10 meters and can reach 70-80 centimeters when it is born. It is non-venomous. It is relatively mild and has no record of cannibalism. It feeds on mammals, birds, turtles, and small animals. It mostly inhabits swamp areas. It is an expert swimmer and has almost no natural enemies in the water.

3. Burmese python

The Burmese python, also known as the Burmese rock python, southern snake, lyre snake, and double-banded anaconda, is a subspecies of the Asian rock python in the suborder Boidae and the genus Boa. One of the six largest snake species in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the previous longest Burmese python was 9.75 meters long.

4. Ball python

Ball pythons are smaller in the python family. The adult body is generally about 1 meter, and some can grow to 1.5 meters. Ball pythons generally live in Africa and West Africa, commonly found in Senegal and Uganda, they like to live in trees, Europeans like to call them "Emperor Pythons", Americans like to call them "Ball Pythons", because when they feel nervous, their bodies Will shrink into a ball.

5. Golden Python

The Golden Python is an albino mutant species of the Burmese python. It is a very rare mutant species. Its body length can reach 7 meters. It is mainly distributed in India. , Sri Lanka, Myanmar and northern Thailand.

6. Blood python

A non-venomous snake species under the genus Python of the suborder Boidae. It is mainly distributed in Southeast Asia. There are currently three subspecies, which are confirmed to be small and medium-sized pythons. Generally No more than two meters. Due to different origins, the patterns and colors on the bodies of different species of blood pythons are partially different. For example, the background color of blood pythons from Borneo is mainly black, while the background color of blood pythons from the Malay Peninsula is mainly reddish brown. ． Most of the blood pythons in their origin are used as raw materials for making leather goods. In addition, due to the development of the pet market, some special individuals are selected and kept as pets.

7. Albino ball python

It is a python that has lost its melanin and turned into yellow and white. The price of an albino ball python is many times higher than that of an ordinary ball python. It can reach up to 1.8 meters in length, and its growth habits are similar to those of ball pythons.

8. Carpet python

The carpet python has a unique pattern, hence its name. It is the most common python in the tree python genus and is mainly distributed in Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. On the island, the body length of carpet pythons ranges from 1.35 meters to 1.65 meters. The body color of larval carpet pythons is reddish, and the red color fades when they grow up. The bodies of adult carpet pythons have alternating patterns of yellow and dark colors.

9. Mexican Rose Red Python

The Mexican Rose Red Python is a stout python with a narrow head and thick blunt tail. In its light gray and The pale yellow body is decorated with wide dark brown stripes from head to tail. These stripes may be sharply defined or very rough. This kind of python is mostly found in northwestern Mexico. It is good at climbing. It is mostly found in shrubs and semi-desert areas. It feeds on small birds and mammals.

10. Asian rock python

Asian rock python, also known as Indian python and black-tailed python, is a non-venomous snake in the genus Anaconda of the suborder Anacondae. It is mainly distributed It is the largest snake in South Asia. An adult Asian rock python can reach 4 meters in length and weigh about 30-60 kilograms.

In my country, the only type of large python is the Burmese python, which is commonly found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Hainan, Guizhou, Hunan and other places in my country. The Burmese python is the largest in the world. One of the six species of snakes, the average body length can reach 7 meters and the weight can reach 90 pounds, and the female Burmese python is even bigger!

Although pythons are not poisonous, there is no doubt about their danger! A few days ago, in a village in Indonesia, someone discovered a 9-meter-long python. It was only with the concerted efforts of many villagers that the python was caught. There were no casualties in the whole process, and the python was not injured. Resist, well protected!

After the giant python was captured, many people were frightened for a while, fearing that the giant python would attack and cause injuries to people, and they were also afraid that the python's parents would come for revenge!

Although pythons are solitary animals, they stay in pairs during the breeding period. With the attack power of pythons, ordinary people are basically unable to fight against pythons, because the trunk of pythons is very huge. The thick-skinned python doesn't care about cold weapons at all. Once it is entangled by the python, it will shrink with force, causing the prey to suffocate to death. This huge power gap is difficult for humans to resist!

The Burmese python is a python that grows throughout its life. It will continue to grow as long as it is alive. Burmese pythons of different sizes pose different degrees of danger. Generally speaking, Burmese pythons with a body length shorter than 5 meters It's not much of a threat to people. Because the shorter body length means that the body of the Burmese python is thinner, and for Burmese pythons of this size, what they need to consider when hunting is whether they can swallow them. Adults are generally 1.7-1.8 meters tall. For Burmese pythons, It cannot be swallowed normally. Therefore, if you encounter a Burmese python with a body length of less than 5 meters, the danger is not that high. However, the premise is that you do not provoke it. If you encounter it in the wild, quickly stay away from this area and leave its territory. There won't be much danger if you provoke him!

But if you encounter an adult python, their body is thick enough to swallow a person, and their mouth can open to 180 degrees. Therefore, when you encounter Burmese pythons at this time, they are actively aggressive towards people. Therefore, we need to deal with it calmly at this time.

So, how to deal with it?

First of all, when encountering a boa constrictor in the wild, the first reaction of most people is to run quickly, but whether you run or not, the result is the same for the boa constrictor. Because, if it is not hungry, it will not attack if you run away, but if it is hungry, in a forest environment, if you climb a tree, it will climb the tree, and if you run, it will climb faster than you, so Running or not running is the same for a python. Therefore, we will only discuss how to deal with actual combat situations with pythons.

According to the hunting habits of pythons, the hunting process is divided into three stages: biting, entangling, and swallowing.

To put it simply, it bites the prey first, then wraps the prey with its body, uses the entanglement force to suffocate the prey, and finally swallows the prey whole starting from the smallest end.

Of these three steps, the last step is the most dangerous when swallowing, while the first two steps have the most opportunities and the highest success rate.

What should I do if a python bites me? Although the Burmese python is huge, it moves very quickly, because it is very easy to bite people. Usually, the first reaction of a person when encountering danger is to block it with his hands, so the arm is most likely to be bitten. At this time, it is very difficult to break free, because the 7-meter-long Burmese python weighs much more than a human, and the Burmese python has up to 6 rows of up to one hundred teeth, and most of these teeth are It is tilted backwards, so once it bites us, it is equivalent to hundreds of fish hooks hooking us, and it is almost impossible to break free.

Some people will say that I would rather break my arm to break free and escape. In theory, this method is feasible, but if you are seriously injured, what if you can get rid of the python and continue to chase and attack again? Obviously, the situation may turn around only in the second step of the python's hunting, which is "entangling". You must not harm yourself and put yourself in danger. It is better to preserve your strength and look for opportunities and breakthroughs!

Of course, we cannot just sit back and wait for the python to wrap us tightly, because the pressure alone will kill us.

Therefore, you must grasp the key points of the python's entanglement at this time. After the python bites a person, it will bring the person to the ground, and then start to slowly wrap the person around with its tail. body, Note: At this time we can use our fists and feet to hit the "seven-inch" position of the snake, which is the position of the snake's heart (the seven-inch position is not fixed, for a 7-meter-long snake, the seven-inch position is approximately from the head 2 meters above the abdomen), there is a certain probability that the heart of the python will be greatly affected at this time. After all, people often burst out with several times the usual strength under the desire to survive. A small snake is usually beaten seven inches to death. Even if it is injured, even a python will be affected to a certain extent, it depends on your strength!

However, if hitting the "seven inches" position of the snake continuously has no effect, don't waste any more energy. We need to change a method, and although this method is difficult to say, it is very effective! This method is to attack the weakest point of the python's defense, which is its cloaca.

Many people may not know this part, but it is actually the combined name of the snake’s digestive tract, ureter, and reproductive duct. Although this location is hidden after all, it is the snake’s weakness!

When a python starts to wrap around a person's body, the first part that comes close to the human body is its tail, and at the tail of the python we can clearly see its cloaca (the only hole in the snake's body). Aiming at this position and destroying it crazily, the python will most likely be unable to bear the pain. At first, the python may become manic due to the pain, and then tighten its entanglement, but it must be more ruthless and more durable than the python to continue to attack it. To destroy the cloaca, use your best strength to destroy it. The python will not be able to bear the pain and flee!

In our country, the probability of encountering Burmese pythons is still relatively small. It is only possible to encounter them in some extremely primitive jungles. The process of human expansion is getting faster and faster, and the living territory of pythons is getting smaller and larger. The smaller they are, the more remote they are forced to be in the primitive jungle!

Adults are very passive when facing giant pythons. They cannot be beaten or run. Whether they can be attacked depends entirely on whether the python is hungry. Once the python is hungry, it will definitely Treat the creatures that intrude into its territory as prey, and remember the two weaknesses of the python: the "seven inches" and the cloaca. Don't be embarrassed, you must destroy it with all your strength to escape!

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The above is my comprehensive introduction to pythons and how to deal with them when encountering pythons. You are welcome to add to them. You are welcome to forward and comment to more people. See!