Everyone has their own animals to fear, such as some people are afraid of rats, some people are afraid of cockroaches, and some people are afraid of snakes. When it comes to snakes, there are different kinds of members in its family, but in general, they can be divided into two types: poisonous and non-venomous. Among the many venomous snakes, in addition to the cobra, there is a snake that is very poisonous, but the species is extremely rare, not only a continental level wild protected animal, but also a relatively high international reputation, worth one million, it is the Mangshan soldering iron head we want to talk about today, also known as "little green dragon".
How was Mangshan soldering iron head found and why are they so scarce?
Mangshan soldering iron head is mainly distributed in the mainland Hunan, Guangdong and other places, mentioning mangshan soldering iron head, many people may have heard its folklore story. Especially in the remote mountainous areas, the Yao people all think that they are the direct descendants of Nüwa, so what kind of image does Nüwa really look like?
According to legend, Nüwa is the image of the human head and snake body, and the Yao people inherit the human side of Nüwa, while the "Little Green Dragon" inherits the snake side of the Nüwa, so the Yao people will regard the little green dragon as a brother. Gradually, in the impression of many people, the "little green dragon" exists in the legend.
In the early 1980s, snake doctor Chen Yuanhui inadvertently encountered a special patient during his usual visit. During the detailed conversation between the two people, this special patient told him that he had actually seen a poisonous snake similar to the legendary "Little Qinglong", and under the introduction of this patient, Chen Yuanhui believed that there was a reality similar to xiao qinglong, so he began to find the snake.
After much hardship, the snake doctor finally found a nest of strange small snakes in a river valley in the wilderness in the late 1980s, and after being brought back to the Institute of Zoology and after detailed study and comparison, it was found that this was not an ordinary snake, but a new species, known as "Mangshan Soldering Iron Head".
It is worth mentioning that although it is very toxic, but it is not as toxic as a cobra, Mangshan soldering iron head is the largest in the physical strength of the Chinese viper, and the average adult Mangshan soldering iron head can exceed 2 meters in total length and weigh up to 3 kilograms. Mangshan iron head is extremely lazy compared to other snakes, most of the time like to lie on the ground motionless, so as long as humans do not take the initiative to tease it, do not let it feel threatened, they will rarely take the initiative to attack people.
So why is this species called Mangshan soldering iron head? In fact, the snake doctor Chen Yuanhui found that mangshan soldering iron head is located in the Mangshan area, mangshan is in the middle of the Nanling Mountain Range on the border between Hunan and Guangdong, and is climatically located in the transition zone between the south and central subtropics. There is abundant precipitation in the mountains, and there are about fifty species of snakes roosting and breeding in the dense forest, and Mangshan soldering iron head is one of them.
Mangshan soldering iron head because its head is more special is inverted triangle, the whole body is black brown, there are small yellow-green or rust-colored spots distributed in between, constituting a unique reticule, plus it is found in the Mangshan area, so it will be named Mangshan soldering iron head, also known as "little green dragon".
Mangshan soldering iron head is very rare and rare, what is the reason? In fact, all this is related to its life characteristics and distribution range. Mangshan soldering iron head is particularly fond of inhabiting dark places, especially like to move in places with more rock gaps, because the color of their appearance is brownish black and rust-colored spots, so it plays a strong camouflage role, not easy to be found.
In addition, in addition, the main areas where Mangshan soldering iron heads are mainly distributed at an altitude of about 1,000 meters, and the areas where local people live are low altitude areas, so this reduces the probability of their detection. In addition, mangshan soldering ironheads are rarely found in wild numbers, which is why they are rare.
Why do foreigners always worry about "Little Green Dragon"?
Mangshan soldering iron head is a scarce wild animal, it is understood that the current market price of Mangshan soldering iron head has reached more than 1 million a piece. Although mangshan soldering iron head is not as toxic as a cobra, and has no medicinal value, why do many foreign friends worry about it? Even willing to spend a million dollars on Mangshan soldering iron heads?
Judging from the people who buy Mangshan soldering iron heads, most of them are foreign zoos or some foreign scientific research institutions. Because this new species was discovered in the late 1980s, and the level of scientific research technology on the mainland was limited at that time, many foreign scientific research institutions hoped to be able to take the lead, hoping that their own countries would preemptively study it and publish important scientific research papers, so they would spend a lot of money to buy.
Foreign zoos buy Mangshan soldering iron heads mainly in the hope that it can be collected in the zoo, known as the rare and rare "treasure of the town hall", attracting people to come to watch and obtain long-term benefits. Gradually, in order to obtain high money, many hunters began to catch rare Mangshan soldering iron heads, so that most of them flowed abroad, and those foreign scientific research institutions would not only preemptively publish important papers, but also carry out artificial breeding to continuously breed it. As the saying goes, it is said that in the world, there may only be 500 Mangshan soldering iron heads, because it is very rare, so it will be hyped to 1 million.
Chen Yuanhui, the discoverer of mangshan soldering iron head, not only became a snake rescue expert, a medical expert, but also a later breeding expert, and enjoyed the reputation of "Dr. Mangshan Snake" in the scientific community. Because Mangshan soldering iron head not only has high scientific research value, commercial value and economic value, so soon Chen Yuanhui realized the importance of protecting the mainland Mangshan soldering iron head, in Chen Yuanhui's view, the most difficult problem is to solve the problem of mangshan soldering iron head endangerment through artificial breeding.
Therefore, in the deep mountains and old forests, Chen Yuanhui lived a poor life and began to raise Mangshan soldering iron heads, he once said: "From 2007 to 2010, at least 30 Mangshan soldering iron head snakes were arrested and sold, and it is urgent to protect the mangshan soldering iron heads on the mainland." ”
Nowadays, Mangshan soldering iron head is a first-class wild protected animal in the mainland, after continuous media publicity and reporting, the incident of illegally capturing Mangshan soldering iron head has also been effectively controlled, it should be known that in the natural ecological environment, Mangshan soldering iron head plays an important role, once it goes to the endangered road, completely extinct, causing the food chain to be disconnected, the consequences are unimaginable.
Therefore, we call on Guangdong and Hunan regions to intensify the crackdown, completely eliminate the illegal capture of Mangshan soldering iron heads, and effectively protect natural populations.