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Do you know where the most snakes are? In addition to the snake island in the Bohai Bay of the Liaodong Peninsula, exaggeratedly speaking, I am afraid that it is tibet's ink.
According to the inspection of the national scientific expedition team, there are tens of thousands of snakes in Motuo. Here, there are pillow snakes coiled on the stones (called Manxia in Tibetan), black-browed snakes hanging from dead trees (called manju in Tibetan), bamboo leaf greens (called jade beads in Tibetan) hidden in the grass, cobras coiled on dead branches and leaves, silver ring snakes, brittle snakes, flower snakes, yellow snakes... It's a world of snakes.
The masses went up the mountain to carry firewood and went down to the fields to plant rice, and the troops carried out construction and production, patrolled on duty, and so on, and often some people were injured by poisonous snakes. Venomous snakes are characterized by: triangular head, thin neck, deep pattern, and large poisonous teeth. The two poisonous fangs in its mouth are long, thin and pointed, hollow in the middle, much like a syringe. When biting a person or animal, the muscles on the venom glands contract, and venom is injected into the human or animal through it. If you are bitten by a silver ring snake, the wound does not bleed much, it is not red or swollen, nor is it too painful, and after a few hours, the whole body is paralyzed, the symptoms of poisoning appear, and life will be in danger. If you are bitten by a bamboo leaf green snake, the wound bleeds a lot, it is very painful, the blood is constantly extravasant, causing local diffuse bleeding, the skin and tissue near the wound are damaged, and blood blisters, blisters and bruising spots appear, and the rescue will die if it is not rescued in time.
Known as the "snake king", the cobra is fierce and poisonous, and birds and animals are often harmed by it. Aren't there any animals that subdue it? No! "Brine point tofu, one thing drops one thing". The Motuo's badger is its natural enemy, it is flexible, witty, and specializes in catching snakes for meals. I saw the cobra sitting on the ground with its neck up, its head raised more than 30 centimeters high, its neck bulging like a flat spatula, its two shining eyes vigilantly watching everything around it, and its slender tongue like a sharp arrow constantly spewing venom outwards, which was creepy. However, the badger flew towards the cobra with a lightning-like movement, and swallowed the head of the "snake king" into his mouth...
The warm climate and abundant rainfall provide an ideal living environment for all kinds of snakes; it is said that there are more than a hundred kinds of animals in Metuo, which provides a rich food source for snakes. In addition, the soil layer of The Ink Islet is deep, the structure is loose, and in the winter when the snow is flying, the snake will burrow into a hole below one meter to hibernate, at this time, the snake is no threat to people and animals. As soon as spring arrives, the snake begins to burrow. In the spring and autumn, snakes are the most active...
Therefore, when walking in the territory of Metuo, you must wear shoes, a hat, and tie your pants. Walk in the grass with a wooden stick, both to explore the way and to fight snakes. In case of accidental bite by a poisonous snake, you should also be calm and calm, first expose the affected area to check the poisonous tooth marks; then squeeze the wound hard, drain the blood, tie the upper part of the wound, and do not let the venom flow into the whole body. After the initial emergency treatment is completed, it should be sent to the nearest hospital for rescue as soon as possible.
Although the poisonous snake is poisonous, we have to protect it, because it is full of treasures. Snake skin, flesh, gall, bone, feces, all have high medicinal value. At present, poisonous snakes are also used at home and abroad to make narcotics and painkillers to treat incurable diseases such as sheep epilepsy, neuralgia, cancer, thrombosis, paralysis and so on.
According to the old Tibetan physician Dorjee, in Tibetan medicine, the body color of the snake is different for medicinal efficacy. Gold (color) snake is mainly used for anti-inflammatory, analgesic; iron (color) snake mainly treats eye diseases; green (turquoise color) snake mainly treats gynecological diseases; ringed flower snake can prevent the unexplained death of newborn babies...
Metuo is a treasure trove of natural medicine in Tibet, and for rational use, the state has listed Metuo as a national nature reserve.
