Such a hot summer is only suitable for night fishing. Last night, I met an unsolicited visitor who stole the fish from my fishing protection. The result was a straight face!
I was just a novice fishing person whose first reaction was of course a snake, and when I looked closely, I felt like a python. Lonely and unheard, I also asked the gods to give me discernment.
It should be a Chinese water snake! How much do you know about water snakes?
Commonly known as the mud snake. The upper limit of its survival altitude is about 320 meters. Origin in China. It is rich in EPA and is a major ingredient in snake oil. It is a national "three haves" (beneficial, important economic value and scientific research value) protected animals, and it is also a key protected animal in Hunan Province, and it is not allowed to be sold or eaten.
In the past, the older generation had the habit of cooking porridge with water snakes, and believed that water snakes had the effect of dispelling wind and dehumidification, and a large number of preys were eaten and sold;
Its natural habitats are rice paddies, ditches and their vicinity. Activities are seen during the day and at night. Prefers a deep silt environment, can grow in harsh water quality, eats miscellaneous, wild snakes mainly feed on small fish and shrimp and toads.
Nowadays, a large number of pesticides and fertilizers are used in farmland, and the canals are hardened by cement. Not to mention water snakes, small fish and shrimp have nowhere to live.
Although he is not a saint, he knows that the water snake is also a beneficial snake. After capturing this water snake, I also felt a little guilty and guilty in my heart!