Danger, The White-lipped Bamboo Viper Appears By My Feet!

(I've never tasted wild honey before, I wonder what it's like.)

(Streamer, tell me what it tastes like when you try it later!)

(Yeah, tell me too, how does it taste?)

"Haha, no problem, I'll definitely tell everyone after I taste it."

"Next, everyone follow my camera, let's go together!"

No sooner said than done, Lin Xuan packed his things and headed towards the direction where he had just found the beehive.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the beehive. The buzzing sound of bees flapping their wings could still be heard around them.

Lin Xuan controlled the drone and approached the beehive.

As soon as it got close, the bees, perhaps sensing danger, flew directly towards the drone.

Before long, the drone was covered in dense bees.

(Wow, seeing so many bees gives me goosebumps.)

(Yeah, it immediately triggers my trypophobia. My scalp is tingling. Streamer, move the drone away quickly!)

(I can't watch anymore. I'm afraid I'll dream of swarms of bees flying around me tonight!)

For the viewers with trypophobia, seeing so many bees suddenly made them feel uncomfortable.

Through the drone's camera, Lin Xuan discovered that there was quite a bit of honey inside the beehive. In the visible area, there were probably several catties.

With so much honey, it should be okay to take a catty, right?

He moved the drone away and then slowly advanced.

One step, two steps, soon he was only one meter away from the beehive.

A few bees also landed on Lin Xuan's face mask.

(It's a good thing the streamer is wearing a protective net. If he wasn't, one sting from these bees and his face would probably swell up like a pig's head tomorrow.)

(Haha, now that you mention it, I'm actually looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to seeing the streamer's face swollen like a pig's head from bee stings.)

(Hmph, no matter what the streamer looks like, I still like him!)

(The person upstairs, is that liking? You're lusting after the streamer's body! You're depraved!)

(Aren't you lusting after the streamer's body? Aren't you depraved?)

When he was about half a meter away from the beehive, Lin Xuan stopped walking and slowly squatted down.

Looking at the white substance on the beehive, Lin Xuan knew that the white substance inside was honey, and the outside was edible.

He slowly reached out his hand and directly broke off a piece of honeycomb.

As he moved, more and more bees flew onto Lin Xuan's body and hands. They all readied their stingers, wanting to pierce Lin Xuan's hands.

Unfortunately, Lin Xuan was wearing gloves and a protective net, and his body was well-protected. These bees couldn't pierce his body anywhere, only his clothes, gloves, and net.

(I have to say, the streamer's courage is truly immense.)

(If it were me, even with a protective net and gloves, I wouldn't dare.)

(That's right, me too. My parents always said I was quite brave as a child, but as I got older, my courage dwindled.)

(Haha, who isn't like that.)

Lin Xuan took a piece of honeycomb and weighed it. This piece was about half a catty.

He planned to take a little more and then leave.

However, just as he was preparing to make his next move.

Suddenly, a squeaking sound was heard.

???

(Streamer, danger!!)

(Holy crap, is that a snake!)

The viewers in the live stream, through the drone, saw a green snake slithering on the ground.

Lin Xuan stopped his actions and glanced down, seeing a green venomous snake at his feet. It looked like a Bamboo Viper.

Bamboo Viper: A venomous snake of the Viperidae family, genus Trimeresurus. Males can reach a maximum total length of 77 cm, and females 98.1 cm. The head is large and triangular, with a slender neck, and the head and neck are clearly demarcated. The scales on the top of the head are small; the scales between the nostrils do not touch and are separated by small scales; the dorsal scales are keeled except for the outermost row. Males have a red and white longitudinal stripe on the sides of their body, while females have white or pale yellow longitudinal stripes.

But this Bamboo Viper was completely different from the ones he had seen before.

(Streamer, don't move. If I'm not mistaken, this should be a White-lipped Bamboo Viper.)

(White-lipped Bamboo Viper??)

The viewers in the live stream were all confused about this venomous snake.

[Ink Plum Like Painting]: (The netizen who just spoke is correct, this is indeed a White-lipped Bamboo Viper.)

(The White-lipped Bamboo Viper, although similar to the Bamboo Viper, if you observe closely, you'll notice it has white markings that extend all the way to its tail.)

(White-lipped Bamboo Viper: The head is triangular, with a slender neck, shaped like a branding iron. The scales on the top of the head are small, with loreal pits on the sides of the snout. The upper jaw has only the solenoglyphous fangs of the White-lipped Bamboo Viper, which are highly venomous. The body is bright green on the back, with indistinct black transverse bands; the abdomen is yellowish-white. There is a white stripe from the neck to the tail on the outermost side of the body; the upper lip is yellowish-white. The internasal scale is large; there are usually no scales between the nasal scale and the loreal pit.)

After Ink Plum Like Painting's reminder, viewers watching through the camera carefully observed and discovered that this Bamboo Viper indeed had a white stripe extending all the way to its tail.

(I remember that in 2016, the White-lipped Bamboo Viper ranked first on China's top ten venomous snakes list.)

They inhabit shady, damp stream banks in mountainous areas, grassy bushes, and bamboo forests year-round. Due to their green coloration and

their prehensile tails, they are well-adapted to arboreal life. They often hang or coil on tree branches or bamboo stalks by the stream. Their body color blends perfectly with their green habitat, making them extremely difficult to spot. Sometimes they also coil on rocks, with their heads facing the stream.

If disturbed, they slowly swim into the water. They are active day and night, more frequently at night. Bamboo Vipers are common venomous snakes belonging to the rear-fanged group. The average venom yield per bite is about 28 milligrams. They prey on birds, frogs, and rodents, and hibernate. Their hibernation period lasts from the first snowfall until the awakening of the insects, emerging from their dens in May. They are ovoviviparous, giving birth to litters of 7-8 young in July-August. Newborn snakes already possess venomous fangs and can injure humans.

(Does this White-lipped Bamboo Viper want to eat honey too?)

(Pfft, how could a snake eat honey?)

Lin Xuan looked down at the White-lipped Bamboo Viper at his feet.

Perhaps sensing Lin Xuan's gaze, the crawling White-lipped Bamboo Viper stopped moving, then raised its head and met Lin Xuan's eyes.

???

It flicked its tongue, making a motion as if observing prey.

Although he had the Animal Affinity Skill, as long as he didn't attack these animals, they wouldn't attack him.

However, encountering a highly venomous snake in the wild, it was natural to feel scared.

With bees in front and a highly venomous snake below, Lin Xuan couldn't leave even if he wanted to.