Chapter 92 African Rock Python
If the adult lions in the pride set off without having a full meal, it will be difficult to protect their cubs when they encounter danger.
The adult lions from the pride next door set off to wander north when they didn't have enough to eat.
This is also a helpless choice because there is no water source in this place. The lions go to the waterhole to drink water every few days. If there is no water source, lions cannot live in this area.
Although the lions next door haven't had enough to eat, they still have to go if it's time to go. Although there will be various dangers along the way, they must also be faced.
Fortunately, the Jik lion pride hunted a sub-adult buffalo today, giving the entire pride a feast.
On this day, all the lions in the Jik pride are resting. They are waiting for the lion's command. If the male lions decide to leave, they will wander north together.
Originally, Chu Ye didn't know that the Jike lions were going to wander north. He also thought that their pride of lions could always live here.
But when Chu Ye arrived at the big puddle where he often drank water today, he saw that the water in the big puddle had disappeared.
Chu Ye looked at the large puddle and had a premonition that the lions might have to migrate to other places.
Because no matter what kind of animal it is, it cannot survive without water. All animals must live where there is water.
'Tomorrow, our lion group may set off to wander north. 'Chu Ye returned to his lion group, looking at the serious look on the lion Jike's face, he felt an unprecedented pressure.
After all, if you go to the north to make a living, it will be more dangerous than here. Because it is other people's territory, if you live on other people's territory, it will of course be much more difficult than living on your own territory.
But no matter what, you still have to face what you have to face. Although it will be more difficult to live in the north, this lion group and other lion groups still have to go to the north to make a living.
On this day, all the lions in the Jik pride are resting. The two lionesses have also eaten enough today, so naturally there is no need to hunt.
The eight little lions also ate fresh beef today, and all of them had bulging bellies. They can also go several days without eating.
Although lion cubs cannot go without eating for a month like adult lions. But when a lion cub has eaten a full meal, it can go many days without eating.
Chu Ye also had enough to eat today, and he also knew that the little lions in their pride would not have to eat again for several days.
In this way, the next morning, when the sun just rose from the east, the male lion Jike led the entire lion group and set off to the north.
Chu Ye also followed Lisa and headed towards the mountainous forest area in the north.
The weather is cooler in the morning, which is perfect for the lions to travel far.
Jike and all the lions in the pride set off towards the northern mountain forest together. They walked faster at first, but as the temperature rose, they walked slower.
Chu Ye and the other seven little lions didn't have any feelings about this long journey. It just feels like they are going to a strange place now, which is still very new.
Jike was walking in the front. As the leader of this lion group, of course he had to be in the front. Because there are always some dangerous animals ahead.
However, in the first few kilometers they walked, they did not encounter any dangerous animals. At most, they encountered some poisonous snakes.
For these poisonous snakes, Jike and the lions of the pride also know how to deal with them. When encountering a poisonous snake, Jike will lead the lions to go around the snake. After all, lions are also more afraid of venomous snakes.
It's just that Chu Ye is not afraid of venomous snakes. He can completely ignore the existence of venomous snakes. It's just that other lions don't know about its special functions.
When the lions encounter a poisonous snake, Jike will lead the lions and quickly go around the poisonous snake without coming into contact with the poisonous snake.
Although Chu Ye is not afraid of venomous snakes, he still has to listen to Jike. Since Jike was unwilling to fight with these poisonous snakes, he could only follow Jike and quickly go around the poisonous snakes together with other lions in the pride.
Although these poisonous snakes are very powerful, for the lions, these poisonous snakes do not pose any danger to them, as long as they do not provoke these poisonous snakes.
However, some dangers will still occur unexpectedly, and they can only be resolved after a battle.
The Jik lion pride walked more than ten kilometers on the first day and did not encounter any dangerous animals. Mainly I encountered a few venomous snakes. Fortunately, none of these venomous snakes took the initiative to attack the Jik lions, allowing them to safely pass by these venomous snakes.
Due to the hot weather, the lions had no choice but to rush on their way in the morning. During the day, the lions can only hide in some bushes to rest.
Although it is cooler at night, you can still go on a journey. But because the Jik lions are not moving in their own territory now, they are moving in the territory of other animals. They can only choose to act during the day.
Because many carnivores are active at night. If the Jik lions are also active at night, they will easily conflict with other carnivores. If that were the case, it would be more dangerous.
You must know that the strength of the Jik lion pride is not very good, there are only three adult lions. The rest are little lions.
Since the strength of the Jike lion group is not very good, they can only travel during the day, not at night. Because during the day, many carnivores just rest in safe places and do not care about other animals in their territory.
The Jike lion group only walked more than ten kilometers on the first day. No dangerous animals were encountered. I just encountered a few venomous snakes.
But the next morning, when the Jike lions had just walked one kilometer, they encountered a huge python.
This is a huge python with a length of more than ten meters. Such pythons are really very rare. Not only is it huge, it is also very aggressive.
When this python met the Jike lion group, it wanted the lion cubs in the Jike group to be its prey.
Originally, the lion Jike thought that as long as he did not attack this python. This python will not fight them either.
But the actual situation was not what Jike thought. This python seemed to be very hungry. Although the Jike lion group did not want to compete with this python. But this python actually took the initiative to provoke.
Chu Ye just glanced at the python, and some information about the python immediately appeared in his mind.
This type of python is the famous African rock python.
The African rock python is a non-venomous python belonging to the suborder Anacondae. It is the largest snake in Africa. It has a long body and can be up to 7.5 meters long. It varies greatly between different regions, with brown, olive, and chestnut colors. or yellow patches.
African rock pythons are active in general grasslands and tropical grasslands. They mainly feed on sheep, antelopes, jackals, honey badgers, etc. They are mainly distributed in the Sahara region of southern Africa. African rock pythons are also one of the common snakes that are kept in captivity and are willing to accept regular feeding of rats and rabbits. A total of two subspecies have been recognized.
The African rock python is the largest snake in Africa. It has a long body and can be up to 7.5 meters long. It varies greatly from region to region and has brown, olive, maroon or yellow patches, usually with wide irregular strips. , the top of the triangular head has a yellow edge, a dark brown tip in the middle, and a unique triangular eye mark under the eyes.
The longest recorded African rock python was discovered in Cote d'Ivoire in 1932, with a body length of 9.72 meters. The African rock python's body color is mainly composed of brown, with many olive-colored irregular patterns on its body. Its body pattern and color are very similar to those of the Burmese python, so they can easily be confused. However, the two species of pythons are not closely related.
The African rock python is an opportunist in hunting, and it can use its body to exert strong squeezing force to kill its prey. Young African rock pythons mainly prey on rats. For some farmers whose crops are eaten by voles, these small African rock pythons are quite helpful.
However, adult African rock pythons often prey on large animals, such as sheep, antelopes, jackals, honey badgers, mongooses, hyenas, zebras, etc., and even crocodiles, which poses a considerable threat to the livestock industry.
African rock pythons are active in general grasslands and savannahs, but their active areas are not far away from water sources. They sometimes break into the edges of forests, but rarely go deep into them.
African rock pythons are very dependent on water. When the weather is too hot or too dry, they will forcefully hide in burrows dug by other animals and enter a state of aestivation.
However, the African rock python has a more ferocious temperament and a bad temper. If it is harassed, it is easy to bite. This is very different from the generally docile Burmese python (the two are quite similar in appearance).
Although the African rock python is not currently listed as an endangered species, it is still listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, indicating that various countries are restricted from illegal import, export, trafficking and transportation of African rock pythons.
The most direct reason why African rock pythons are considered to be in potential danger is that their skins are often coveted by the leather industry, and thus have the opportunity to be hunted in large numbers by humans.
African rock pythons are also one of the common snakes that are kept in captivity and are willing to accept regular feeding of rats and rabbits.
However, compared with other pythons, the African rock python's body color is darker and its personality is less docile, so its value is generally lower; its huge body and greedy temperament also make it more difficult to raise , not suitable for beginners to buy and maintain.
Since adult African rock pythons can reach at least 4 meters in size, they require a lot of energy and time to care for, and they are also very aggressive to humans, so they are not suitable for senior people to buy and keep.
In short, African rock pythons cannot be kept as pets due to their ferocious temperament and extremely aggressive nature.
Adult African rock pythons often prey on large animals and even attack humans. There have been cases in South Africa and the United States of African rock pythons killing and eating children.
When Chu Ye saw this African rock python, he already knew some information about this kind of python.
However, the information about this kind of python shows that the longest one does not exceed ten meters. But the length of the python in front of me must be more than ten meters.
Precisely because this python was so huge, it did not run away when it saw the Jik lion pride. Not only did it not run away, on the contrary, he also wanted to treat the lion cubs in the Jike pride as its prey.
This python is really very rare. Because such a size is definitely considered a giant among pythons.
Chu Ye saw that this python was at least ten meters long, and the thicker part in the middle of the body was almost as thick as a small bucket.
'Why is this python so big? This is still not an African rock python. 'Chu Ye saw that this python was very huge, and he wondered whether it was an African rock python.
But judging from the appearance color and pattern of this python, this is indeed another African rock python.
'Forget it, as long as this python doesn't attack our lions, I won't argue with it. "Chu Ye looked at this huge python and felt a little nervous. After all, this was the first time he had seen such a big python.
Although Chu Ye has lived on this prairie for six or seven months and has seen some pythons, he has never seen such a big python.
Seeing such a big python, Chu Ye was also a little scared. After all, such a big python can easily swallow a lion cub.
In fact, not only lion cubs can be swallowed easily, but even adult lions can be swallowed by this giant python.
Chu Ye looked at the giant python in front of him and felt a little scared. However, he thought that since there were male lions here to act as security guards for them, they naturally wouldn't have to be afraid of this python.
Now this python is blocking the path of the Jike lion group. Its huge body was lying in the grass, as if it was deliberately blocking the way of the lions.
The lion Jike stared at the giant python for a while and felt a little scared. After all, it seemed like it was the first time for the lion Jike to see such a big python.
The same goes for Lisa and Aisha. Although they have lived on the prairie for many years, they have never seen such a huge python.
The same is true for the lion Jike. Although it has lived on this prairie for several years, it has never encountered such a huge python.
Jike didn't want to conflict with this huge python. He led the lions and wanted to go around this giant python.
