Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 71 - 68 Control Snake_1

Since the beginning of his mutation and evolution, Feng Yi seemed to have lost his fear of snakes, which was an indescribable feeling. Before evolution, to look at a snake was to see a snake.

After he began to evolve, snakes no longer looked the same to him.

If there truly were an analogy, it would be like—

A strip of spicy snack laid out in front of him.

Unfrightening.

And after confronting this cobra, Feng Yi quickly found the key point. Its vision was still decent, but it stared straight ahead, fixing its gaze upon its target.

Therefore, it was easy for Feng Yi to predict its attacks.

Because it looked straight on, never taking its eyes off the target, once Feng Yi’s palm caught its attention, it would follow the movement of his palm.

On the other side, Steve was explaining to Cheng Si and the others why the cobra was cooperating with Feng Yi’s “dance,” essentially guessing the same as Feng Yi.

“…It keeps staring at a certain target, and its upright body also sways, but when it stares, it’s probably thinking, ‘What is this thing in front of me? When is the right time to bite? At which moment is the hit rate higher?'”

Cheng Si then asked, “So why did it lean back when Feng Yi pushed his hand towards it earlier, instead of biting directly forward?”

“That question…”

While speaking, Steve suddenly raised his hand and waved it towards Cheng Si.

Cheng Si leaned back to avoid it.

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Steve, “Get it now?”

Cheng Si, “I get it.”

If suddenly, an unknown object swings at you, wouldn’t you instinctively lean back in a defensive maneuver?

“Much the same idea, but if you encounter one with a particularly volatile temper, then you have to be even more cautious.” Steve said.

The snake charmers in documentaries and their snakes, that was a tacit understanding developed from a young age, and they understood their snakes’ temperaments better, not jumping back and forth at the edge of its anger threshold.

But a stranger encountering an unfamiliar snake, especially a highly venomous one with a poor temperament, even an experienced snake handler like Steve would be extremely careful, exceedingly cautious.

You might think he catches snakes with ease, but all of that is the result of accumulated experience, and who knows what happened behind those experiences.

“Feng Yi’s interaction with ‘Zhou San’ just now, to those who don’t understand, might seem like a harmonious dance between human and snake, but in reality, it is not so.

“This kind of interaction, maintaining a certain safe distance, both parties are on alert. It appears harmonious, but in fact, they are in a tense standoff.

“Experienced pros know exactly when to initiate and when to retreat.

“Once that balance is disrupted, without absolute control over the situation, one side is bound to suffer.”

Humans probe with a purpose, while the snake, during this probing, figures out how to kill the thing in front of it.

Steve said, “In my view, proper probing is called interaction.

“Inappropriate probing is like a stranger provocatively flirting and taunting in front of you for no reason, even coming into your attack range and shouting ‘come on~ come bite me~’

“Suitable or unsuitable, this degree can only be controlled by those with enough experience, non-professionals should not try!

“You guys definitely shouldn’t try it!”

In the midst of talking, Steve noticed the cobra twisting its body, no longer interacting with Feng Yi.

“Feng Yi! It’s trying to escape! Grab…”

Steve wanted to remind Feng Yi to be very careful not to get bitten while grabbing its tail!

But before he could finish speaking, he saw Feng Yi rush over

Without using tools, he reached out with his hand!

Whoosh!

Accurately seized the snake.

He didn’t grab the snake’s tail at all.

The words Steve hadn’t spoken got stuck in his throat.

He hadn’t finished speaking, and Feng Yi had already caught it!

Feng Yi brought over the snake.

“Professor Zhou, what do we do next?”

“Hold on to it, we’ll collect some data,” Professor Zhou said.

Steve approached and began to converse with Feng Yi about how to handle snakes.

When it came to this topic, Steve was proud, after all, he had rich experience.

“…Actually, you can also use your hand, or knee, or something else to attract its attention in front, and then the other hand can reach around to touch its head~

“Similarly, you can distract it and then give it a kiss~

“However, this also depends on the temperament of the snake you encounter. For example, with the same ‘Zhou San,’ some individuals might not be happy when you distract it and touch its head, but they might not attack. Others might hiss in your face if you touch them.”

Although Steve was initially startled by Feng Yi’s reckless snake ‘dancing,’ now he knew that Feng Yi was very measured.

In Steve’s eyes, Feng Yi was already an experienced snake handler, so some experiences could be directly shared without worrying about the other party doing something life-threatening. There was also no need to worry too much when passing on this kind of snake interaction experience.

The exchange of snake-handling experiences between Feng Yi and Steve consisted mostly of Steve speaking and Feng Yi listening.

Feng Yi planned to try out what Steve had mentioned the next time he encountered such a snake, which might enhance his overall perception of snakes.

“Do you know how to extract venom?” Professor Zhou asked Feng Yi.

“…Yes.”

“Great, that saves trouble. There’s no need to transfer the snake to Steve then.”

Professor Zhou came over with the container for the venom.

Typically, they used the venom-gland massage method or the membrane method to extract venom. A snake in an attack stance would start to inject venom upon biting the rim of a container.

However, the amount of venom excreted was often not substantial, so they needed to assist the process.

Just as Professor Zhou was about to ask for help, he saw Feng Yi already squeezing the cobra’s venom glands!

His movements were precise and swift!

Professor Zhou and the others were stunned.

Teacher Lei, who was shooting with a camera, said, “Not bad, kid, you’re pretty slick with those hands!”

Feng Yi mustered a tight smile.

…His cheeks hurt.

Steve, watching from the side, said, “Oh, look at those little grooves in its fangs… The quantity of venom is decent—seems like it didn’t spray much venom while interacting with Feng Yi just now.

“Actually, they do something different when they bite and when they spit venom. When ‘Zhou San’ spits venom, it’s like this, you see…”

Steve stretched his neck and mimicked, “Diving down, opening mouth, lifting up, tu—”

Feng Yi: “…”

Steve felt his imitation was vivid and expressive, clear enough for Feng Yi and the others to understand.

“That’s it! Although ‘Zhou San’ isn’t the kind that specializes in spitting venom, and while its precision and range are limited, you still have to be careful—it’s venomous, after all. It can be troublesome if it gets on a wound or in your eyes.”

After completing the data measurement and capturing the sample, they released the cobra back into the mountains.

Teacher Lei, responsible for filming, was particularly pleased. He had started filming when Feng Yi approached the snake, capturing the entire interaction with the snake, and during their breaks, he repeatedly watched the footage, asking Steve to analyze the hidden dangers behind the “dance with the snake.”

Cheng Si felt tempted.

He too had watched the video footage Teacher Lei played earlier; he had even mentally edited it in several different ways and thought up marketing strategies, but unfortunately, Feng Yi was not the type to cooperate with such publicity.

If the person in the video were himself…

Cheng Si shook his head to clear his thoughts.

He was not a master like Steve or Feng Yi. If it came to a life-or-death fight, he would not be afraid, but controlling a snake to shoot the desired video during interaction was much more difficult.

So all Cheng Si could do was fantasize.

The next day arrived.

It was unclear whether to say Cheng Si was lucky or unlucky, but during a break when the team was resting, he went to relieve himself and came across another cobra.

He intended to call Feng Yi or Steve, but as the words were about to leave his mouth, he swallowed them back.

An idea began to take root in his mind.

The way Feng Yi toyed with that snake yesterday, making the cobra “dance,” seemed… easy?

Why not give it a try?

Including the ones they had caught after entering the mountain range, he had already handled over a dozen snakes. He had experience now.

This cobra was noticeably smaller than the one Feng Yi had caught in the morning. Cheng Si felt he could handle it.

He thought to himself that if he filmed himself playing with this cobra and posted the video on social media, it would definitely cause a sensation!

Not every outdoor live streamer could achieve this!

The idea grew stronger.

He didn’t have the special video camera with him, so he had to use his phone.

The phone’s camera capabilities were limited; he couldn’t keep the lens constantly on himself, so he had to make do and try not to leave the phone’s frame during the recording.

After propping up the phone and adjusting the angle, Cheng Si began to recall all of Feng Yi’s movements from the previous day.

Not much time had passed since he had made a point of observing, and every image was crystal clear in his memory.

He also had sunglasses with him.

Cheng Si took the sunglasses from his pocket and took a deep breath.

“Come on, cutie.”

Faced with such a famous and venomous snake, Cheng Si was nervous. To be cautious, for his first interaction with the snake, he decided not to go through the full set of moves.

Forget about the whole combination of shaking and twirling from front to back and side to side; he wasn’t demanding that much from himself right now.

He circled the snake from a distance, at which point it raised its front body and started following Cheng Si, turning its head as he moved.

Growing bolder within the range of the phone’s camera, Cheng Si, recalling Feng Yi’s gestures, started to approach the snake.

It wasn’t exactly the same, but the difference was surely negligible.

He tried moving left and right first.

Crouching down.

Then…

He reached out with both hands…

Hiss—

“Ahh!!!”