Groups of snakes roam across the road, sneak around corners, and even hang ...... eaves
Some people are scared when they see a snake, but the terrifying scene of hundreds of snakes entangled with each other, have you ever seen it?
In 2018, the ancient village of Hengpo in Pingyao, Shanxi Province, was invaded by a large-scale snake colony, but they later collectively "died" for no reason.
Why did these hunters, who had been lurking in the jungle deep in the mountains, suddenly attack the village?What happened to make these snakes "commit suicide" en masse?
It all started in 2018, when villager Kang Guohua took his son up the mountain to cut pigweed.
Hengpo Town is located in the mountains of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, when there was no economy in the village, and most of the young people chose to go out to work, while the elderly and children stayed at home.
Since the area is mountainous and the arable land is very small, families choose to raise livestock to increase their income.
Kang Guohua's family is no exception, he also has a few pigs at home, and every day he goes to the mountains to give them some pigweed.
Until one day, when Kang Guohua got up early to cut pigweed as usual, his son who came with him suddenly found that something was moving in the grass not far away.
Out of curiosity, Kang Guohua's son pushed aside the grass, and a terrifying scene appeared in front of him:A huge python appeared in front of him, twisted its long body, and immediately spitted a letter at him.
Kang Guohua's son had not had time to dodge, he had been bitten by the snake, and soon Kang Guohua, who heard his son's screams, rushed over and drove the big snake away with the tools in his hand, but his son's calves were left with two bloody holes.
Kang Guohua was so frightened that he picked up the child and ran to the local clinic, and his son cried in pain along the way, and he didn't know if the snake was venomousKang Guohua felt more and more scared in his heart, so he could only speed up his pace and rush to the clinic for the child**.
Fortunately, the snake that attacked his son was not poisonous, and after the doctor disinfected and bandaged it, Kang Guohua let out a long breath and opened his frowning brows.
But a huge question arises, the small village has been located in this valley for decades, and has never heard of a snake seen by his ancestors or the nearby villagers.
Even if there are snakes, it is impossible for such a huge one to suddenly appear, although it is said that the area is deep in the mountains, but most of the area is valleys and mountain walls, which is not very suitable for snakes.
For a while, the story of Kang Guohua's son being bitten by a snake spread in the small village, and everyone talked about it and had different opinions, but most of the villagers still regarded it as an accident.
But at this time, the sudden occurrence of another thing made the villagers feel far less simple than Kang Guohua seeing a snake.
It turned out that Lao Zhao, who went home for dinner at noon, as usual, Lao Zhao opened the door of his house and was about to put down the car, but at this moment, the scene in front of him made Lao Zhao feel goosebumps all over his body.
A red and black snake about 2 meters long was resting on the stump of Lao Zhao's house, and when he saw Lao Zhao at this moment, he immediately twisted his body as if he was frightened, spitting out a letter and rushing towards Lao Zhao.
Fortunately, Lao Zhao worked in the field all the year round, skillfully picked up his shovel and swung it, and injured the oncoming snake to the ground, and the snake seemed to sense the danger and fled along the big tree of Lao Zhao's house.
The sudden danger made Lao Zhao feel scared for a while, even the clothes behind him were already soaked, and Lao Zhao, who was tired and sleepy, planned to take a nap after eating, but he was completely sleepy.
Coming snakes?They don't have snakes in this place all year round.
Soon, the village spread that Kang Guohua's son was bitten by a snake, and then Lao Zhao's family encountered a snake, and for a while the small village fell into an inexplicable panic.
However, more terrifying things are still to come, and for several days, the villagers have seen all kinds of snakes of all sizes in different places.
What's more, a large group of snakes was found on the mountain entwined, crawling densely around, which made many villagers frightened, and even the villagers who were bitten were not a few, especially the lively and active children lacked the identification of danger and were more likely to be injured.
Snakes are seen more and more frequently, and snakes are coiled around the pigsty from time to time, and sometimes even snakes' heads can emerge from their own toilets.
The peaceful village suddenly caused an uproar, and the villagers did not even dare to sleep at night for fear that snakes would crawl into their beds.
Such a big thing happened in the village, and the village chief and the village party secretary were also in a hurry.
For a while, various rumors such as "whether the village was cursed" and "whether someone deliberately released snakes" spread to the ears of the villagers.
In order to reduce the panic of the villagers, the village chief and the village party secretary also urgently called on strong laborers to return to the village to protect the elderly, and drove away the snakes in the village, and even some villagers spontaneously organized a "snake chasing team".
Through the efforts of the villagers, although a large number of snakes were caught or driven away, more snakes poured into the village one after another.
At this time, various "myths and legends" were also brought up by the villagers, which made the already restless small village even more unpeaceful.
In just one week, the ancient town of Hengpo had a "snake disaster".
Although the village is not wealthy, at least it was originally peaceful, and every family was safe, but at the moment people are panicking.
Natural or man-made disasters are no longer the focus of the villagers' discussions, and the villagers are more concerned about the "catastrophe" of the village, after all, every time a vision occurs, it seems to be a precursor to some unknown disaster.
In this way, nearly half a month passed, and although there were no rumored major disasters, seeing that there were more and more snakes, the village was also covered with a haze of fear.
The villagers are afraid to go out, the children are afraid to go to school, and the once lively market is now unattended, which has seriously affected the normal life of the village.
In desperation, the village party secretary and the village chief could only report the news to the relevant units and ask for help.
After hearing the news, the local ** quickly sent people to the village to investigate.
When they arrived in the village, they witnessed these dense snakes that appeared inexplicably, and they were also startled by the scene in front of them.
Subsequently, the relevant departments quickly set up an investigation team, saying that they would investigate the cause of the snake epidemic and restore a peaceful life to the villagers as soon as possible.
After investigation, the investigation team found that the local snake population was far higher than the normal number, and there were no artificial traces of a large number of snake populations living and reproducing in the local area.
However, before the investigation could find out the cause, another even more terrifying thing happened.
Some villagers found that the snakes that had been running around had died in groups, and there was no sign of "suspended animation" similar to hibernation.
A large area of dead snakes covering the ground is disgusting and terrifying.
Could it be that the snake knew that the investigation team was coming, so he chose to commit suicide en masse?This is obviously not realistic.
Through the analysis of the corpses of these snakes, the investigation team made it clear that they were not simple suicides, they were of different sizes, and their deaths were even more miserable, with spasms all over their bodies, as if they had been beaten with electric shocks.
But if it is understandable that a snake is electrocuted, how is it possible that all snakes will be electrocuted at the same time?
This not only puzzled the members of the investigation team, but also made the villagers even more frightened, fearing that something bad would really befall the village.
On the one hand, there is a death order for a thorough investigation, and on the other hand, there are villagers who are desperately seeking the truth, and the investigation team members feel the pressure on them.
So, they also contacted Dr. Song Jing, a top reptile expert from the College of Animal Science and Technology of Shanxi Agricultural University, hoping that he could help solve this dilemma.
The snake that was still spinning around one second was strangely dead the next moment, which made Dr. Song Jing also very curious.
He first asked everyone to collect all the dead snakes, and soon collected more than a dozen snakes of different species, large and small, who seemed to have experienced great pain before they died.
Among these corpses, Song Jing found that the first snake to die was two days ago.
That is to say, since two days ago, this group of snakes began a large-scale "suicide" operation.
Then, for a few days, a large number of dead snakes began to be found in the village, not only in the homes of the villagers, but sometimes even on the road, snakes would fall from the eaves, which frightened the villagers.
The key is not one, but the death of a large group of snakes, which makes the villagers can't help but wonder if something big is going to happen.
Under all kinds of speculation, some villagers soon left the village and followed their children to the city, especially many elderly people are not in good health, if they are too frightened, the consequences are even more unimaginable.
In order to find out the truth, the experts have been carrying out relevant investigations and studies all the time.
Dr. Song Jing brought these dead snakes to the laboratory, after all, as a reptile expert, he must use his professional knowledge to solve doubts and give everyone an explanation.
In order to find out the cause of death of these snakes, Dr. Song Jing performed an autopsy on the snake's corpse in the laboratory, wanting to dig out the truth from the inside.
As the snakes were dissected, a new problem arose.
It turned out that the snakes had not suffered any external or internal injuries, their internal organs were very well maintained, and there were no signs of blows on the outside. So how did these snakes die?
Even Dr. Song Jing, who is experienced in the study of snakes, was in trouble for a while, and he had to come to the town again to try to find some other possible causes.
It was such an ordinary walk, but it made a new discovery for Dr. Song Jing.
In the mountains, Dr. Song Jing found some dying snakes, so Dr. Song Jing took the snakes back to the laboratory to experiment on them.
These snakes have no signs of hunting at all, just waiting for death in a daze.
At the same time, there was another news from the investigation team, that is, some strange smoke often produces in the mountains.
What the hell are these strange smokes?Is their appearance related to the death of these snake groups?
With doubts, Dr. Song Jing and another expert came to the local area, and when they saw the smoke from afar, they knew that it must not be simple, after all, it was very unusual to have such smoke in broad daylight.
Soon another expert found out the true face of the smoke, but he didn't expect it to be methane gas floating in a large area, why did they appear in the mountains and forests for no reason?
It turns out that there are a large number of coal resources underground in Hengpo Ancient Town, and many coal seams will have the phenomenon of "spontaneous combustion", which is not strange to local residents.
As the temperature of these coal seams rises, the underground methane comes into contact with the air, which in turn creates further fires, which in turn form gas.
We all know that in daily life, if gas is not used properly, it will cause great harm.
If people inhale too much, it will cause carbon monoxide poisoning, that is, gas poisoning, and the mild ones may only be sent to the hospital for a few days to recuperate, and the severe ones can even lose their lives.
The same is true of these snakes, who turned out to be "listless" not because someone had beaten them, but because of "gas poisoning", a result that made the villagers laugh and cry.
The reason for the death of the snakes has been found, so why does Hengpo Ancient Village attract so many snakes?
Soon, after a large number of visits and explorations by experts, it was found that in recent years, Hengpo Ancient Town has stopped human activities such as cutting and mining, and has begun to pay attention to environmental protection.
This kind of greening action has greatly improved the ecological environment of Hengpo Ancient Town, so the snakes that originally lived in the dense forest also found a better habitat and began to migrate in large numbers, which is why the snakes in Hengpo Ancient Town are overflowing.
The problem that had plagued the villagers for a long time was finally solved, and the dark clouds that shrouded the village at this moment dispersed, as if even the sky had become clear.
In the gratitude and farewell of the villagers, the investigation team left Hengpo Ancient Town, and at the same time warned the villagers to bury the corpses of the snakes on the spot to prevent the harm of germ breeding.
Gradually, the people of Hengpo Ancient Town also returned to normal life.
When encountering unexplained anomalies in life, we must remain calm, avoid unwarranted speculation, and do not spread rumors at will to cause unnecessary panic.
Taking the initiative to seek help, learning to rely on science, and finding out the truth is the right way to solve the problem.