The vast China is vast and has a vast land and a wide variety of species, and countless rare animals.
There is a kind of poisonous snake , which is always thought of by foreigners. People affectionately call it " Little Qinglong " , and one can sell 1 million at a sky-high price! Why is it so expensive?
Xiao Qinglong is the expensive "Little Qinglong" in the picture
Xiao Qinglong is also called Mangshan soldering iron head . Although the name contains a green, it is not all blue.
The head of the little green dragon is triangular, and the patterns of the adult snake are interspersed with black and green, black brown, etc. Only the body of the underage young green has blue patterns.
overall looks a bit like five-step snake . Its biggest feature is that it has a white tail .
and Xiao Qinglong is also a large snake .
Generally speaking, the bigger the snake, the weaker the toxicity.
If you are unfortunately attacked, please pay attention to identifying
, but the little green dragon is different. Its size is larger than King Cobra , but its toxicity is stronger than the five-step snake.
After people discovered this new species in the 1990s, they began to capture them in large quantities.
As the saying goes, things are rare and expensive. People often spend a lot of effort to catch one, and the prices on the market have also soared.
How much is the little green dragon rare ? Simply put, it is more endangered than giant pandas and does not have any subspecies. Once it becomes extinct, it means that the little green dragon will disappear on the earth forever .
As early as 1994, my country included Xiaoqinglong on the list of first-level endangered species. After that, the State Forestry Administration conducted a "population census" on Xiaoqinglong and found that they only had about 500 of them nationwide, and they were unique to China.
In 1996, the Little Green Dragon was included in the red list of the World Animal Protection Alliance, which undoubtedly increased its value again.
Dr. Snake and Xiaoqinglong
On the black market, the price of a Xiaoqinglong was once touted to 1 million.
Later, my country included the Little Green Dragon as the national special protected animal , increasing financial investment in the protection of the Little Green Dragon, so that illegal hunters can take advantage of it.
Therefore, the little green dragon is often priceless. Under this situation, some illegal businessmen actually put their hands into the museum and tried to buy the "Little Green Dragon" at a sky-high price.
Front museum statue
Behind such crazy actions, huge market demand is reflected, and wild zoologists have expressed concerns.
Myths and legends increase the price for the little green dragon
In Mangshan, a group of Yao people live in . They call themselves the direct descendants of Nuwa Fuxi and live in caves for generations.
Yao people
Experts investigated that the cave has a very long history, including totems similar to the little green dragon.
Yao people say that Nuwa Fuxi is a god with a human face and snake body. Yao people inherited the human nature of their ancestors, while Xiao Qinglong inherited the snake nature of their ancestors.
Fuxi and Nuwa
The Yao people have always regarded Xiao Qinglong as their "brothers" , and have lived in the same mountain and forest with Xiao Qinglong for countless years.
The ancient totems in the cave confirm the relationship between the two to some extent, which also gives Xiao Qinglong historic and cultural value.
Although the ancient legend of Xiao Qinglong cannot be verified, it also indirectly confirms that it is an ancient species and has high scientific research value.
Most of the domestic Xiaoqinglongs have been sold to research institutions in foreign , because Xiaoqinglongs are too rare and are an important experimental sample.
The venom of Xiao Qinglong is also quite special and has high medical value. Driven by interests, foreign scientific researchers and illegal businessmen have engaged in unremarkable activities.
Illegal businessmen capture the little green dragon through various channels, making the already endangered species worse than .
What makes people wonder is how such a species was discovered? Why didn’t it be discovered until the end of the 20th century?
The process of discovering the little green dragon
1984 The famous snake venom doctor in Mangshan Chen Yuanhui received a strange patient who said that he was bitten by a white-tailed venomous snake. Its toxicity is very strong and the wound has begun to ulcerate.
Dr. Chen Yuanhui and Mangshan iron-headed snake statue
Chen Yuanhui examined the patient's wound and found that this bite mark size , only a large venomous snake can do it.
The local large venomous snake has only five-step snake, but the five-step snake has no white tail. According to the patient's description, the poisonous snake that bites itself is very big, and the yellowish-brown patterns on the body are clearly visible.
While treating the patient, Chen Yuanhui collected the venom left in the wound and compared it with the venom of the five-step snake, and found that it was really not a five-step snake.
Venom is produced by the venom glands
Chen Yuanhui compared all the venoms in his laboratory again, but there was no matching type. Chen Yuanhui realized that this might be a new variety .
However, Chen Yuanhui didn’t have too much time to study because the patient’s condition was very serious . Since there was no serum, he could only clean it up slowly.
This process took a full month, making Chen Yuanhui even more curious about the mysterious poisonous snake.
After the incident, Chen Yuanhui asked the local residents about the white-tailed snake, and the residents said they had never seen it.
Local residents heard that Chen Yuanhui was looking for a snake, and brought two to his office from time to time, but they did not meet the whitetail snake he thought. The matter of
was put on hold until one day five years later, local employees found a nest of strange snakes in the river valley, and asked Chen Yuanhui to go and take a look.
Strange Whitetailsnake
Chen Yuanhui didn't have much expectations at the beginning, after all, he has been disappointed many times over the past few years.
However, unexpectedly, I really saw the whitetail snake this time. Chen Yuanhui's experience told him that this is definitely a new variety that I have never seen before!
So, Chen Yuanhui took two small snakes that had just hatched, and found local snake research experts.
Two people read various materials and conducted multi-faceted research on . They finally confirmed that this is a new species and named "Little Qinglong".
In 1990, the two published a related paper in a magazine, saying that they had discovered a new species.
Little Green Dragon: White tail is my logo
From then on, the little Green Dragon has become completely popular in the world and attracted the attention of hunters.
What the two of them didn’t know was that this discovery would bring disaster to Xiao Qinglong.
Snake Catching Wind was popular in China for three years. It was not until the emergence of relevant legal provisions that people stopped catching the little green dragon.
Snakes were brutally arrested
Now, it is hard to see wild little green dragons again. Most of the surviving little green dragons are artificially raised in the laboratory.
In 2003, Chen Yuanhui planned to release two young green dragons.
These two little green dragons are only about one year old. When releasing animals, Chen Yuanhui did not pay attention to protection. One of them turned around and bit Chen Yuanhui's left middle finger.
At the beginning, Chen Yuanhui didn't care. After all, it was a little snake and it should not be very toxic. But not long after, Chen Yuanhui felt dizzy and dizzy in and was a little breathless.
Fortunately, my daughter next to him learned emergency assistance measures from him, collected some herbs around him, and treated Chen Yuanhui's wounds.
Chen Yuanhui was in a coma for three days, scaring his family.
After waking up, Chen Yuanhui smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that the doctor who treats snake venom was bitten by a snake."
Principle of venomous snake venom
Although people are fine, the wound bitten by Xiao Qinglong has become ulcerated and cannot be recovered. In the end, they can only amputate their limbs.
can be seen how toxic the little green dragon is! Although it is not as good as the "No. 1 Asian", the little Qinglong has a high toxicity and it is difficult to clean it once it enters the human body.
Protection of Little Green Dragon
In terms of protection of Little Green Dragon, my country has increased its protection of wild Little Green Dragons on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also carrying out artificial breeding of in .
However, there are many difficulties in artificial breeding technology. For example, the hatching rate of snake eggs is not high. . Even if the hatching environment of Xiao Qinglong is completely simulated, the ideal effect cannot be achieved.
reptile egg structure
Perhaps the little green dragon is only suitable for the growth of natural environment . Human feeding is an obstacle to the reproduction of the little green dragon.
When Chen Yuanhui discovered Xiao Qinglong, he was like opening Pandora's magic box, bringing disaster to Xiao Qinglong.
The toxicity of the little green dragon is certainly terrible, but what is really terrifying is the greedy heart of human beings.
