摘要
听说陕西旬阳出了条长角的蛇,我们便专程赶到旬阳县吕河镇特种动物养殖场。说明来意后,场长秦绪伟从一个角落蒙有黑布的铁丝笼中,拿出受他特殊关照的这只大王蛇。这只大王蛇见主人来拿它,身体排出一股令人不能接受的异臭味。当要把它拿到户外便于拍摄时,它那滚圆的眼睛盯着我们,不时吐出信子。说有犄角,可没长在头顶,而是长在头后的右侧(左边正在鼓出一个米粒大的对应的小节),真像鱼鳍一般。奇特的是,它的蛇鳞凹凸不平,身驱上还鼓起了个肉疙瘩,蛇身尾部骤然变细。听秦绪伟讲:“不记得这条蛇买自何方,去年6月份后才发现长角。此蛇异常凶猛,常追吃小蛇,我喂鸡蛋时。
Abig horned king snake is found on the Special Animal Farm of Xunyang County, Shaanxi Province, The horn that grows on the right side close to its head is 1.2 cm long, black and conical in shape. The snake is so ferocious that it often chases and eats small snakes. Sometimes, it might hurt the feeder who is feeding eggs to it in case of carelessness. The people from the Shaanxi Animal Research Institute were surprised at the homed king snake.
出处
《中国西部》
1999年第3期25-25,共1页
Western China
