Chapter 219

——【I'm dying of laughter. If this snake wasn't real, I would have every reason to believe they were in a comedy show. But this is a living rattlesnake; one bite, and you'd be dead before you could get the antivenom. Playing like this, are they not afraid of death!】

——【Facts tell us, never eat melons when you see them. Break this bad habit, don't go join the fun whenever you see a crowd. Now it's good; if you eat the melon well, you waste some time; if you eat it badly, you'll take a shortcut for the rest of your life!】

——【My stomach hurts from laughing so early in the morning. Don't blame me for gloating; these guys are just too funny. This rattlesnake is probably cursing in its heart too: I was just sleeping under the bushes, and I actually experienced the feeling of flying. I'll have plenty of face when I brag to my companions in the future.】

——【Rattlesnake: I... (omitting ten thousand words here), pray for its psychological shadow area. Being a snake for a lifetime, this is the first time I've encountered such a dog-like person. If I were there, none of them would be able to run; I'd bite every single one of them. If I don't release all the venom hidden in my bone marrow today, I'd be sorry for myself!】

——【That was really dangerous just now. When picking up the rock, it was so close, and the main thing is they didn't even see it. If that place was the rattlesnake's territory, it really might have attacked. I can only say Fang Yang is lucky; at such a close distance, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to react to the speed of a snake.】

Fang Yang looked at the scene in front of him, completely confused.

The people in front were fleeing in all directions.

The rattlesnake was also fleeing; he didn't know what they were running for.

He could only shout at them: "The snake is gone, it's okay!"

Just from that flight, the rattlesnake was truly scared and slithered on the sand at the fastest speed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that it was safe, everyone walked back, but they still looked at Fang Yang with lingering fear.

At this moment, they reached a consensus in their hearts: stay away from him, otherwise you'd really die without knowing how.

Fang Yang looked at their expressions and smiled awkwardly, then climbed back into the driver's cab without a word and started working.

Since they were digging a reservoir, they could dig a bit deeper.

And since it was sand, it was dug quite quickly.

The next ten minutes were quite stable, and a large sand pit had been dug in front of them.

From a depth of over a meter, one could already see that the sand contained a lot of moisture.

It was clear that the water resources nearby should be very abundant.

After digging for a while, he changed the angle to dig.

However, this time, with one shovel down, the cameraman called out again.

"Brother, look, there seems to be a hole there!"

"Hmm?" Fang Yang really hadn't seen the hole just now.

He stretched his head out and took a look; after the first shovel of the surface layer of sand, he really saw a hole.

The entrance of the hole was as thick as an adult male's thigh.

The foreman was a bit scared: "It won't be a snake hole again, right!"

Fang Yang shook his head: "Definitely not, how could such a big hole be a snake hole!"

The officers nearby also started chatting in a jumble.

"Probably a rat hole; there are quite a lot of rats in the desert."

"Could it be a lizard hole."

"Scorpion? I feel like that's possible!"

Listening to everyone's guesses, Fang Yang didn't know what it was either.

But the problem was, you couldn't see what the inside of this hole looked like at all; it was pitch black.

After the rattlesnake incident just now, he didn't dare to use his hands to dig anymore.

If there was any venomous animal inside, that would really be a disaster.

Just as everyone was hesitating, Fang Yang spoke up: "How about I use the excavator to dig and see? For safety's sake!"

Everyone nodded quickly, expressing their agreement.

Fang Yang returned to the driver's cab again, controlling the bucket to dig from the entrance of the hole bit by bit towards the depths.

This place was definitely a hole dug by some kind of animal; destroying its home was one thing, but he couldn't take its life, that would really be unjustifiable.

However, everyone was surprised to find that this hole was not going downwards, but remained in a horizontal position.

Just one centimeter below the sand.

It's just that the hole was quite long, and plus he didn't dare to dig too hard.

This led to several minutes passing without the hole reaching the end.

The cameraman said blankly: "Brother, this won't be an empty hole, right?"

Fang Yang ignored him and dug with full concentration.

Suddenly, the foreman shouted: "Look! There's something moving, it's furry, so big! What is this!"

"It won't be a rat, right? Where would there be such a big rat?"

"It's definitely not a rat. This is more than just a little bigger than a rat; do you have rats as thick as a thigh at home!"

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Just when everyone was suspicious and uncertain, Fang Yang walked over.

Suddenly!

A large cat suddenly rushed out of the hole and lunged at him.

Fang Yang stepped back, almost getting scratched.

Fortunately, the big cat only attacked once before retreating back into the hole, sticking its head out and staring fixedly at Fang Yang.

Now everyone was dumbfounded.

The foreman looked at it carefully and asked in confusion: "Where would a cat come from in the desert?"

Others didn't understand; this shape was exactly like a cat.

The only difference was that it was larger than an average house cat.

Fang Yang's system panel had also popped up long ago.

【Desert Cat】

【Species: Felidae】

【Living habits: Active at dawn, dusk, and night, rests during the day, solitary personality】

【Body length 610-680 mm, tail length 295-310 mm, weight 4-8 kg】

【Body shape is larger than an average house cat, tail is long, limbs are slightly long, ear tips have a tuft of short hair, body back is brownish-gray or sandy yellow, the mid-dorsal line is not obvious. The fur on the body is long and dense, with thick underfur】

【Summer is the breeding and nursing season for desert cats. At this time, a large number of young rodents also begin to live independently and are active on the ground...】

【National First-Class Protected Animal】

Now Fang Yang finally understood why there were cats in the desert.

This was no ordinary house cat; it was actually a National First-Class Protected Animal.

If you weren't professionally trained in this, you wouldn't be able to recognize it at all.

The cameraman walked up and asked curiously: "Brother, where would a cat come from in the desert?"

Fang Yang smiled: "This isn't a house cat; this is called a Desert Cat, and it's a National First-Class Protected Animal!"

"Desert Cat!"

Everyone exclaimed; it was the first time they had heard this name.

If Fang Yang hadn't told them, who would have thought this was a National First-Class Protected Animal.

The foreman also came up to take a look: "This cat is really big; is this its nest?"

"Yes!" Fang Yang nodded: "If nothing goes wrong, there should be kittens inside the nest."

"Really? Did you see them?"

"Guessed it, because at this season, the rats have all grown up and started to live independently, so desert cats generally nurse during this period of abundant food."

"Also, we just destroyed its nest, and it didn't run away, but instead actively attacked me. You think about it: is the first reaction of a wild animal when seeing humans to run, unless it's protecting its babies."

Everyone nodded one after another, feeling that his analysis was very reasonable.

The foreman was a bit at a loss: "Then what should we do? This thing won't leave, and we have to work. How about calling the police!"

"Cough, cough~" The officer behind coughed: "Do you think we don't exist!"

The atmosphere of the scene immediately became awkward.

Fang Yang waved his hand: "No need to bother. I'll just call the Wildlife Protection Center to come and take it away!"

"That's a good suggestion!"

He took out his phone, found the previous call record, and dialed.

Two minutes later, Fang Yang put his phone away and climbed back into the driver's cab.

This place couldn't be dug anymore; he had to change to another location to continue digging.