Every Day One Step Closer To the Manifestation

Fourth day of arrival at the observatory.

No one from the task team has found any trace of the sea snake, no matter whether they searched near the coast, sailed out and dived underwater to search, or asked the fishermen to pay attention, but there was no harvest.

Feng Yi dived once, but he used the ship of the observatory. There were employees of the observatory nearby, and the search range was limited.

After a few more days of searching and not seeing them, they have to go to the next observatory.

Feng Yi thought, he went to the sea to swim far and catch one. I could smell it the day I came.

The people at the monitoring station may be worried about their safety, staring at people closely and not letting a person go out to sea. They are not allowed to leave the station at night, they can only act during the day.

Feng Yi thought about it, and asked Xiaojia to see where he could rent a boat, the kind that was stronger and had a slightly heavier load-bearing capacity.

The suitable ship here is either pre-ordered by the rest of the task force, or has other tasks.

The location of the observation station is relatively remote, some distance from scenic spots and tourist areas, and there are no satisfactory boats to rent nearby.

Therefore, Feng Yi thought that when the boat was rented and the weather was suitable, the two of them went to sea without anyone from the observation station.

In the morning, Xiaojia went to the nearest tourist area to see if he could rent a boat.

Feng Yi trotted along the coast.

I didn't get ready to go into the water, so I didn't change my diving gear.

Sunglasses, masks, hats, etc. are not worn by Feng Yi, and there is no one to meet on the route. The structure of the residents in this area is simple. As long as it is not deliberately publicized, almost no one will pay attention to whether you are an Internet celebrity.

Familiarity with the area and an understanding of the scope of the search chosen by the various experts within the task force.

Feng Yi has his own search line, but he found that the smell of sea snakes in the near-shore area faded away quickly. I don't know if there were too many people searching the water recently, or for other reasons, there were no sea snakes nearby.

After running the route, Feng Yi turned around and went to a nearby street to forage. There are a little more people in the small streets, wear flat frame glasses, find a small restaurant or stall, eat some local specialties, and listen to the chats of the residents in this area.

Experts came to look for sea snakes, and many local residents knew about this. However, some people don't think there are sea snakes here. They haven't seen them for many years. Even if they do, they are hard to come across on the shore. Fishermen say there are sea snakes, but there is no picture and no truth. Maybe they are looking at the sea snake and regard the eel as a sea snake.

Feng Yi listened to their talk, and when it comes to sea snakes, they are still mostly afraid.

During the abnormal climate period, the frequency of semi-aquatic sea snakes was very high for a period of time. People in this area were bitten by sea snakes and could not be rescued.

Aside from seasonal and climatic factors, sea snakes are not as aggressive as land snakes, and will not actively attack humans. However, most people pay more attention to the second half of the sentence "docile temperament, high mortality rate from poisoning".

Feng Yi carried two packing boxes and walked back along the coast, thinking about the sea snake.

The main task this time is to find the sea snake and record some data.

The sea snakes after the abnormal climate period may have undergone a certain mutation, and some unknown active substances have been added in the venom, and the toxicity is more complicated. There will be some surprises in different regions.

Due to the small fluctuations in the climate this year, many people are worried that the frequency of semi-aquatic sea snakes will increase, so they must prepare in advance.

Without antivenom, diving operators or fishermen are bitten, and treatment will be very difficult.

Sampling, poison collection, data analysis, serum preparation, formulation of the latest sea snake bite treatment plan, etc. have to be carried out, but Feng Yi is only involved in the task of catching snakes.

Compared with terrestrial snakes, the research on the venom of sea snakes is more limited, with fewer people and limited resources, making it difficult to cultivate artificially. Research costs are high.

Like those terrestrial venomous snakes that are highly venomous, when taking poison, the venom will explode with a swipe of fangs, just like squeezing juice.

As for the venom of sea snakes, their venom glands and fangs are not large, and the amount of venom produced is small. In the past, many methods of stripping the venom glands after execution were used. However, due to the current regulatory environment and continuous technological innovation, there are new live mining methods for sea snakes.

What Feng Yi was thinking about returned to the observation station. Just as he entered the gate of the station, a voice came from beside him:

"You are... Feng Yi?"

Feng Yi looked over and saw a young man standing not far away. He should not be a resident employee of the observatory, and he had a strong smell of sea snakes on his body.

"You are?"

The young man strode forward, "Hello, my surname is Cui, and I'm a student of Director Yan, just call me Xiao Cui. I study the flat-chin sea snake and don't work at the observatory. I'm here today to help deliver antivenom."

The flat-chinned sea snake and the blue-ringed sea snake are the dominant species in China. People who do research on sea snakes will have a lot of dealings with these two kinds of snakes.

"Hello." Feng Yi reached out and shook hands with him, and asked, "Is the serum only anti-Pingjinhai snake venom?"

"Well, there won't be too much serum here, and the large hospital nearby will have reserves."

Xiao Cui is not a fan of Feng Yi, but after knowing that Feng Yi is here, he specially took over the task of delivering serum.

In the circle, Feng Yi's ability to catch snakes is still very famous.

"Did you gain anything today?" Xiao Cui asked.

"no."

Xiao Cui was slightly disappointed, "I heard Zuo Di say, are you sure there are sea snakes in this area?"

"It must have been there before, but I don't know if it exists now." Feng Yi said.

It was impossible for him to tell others about his own plans. Feng Yi changed the subject and asked, "Is the observatory also storing anti-venom?"

"It depends on the situation. After all, there are few people here. If you are bitten, you can directly send it to a large hospital nearby. It is not far from here. But it has a small displacement, and generally speaking, as long as it is sent to the doctor in time, and it is not a rare sea snake, there is no big problem."

Saying that, Xiao Cui stretched out his hand, "I was bitten when I was a child. I went to fish nets with my friends and came across a small green ring."

Speaking of this, Xiao Cui's face flashed with pride.

Feng Yi: "…"

I have to say that there are not many people who have been bitten by a snake yet have psychological shadows, and there are really not many people who continue to study sea snakes after work.

Xiao Cui continued to share: "The tooth marks are not obvious at the location of the bite, after all, the teeth are small. There is no obvious pain, no obvious redness, swelling and festering, just the feeling of being stabbed a little, if you don't pay special attention , it is easy to ignore. Fortunately, the location of the net fish was not too far from the hospital at that time."

Neurotoxin is an important lethal component in most sea snake venoms. If you don't pay attention to it at the time, after the "incubation period", when you feel symptoms, it will be too late.

Feng Yi was curious: "You were bitten by the Qinghuan sea snake. Why are you studying the flat-chin sea snake now?"

"The venom composition of the flat-chinned sea snake is more diverse, and sometimes the blue-ringed sea snake is also studied. For example, the composition and toxicity characteristics of the two dominant species of snake venom are studied, and the comparative analysis at the transcriptome and proteome levels is carried out. Objective It's all about developing targeted antivenoms."

Xiao Cui did not intend to elaborate on the theoretical aspect, he knew that Feng Yi did not understand this aspect.

"Have you ever been bitten by a snake?" Xiao Cui asked.

"I was nailed by fangs." Feng Yi said.

Xiao Cui nodded, "Masters are all bitten."

"…Um."

Feng Yi's heart: As long as I don't say it, no one will know that I have been bitten by my own fangs, more than once!

"If you are more familiar with snakes, you will pay attention to snakes. Some fishermen, or children who come to play here, don't know much about sea snakes, they don't know if they are bitten, or they don't pay attention to them, then it is quite dangerous. If it is luck Not good, encountering extreme individuals or mutant individuals, even if there is anti-venom, it is quite dangerous, small differences in the components of snake venom may bring different degrees of poisoning reactions, and the anti-venom effect of the original serum will be reduced."

Antivenom This is indeed a more troublesome thing.

Anti-branja, anti-cobra, anti-pit viper, anti-five-step snake serum, etc., in the face of sea snake toxin, can not exert anti-venom effect, even if it is used for treatment, there will be adverse reactions.

"If there are mutants or unusual species of snakes in the sea, then we must prepare another targeted serum or study new treatment options, otherwise the bitten person will have to wait to die."

Thinking of the ongoing research in the Ancestor Laboratory, Feng Yi said: "Perhaps, some problems in special cases can be solved when broad-spectrum antivenoms are available."

"Really?!" Xiao Cui was shocked.

"Um!"

"I do not believe!"

"…"

"I can't imagine what antigen is used to prepare an antivenom with full immune coverage!"

Feng Yi: "Uh... Maybe it's not the serum form you are familiar with but some kind of drug? I don't know how it is, I heard people say it."

Xiao Cui frowned for a moment and shook his head: "As far as I know, anti-venom is the most effective way to treat snakebites at present! But anti-venom is expensive, has a long cycle, and has a limited scope of application, and small hospitals in small places have no reserves. If there really is such a magic medicine that can solve most poisonous snake bites, it can save a lot of people! However, even if there is such a medicine in the future, it will definitely not be cheap, and ordinary people can't afford it. "

Feng Yi thought, next time I contact the ancestor factory, I will ask about the price.

The newly prepared anti-venom serum has been delivered. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Xiao Cui still has his own tasks, so he can't stay here to chat with Feng Yi.

"Broad-spectrum antivenoms are too far away from us, and it's useless to think too much. In short, we still use serums, and the anti-venoms I sent here today are all newly made.

"You don't have to have any psychological burden, thinking that you will be bitten or something. This thing is purely just in case. Moreover, fishermen or other local residents are more likely to be recruited than you. After all, you are all experts. You're good at it, and if you find a snake, you know how to deal with it, so there's not much chance of getting hit..."

Xiao Cui was walking out, when suddenly someone rushed into the station like a gust of wind: "Hurry up! Where's the anti-venom? Professor Shen was bitten by a sea snake!"

Xiao Cui: "…"

Feng Yi looked at him.

"Not Likely".

Unconsciously, the work and rest have been deviated again, and I have to change it!

Try to update before 10pm tonight!