Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 410 - 408: Two Techniques to Deal with Crocodiles? Practice Leads to True Knowledge!

Chapter 410: Chapter 408: Two Techniques to Deal with Crocodiles? Practice Leads to True Knowledge!

You always have to be careful in the tropical rainforest.

You never know what might pop out.

The sudden appearance of a Black Tiger Snake startled everyone, and some viewers expressed their curiosity about the effects of being bitten.

Seeing the comments, Xu Yang responded,

"There’s nothing interesting about the effects, just paralysis, weakness, and possibly death. I don’t recommend trying it, but I won’t stop anyone who wants to."

Hearing Xu Yang’s abstract response, everyone burst into laughter.

The weather along the way was hot and humid; Xu Yang sweat a lot and could only drink water to keep his strength.

There really are a lot of different creatures here.

But, after all, it is the tropics, dominated mainly by insects and ferns.

It wasn’t long before they heard the sound of a bubbling stream ahead.

Upon closer inspection, it was yet another river flowing down from the mountain.

Xu Yang looked toward the river area and sensed something off.

On closer look, he realized there were several crocodiles looking intently at him from the river.

"There are Australian crocodiles, and quite a few of them."

"There really are a lot of crocodiles around here."

"To be honest, I’ve never seen crocodiles in real life. It’s my first time, let’s observe them up close."

After spotting the crocodiles, Xu Yang headed toward the riverbank.

The drone’s camera focused on the middle of the river.

Sure enough, the viewers also saw the crocodiles in the river.

The crocodiles had their eyes peeking out, floating on the water surface, watching the movements on the shore.

Any prey would invite their thunderous strike.

Crocodiles are really frightening,

especially when they lunge.

They even dare to hunt lions and hyenas.

However, crocodiles are not very smart. In Africa, a crocodile once bit an elephant’s trunk while it was drinking and ended up being crushed into a "flat crocodile" by the elephant.

It’s just unavoidable.

"There really are crocodiles. Is this place that dangerous?"

"Report the location; I want to go for a swim!"

"Crocodiles are scary; I heard some even eat humans!"

"Crocodiles eat people? Isn’t it the other way around, now you can even buy crocodile meat online!"

Everyone was voicing their opinions.

Xu Yang looked at the river and explained,

"Australian crocodiles are quite large and generally do not attack humans, but if they’re very hungry, they can become aggressive."

"It’s better to be cautious."

"However, crocodiles have two weaknesses. If you know them, you are much safer."

"So I’m not worried at all about being attacked by a crocodile."

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, everyone immediately became curious.

Two weaknesses?

"I know; it’s the death roll. You roll with it while it spins, and that way you won’t be torn apart!"

One viewer quickly responded.

Seeing this comment, Xu Yang couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.

A crocodile’s death roll involves clinging to its prey and spinning in the water, capable of tearing off parts of its prey’s body.

Sometimes it grabs a fellow crocodile’s limb and can even tear it off. You can imagine how strong the force is.

But crocodiles can roll that way; humans absolutely cannot.

So rolling together is just a joke.

"Rolling with a crocodile is totally impossible. If you really get bitten by a crocodile in the river, all you can do is pray for your life."

"I’m talking about on the land."

"When encountering a crocodile, the first method is to lift its chin. If you can lift it, the crocodile won’t be able to do anything to you."

"The second is to hold its mouth before it opens it."

"A crocodile’s bite force is terrifying, but its force to open its mouth is very weak. Even a teenager can hold its mouth shut."

"Of course, how to hold it is up to you."

As Xu Yang spoke, he walked up to the riverbank.

He didn’t get too close and kept a safe distance for himself.

Hearing his words, the viewers were speechless.

Holding a crocodile’s mouth?

Who has the courage to do that!

Just then, one of the crocodiles in the river noticed Xu Yang. It was quite hungry and immediately lunged at him once it saw life approaching.

The large crocodiles of the Primitive Forest Area still have their hunting instincts.

"Here it comes!"

"Perfect timing!"

Seeing the approaching crocodile, Xu Yang immediately took a defensive stance, clapped his hands, and just waited for the crocodile to come right to him.

Viewer: ??????

"Trust Old Xu to handle this!"

"What? Not running away? Instead, it’s coming towards me?"

"Run, crocodile, that’s the Great Demon King, you can’t mess with him!"

"Is this host so bold that he doesn’t move?"

The viewers in the live stream were continuously amazed.

Old fans were already used to it, having encountered many dangerous situations before.

Newcomers, however, were still somewhat panicked.

Then, as the crocodile approached Xu Yang, everyone saw Xu Yang swiftly dodge, and in the next second, he placed his hand under the crocodile’s mouth and forcefully lifted the crocodile up.

Just as he had said, by doing so, the crocodile indeed had no other means of retaliation.

But just because it couldn’t retaliate didn’t mean the crocodile wouldn’t struggle.

After the crocodile was lifted, it immediately started twisting its body violently. Xu Yang’s hands weren’t steady, and they let the crocodile fall to the ground again.

Seeing this, pinching the mouth was no longer possible.

The crocodile was not stupid enough to just let itself be pinched.

Once it hit the ground, it lunged at Xu Yang again.

Xu Yang reacted quickly and dodged again, lifting the crocodile’s jaw.

The viewers were trembling with fear.

They thought he was in trouble, but upon closer look, he was just playing with the crocodile!

He managed it with ease!

The crocodile, having its chin lifted for the second time, finally sensed something was wrong. It struggled again and escaped; this time, it was much calmer, pausing for a few seconds before slowly crawling toward the river.

Xu Yang took the opportunity to take a snapshot of it.

[Unlock "Australian Crocodile" in the pictorial, mission progress 3/10]

The system’s reward sound transmitted.

Watching the crocodile leave, Xu Yang kindly reminded the viewers:

"It seems that the theory is not reliable at all. The chin-lifting and mouth-pinching I mentioned earlier, no one should try."

"It’s useless."

"The crocodile struggles, and when it does, it’s very powerful and can break free easily."

"Although its mouth can’t open, its body can still move."

"If it grabs you and drags you into the water, that would be dangerous."

Hearing his words, the viewers responded:

[Old Xu, don’t worry, none of us is trying it!]

[As soon as you tell me there’s a crocodile in the water, I wouldn’t even get close within ten meters!]

[Hahaha, you’re really a nice guy!]

[You think we wouldn’t run if we saw a crocodile!]

The comments section was bustling.

The atmosphere in the live stream was great.

It was a unique effect only found in Xu Yang’s live streams.

Now, Xu Yang also felt more secure and stayed away from the river.

Practice brings truth.

The knowledge about dealing with crocodiles came from an educational video he watched previously; looking at it now, it might have been released by sensationalist accounts, and it would be wise to be less credulous in the future.

After all, no one had actually fought a crocodile; such knowledge might be from those who farm crocodiles, and farmed crocodiles don’t resist fiercely, thus, can be casually manipulated by humans.

At the riverbank ahead, there were five or six crocodiles lying on the ground, with their mouths wide open, basking in the sun.

They had their eyes closed, seemingly enjoying the sun.

"Look over there, some are sunbathing."

"Crocodiles eat very little each day; they rely on sunbathing to supplement some energy, so they love sunbathing."

"It looks really enjoyable."

Xu Yang pointed to the area ahead and told everyone.

The drone’s camera shifted to capture the scene.

Seeing several crocodiles basking together made everyone feel quite amused.

Just then, a few birds flew down.

These birds, some standing on the crocodiles’ heads, others flying around and landing right next to the crocodiles’ mouths.

This sight baffled the viewers.

[What’s with these birds, diving into the crocodile’s mouth? Are they seeking death?]

[Seems like they’re picking teeth for the crocodile, I remember learning about that in a textbook!]

[Picking teeth? Going into the crocodile’s mouth for that? Are they that brave?]

[These crocodiles really know how to enjoy!]

Xu Yang glanced at the comments and, seeing that everyone was discussing this, he said:

"The story about ’toothpick birds’ picking crocodile teeth is a myth, a case of misinformation."

"In reality, crocodile’s teeth gaps are very wide, there are no trapped food particles, so no bird goes into a crocodile’s mouth to pick its teeth."

"That’s birds looking for parasites on crocodiles."

"Crocodiles are always in the water, where there are lots of parasites, so you’ll see birds flying around their heads and landing."

"The crocodiles don’t mind."

"But there’s no tooth picking."

The myth of toothpick birds persisted, and many still believed it, while in reality, tooth picking does not occur.

Xu Yang’s clarification also enlightened everyone.

There was nothing else unusual in the forest.

Nor were there sightings of kangaroos or koalas.

After all, Australia is vast, and different animals reside in different areas.

Kangaroos were abundant, however, found everywhere.

Xu Yang and Su Yutong had agreed to visit the nearby National Forest Park in a couple of days to see tree kangaroos and koalas, and then they could also unlock new entries in the pictorial.

After all, National Forest Park is different from ordinary zoos; animals there can be added to the pictorial.

The content of that day’s live stream was very interesting.

The animals in Australia presented a unique aspect.

Other than the animals, the plants also grew peculiarly.

There were some large flowers, bigger than a washbowl, but they emitted a foul odor; it was unclear how they grew.

Some viewers even joked that these were "cannibal flowers."

Besides that, there were many tree frogs around, suggesting rich ecology.

Xu Yang also used the Treasure Compass several times, but didn’t find any valuable treasures, mostly rare animals and plants.

Consequently, Xu Yang unlocked the "Spiny Lizard" and "Crane Ostrich" pictorials.

The former was a small lizard, and the latter was a strange ostrich with a blue neck.

Seeing these also left the viewers stunned.

Australia indeed was a magical place, with animals all of bizarre shapes and forms.

Probably being an isolated island allowed the animals to evolve freely.