start with a pet store

Chapter 952 Eye-opening
Seeing Xiao Sun's dark face, as if he was about to get angry, Xiao Xin gently pulled his clothes and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. Maybe these were meant to be discarded. The organizers are letting them develop in this way to give them their last bit of value. It's useless for you to get angry. You can't change anything."

Because Xiao Xin was there, Xiao Sun resisted the urge to snatch those dying little sand lizards from the children's hands. The main reason was that there were too many of them and he couldn't get them all.

He adjusted his mood and tried hard to suppress his anger.

He turned around and continued walking inside, pretending to ignore it.

Although he was unhappy, it was his first official date with Xiaoxin and he didn't want to embarrass her.

He tried to smile at her: "Look over there..."

Xiao Xin nodded and let him take her away.

The first area over there is the snake display area.

Xiao Sun walked over there excitedly. The little white snake he was responsible for hadn't hatched yet, so he wanted to come and see if there was a similar species here.

There are fewer people in the snake display area than at the entrance, but it is still quite lively. There are quite a few children talking and laughing, and you can hear low cheers from time to time.

Xiao Sun held Xiao Xin's hand tightly. After passing the sand lizard area just now, he always felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Green snake..." Xiao Xin said softly.

"Green snake? This picture is of a green bamboo snake. What's going on?" Xiao Sun looked at the picture that Xiao Xin was looking at.

"Ah? No way, this can't be a mistake, right?"

"Let me tell you the best way to distinguish them. There are several differences between them. First of all, the heads are different. The head of the Emerald Green Snake is oval and slightly pointed, with large scales on the head, while the head of the Bamboo Leaf Green Snake is large and triangular, with a thin neck and small scales on the top of the head. The tail is not obvious in this picture, but it is very obvious in living things. The Bamboo Leaf Green Snake is a rattlesnake. The easiest thing to see in the photo is that the Bamboo Leaf Green Snake has red eyes and they are very small. You can see that, while the Emerald Green Snake has large eyes and they are black..." Xiao Sun knew the differences between the two snakes very well.

"Now that you mention it, the picture is indeed wrong. The one in the picture should be a bamboo green pit viper." Xiao Xin nodded and looked at the glass jar next to him.

"Alas..." Xiao Sun sighed: "But, there is indeed a green snake in the tank..."

Xiao Xin half bent over to take a closer look at the two snakes in the glass tank.

Xiao Sun frowned tightly and whispered in Xiao Xin's ear: "Why don't we not watch it? It makes me angry."

Xiao Xin turned around and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

"Look at this environment..." There were two green snakes in it. Green snakes like humid environments, but the tank was kept in a desert environment with dry Akadama soil and some fine sand and gravel.

There was a green snake with half-fallen skin hanging on its head, staring with its eyes wide open and not moving. Based on Xiao Sun's experience, it was probably dried up and died.

Because there were fleas and flies flying around inside. If Xiao Sun guessed correctly, these fleas and flies were definitely not there when the green snake first went in. The fleas and flies appeared only after the snake died.

The other one was not much better. It was probably not yet time for the snake to shed its skin, but it had already shed half of its skin and was stuck there, looking half-dead.

Xiao Sun felt so distressed when he saw this, but after looking around, he didn't see any staff at all.

Xiao Xin also knew what the reptile store in their store was like. With this comparison, it was indeed like heaven and hell.

She looked at Xiao Sun helplessly: "What should we do?"

Xiao Sun secretly exhaled: "Let's see..."

He still had a fantasy that maybe these two were special and he just happened to be so lucky that he ran into them.

The two stopped looking at the tank and followed the crowd forward.

However, the other snake tank next to it was not much better. It was also kept in Akadama soil. Snake keepers know that Akadama soil will change color when it gets wet, but the soil in the tank was dry, and it was obviously not humid enough.

The green and thin snake in this tank is also shedding its skin, giving people a feeling that the shedding is not pleasant.

But at least it's still alive.

After going around like this, Xiao Sun found that the conditions in each snake tank were similar, and he was about to accept reality.

The two continued walking towards the lizard house next to them.

Xiao Sun was surprised to find that there were no lighting or heating equipment in the entire venue.

Xiao Sun felt the temperature in the museum was a little cool, but it was very unfriendly to the bearded dragons.

This has a very strong impact on the little guy's eyes. It just lies there motionless. No matter how others tease it, it doesn't react at all. Only the slight bulging of its belly lets people know that it is alive.

Next to this tank was another one, which contained a sailfin lizard, and its condition wasn't much better.

I saw it lying on the root of a dead tree with its eyes closed. Its mouth was bruised, its eye sockets were sunken, its abdomen was sunken, and its long tail was folded inward.

The sail-lizard is originally a semi-aquatic animal, but the water tank inside was useless as it had long been dry and there was no water left.

The pad underneath was also dry Akadama soil, and the little guy was lying there half-dead.

The other tank next to it had Chinese Skink written on the outside. Xiao Sun took a closer look and saw a blue-tailed skink in the corner. Xiao Sun remembered that the blue-tailed skink was also a protected animal, yet it was kept here so carelessly.

It seemed like no one in the museum cared about the lives of these little creatures and only treated them as display items.

Moreover, such errors in mislabeling data and names are countless and can be seen everywhere.

Many of the objects in the museum have nothing to do with the introduction.

But most of the visitors are parents with their children. This is a science exhibition. Xiao Sun couldn't help but think angrily, if they can't even figure this out, why not promote it under the slogan of a science exhibition? Isn't this just pure misunderstanding? Will these children question it when they see the correct species in the future?
At the innermost is a tank of bearded dragons. Bearded dragons are considered the most entry-level type of reptile pets. The brand is actually wrong, and there is no light inside. Their eyes have already shown serious signs of disease.

On the other side of the tank, a very small bearded dragon was flattened and deformed. No one knew how long it had been hungry. It looked so skinny that anyone who knew about reptiles would cry when seeing it.

"How come this little guy is so thin? He's just skin and bones." Xiao Xin also realized that this was too abnormal and couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Sun shook his head. He didn't know what to say anymore.

I came here with great joy, but now I am extremely disappointed.

When we got to the exit of the lizard house, we finally saw the staff. There were five or six staff standing in front of a row of glass counters. Inside the counters were small transparent plastic bowls, and there was a sign on top with red pen saying sand lizards for 200 yuan each. "Oh my god, sand lizards are protected animals, how can they be sold like this?" Xiao Sun couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Ah?" Xiao Xin also widened her eyes: "What they wrote here are all sand lizards, can't they be sold?" She really didn't understand.

Xiao Sun shook his head: "You can check this. It's a protected animal and can't be bought or sold."

He walked up to them, and immediately a staff member came up to greet him with a smile: "Handsome guy, do you want to buy one? Today's promotional price is only two hundred yuan a pair."

Xiao Sun bent over and took a closer look. Indeed, there were some sand lizards and some other species, but the organizer seemed to be selling them all as sand lizards.

"Did you know that sand lizards are classified as classified animals?" Xiao Sun stood up and looked at the staff member who was introducing them to him.

The staff member shook his head: "We don't understand, we just sell it."

Then another staff member who seemed to be a supervisor came over immediately: "Hello, do you want to buy it? If not, please don't disturb our normal work, thank you..."

Xiao Sun was amused by his words: "You are breaking the law, and you still say that I am disturbing your normal work..."

"We are all doing our job according to the orders from above. Please don't make things difficult for us, sir..." the supervisor said in a low voice.

Xiao Sun looked around and saw that everyone around him was wearing ordinary work clothes. Judging from the situation, if he wanted to make a big deal out of it, he would probably be kicked out before he could even finish his words.

Although Xiao Xin was not afraid of trouble, she knew that they could not overcome it by force, so she pulled Xiao Sun again.

Xiao Sun, who was about to shout loudly, immediately reacted when Xiao Xin pulled him and looked at Xiao Xin.

"Don't confront them head-on. Why don't we go around and talk to Brother Lu to see if he has any solution." Xiao Xin leaned over and whispered in his ear.

Xiao Sun nodded, looked back at the supervisor, and followed Xiao Xin around the lizard house without saying a word. Then the two of them walked out in silence.

The staff members were relieved to see that the two were not going to cause trouble, but they were all a little panicked. The staff member who received Xiao Sun asked the supervisor: "Supervisor, is this okay?"

"What can happen? If the sky falls, there is someone taller to hold it up. What are you afraid of..." the supervisor growled.

"Oh, I think he seems like someone who knows this..." the staff member whispered.

"Just do your job well and don't get involved in things that are not your business." The supervisor said and walked out.

He watched from afar as Xiao Sun entered the butterfly house next door.

You need a ticket to enter the Butterfly House.

Xiao Sun thought that since one had to swipe a ticket to enter, there must be staff members specifically responsible for this, and the situation should be better.

Xiao Xin seemed to see through his thoughts and gently pulled him: "Let's see how the situation goes. I just think that telling them may not have much effect..."

"Yeah, I know..." Xiao Sun nodded.

However, after coming in, Xiao Sun was surprised again.

In the Butterfly Valley, many children were seen grabbing butterfly wings at will, and no one cared. There was no staff member to whom Xiao Sun wanted to report the situation.

What can I say about the children's behavior? If parents don't stop them and staff don't guide them, then the children really won't realize it.

So we could only see those with smaller bodies flying high and more flexibly, which the children could not catch. Many of those with slightly larger bodies were injured and were caught and released by the children. It was a really miserable sight.

Knowing that his words were not important and that nothing he said would have much effect, Xiao Sun silently pulled Xiao Xin out.

Go further and you will reach the spider area.

The first introduction picture made Xiao Sun laugh.

"Tell me, how do they assess the danger level?" Xiao Sun whispered to Xiao Xin.

"Ah? Do you know about spiders too?" Xiao Xin was a little surprised that Xiao Sun knew so much about reptiles.

Xiao Sun finally smiled. "I've been exposed to it before, so I like to read books on it, and I know a little bit about it. Look at this, the Brazilian giant Jin Zhijian, they gave it a five-star danger level, and this Jin Zhijian got another one-star, aren't they the same?"

"Oh, yes. The danger level is five stars. Is it the limit of danger?" Xiao Xin also felt that something was wrong.

"However, the golden tarantula is one of the classic and iconic pet tarantula species. They are docile, hardy, and hardly kick hair, plus they have a charming appearance. They have always been one of the most popular species in the pet tarantula market and the first choice for novices. How can it be rated five stars for danger?" Xiao Sun smiled and shook his head.

"Eh... no matter how pretty this little thing is, I don't like it..." Xiao Xin said with disdain.

"Haha, I was also afraid of spiders when I was a child, so I never suggested to Brother Lu to get into the spider species. Look, this is wrong again. This is an amber woodlice, but it is labeled as a panda king." Xiao Sun seemed to be here to find mistakes. There were almost no things that he could think were correct.

"Look again, have you seen this kind of spider?" He asked Xiao Xin, pointing to another picture and a standing spider in the tank.

"Isn't this the spider we usually see? Is it poisonous? They don't seem to bite people?" Xiao Xin looked at the three stars marked on the introduction and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, this is an ordinary spider, non-toxic and harmless. Its scientific name is the white-fronted stilt spider. They only eat flies and mosquitoes. They are no bigger than a fingernail, but their danger factor is three stars. I am really..." Xiao Sun laughed so hard that he wanted to swear.

"And this giant African snail has a risk factor of zero. Does that mean children can just touch and grab it? Isn't this little guy dangerous? How many parasites does it have? My God..." Xiao Sun slapped his forehead.

The two walked inside while complaining.

Walking further inside, we arrived at the scorpion area.

There is a sign for an insect science exhibition hanging next to it.

There is an introduction next to the first stage, which says Peter Yixie, Lin Shen Yixie and so on.

The two of them walked around to the back of the introduction and happened to see a child of about five or six years old. The parent put a Peter Scorpion directly into the child's hand and took a photo of the child with his mobile phone.

Xiao Sun couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he stood in front of the parents and whispered, "You'd better not let your children handle it like this. No matter how low the toxicity is, they still have stings. Aren't you afraid that your children will have allergies or something?"

(End of this chapter)