Once ashore, Yongqi clung to Lin Qian closely, his entire body pressed against hers.
The little tiger had its four paws tucked under its belly, its ears drooping, and its tail curled around its small body; it was clearly quite frightened.
Seeing her younger brother's pitiful little face, Lin Qian lowered her head and licked its little head to comfort it.
Courage felt its brother licking its fur; the familiar, warm scent enveloped its downy fur, making it feel affectionate and extremely safe.
With her brother's comforting words, Yongqi gradually recovered from the shock.
Lin Qian realized that her younger brother had recovered, so she immediately stopped shaking her head and retracted her pink tongue.
Licking your own fur is too much strain on your tongue and can easily leave your mouth full of hair.
He really couldn't get used to it. He usually avoids licking whenever possible, but the fact that he did it today shows that he is a good older brother who cares for his younger brother.
Looking at the long, black object that Tiger Mom had slapped onto the riverbank from afar, Lin Qian was filled with doubt and uncertainty.
That dark shape... is it a snake?
Lin Qian examined it carefully and confirmed that it was indeed a snake.
It is a common rock-dwelling viper in the jungle, and it likes to live near water sources.
However, this rock-dwelling viper is... a bit too big.
In his memory, the largest snake of this kind was only about 70 centimeters long.
And this one is already over two meters long!
And what's with these black scales? Are the scales of a rock viper really this black? They're almost like ink.
If it lay motionless in the river, it would be easily mistaken for a stone and ignored.
Thinking of this, Lin Qian felt a chill. He knew the Rock-Dwelling Viper was a venomous snake, and now that it had become like this, its stealth abilities had greatly increased. Wouldn't it be able to bite accurately with every bite?!
It's not safe in the river anymore!
Sure enough, other animals have also changed!
Tiger Mom was also quite surprised to see such a long snake, and she was circling around the unconscious rock viper, seemingly observing it.
Courage had completely recovered by now, and seeing the rock viper lying motionless on the riverbank, he was no longer afraid.
With a twitch of its limbs, the little tiger pounced forward.
Lin Qian was startled when he saw Yongqi lunge forward, howling and biting the snake's tail.
This snake is so big, even though it was swatted away by the tiger mom, it might not be dead yet.
If he happens to wake up and turns around to take a bite, his silly little brother will either die or be done for!
"Awooo!" Lin Qian howled and led her silly younger brother behind Tiger Mom.
He was puzzled, but dared not disobey his brother, so he immediately followed obediently.
The mother tiger seemed to have finished observing the rock-dwelling viper. Seeing the cubs hiding far away, she pounced on the snake's body, her tiger claws striking its vital spot with perfect accuracy.
"Swoosh!" The unconscious rock viper was awakened by the excruciating pain. Its triangular snake head was about to stand up, but the tiger mother had already seized its fatal weakness, so it couldn't turn over at all.
The snake's body, covered in dark scales, began to writhe wildly, trying to break free from the enormous creature that was pinning it down.
How could a tiger mom let her prey escape?
The tiger's eyes snapped open, revealing a fierce glint, and its claws pressed firmly against the snake's head.
Under the pressure of the tiger's paw, the rock-dwelling viper opened its mouth wide silently, and some of the venom from its fangs seeped out under the stimulation, hissing as it splattered onto the stone.
Upon seeing Venom, Lin Qianxin became very concerned, fearing that Tiger Mom might come into contact with it.
Although the venom of the rock viper is not considered strong among venomous snakes, that is under normal circumstances. This snake in front of us is clearly not a normal snake!
Who knows if Venom has mutated too?!
With her rich survival experience, the tiger mother naturally made a judgment, so she not only avoided the venom but also consciously avoided the snake's mouth.
The tiger's claws gripped its prey tightly, and the mother tiger made a decisive move, lowering her head and biting down on the snake's body.
When the tiger's teeth touched the cold, hard scales that faintly reflected the sunlight, a scratchy "hissing" sound immediately rang out.
Although the obstacle was somewhat unexpected, the tiger mother's sharp teeth still firmly pierced the snake's body, and cold snake blood instantly gushed out.
The immense biting force erupted instantly, and a crisp cracking sound rang out.
The rock-dwelling viper, which was swinging wildly, raised its head and hissed. Then its head tilted to the side, leaving only its long body still twitching in place.
Seeing the snake's body thrashing, Lin Qian mustered his courage and took a few steps back. Only after the mother tiger tore open the snake's skin and took out its gall bladder did the two tiger cubs cautiously approach again.
"Roar~" The mother tiger let out a gentle growl as she saw the cubs approaching.
Then, with a flick of her scarlet tongue, the still-pulsating snake gall bladder was swallowed by the tiger mother.
Lin Qian looked at the white snake meat in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little hungry.
The snake meat even had a faint, pleasant aroma...
It was completely different from any meat he had ever eaten before!
The snake meat in front of me is even more tempting!
The strange smell emanating from the rock-dwelling viper and snake meat caught Lin Qian's attention. The little tiger tilted its head and stared at the snake meat with a puzzled look, causing Lin Qian to fall into deep thought.
While Lin Qian was pondering, Yongqi had already lowered his head and sniffed the snake meat intensely, pressing his front paws on it and tearing at it with his tiger fangs.
After the tiger mother finished eating the snake gall, she couldn't wait to start eating the snake meat as well.
This prey smells amazing today!
The scent of this animal-attracting fruit seems a bit like the fruit from the neighbor's garden...
Seeing that the two children had already started eating, Lin Qian couldn't resist lowering his head and gnawing on the snake meat as well.
Snake meat has a naturally refreshing aroma and is incredibly tender. It tastes completely different from the brown bear meat, wild boar meat, and venison I've had before.
Moreover, snake meat lacks the firmness of muscle and has a crunchy texture, making it very easy to tear and bite.
Even young tigers like Lin Qian and Yong Qi can easily tear off pieces of meat with their baby teeth and swallow them whole.
After swallowing a bite of snake meat, Lin Qian licked it with satisfaction, never expecting snake meat to be so delicious!
Moreover, snake meat is much easier to tear than wild boar meat!
Although he and Yongqi can now eat meat on their own, it's actually quite difficult for them. Sometimes they spend a long time tearing and chewing before they can only eat a few scraps of meat.
Unlike Tiger Mom, who bites off a large chunk of meat in one go, leaving not even a scrap of meat on the bone with a lick of her scarlet tongue.
The snake meat was fragrant and tender, and Lin Qian and Yongqi buried themselves in their rice, enjoying their meal immensely.
This was the easiest time the two brothers had ever eaten meat since they started eating it.
The nearly three-meter-long rock viper was skinned and eaten by the mother and her three cubs, and a flock of crows flew over to the riverbank without anyone noticing.
Crows love nothing more than the carcasses of dead animals. If you look up at the sky often, you will often see flocks of crows flying overhead, tirelessly searching for corpses.
Such a wide stretch of riverbank naturally couldn't escape the crows' eyes.
They squealed and flew down in droves.
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