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As the saying goes, a clumsy fighter may defeat a skilled one, and the python sure is fierce. In a one-on-one battle, no snake present, not even the most venomous ones, could pose a real threat; they'd simply be delivering themselves up for defeat.
But there were simply too many snakes. Around the python, at least two to three thousand of various venomous kinds had gathered, the smallest being about forty to fifty centimeters and the largest around one to two meters. Some would raise their heads high in the water, sticking out their tongues as if threatening the python, while others lurked beneath the surface, ready to strike at any moment.
However, these snakes were not foolish enough to attack immediately upon encircling the python.
They probably knew that under the current circumstances, whoever struck first would die first. The instinctive desire for survival allowed them to accurately gauge the strength of their opponent.