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But Shedao Island has hidden dangers.
但是蛇島亦潛伏著危險(xiǎn)
Pallas' pit vipers trapped here 6,000 years ago by rising sea levels
由于海平面上升 蝮蛇已被困在這座島上6000余年
have evolved a sinister lifestyle.
這已演化成一種險(xiǎn)惡的生存方式
For 10 months of the year
每年有10個(gè)月
there is nothingsubstantial to eat on the island,
島上沒(méi)有任何食物
so the reptiles conserve their energy by barely movingat all.
因此爬行類動(dòng)物保持靜止以保存體力
Asthe sun warms their rocky home,
當(dāng)陽(yáng)光使它們的巖石家園變暖
the snakesclimb upinto the bushes and trees.
這些蛇便爬進(jìn)灌木樹(shù)叢
But they aren't here to sunbathe.
但是它們不是來(lái)這曬日光浴的
More and more vipers appear
越來(lái)越多的毒蛇出現(xiàn)了
until virtually every perch where a bird might land
事實(shí)上毒蛇占據(jù)了幾乎所有棲息地
has been booby-trapped.
等著鳥(niǎo)們上鉤
Then the waiting game begins.
“守獵”游戲開(kāi)始了
The serpents' camouflage is remarkable,
蛇隱藏得很好
but so are the birds' reactions,
但是蛇攻擊鳥(niǎo)的時(shí)候
as this high-speed shot reveals.
鳥(niǎo)的反應(yīng)同樣迅速
