The back of Agkistrodon acutus is brown or slightly green, the edge of the plaque is dark, the abdomen is milky white, there are irregular black spots in the throat, and there are big black spots in the center and sides of the abdomen. It mainly inhabits the evergreen deciduous mixed forest at an altitude of 400-700 meters.
Original: Yongzhou wild snake is black and white, and dies when it touches vegetation. To bite, there is no defense. However, if wax is used as bait, there may be strong winds, spasms, fistulas and boils, killing muscles and killing three insects. At the beginning, the imperial doctors got together with the king's orders and gave them in the second year; Anyone who can be arrested is hired. People are always struggling to run.
A strange snake is produced in Yongzhou wild, with black texture and white pattern; All the plants and trees that the snake touched withered and died; If a snake bites a person, there is no way to resist snake venom. However, after catching it and drying it in the air, it can be made into medicinal bait, which can be used to treat leprosy, hand and foot bending, neck swelling and sores, remove necrotic muscles and kill parasites in human body.
At first, Emperor Cure Too much ordered the collection of this kind of snake, twice a year, and recruited people who could catch this kind of snake to offset his taxes. People in Yongzhou are scrambling to do it.
From Liu Zongyuan's Snake Catcher in Tang Dynasty.
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Creation background
Liu Zongyuan lived in the historical turning point from prosperity to decline in the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion in 755 AD, the central government and the provinces consolidated their power and increased taxes on the people.
According to historical records, in the middle Tang Dynasty, taxes were numerous and heavy. Besides the statutory summer and autumn taxes, various exorbitant taxes were levied. Excessive taxes and miscellaneous fees make the working people miserable. If there is another natural disaster, it will undoubtedly be worse. They fled and wandered one after another, even ten rooms were empty.
During the period, Liu Zongyuan participated in the Yongzheng reform movement headed by Wang. Due to the strong resistance of the opposition, the innovation movement failed after 140 days, Shunzong abdicated, Wang was killed, and Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou Sima.
During his ten years in Yongzhou, Liu Zongyuan had a lot of contacts with the lower classes and witnessed the tragic scene of the local people's "death or relocation". He felt obliged to use his pen to reflect the social reality of poverty caused by expropriation, and hoped that the supreme ruler could take this opportunity to observe the people's feelings and promote good governance.
Liu Zongyuan saw that "there are different snakes in the wild of Yongzhou" and heard of Jiang's people who "specialize in their interests for three generations". He conceived this article "On Snake Catchers" with progressive ideas and materials around him to "belittle the disadvantages of the times and express their loneliness and anger".
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