A four-legged snake was nearly beaten to death, and only afterward did I feel regret

I went to the orchard to work as usual, and today's task was hoeing weeds. The temperature today was really too high, so I could only hide in the shade under a tree to escape the heat. I plopped down in the pile of grass, and just as I put my hand down, I touched something soft. It gave me a fright. Oh my, I felt awful all over. I quickly picked up the hoe and got into position, ready to find out what it was.

A four-legged snake, so terrifying. When I was little, I often ran into them on the way to school, and every time I did, I would turn and run. If I had a tool, I would even take it out to attack it. I always thought it was nothing good.

Although I do not know whether this kind is venomous, I think people who are afraid of snakes are certainly also afraid of this. The tongue it sticks out of its mouth is just like a snake's. That whole snake-like appearance makes your skin crawl.

This time I picked up the hoe and struck down with one blow, hitting it right on target, and its body was injured. I quickly dug a pit, ready to bury it directly, but before I could bury it, it ran off just like that. I lost all mood to work at once, and under the intense heat I could only go home to rest. Out of curiosity, when I got home I looked up information about this kind of four-legged snake on Baidu.

Its scientific name is skink. The Chaoshan folk saying goes: "A dog-mother snake pretending to be a dragon" - it is non-venomous.

A kind of lizard, it generally feeds mainly on small invertebrates and occasionally also eats plant stems and leaves. It is gentle and timid by nature, and has a fairly high adaptability to artificial environments. It feeds on various insects, such as weevils, woodlice, ground beetles, and also eats small frogs, tadpoles, young lizards and other vertebrates.

According to the search: this species has been included in the "List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State or with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value" issued by China's State Forestry Administration on August 1, 2000.

So I nearly wrongly killed a protected animal, and I truly regret doing that. If I encounter one in the future, I will just avoid it directly. Protecting rare animals is everyone's responsibility.

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