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The hot spring snake is unique to Tibet and is believed to have survived the inhospitable conditions up on the plateau principally thanks to this natural central heating. |
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These coldblooded snakes hang out in streams and rivers which are fed by the hot springs, where they enjoy a surprisingly productive lifestyle. |
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Slipping into the warm water, they wait patiently, bobbing their heads on the lookout for fish. |
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Thanks to its unlikely relationship with the volcanic forces which built the Himalayas, the hot spring snake is able to survive at altitudes up to 4, 500 metres, making it the highestliving snake in the world. |
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The slowmotion crash between Asia and India has been going on for 30 million years. |
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The Himalayas are the crumplezone created by these two colliding landmasses, a bewildering maze of mountains and valleys, home to elusive wild creatures. |
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In this rugged and unforgiving terrain, littered with fractured rock and ice cold rivers, the slightest miscalculation may have fatal consequences. |
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zhè zhǒng wēn quán shé shì xī zàng suǒ tè yǒu de, rén men bǎ tā zài gāo yuán jiān kǔ huán jìng cún huó xià lái de yuán yīn, zhǔ yào guī gōng yú zhè lǐ de tiān rán dì rè. zhèi xiē lěng xuè de shé zài yóu wēn quán xíng chéng de xī liú zhōng yóu yì, zài wēn quán zhōng tā men wú yōu wú lǜ de shēng huó zhe. huá jìn wēn nuǎn de shuǐ zhōng nài xīn dì děng dài, nǎo dài zài shuǐ miàn shàng xià jí dòng jìng děng yú ér shàng gōu. zhèng yóu yú yǔ xíng chéng xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān de huǒ shān de bù xún cháng guān xì, wēn quán shé cái dé yǐ shēng cún zài. hǎi bá 4500 mǐ de dì fāng, zhè shǐ tā chéng wéi le shì jiè shang guò zhe zuì shē chǐ de shēng huó de shé. yà zhōu hé yìn dù bǎn kuài zhī jiān de huǎn màn yùn dòng, yǐ jīng chí xù le 3 qiān wàn nián zhī jiǔ. xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān mài jiù shì zhè liǎng gè dà lù bǎn kuài zhuàng jī hòu de jié guǒ, tā shì yí gè shān luán hé shān gǔ de mí gōng, yě shì gè zhǒng nán yǐ zhuō mō de yě shēng dòng wù de jiā yuán. zài zhè gè duō yán de è liè huán jìng zhōng, sàn luò zhe gè zhǒng suì shí hé bīng lěng de hé liú, jí wēi xiǎo de shī wù yě kě néng dǎo zhì zhì mìng de hòu guǒ. |