Scientists are well aware that poisonous snakes need protection because of their important role in the ecosystem. But if you choose snakes or centipedes as your area of research, says Lu Kuang-yang, "you probably won't even get funding."
明知毒蛇在生態系的角色需要保護，但如果以蛇或蜈蚣為對象，「大概連研究經費都申請不到吧？」