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Fake Cougar Tasered in Michigan
I usually tend to side with law enforcement on Taser use. Typically you have the cases of belligerent, drunk or otherwise unruly individuals resisting arrest or failing to obey the simple orders of a police officer. Then they get tased and wonder why...
“Neither snow nor rain… nor gloom of night…”
You’ve heard that old US Postal Service slogan “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds”, or whichever other variation applies. I suppose weather con...
Farm Worker Defends Himself by Fighting Python in a Tree
Talk about a rough day at work… Ben Nyaumbe, a Kenyan farm worker in the Malindi area of Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast went to work like any other day last Saturday. “I stepped on a spongy thing on the ground and suddenly my leg was en...
Kangaroo Intruder Terrorizes Family in Australian Home Invasion
Only in Australia… An unsuspecting Australian couple thought they were being attacked by an intruder this past Sunday night. It turned out that it was a kangaroo that crashed through their bedroom window and started bouncing on their bed. Only ...
Get the Bear Necessities
If you are going to venture anywhere near bear country, you may be safer carrying a 9 oz. canister of Guard Alaska Bear Repellent or Bear Pepper Mace than you would relying on a gun. But you don’t have to take our word for it. How about the recomme...
More Runaway Amphibians
Following the lead of the 10 rare turtles missing in Singapore, two snakes in San Luis Obispo, California decided to take in the sights Sunday night and stroll out of their terrarium. This time, one big python and another freaking huge python escaped...
Pepper Spray for Bears - Hunters, Hikers, Campers be Warned
We have been saying it for awhile, but another grizzly bear expert is urging hunters and hikers to carry bear pepper spray when entering the woods. It just makes sense. This time, Mike Madel, a bear management specialist from the Montana Fish, Wildli...
Score 1 for the Puppy, 0 to the 3 Bears
An 8-month-old cockapoo (cocker spaniel-poodle mix) scared three bears out of his back yard this past Sunday. The mere 15-pound puppy named Pawlee was let out for his normal morning rituals and immediately started to bark his tiny little head off. Wi...
Fake Coyotes cause a stir, Geese are unimpressed.
A bunch of fake wooden cutout coyotes are fooling motorists on the islands in Wolf Lake near Hammond, Indiana. However, the ducks and geese that they are supposed to be scared off are not discouraged. These islands in Wolf Lake are protected wetlands...
Woman Mauled by Bear, Yogi has Alibi
There are plenty of good-natured bears in the world. Yogi Bear and Boo Boo do steal picnic baskets, but I’m not scared of getting physically mauled by them. Winnie the Pooh is harmless, unless you choke on one, Gummi Bears are fine. Who else? P...
Dog Bites Boy, Boy Bites Dog. Take That!
An 11-year-old boy in San Paulo, Brazil is recovering after being attacked by a pit bull dog as he played in his uncle’s back yard. But this isn’t just one sided, the boy actually retaliated and bit the aggressive canine back. A group of...
Not All Bears are Cute and Cuddly
A man claims he killed a black bear in self defense but he has to defend himself in court as he has been charged with shooting an endangered animal. John Tanksley says his dog attempted to chase the animal off his property at Newcomerstown, Ohio but ...
Beware: Attack Python on Duty
A man in Bridgeport, CT as arrested after he attempted to order his 9-foot-long albino python to attack two police officers. Lucky for the cops, pythons rank near goldfish on the pet obedience scale. None-the-less, the 21-year-old man was charged wit...
