BEARSCARE

Brisbane, Australia — A family lost their chihuahua-terrier mix today. It seems the dog had been stocked by a scrub python for some does which finally got hungry enough to make his move [1]. The python is fine, but the two kids (5 and 7) who witnessed the carnage will never be the same. Below is a picture from the incident (CAUTION graphic/distasteful):

 The scrub python, Morelia amethistina, is a long slender snake found in Indonesia, Australia, and places like that (you know what I mean–not Korea or anything, just those islands you sometimes hear about). They can be extremely long, but a generally a large specimen is only about 5.5 meters (~16′) [2]. That is the same size snake that ate the dog. Usually, these guys eat small wild animals but all of that has changed.

[1] http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332913,00.html 

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelia_amethistina 

A bunch of people recently got owned by a bunch more jellyfish. But that’s the type of thing that happens when you invade someone else’s personal space.

Below is terrifying footage that I’m pretty sure was caught moments before the jellyfish mounted their attack.

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A few people got LIT UP by a Siberian Tiger for Christmas. Unfortunately, the tiger did not survive.

The clip below shows an epic showdown between an exotic bear and some tiger.

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Did you see how the bear can grow flesh onto its skeleton in seconds?

According to the AP, some guy got LIT UP by a grizzly. Seems he got too close and the bear showed him the what’s what. As of May 25, 2007 the man was listed in fair condition. Since no other news has surfaced since, it assumed that he did not survive the encounter.

Source: http://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/bearupd.html