A 9-year-old boy was attacked by a river otter when the animal “charged” at him, leaving puncture wounds on his back and legs. Tiffany Fernandez said two of her sons and two other friends were playing around a duck pond in East Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday evening when they spotted a group of otters. “Him,
86,000 horses are roaming free in the West right now, and the Department of the Interior says that 26,000 animals is the goal. The first figure is fundamentally unsustainable based on range conditions and natural resources in the Horse Management Areas (HMAs). The second figure is a pleasant thought, but unlikely to become anything more
Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face-to-face with a huge snake. The head of the 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store. “I was in the spice aisle just looking for something to put
TikTokers have tried some pretty dangerous trends, from chugging Everclear to shaving their teeth down with nail files. The app’s latest cautionary tale comes from a flowery photo shoot gone wrong. In a video first posted on Instagram, singer-songwriter Raffaela Weyman and a friend deeply inhaled the scent of a giant yellow bloom. “I hope you
The body of a woman has been pulled from a retention pond in Florida following a suspected alligator attack. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HSCO) attended the pond behind the Landing Bar and Grill at 4351 Lynx Paw Trail in Valrico just after 8:40 p.m. on July 4, following reports of a body. Deputies found
A highly invasive species of hammerhead flatworms known for their toxic threat to humans has been discovered in Texas. Director of Research and Education/Outreach at the Texas Invasive Species Institute Ashley Morgan-Olvera confirmed that the invasive hammerhead flatworm has been found throughout the state. Although she noted the species, known scientifically as Bipalium kewense, is
A Florida man is grateful he can play catch with his kids again after doctors re-attached his arm following an alligator attack. Carsten Kieffer was on an alligator hunting trip with friends at Lake Jesup, a lake in Seminole County, Florida, in August 2020 when he hooked a gator he describes as being “over 12
For 41 years, a ‘real-life Tarzan’ who lived in the jungle had no idea women existed. It’s the incredible story of Ho Van Lang, now aged 49 and living with his father Ho Van Thanh in a small Vietnamese village, eight years after the pair were ‘rescued’ from their isolated life. Lang, his brother Tri
Police in Thornton, NH, could “bearly” believe their eyes when they found out “who” was responsible for a series of car break-ins in a usually quiet neighborhood. Surveillance video helped police get to the bottom of a series of vehicle break-ins in the town of Thornton. But they were quite surprised when home security footage
Every summer, health officials warn Americans to be on the lookout for disease-carrying pests such as mosquitoes and ticks. But few people are aware of the kissing bug. Triatomine bugs, commonly known as kissing bugs, are vectors for a dangerous parasite that can cause a debilitating illness in humans called Chagas disease. If left untreated, the infectious
