When nature shows she's out to get you.
Let’s just call it quits, people. Over the last couple of weeks, Mother Nature has decided to remind all of us who’s really in charge. Here’s the rundown of recently terrifying yet gentle reminders from her: Deadly Spiders vs Homeowners: Af
Seagulls are about the very last animal you’d think of when someone ask you to name something that might kill a full-size whale. But that would just mean that weren’t keeping up on the events taking place out in the waters off the coast of
It wasn’t too long ago that North America’s Hellmouth of a state was calling for people to go out into the wild and bag/kill as many giant pythons as they possibly could. Now that that’s yesterday’s Nature versus Humankind battle is over, e
Russia is a unique place. They drive a little differently there, meteors land there and now they’ve decided to tackle robotics…in the form a creepy walking robot disguised as a cute (but threateningly non-cute and blankly-staring) ostrich-w
It was totally bound to happen. People have been enjoying the sweet nectar of pork we all afftectionately refer to as bacon on a overly indulgent basis for a long, long time. Forget the dead rising up to walk amongst us and gnaw on our fles
Please watch video of this beast before we post the new episode of Weird Things on Wednesday.
I’ve never been attacked by an alligator while fishing in the traquil marsh lands of central Florida, but if I was, it’s probably sound something like this. Thomas Swiader Jr. found himself on the business end of an angry gator who leapt fr
Santino is sick of your gawking and he’s determined to gain sweet revenge by tagging your forehead with a rock. Santino is a chimp at Sweden’s Furuvik Zoo. He’d gained a reputation for throwing projectiles at particularly annoying visitors
I think he might have some sort of vitamin deficiency. Second fox related post of the month for those keeping track. [Animal Oddities]
“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.” What a malarky sentence. It’s never safe. Ever. Stop thinking that people. There will always be something in there to kill you. Take this brand new sea snake discovered off the co
After a man left a grocery store, a fox stalked him and would not leave the man alone until he gave the fox some of his food. This was a fully grown man, by the way, weighing in at over 200 lbs. “Despite making attempts to escape, the fox p
Kids do the darndest things. It can be a full time job trying to keep foreign, sometimes disgusting objects out of their mouths. But what if you could use the disturbing habit to your benefit? What if your infant could be used to safe guard
It attacks cats and leaves thick scratches in tree trunks, but state officials aren’t sure what is roaming through the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Davie. Residents swear it’s a Black Panther, others are saying it’s more likely a coyote. Eithe
In what would go down as the earliest Comic-Con publicity stunt in support of 2012’s new film Amazing Spider-man, a venomous lizard was captured in San Diego. The 2-foot-long lizard, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, is b
It’s under the water. Just below the gentle, lapping surface near Olympic Park in East London. It lurks. What it is, we don’t yet know. Aside from the apparent taste for fat Canadian Geese, not much can be confirmed as no one has yet to put
A man convicted of his wife’s murder will get a new trial for two reasons. 1) It has come to light that the, since fired, State Bureau of Investigation agent in charge of his investigation mishandled evidence in several of his cases. 2) A n
The person who uploaded this video swears up and down that the noise made when the zebra opens his mouth is that of the animal and not of he or his friend. I believe him. Because, why not.
25 miles off shore, this big lug (let’s call him Alfie) decides to ominously circle this fishing tourists boat. You know, just for the lulz. It should also be noted that this video was captured on an iPhone. Which could have lead to the gre
We’ve talked at length on the podcast about the intelligence and possible threat presented by Octopi. This will do nothing to bury those very real, justified fears. Two deep-ocean species of cephalopod, an octopus and a squid, can go from t
Gigantic snakes in the Everglades aren’t all that rare. Massive pythons that make snakes out of full grown deer? A little more cause for concern. Doe. A meal. A female meal. Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator for the Florida Fish and
Are aliens controlling the minds of animals in an attempt sabotage state of the art jet technology? Did a rocket scientist accidentally leave a pic-a-nic basket within sniffing distance of the woods? Did a lonely bear simply want to get a l
Red Hartebeest: 1 – Biker: 0. That looked pretty deliberate on the Hartebeest’s part. Also looks very painful. [Deadspin]
Two counties in Southern England have kept a disturbing secret since 2000. Big cats. Huge, killer beasts have prowled their streets. According to a Freedom of Information Act request, over 205 sightings in a ten year time. Details of the ph
Brasil! Home of Carnival! Steak houses where they never stop bringing you meat! Sports fans! Random schools of piranhas that swarm beaches with no warning! Three out of four ain’t bad. In a scene right out of a horror-movie, complete with s
A man’s home is his castle. The sense of satisfaction derived from looking out his bedroom window at night and knowing “these walls protect my pregnant wife and family” can provide the strength to carry him through the day. It is the Americ
And now: taxonomic correction during assault. Police say a man was carrying a dead weasel when he burst into a Hoquiam apartment and assaulted a man. The victim asked, “Why are you carrying a weasel?” Police said the attacker said, “It’s no
Forget about the shapeshifters on the loose – it is being reported that monster rats the size of small dogs are killing and eating children in South Africa. The rats can grow up to three feet long and have inch long teeth. “The monster rode
“Rick Sheridan was working in his garage when he heard gunshots. He went around the back of his house to a pond, where he saw three police officers. The three officers had spotted the gator and were lined up on the bank, shooting at the lar
After somebody spotted what they thought was an escaped tiger through a camera zoom lens near a country club, police in Hampshire scrambled a helicopter equipped with thermal imaging and a tranquilizer take down team from the local zoo. It
Florida is where the magic happens. Also, don’t turn your back on the wildlife. [Jalopnik]
Ollie Frisk and four of his friends were skiing in the backcountry at the Härjedalen ski resort, located in northern Sweden, when Ollie unknowingly skied over a bear den which collapsed and sent him sprawling into the bear that was living t
Post-Katrina, there is only one gang that rules the once-flooded streets of this suffering city. You can hear their affiliation calls bounce off the battered houses through all hours of the night: Cluck. Cluck. Chickens rule this town! Fera
A family vacationing in the Florida Keys had a surprise encounter with a leaping eagle ray that left one of them pinned under the animal for over four minutes. The 200-lb ray landed right in the boat on top of Jenny Hausch and pinned her to
In the town of Bennington, Vt., a squirrel has attacked three humans in the course of a week, biting and scratching the peaceful residents without provocation. The Bennington game warden is on the hunt for this angry squirrel, but it contin
You wake up one morning and your Upstate New York house is covered in a thick yellow goo. What’s more? The same has happened to your neighbors. Intitial theories pinned the blame on a passing aircraft discharging the foul spread all over th
They are coming. They don’t like being filmed. They are the otters who will one day govern Boca Raton, FL. [Sun-Sentinel]
Holy crap! That is all. [Nat Geo]
Apparently some small monkeys are freaked the freak out by flying squirrels. Researches have noticed that the otherwise even-keeled creatures lose their s@#$ when they see one. When Japanese giant flying squirrels glided over to a tree in t
And on Shark Week no less! In the interest of fair comment the YouTube description says that fatal shot was fired because the injured shark was going to be eaten anyhow, so this was a mercy killing. Still… OMFG! This completely changes how
Remember the 1995 Sandra Bullock romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping? This story is nothing like that. Paramedics in Vienna had a shock when they answered a call – and found a man “eaten alive” by maggots. Ambulance crew were called out
[CNN]
Where does, “Mommy, an alligator bit my hand off” rank in the Top 100 Calls You Never Want To Make? [CNN]
So you’re a cute little monkey, scampering about the Amazon. For the sake of this discussion, your name is Joe. All of a sudden you hear someone yell, “Hey Joe! Nice haircut!” You look around, but don’t see anyone. What anonymous stranger i
Tracking down rumors of a “Spider Forest” in our own South Florida backyard, Weird Things editor Justin Robert Young and myself found ourselves ambushed whereupon Mr. Young was savagely attacked by a spider. With Mr. Young locked in mortal
Peruvian researchers have pieced together the remains of what could have been the ultimate whale killing machine. Introducing Leviathan melvillei… A team of researchers recovered 75% of the animal’s skull, complete with large fragments of b
Dolphins emit a calming noise that notifies all other dolphins to chill out when dolphin emotions run high and a dolphin fight is about to break out… dolphin-sytle. The burst-pulsed sounds are used “to avoid physical aggression in situation
Weird Things Live: Hunting the Night Creeper from Andrew Mayne on Vimeo. Last Monday night in front of a live internet audience we set out to solve the mystery of the Night Creeper. Ghost? Frogman? Or something else? Although we’re pretty s
My bet is on pterodactyl. [io9]
Welcome to Indonesia, where safety is job one on our construction sites. Make sure you wear your hard hat and goggles at all times and stiffen up that right cross for the occasional lizard attack. JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian worker f
No one expects to Sget their camera stolen by an octopus. Which makes it the perfect crime… [Stuff.co.nz via Pharyngula]
Florida is under attack from giant snakes. If that’s not bad enough, in a turn fit for the SyFy channel, authorities now worry that different breeds of python may be merging together into some new kind of “super snake”. From the Sun-Sentine
The crew of the Diasan Shinsho-maru were plunged into the ocean off the coast of Japan when they tried to haul in their net filled dozens of giant jellyfish. Each of the jellyfish can weigh up to 200 kg and waters around Japan have been inu
After thorough forensic analysis of the remains of the lions featured in the film Ghosts in the Darkness (based in part on the book The Man-eaters of Tsavo – which I kid you not, was bedtime reading in my household growing up), researchers
Sea Monsters are awesome. What’s even more awesome than that? Live blogging your investigation of said sea monster in 1855! How is that even possible? In 1855 the New York Times was on the cutting edge of tech journalism utilizing telegraph
Hans Rollman, professor of Religious Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, writing for the Telegram has shared some details about Newfoundland sea monster lore. The best part? These are amphibious man eaters! A sea creature of con
In the NBA, they’re called crossovers or ankle breakers. An offensive player moves convincingly enough one way that a defender follows, only to realize he’s been had when the ball handler darts the opposite direction. Enter the Tentacled Sn
Bees decided to derail the ninth inning of a Major League Baseball game at PETCO Park yesterday in San Diego. According the MLB.com, a swarm of over 2000 flew into the stadium from center field, over the seats in left before settling into a
Image Credit: Alison Smith For those of you that didn’t check out Der Spiegel’s headlines for today, you might have missed the title of this article: Man Uses Live Swan to Beat up Victim We did a double take too. According to Der Spiegel: t
Local fisherman around Vietnam’s Lake Rung suspected changing weather patterns were the culprit when fish started dying off in large numbers last year. When they headed out last month to collect fish they caught around two tons of a strange
The crocodile hood ornament these Papua New Guinea men are sporting on the front of their car was not a gift from Pimp-My-Polynesian Ride. It’s a killer 13 foot female crocodile that has been terrorizing their village in Madang Province. Th
Queensland, Australia: Massive spiders have been invading the outback town of Bowen in recent days. Heavy, unseasonal rain has driven hordes of usually shy, behemoth Eastern Tarantulas (barking spider/bird eating spider) out of their hiding
Cottonwood, Arizona locals hanging out at Chaparral Bar had their evening rudely interrupted by an unwelcome whisker clad intruder. As you can see from the bizarre security camera footage above, the cat attacked and injured two patrons. We