Bear Attacks Camper Sleeping in Tent
HELENA, Mont. (July 18) -- A bear attacked a person sleeping inside a tent early Thursday, leading authorities to close two campgrounds near Yellowstone National Park.
The camper suffered bite and claw marks on his arms while protecting himself. His name and age weren't disclosed. Authorities said he was taken to West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo., which refused to release any information.
As a precaution, the U.S. Forest Service closed the Soda Butte campground, where the camper was attacked, and the nearby Chief Joseph campground, both in the Gallatin National Forest. The sites are along U.S. 212, a few miles from the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
Forest spokeswoman Marna Daley said the bear was believed to be a grizzly. She didn't know how many people were evacuated from the campgrounds.
The camper apparently had stored his food properly, Daley said. She didn't know if he was camping alone.
The Forest Service said in a statement that the campgrounds will remain closed "until the bear is located or the immediate concern subsides."
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks will decide how to deal with the bear. In previous cases, problem bears have been relocated to more remote areas.
Woman Finds 8-Foot Snake in Washer
GORHAM, Maine (July 17) - A woman got the shock of her life when she found an 8-foot snake mixed in with clothes in her washing machine. The snake, identified as a reticulated python, somehow got into the water pipes of Mara Ranger's 1800s-era farmhouse and slithered into the machine.
After Ranger took her blue jeans out of the machine Wednesday, she reached back into the load and felt something move.
"I jumped back and all of sudden its head starts coming out of the washing machine and it looked huge," Ranger told WMTW-TV.
Ranger quickly closed the lid and called police and an animal control officer, but they didn't want anything to do with the serpent.
When Richard Burton, who operates Maine Animal Damage Control in Lewiston, arrived at Ranger's house, he could barely believe his eyes. Woman Finds 8-Foot Snake in Washer - AOL News
What can I say, "camping, without 4 walls, air conditioner, bathroom and room service presents dangerous circumstances sometime". Not only with bears, but, crocodiles, snakes, gators, big cats etc. "Hey, it's their turf".
As far as snakes in the washing machine, "WHAT"!!!
Animals Rule,
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