The Pet Tree House - Where Pets Are Family Too : California Department of Fish and WildlifeThe Pet Tree House - Where Pets Are Family Too : California Department of Fish and Wildlife
MONROVIA, Calif. - A large bear was spotted early Friday morning in Monrovia, only a day after a bear was reported roaming around the nearby campus of Mayflower Elementary School. It was first spotted around 2:30 a.m. digging through trash cans in the neighborhood of North Mayflower Avenue. SkyFOX first spotted the bear around 4:30 a.m. in the area of Hillcrest Boulevard, near Mayflower Avenue. To read more on this story, click here: Large Bear Spotted Roaming in Monrovia Second Day in a Row
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A very pregnant Northern California mom is getting
attention for her quick instincts after her 4-year-old son was bitten by a
rattlesnake. But state wildlife officials say what she did was dangerous.
Jaclyn Caramazza and her family were walking on a bike
trail in Folsom over the weekend when her son Vinny stepped on a baby
rattlesnake, KTXL-TV reported. The snake quickly coiled up.
Minutes later, Vinny’s foot turned purple and began to
swell. Caramazza removed her son’s shoes and found two puncture marks.
Nine months pregnant, this mother sprang into action.
“Mama Bear instinct in me decided to suck the venom because
that’s what Bonanza does,” she told KTXL.
Vinny was taken to an area hospital and is doing well.
But trying to suck out venom with your mouth is a bad idea,
state wildlife officials say.
"That's an absolute 'do not do,'" said Warden
Chris Stoots of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, because of the
risk for the person sucking out the poison of becoming ill.
There are venom-suction devices that help remove the
poison, Stoots said, but few people carry them when hiking.
According to Fish and Wildlife, if possible, a rattlesnake
bite should be washed gently with soap and water. Rinsing with water alone also
will do.
The bite victim should be kept calm and rushed to the
hospital and the wound site should be kept below heart level.
Most snake bites occur when people accidently step on or
try to touch a snake, Stoots said.
Attempt to move or kill a snake, Stoots said, and in most
cases "you'll lose."
They say a mother’s distress upon seeing her child in danger
can give her the momentary strength to lift a car. And perhaps it was this same
rush of adrenaline that drove Carl Moore as he leapt in to action to save his
dog.
“I raised both hands in the air and I cussed at him” he
said. “He looked at me like go f*** yourself.”
According to Moore, he then charged the bear and delivered a
running right hand to the side of the bear’s head.
“Carl just smacks him. I couldn’t believe it” said his
friend and employee, John Sargent who witnessed the event.
Tyler Silva was also there to see the action unfold and was
shocked by his friend’s actions.
“I know I’ll never see that one again. He definitely
connected. The bear took a breath out like it had been struck in the stomach
and then it took off down the road,” he told the Auburn Journal.
Moore says he boxed competitively in his youth and also saw
his fair share of fights while working as a bouncer but on this occasion, he
says all he was trying to do was protect his dogs.
“The man or beast that I run from ain’t been born ... And
you’re not gonna sacrifice my babies for some damn bear,” he told CBS
Sacramento as he cuddled his pooch.
According to Moore, he heard his dog Lacy whimpering outside
and went to investigate before seeing the black bear approaching the house.
The two witnesses were happy to corroborate the story, and
described the animal as being about 160cm tall and 135 kilograms.
Unsurprisingly, state wildlife officials are not condoning
Moore’s actions and are advising against instigating contact with black bears
in the state. Instead, the official advice is to back slowly away from the
animal and only yell aggressively towards the bear if it continues to approach.
“But if you’re attacked, we recommend fighting back
aggressively,” said Capt. Patrick Foy from the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife.
It may be no laughing matter but when CBS news anchor, Sam
Shane introduced the story this week, he struggled to contain his giggles.
The mother bear stood by as her cub explored a trash bin surrounded by a concrete wall Thursday morning in the San Gabriel Valley community east of Los Angeles
This mama bear and her cub created quite a scene in Pasadena on Thursday, starting off in a dumpster in a business area, then giving neighbors in their homes quite a show.
A "very dangerous" albino cobra was being hunted Wednesday, two days after it bit a dog and disappeared in a suburban neighborhood near Los Angeles, authorities said.
Officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and local animal control were searching for the venomous monocoled cobra in Thousand Oaks.
Residents were warned to keep pets inside, shut their doors and "stay as far away as possible," animal-control spokesman Brandon Dowling told the Los Angeles Times.
"It is vitally important for families to closely supervise children and instruct them to avoid any snakes, as well as playing in and around animal burrows, pipes and culverts where snakes may seek refuge," the department said in a statement.
The injured dog was reported in critical condition after being bitten Monday, though its owner did not report the snake bite until Tuesday, he said. The man took a photo of the cobra before it vanished.
A cobra bite can kill a human within an hour.
It's illegal to keep cobras or other venomous snakes in Los Angeles. Authorities have not located the snake's owner.
The monocled cobra is native to South and Southeast Asia. An adult snake can grow to between 4 and 7 feet long.
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