wellway
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Post by wellway on Aug 9, 2023 7:02:36 GMT
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Post by gillyp on Aug 9, 2023 7:14:29 GMT
How terrifying!
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Post by gar on Aug 9, 2023 7:20:52 GMT
I just read that on the BBC news - talk about out of the blue! Must have been terrifying.
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Post by katlady on Aug 9, 2023 7:45:54 GMT
What a bizarre story! Thank goodness the snake wasn’t poisonous! And I am surprised the hawk wasn’t afraid of a human.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 9, 2023 8:44:38 GMT
{shudder}
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Post by gramasue on Aug 9, 2023 12:19:52 GMT
Eeeeeekkk!
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Post by peasapie on Aug 9, 2023 12:24:57 GMT
Jeeeeez.
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scrappert
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Jul 11, 2014 21:20:09 GMT
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Post by scrappert on Aug 9, 2023 12:25:44 GMT
Oh my!
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Post by mom on Aug 9, 2023 12:33:20 GMT
A new fear has been unlocked for me :yikes:
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Post by auntkelly on Aug 9, 2023 12:33:33 GMT
What are the odds of being in the exact spot where the hawk dropped the snake?
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Post by cakediva on Aug 9, 2023 12:45:13 GMT
…..adding never mowing the lawn to my list……
Scratch that…..never going outside again…..
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Aug 9, 2023 13:22:03 GMT
The stuff that nightmares are made of! What are the odds of being in the exact spot where the hawk dropped the snake? Right? She should have bought a lottery ticket! |
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Post by mandolyn9909 on Aug 9, 2023 13:55:05 GMT
I would likely rather be hit by lightning than a snake from the sky! Terrifying.
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Post by flanz on Aug 9, 2023 14:03:46 GMT
Ordeal is right!
This is the stuff of nightmares!! Poor woman.
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smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 9, 2023 14:19:02 GMT
I read this in our local news. They had an additional pic that this article didn't show. Her arm was very bloody and bruised. Like not a spot on her lower arm was left uninjured. Poor woman! I'd be having nightmares too!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 9, 2023 14:26:58 GMT
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo................
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Aug 9, 2023 14:35:15 GMT
That's like getting struck by lightning - wow.
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Aug 9, 2023 14:36:46 GMT
I don't blame the woman for not sleeping. I'd have nightmares after experiencing something like that. Poor lady! Shivers!
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Post by summer on Aug 9, 2023 14:41:26 GMT
My sister was once struck in the back of her head by a hawk carrying a pigeon! Flew right into her. She had no idea what happened until she saw the pigeon on the ground and the hawk came back for it and flew away. People who witnessed it happen from behind came rushing up to her to see if she was ok and say how crazy it was that it happened. She ended up with a concussion from the incident.
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Aug 9, 2023 15:27:16 GMT
Oh WOW! I have had a hawk drop a snake by me, but I was inside a grain truck. I was watching it fly over and plop down came the snake. I was moving down the road, so I didn't see what happened after that. But I was totally freaked out by it. I can't image it actually falling ON me!
I've watched eagles haul some big fish out of the river. That's pretty cool to see. But I've also seen them grab a farm kittens and bunnies, and that is not pleasant at all.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 9, 2023 17:18:00 GMT
A new fear has been unlocked for me :yikes: That’s what my BFF said too! 😱😱😱 |
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Post by malibou on Aug 9, 2023 17:39:01 GMT
Zoinks! I can only imagine the amount of flapping and screaming I'd be doing based on my reaction to walking into a spider web in my backyard.
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Post by melanell on Aug 9, 2023 17:43:49 GMT
That's---actually, I don't even know what to say about that. I'm flabbergasted, as I'm sure she was, too, once the initial shock wore off. I mean the chances---yep, back to being speechless.  |
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tanya2
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Post by tanya2 on Aug 9, 2023 17:47:39 GMT
omg i would be traumatized for life!!!! That makes Texas less appealing to visit LOL
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lesmcf
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Post by lesmcf on Aug 9, 2023 18:48:22 GMT
And this is why I avoid nature. No good can come from it!
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Post by Zee on Aug 9, 2023 19:01:52 GMT
I had a hawk fly by me with a snake once while I was walking in the park, but fortunately he didn't drop it!
That hawk is a jerk
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Post by hopechest on Aug 9, 2023 19:35:52 GMT
This thread should be marked political. I don't read or get involved in the terror in those either.  |
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edie3
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Post by edie3 on Aug 9, 2023 20:17:20 GMT
What are the chances of that? I think my heart would have exploded due to fear.
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Post by Tearisci on Aug 9, 2023 20:35:57 GMT
Just when I was finally getting used to living in Texas, now I have to worry about snakes falling from the sky?!
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Aug 10, 2023 4:12:43 GMT
My sister was once struck in the back of her head by a hawk carrying a pigeon! Flew right into her. She had no idea what happened until she saw the pigeon on the ground and the hawk came back for it and flew away. People who witnessed it happen from behind came rushing up to her to see if she was ok and say how crazy it was that it happened. She ended up with a concussion from the incident. Wow! Ouch! Birds of prey can do some serious damage! They don't fly fast enough while enjoying dinner in the middle of the road... |
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