Canines v Reptiles

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Floridian American crocodile takes a 'pitbull mix' -- people will never learn to keep their dogs leashed.

"A Florida dog owner lost her beloved pet during a walk at a local golf course when a crocodile emerged from the water and killed it.
The woman and her pit bull mix were strolling around Crandon Golf Course in Key Biscayne off the coast of Miami when the dog chased ducks near the water's edge and was captured by the reptile.
The 25lb pooch was dragged down by the crocodile and could not be saved by wildlife officials when they arrived, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials.

Commission spokesman Lorenzo Veloz told the Sun Sentinel that the crocodiles at the course normally feed on possums and raccoons from the surrounding area, and the animal thought the dog was prey.
The dog was not leashed when it ran towards the water on Saturday, and Veloz said that the incident could have been prevented if it had been.
WSVN reported that the canine's body was still visible on the pond as of Monday afternoon.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3339870/Florida-woman-s-pit-bull-mix-killed-crocodile-emerges-water-golf-course-snatches-beloved-pooch.html

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8 On Your Side Warning: Dogs killed by rattlesnakes in Lakeland neighborood
"Rattlesnakes have killed several dogs in a north Lakeland neighborhood.

Carol Miles will never forget the day her dog pounced on a rattlesnake in her yard and nearly died.

“We seen her pouncing on the snake. We did not believe she got bit at first because she was still attacking the snake. We threw the dogs in the house and when we went back and she was vomiting and bleeding. The snake was about four and a half feet long and had 10 rattles on its tail,” Miles said.

She rushed her dog, a 2-year old boxer, to the clinic.

“She was bleeding all over the back seat we were just afraid we weren’t going to make it. The most dangerous place to get bit is in the face and the neck, and she was bit in the neck and face,” Miles said. “Snake venom is almost impossible to get. When she was bit they had one bottle of snake venom. They told us it may not be enough because she is over 80 pounds.”

Denise Bliss wasn’t as lucky. She lost two of her bulldogs on Labor Day after they were bit in her yard.

“We did a necropsy on both dogs. It was definitely a rattlesnake bite,” Bliss told 8 On Your Side.

Both incidents happened in the area of Cambry Lane in north Lakeland. According to neighbors, five dogs have been bitten in the past several weeks. Four of them died, including one on Thursday.

Neighbors want other pet owners to be alert. “It’s darn hard, and I would never want to see it happen to anybody else,” Bliss said.

Neighbors think the snakes are coming from woods nearby owned by the state. 8 On Your side reached out to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is in charge of maintaining them.

“There is a fire break in that area, but a firebreak doesn’t discourage wildlife from crossing onto your private properties. So it’s important for people who live next to conservation areas to keep their properties clear,” spokesperson Gary Morse said.

Morse said the area in question was inspected Friday. He told 8 On Your Side it was sprayed last week and will be mowed next week. He also suggests homeowners keep their grass is cut, and any food or trash cleaned up."
wfla.com/2016/09/23/8-on-your-side-warning-dogs-killed-by-rattlesnakes-in-lakeland-neighborood/

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Unfortunate.
Cobra kills dog in compound of house

"A cobra bit and killed an eight-year-old dog who tried to fend it off after it had found its way into the compound of a house in Perkampungan Berapit, Butterworth on Tuesday.
The dog, a Husky named Anna was apparently let out of her cage at around noon before the incident occurred.
“My son had just let Anna out of her cage and into our compound when she suddenly started barking.
“I was shocked to see that she was fending off a 2.4m-long cobra,” the dog’s owner, a 75-year-old woman explained.
She said that being too afraid of encountering the snake themselves, they contacted their area’s security volunteer team for help instead.
However by the time members of the team arrived, the snake had already bitten the dog, leaving it in a semi-conscious state.
“We then rushed her to the vet but it was too late,” the woman said.
It is believed the snake made a quick getaway."
www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/05/19/cobra-kills-dog-in-compound-of-house/

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