From 32 rubber ducks to a giant mound of plastic, plus a human head and a mysterious new species
– here are ten of the weirdest things found inside animals!
10: Surprise Snake Imagine this.
You’re going fishing, expecting to pull up a massive catch and test yourself against
the creatures under the water.
But you pull up a big salmon, or a cod, or something else, and inside the fish mouth,
something falls out that could kill you in an instant!
That happened recently.
One of the weirdest things ever found inside of an animal was, in fact, a snake that was
discovered by a fisherman inside of a fish's mouth.
Imagine his surprise when he reeled in a cod, pulled the fish into his boat, and then discovered
one of the deadliest snakes in the world sitting inside.
This horrifying thing happened to Andy Warton while fishing near Melville Island in the
Northern Territory of Australia.
Somehow, the fish had managed to eat a spotted black snake, one of the most venomous serpents
in the entire country.
Lucky for the fisherman, the cod had done a pretty good job of killing the snake already.
He was able to pry it out of the fish’s mouth without getting bitten because the snake
was already dead.
It just hadn't made it into the fish’s belly just yet.
The fisherman threw the venomous snake back into the water and kept the fish.
Though to be honest, if that had been me, I probably would have just thrown the whole
situation back into the water and called it a day!
9: 32 Rubber Ducks A dog in Thailand got a little too hungry
when playing with what he thought were his toys.
The dog managed to eat not one, not two, but 32 rubber ducks, at which point he needed
emergency surgery to get them removed from his belly.
What did he think he was doing?
Seriously.
An emergency veterinarian discovered the 32 toys inside of the American Bulldog after
its owner realized that he had raided a box of yellow ducks that she bought the day before
to decorate her pool.
A huge portion of the ducks were missing and she immediately realized that her dog had
gobbled them up.
At the veterinary clinic, X-rays revealed all the little yellow duckies trapped inside
of the dog’s guts.
The dog had vomited up five and half yellow ducks already, but it still needed surgery
to remove the remainder.
It was having a very tough time, so the surgeons pulled out each yellow duck one by one during
a surgery that lasted for about an hour.
But the rubber ducks weren't the only things inside the dog’s stomach.
The veterinarians also pulled out two chunks of rubber balls and a cow-skin snack that
hadn't been digested.
After waking up from the anesthetic, the bulldog was right back to his normal self, and I’m
happy to say he made a full recovery!
I hope he learned a valuable lesson about not eating everything he sees, but who am
I kidding?
He probably went right back to eating plastic.
You know what they say, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!
8: Head in the Shark A group of fishermen in the Philippines caught
a massive tiger shark that weighed over 650 pounds (300kg).
It was an exceptional catch and everyone in the group was very excited.
But excitement turned to horror when the fishermen discovered a human head inside of the shark’s
guts!
Not only that, but they also found somebody's leg partially digested inside of the great
shark.
Being the superstitious lot that they are, the men threw the leg and the head, along
with everything except for the shark’s fins and jaw, overboard out of fear that human
remains and tainted shark meat would bring them bad luck.
Of course, this was probably not the right thing to do.
The shark was probably responsible for a murder and the head probably should have been turned
over to the authorities.
Locals say the shark may have eaten one of two missing passengers from a ferry that had
sunk nearby just a few weeks earlier.
But now that the head is probably decomposing at the bottom of the ocean somewhere, it's
unlikely the identity of the victim will ever be uncovered.
What would you do in that situation?
I can’t blame the fishermen for panicking and throwing the whole thing overboard, to
be honest!
7: 64 Pounds of Plastic A sperm whale was found washed up dead on
a beach in Spain.
This in itself isn't the wildest news ever.
After all, whales get beached all the time, especially whales that are already dead and
get washed up on the shore.
But this whale proved to have something disturbing inside of it.
An autopsy revealed that the whale had swallowed roughly 64 pounds (30kg) of plastic before
it died.
The autopsy was carried out by experts at the El Valle Wildlife Rescue Centre.
They say that the whale was unable to digest or pass any of the plastic that was in its
system.
Because of this, the plastic clogged its digestive system.
Think about flushing too much toilet paper down the toilet and the paper clogging the
pipes.
That's basically what happened here.
Nothing else could get past the plastic and into the whale’s digestive system, which
caused an infection of the stomach lining that ultimately resulted in the death of the
animal.
This is obviously tragic and something that will be happening more and more frequently
as more plastic finds its way into the water.
This whale died of starvation because it had accidentally swallowed so much plastic that
its digestive system became clogged like someone's arteries who eats too much McDonald's.
Let this beh a reminder to all of us not to litter, especially not with plastic.
It often makes its ways down to the ocean, where it causes animals all types of problems!
6: Snake Eggs Villagers in Nigeria recently harvested some
very strange and slimy balls that they found inside of a colossal dead snake.
You may have seen the photos of this snake before.
With its belly cut open, the snake looks like it had 1000 Kinder Surprises in its stomach.
But they weren't chocolate treats.
Instead, they were slimy eggs, which happen to be a rare delicacy in the region.
But why did the villagers cut the snake open in the first place?
The serpent was murdered by locals after they suspected it ate a calf.
They thought the snake ate a baby cow because its stomach was so swollen.
But then when they carved the slithering reptile open, they found out it was just pregnant.
Not wanting to waste the opportunity, the eggs were harvested and later devoured.
Would you eat snake eggs?
They kind of gross me out.
I’ll stick with plain chicken eggs for now!
Or have any of you eaten them already?
Are they any good?
As for what kind of snake it was, experts say it was probably an African rock python,
a breed of snake that can grow to be over 24 feet (7m) in length and that enjoys preying
on huge animals such as goats and crocodiles.
5: Woman’s Engagement Ring This story is real, as ridiculous as it sounds.
And yes, human beings are animals, just like any other animal, and this particular human
being did something totally bizarre and hilarious!
Jenna Evans dreamed that she was with her fiancé fighting bad guys on a speeding train.
During their struggle, Jenna’s fiancé told her that she needed to swallow her engagement
ring to keep it away from the bad people.
So, she did as he suggested.
But when she woke up from her dream, she realized that she had swallowed her engagement ring
in real life.
She had slurped the ring right off her finger in her sleep.
And when she went to urgent care and told the doctor what happened, they used X-rays
to find her engagement ring nestled neatly in her stomach.
This is obviously not something that anyone wants to find inside of themselves.
And rather than go through all the trouble of having the surgery, the gastroenterologist
simply suggested that she go home and allow nature to take its course.
They thought she would simply get the ring back in a few days, a little dirtier and a
little stinkier!
However, neither Jenna nor her fiancé were very keen on what that meant, and so they
convinced the doctor to perform an endoscopy.
The doc removed the ring, gave it a thorough washing, and everything was back to normal.
But the story remains, and it’s something I’m sure no one wants to happen to them!
Have you ever swallowed something that you had to have surgery to remove?
Or know anyone who did?
What was it?
What happened?
Tell me about it in the comments below.
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4: Mysterious Ant Species A new species of tropical ant was found inside
of a frog.
If that sounds unusual, that's because it is.
Discovering new species is usually quite a process.
But according to National Geographic, scientists found the new species of ant inside of a poison
frog known as the little devil frog or the diablito, in Ecuador.
This frog is bright orange, very poisonous, and it loves eating ants.
And because the poison frog hunts bugs in places where scientists don't usually go,
researchers have figured out that if they capture wild frogs and check the contents
of their stomachs, they can sometimes find treasure.
In this case, they got lucky and found an entirely new species.
The new species is a mysterious ant that scientists are still trying to analyze.
It apparently lives in the rainforests of Ecuador, invisible to all except the voracious
poison frog and its long tongue.
And if you're curious as to how exactly researchers got the ant out of the frog’s stomach, they
used a soft tube.
The tube goes into the frog’s mouth, water is gently poured through the tube, and then
as water fills the frog’s stomach, whatever it last ate flows up and out of its mouth
and onto a tray.
The frog is then safely returned to wherever they took it from.
That seems like torture to me, but I suppose for frogs, it’s ok!
3: Turtles in a Crocodile Three turtles were saved from the belly of
a crocodile during a video that was made to show how to hunt and cook crocodiles in the
forest.
The hunters were filmed tracking down a crocodile, only about 4 or 5 feet (1.5m) in length.
The catching of the reptile was easy enough.
It was when the hunters went to the river to begin cleaning the guts out of the ferocious
predator that they stumbled upon some innocent bystanders.
Upon opening the stomach, a tiny turtle popped its head out as if it had just been taking
a nap.
The hunters removed the turtle and continued to prepare the crocodile – and much to their
surprise, they found two additional turtles.
The turtles were completely unscathed.
They had probably been swallowed whole by the crocodile and were waiting to be digested.
Even though the crocodile ended up becoming food for the evening, the trio of turtles
were saved and returned to the river.
Lucky for the turtles, not so lucky for the crocodile.
2: Nails in a Cow A farmer was having some trouble with his
cow.
She was bloated, acting a little strange, and not eating properly.
So, the farmer eventually decided it was time to perform surgery to see what was bothering
her.
After opening the first stomach, the surgeon discovered a couple of pebbles.
That wasn't totally out of the ordinary.
It was when the second, smaller stomach was opened that a handful of larger pebbles were
found along with a couple of nails.
As it turned out, the cow had somehow accidentally swallowed nails and one of them got embedded
into her stomach.
Just imagine having a nail stabbing into your guts – it would be absolute agony.
This explained why the cow had been so bloated and ornery.
The nails were removed, the stomachs were put back in place, and the cow went on to
make a very acceptable recovery.
1: Fish Thief A snorkeler in Australia made a rather bizarre
discovery not inside of a fish, but rather wrapped around one.
Susan Prior came across a fish with a gold ring stuck around its neck like a fishy dog
collar.
She was snorkeling on Norfolk Island when she saw the mysterious little fish.
Susan figures the fish probably got itself stuck inside the ring while searching for
food on the floor of the ocean.
The ring itself probably belonged to a man who had lost his wedding ring earlier in the
year.
The guy actually came forward after seeing the pictures of the fish wearing his very
expensive wedding ring on Susan’s social media.
He said he lost the piece of jewelry while swimming with his wife.
But here's the issue.
Trying to catch a particular fish is no easy job.
Not to mention, everyone in the area now knows that there's a fish swimming around with a
solid gold necklace.
There's been no word yet if anyone has found the ring, but something tells me the guy who
lost it is down there every day trying to get his hands on it.
After all, that’s a lot of money to give away to a fish you hardly even know, don’t
you think!?
What’s the weirdest thing your pet has ever accidentally eaten?
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