The relationship between man and animal has existed for as long as history goes. Some animals like horses are used to help us out with physically challenging tasks while other animals like dogs have provided both protection and company.
Over the years, evolution has allowed some of these creatures to get along with us while others have still maintained their traits from the wild.
It doesn’t really matter how much training is provided to these exotic animals, as their true behavior is bound to show up at some point. Let’s find out how it happened when we countdown 15 people who got eaten by their pets.
FARMER EATEN BY HIS OWN PIGS
In what was probably one of the most shocking incidents to ever happen, Terry Vance Garner, an Oregon pig farmer became a victim of his own pigs.
He routinely set out one night to feed the animals but never returned.
His family members grew worried and set out to look for him, fearing that he had gone missing. After searching for several hours, they eventually came across his glasses and pieces of his body inside the pig enclosure.
It is speculated that Garner most probably had a heart attack or was knocked over by one of the pigs and then consumed.
Authorities initially considered foul play given the fact that domestic pigs are rarely known to get violent, however, Garner had previously reported being bitten by the animals before.
Another fact to consider here is that most of these pigs weighed well over 700 pounds, almost double the size of normal pigs which explains why they might have some violent tendencies.
That’s an incredibly scary thought when you think these animals are totally harmless and then they end up having you for breakfast.
GYPSY THE BURMESE PYTHON KILLED A HELPLESS TODDLER
Keeping a Burmese python is a bad idea if you don’t know how to take care of it, but it’s even worse when you have a toddler in the same house. Personally, I think keeping any kind of snake, toddler or no toddler is an insane idea.
Negligence at the hands of Charles Darnell and Jaren Hare led to the death of their two-year-old daughter, Shaianna. Apparently, the 8-foot 6-inch snake had already escaped close to a dozen times in a few weeks since the only thing covering its cage was a quilt.
This time, however, the parents discovered that the snake had tightly wrapped itself around their daughter and had its fangs embedded in her forehead in an effort to eat her.
Animal experts later found out that the snake hadn’t been fed in almost a month and was underweight when it attacked the girl.
Both Hare and Darnell were arrested and convicted of third-degree murder after which they were sentenced to 12 years in prison.
I think I would have had the snake eat both of them. People like this should not have the permission to have children.
