bronxzoofrank Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo Each Halloween, I think back to the close calls I’ve had during a lifetime of work in zoos and the field. I suppose some, such as narrow escapes from a Kodiak Bear and an enraged King Cobra, would qualify as “near death experiences.” Others, i.e. wrestling huge Green Anacondas from Venezuelan swamps and mixing it up with a giant, wild-caught Reticulated Python, were dangerous but manageable, and have provided me with ample fodder for “war stories”. I’ll summarize a few of these today. I’d also like to highlight Windscorpions, Hellbenders and other creatures that appear to be dangerous but do not actually deserve their fearsome reputations. Read the rest of this article here http://bit.ly/1wbf8vf Please also check out my posts on Twitter http://bitly.com/JP27Nj and Facebook http://on.fb.me/KckP1m My Bio, with photos of animals I’ve been lucky enough to work with: http://bitly.com/LC8Lbp Best Regards, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Cool blog Frank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The bear story was thrilling! Along with the anaconda tags! *chills up the spine!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxzoofrank Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Cool blog Frank! Thanks for the kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxzoofrank Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 The bear story was thrilling! Along with the anaconda tags! *chills up the spine!* Thank you very much...actually, growing up in the Bronx was often scarier than anything I've faced since - I understand animals, people are tougherto figure! best, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Amen to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpython Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 As always, another great read! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxzoofrank Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Amen to that! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxzoofrank Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 As always, another great read! Thank you! I appreciate that, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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