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Smuggler Tapes 24 Pythons And Geckos To Body

“A smuggler has been caught with 14 snakes and ten lizards taped to his body after customs officials spotted a tarantula scurrying around in one of his bags. The non-venomous royal pythons were rolled up in socks and taped to his torso. The albino leopard geckos were in little boxes strapped to his legs. The 22-year-old Norwegian man, who has not been named, was arrested in the southern town of Kristiansand after leaving a ferry from Denmark. He was pulled to one side for a spot check when customs officers spotted the spider and decided a full body search was needed.” w/ photos

Bizarre Dog Yoga Calendar

“Relax, breathe in and hold it, stretch and stop that tail from wagging… these bendy pooches show off their athletic prowess by striking incredible poses for the 2010 Yoga Dogs calendar. A golden retriever in a warrior posture and a chihuahua chilling out in the pendant position are the dogs that are featured in the calendar, which will bring a smile to the faces of pet lovers. The tongue-in-cheek calendar hosts a year full of images showing popular dog breeds positioned in classic yoga postures created using computer wizardry by Texan couple Dan and Alejandra Borris. The animals were never in distress, said Dan who got Alejandra, a former yoga teacher, to hold and coax the dogs into position – and then Photoshop did the rest.” w/ photos

Man Fined After Crashing Motorized Armchair

“With a stereo, headlights and the ability to travel 20mph, this isn’t a run-of-the-mill armchair. Inventive Dennis Anderson combined a powerful lawnmower with a cushy recliner to build this bizarre vehicle. He also stuck a ‘Hell Yeah It’s Fast’ sticker on the motorized chair, and used to show it off at festivals. However, the 61-year-old’s fun came to an end after he decided to drive it home after a drinking session at his local pub. Anderson lost control of the vehicle, which boasts an eight-horsepower engine, and crashed it into a parked car. Anderson was sentenced for drink-driving after crashing into a parked car while driving the chair Police couldn’t quite believe their eyes when they arrived at the scene in Proctor, Minnesota. Officers said Anderson, who injured his leg, was ‘clearly intoxicated’ and had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit.” w/ photos

Customs Officers Find Chihuahua In Luggage

“Customs officers sniffed out a pet chihuahua being smuggled into the country stuffed in a small bag. The tiny dog, hidden in a cage, arrived in Dublin Airport from a flight from Madrid with a Bulgarian man. It was found when his hand luggage was scanned through an X-ray machine and the image of the animal flashed up on screen. Customs officer Robin Broni, who made the discovery, said he had never seen anything like it in his 20-year career. ‘As one of the officers said, they actually thought it was a toy dog because it was standing up and it looked so rigid,’ he said. ‘When we unzipped the bag and discovered it was a real dog we were more than surprised.” w/ photos

The Oldest Pooch In The World

“Walkies don’t last very long for Otto any more and he’s usually tucked up in bed – often that of his owners – by 8pm. But at the grand old age of 20 years and eight months he has every right to enjoy his dog days at a leisurely pace. For Otto, a dachshund-crossterrier, is officially the oldest dog in the world.” w/ photos

Horses Horsing Around

“Heard the one about the horse that walks into a pub and the barman asks ‘Why the long face?’ These two obviously had. In fact, they must have been swapping several jokes as they appeared to have a laugh with each other. At one stage, one of the animals even rolled around on the ground as if helpless with mirth. The extraordinary scene was captured by wildlife lover Mark Reeve during a visit to Reydon Marshes, a nature reserve north of the Blyth Estuary in Suffolk. Normally he visits hides with his camera to take shots of rare birds but on this occasion happened to train the lens on the two wild konik horses as they practiced their double act.” w/ photos

Real-Life Harry Potter

“The similarities are there – right down to a scar on the forehead. But the biggest thing they share are eleven letters spelling out two short names. Harry Potter. And as the dark-haired young man (the one without the glasses) pictured here can testify: being a real-life Harry Potter is not quite as magical as it might seem. Mr Potter has endured taunts from the public, police, phone companies and even a football referee – all because he shares a name with arguably the world’s best known wizard. Mr Potter, who was born in 1989, had eight peaceful years of being a schoolboy with a fairly ordinary name before JK Rowling released a book entitled Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, and everything changed. Then Daniel Radcliffe, who at 20 is the same age as Mr Potter, brought the boy wizard to life and suddenly introducing himself as ‘Harry Potter’ became something of a minefield.” w/ photos

Prairie Dog Bravely Fends Off Bullying Birds

“Nothing gets between a prairie dog and his lunch as this one shows when fending off a gang of starlings. The bird-brained bullies pounced on their victim at St Louis Zoo, Missouri, U.S. as it was about to tuck into a nutty treat. The hungry squirrel-like rodent gripped hold of its food despite the cheeky birds trying to peck it out of his paws and nipping at its body.” w/ photos

The Psychedelic Hearse

“A businessman has given a hearse a psychedelic makeover in his bid to beat the recession. Matthew Shuter told how he bought the 1989 Daimler after spotting a gap in the market for funky funerals. He said: ‘The Woodstock generation is now dying out. They really lived a colorful life – they wouldn’t want to go to their funeral in a boring black hearse. ‘It’s a recession proof business opportunity for funky funerals.’ Mr Shuter, 54, from Somerset, now plans to auction the vehicle on eBay, at a reserve of $7,500 – and he claims people are already starting to show interest.” w/ photos

Car Thief Bear

“With the alarm blaring and a shadowy figure rummaging around in the vehicle it looked like just another car theft in progress. But when the police arrived they realize they might need more than handcuffs to collar this intruder. For it was not a human, but a bear, that had lumbered into the vehicle. The animal had apparently crept up to the unlocked car, opened the door and climbed inside. But as the door closed behind it, the young bear realised it couldn’t get out again and began to panic and thrash around, causing the alarm to go off. The incident was reported to police in the Colorado Mountain Estates subdivision near Florissant, Colorado at 2.30am by a young couple frightened their car was being stolen.” w/ photos