Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks
Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

Braveheart and the Bat + More - The July 2026 Animal News Round-up

July 20, 2026

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A bat attacked a seven-year-old girl in rural Wisconsin. Her brothers, who had been watching Braveheart all day, killed it with a homemade replica of William Wallace's sword. The family was opposed to mandated vaccinations, but the preserved bat carcass tested positive for rabies, and the girl received treatment. That story opens the July 2026 animal news roundup from Tooth & Claw, which covers a crocodile fatality in Mexico, a grizzly mauling in Glacier National Park, a lioness who pinned a man for 30 minutes before letting him go after he stroked her fur, and several other incidents.

Braveheart, a Bat, and Rabies

In Tigerton, Wisconsin, about 60 miles west of Green Bay, Cecilia Kale was playing in her front yard when a bat swooped down and latched onto her left eye. Her brothers, 11-year-old Nicholas and another sibling, had been watching Braveheart repeatedly that day. Nicholas had made a replica of William Wallace's sword from a stick. Their mother later told reporters: "Here comes Camden, he's like, 'No,' and he's got this pole and he just knocks the bat off of CC, and then Nicholas grabs it, and he just starts killing the thing."

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  • 1 Tooth & Claw: July 2026 Animal News Round-up
  • 2 (04:47) **The Bat in the Braveheart Sword** - A young girl in Tigerton, Wisconsin is attacked by a bat; her brothers, inspired by watching *Braveheart*, kill it with a homemade replica of William Wallace's sword.
  • 3 (16:26) **Child Thrown into Crocodile Enclosure** - A three-year-old boy in Cambridgeshire, England was grabbed by a mentally disturbed man and thrown into a crocodile exhibit.
  • 4 (18:46) **Flooded Snake Farm in China** - Massive flooding in Hengazu, southern China released thousands of venomous snakes from a breeding facility into the flooded city.
  • 5 (22:00) **Fatal American Crocodile Attack in Puerto Vallarta** - A 28-year-old man from Mexico City was killed by an American crocodile while swimming in murky water near the Marriott resort on June 26th.
  • 6 (34:08) **Man Survives Lioness Attack by Petting Her** - In Gujarat, India, a man named Kula Bao Gamaro was pinned by a lioness for 30 minutes; he survived by reaching up and stroking her neck.
  • 7 (41:19) **Fatal Alligator Attack in Florida** - Brittany, a 31-year-old woman, was killed by a 13-foot alligator while cooling off in shallow water at Big Eco State Forest.

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Show Notes

The guys cover a bunch of notable animal stories and headlines that have happened over the past month or so, including a bunch of bear hijinks, petting a lioness into retreating, and many more!

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