Today, you鈥檙e gonna hear from three people who had close encounters with wild animals - and have the scars to prove it.
You鈥檒l hear how - and if - any of these people felt defined by their experiences, and what sense they鈥檝e made out of their encounters. Plus, you鈥檒l hear from a wildlife expert about what animals you should be careful to keep away from here in New England.
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- from "Tiger King" was the park manager at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, and he's now living in California. His forearm was amputated after a tiger at the zoo shredded it
- Jane Hefferan is a registered nurse in Nashville, Tennessee, who has been in and out of hospitals since two brown recluse spiders bit her in 2008
- Kyle Dickman is a New Mexico resident, and a contributing editor at Outside Magazine. He is the author of , and was bitten by a northern Pacific rattlesnake in Yosemite National Park
- is an Associate Professor and Director of Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Center at the Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of 海角换妻
Catie Talarski contributed to this show.
