Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

By Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | QCODE

Comedy

What's Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks about?

True stories of the most extreme wild animal attacks ever documented, told and explained by Wes Larson, a wildlife biologist and animal behavior expert. Wes is joined by his brother Jeff and their mutual friend Mike, and in each episode the three pour over the details of animals attacks and explain how listeners can avoid these kinds of dangerous encounters, and learn a new appreciation for the wild things of the world

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Grizzly Bear Attack - The T...

06.20.2022

Wes covers an oft-requested story concerning Todd Orr and the bear who attacked him two times in a single bloody and unfortunate morning. We then do a deep dive into bear safety tactics and talk about just how good of ...

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks episodes:

06.20.2022 Grizzly Bear Attack - The Todd Orr Double Grizzly Bear Attack Wes covers an oft-requested story concerning Todd Orr and the bear who attacked him two times in a single bloody and unfortunate morning. We then do a deep dive into bear safety tactics and talk about just how good of ...
06.06.2022 Rattlesnake Attack - Latest Animal Attack News and Clara Jessup's Run-in with a Rattlesnake We start things off by getting into some of the more notable animal attack news stories from the past couple of months, and then have a really fascinating interview with Clara Jessup, who was bit by a venomous rattlesnake and ...
05.23.2022 Bison Attack - Seeking Love in Bison Bison Bison Territory Two young adults match on a dating app and have a fateful date involving some angry bison that defies the odds. We also cover the bison's historical significance and then get into the usual categories. ~~ This episode of Tooth ...
05.09.2022 Mothers Day Special - Animals that Saved the Day Wes and Jeff's mom is back for another Mothers Day special to talk about a few stories about the times wherein some animals save a human's life. Then we get into some mom-centric categories to wrap things up. ~~ This ...
04.25.2022 Polar Bear Attack - The Cold Campsite Crasher What should have been a once in a lifetime excursion paddling around the Svalbard archipeligo turns into a bloody nightmare for two young friends when the bear crashes their campsite and puts its teeth and its claws to work. ~~ ...
04.18.2022 Bonus Episode Unlocked - Macaw We're releasing two of our bonus episodes this week while we're busy at work on some upcoming exciting stuff. Mike takes the lead and puts a fresh spin on some old classics while really squeezing every last drop out of ...
04.18.2022 Bonus Episode Unlocked - Beavers We're releasing two of our bonus episodes this week while we're busy at work on some upcoming exciting stuff. Jeff takes the lead on this one about beavers, and it turns out to be a lot more informative and interesting ...
04.04.2022 Animal Attack News Roundup - Hank the Tank, The Ukraine Zoo Extraction Project, and More Another roundup of animal attack headlines that have popped up over the past month or so that we thought you'd all be interested in hearing about. Jeff also helps us to understand the hard reality of how the events unfolding ...
03.20.2022 Camel Attack - The Tennessee Camel Rampage We're talking about camels. In light of the recent attack that resulted in the tragic death of two people at a Tennessee petting zoo, Wes put together a little smorgasbord of camel attack stories to explain why a camel might ...
03.06.2022 Great White Shark Attack - The Surfer and the Shark at Monterey Bay Another shark attack on our hands (fins?) and Wes, as always, did a great job researching and preparing to talk through the story of one surfer's unlucky encounter with a great white shark. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact ...
02.20.2022 HARAMBE - The Western Lowland Gorilla In a first, Jeff takes the lead and does a great job of taking us all through the tragic tale of Harambe, the western lowland gorilla who was shot and killed in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016. ...
02.06.2022 Animal Attack News Roundup - Eko the Tiger, the Serial Squirrel, and Monkeyin’ Around We finally get around to talking about the incident down in a Florida zoo involving Eko the tiger, and share our thoughts on what the fallout of the unfortunate incident was and should be. ~~ To advertise on the show, ...
01.23.2022 Grizzly Bear Attack - Night of the Grizzly: Part 3 - The Aftermath Third and final episode of Night of the Grizzly. Wes walks us through the immediate aftermath of the worst night in the history of Glacier National Park, and how it completely altered how we look at and deal with grizzly ...
01.16.2022 Grizzly Bear Attack - Night of the Grizzly: Part 2 - Trout Lake Part 2 of Night of the Grizzly, the tragic story of two grizzly attacks occurring on the same night in Glacier National Park. Once again, Wes prepared like mad to get this episode to be as informative and entertaining as ...
01.09.2022 Grizzly Bear Attack - Night of the Grizzly: Part 1 - The Granite Park Chalet Part 1 of Night of the Grizzly, the tragic story of two grizzly attacks occurring on the same night in Glacier National Park. Wes prepared like a madman to get this episode to be as accurate and entertaining as possible, ...
12.17.2021 Cobra Attack - Suraj Strikes Twice A cobra attack takes place in the South Indian state of Kerala just a couple of months ago. There's a lot of intrigue and an unusual amount of evil going on in this episode compared to most of our others, ...
12.04.2021 Animal Attack News Roundup - Toilet Snakes, A Storm of Scorpions, and The Aporkalypse We cover some of the more noteworthy animal attacks that have occurred recently (Jeff breaks this rule. Kind of. But what do we expect at this point...) ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw is ...
11.19.2021 Crocodile Attack - The Killer Croc Down Under A saltwater crocodile attack that took place South of Darwin, Australia. It involves 3 young friends out for a day of fun on the banks of a flooding river and, due to an enormous crocodile, it unfortunately ends in tragedy. ...
11.05.2021 Bee Attack - NOT THE BEES!!! Bees. This story takes place down in the hills of Hueco Tanks down in Texas, and involves two men getting swarmed by bees at a moment of total vulnerability. Of all the animals we've covered on the show so far, ...
10.24.2021 Vampire Bat Attack - The Spook-tacularly Rabid Halloween Special The Vampire Bat, one of the signature animals of the Halloween season. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw is brought to you by QCODE. Support the show and get access to an extensive library ...
10.15.2021 Animal Attack News Roundup - Leopards, Gators, Bears, and The Big Money Anniversary Quiz It's time for another roundup of all the wildest animal attack headlines of the past month or so. Plus, Wes quizzes Mike and Jeff as a way to celebrate the first anniversary of Tooth and Claw. ~~ To advertise on ...
10.02.2021 Coyote Attack - The Cape Breton Coyotes and the Folk Music Singer Hear the tragic attack that took place up in Canada involving Taylor Mitchell, the unfortunate victim of a very rare, possibly even singular encounter with a pack of coyotes. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & ...
09.17.2021 Grizzly Bear Attack - Grouchy Glacier Grizzly Wes has another grizzly bear story to share on this one, with a little bit of a mystery twist. Jeff learns that bears probably can't operate cameras, and Mike thinks it's time for "Stop, Drop and Roll" to move over ...
09.03.2021 Jaguar Attack - Beware the Jaguars Jaws Wes prepared a few stories to share with us all about the rare but no-less-violent jaguar attack, so strap on your helmets and join us for the ride. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw ...
08.21.2021 Animal Attack News Roundup - The Scales & Tails Alligator Attack with Lindsay Bull, Wildin' Coyotes, and the 100-Pound Beehive We cover the past month's biggest headlines concerning wild animal attacks. We are joined for an interview by Lindsay Bull, the trainer at Scales and Tails who was bit and then rolled over on by Darth Gator, the alligator she ...
08.13.2021 Bull Shark Attack - What's the Spanish Word for Shark? The story of a shark attack that takes place down in Cancun, Mexico. This is an inspiring tale of a woman who was strong enough to survive and go onto share her experience with a bull shark with the rest ...
07.30.2021 Horse Attack - Love 'em or Hate 'em We have a special guest to talk a little bit about Mike's least favorite animal: horses. Will she be able to change his mind at all, or will he continue to be a huge negative nelly? ~~ To advertise on ...
07.16.2021 Grizzly Bear Attack - Al, The Man Who Punched a Bear We cover another grizzly bear attack story, this one taking place in a campsite. Believe it or not, this actually makes what would already be a precarious situation all the more unpredictable. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ...
07.02.2021 Animal Attack News Roundup - Whale Gulps Man, Girl Pushes Bear, and More The man who was swallowed by a whale, the California teen who pushed a bear off of her wall to protect her dogs, and a handful of other interesting stories Wes felt were important to share. ~~ To advertise on ...
06.25.2021 Rattlesnake Attack - Heads and Tails: The Western Diamondback Wes covers what might just be the weirdest animal attack we've talked about so far. (Disclaimer: We had a small hiccup while recording, hopefully none of you are bothered by it. You may not even notice it. But if you ...
06.11.2021 Cassowary Attack - Kicking and Screaming One of the more unique episodes we've done so far, on an animal that many people haven't even ever heard of: cassowaries. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw is brought to you by QCODE. ...
05.28.2021 Black Bear Attack: Bear vs. Bacon The story of Cynthia Dusel-Bacon, who spent her summers working in the wilds of Alaska taking geological samples. But on one fateful day in 1977, she was the one that was sampled; by a relatively small but still insanely powerful ...
05.21.2021 Animal Attacks Monthly Update - Bobcat Tossing, and Animals vs. Humans Wes gathered up a bunch of notable animal attacks that hit the news over the past month. Then, the crew talks about the Animals vs. Humans poll that's been making the rounds online recently. It goes off the rails pretty ...
05.07.2021 Mountain Lion and Crocodile Attack - Mother's Day Special We are joined by the one and only Cindy Larson, the greatest biological mother Jeff and Wes have ever had. Wes prepared two stories of incredible motherly strength and instinct, and delves into a little bit of the science behind ...
04.30.2021 Spider Attack - Yorick, The Sydney Funnel-Web Spider Wes has an only-slightly creepy, a little sad, and surprisingly endearing story about a woman, her family, and a spider. Jeff gets inappropriate again, and Mike follows suit. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw ...
04.16.2021 Lion Attack - The Lions of Tsavo Part 2 The wrap up of the story of the Lions of Tsavo. But first, we engage in the age old debate of what’s better: ice powers or tree powers? ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw ...
04.09.2021 Lion Attack - The Lions of Tsavo The much-requested, long-awaited story of the Tsavo lions. These two lions truly caused about as much havoc as any large predators in history, and brought an entire railway operation to a complete halt! ~~ To advertise on the show, contact ...
03.26.2021 Oceanic White Tip Shark Attack - A Sharky Shipwreck Story Wes takes us out to the ocean to tell a tale of a shipwreck and shark attack. Jeff musters up enough confidence to feel that he could survive the situation just fine. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ...
03.23.2021 March Madness - Animal Kingdom Edition Part 1 On this episode, we go through the first two rounds of the March Madness bracket of the 64 animals Jeff selected to represent the coolest, most interesting, and all around most swell animals he could think of. Wes, of course, ...
03.12.2021 Monitor Lizard Attack - The Monitor Murder Mystery A man named Ron and way too many monitor lizards. Wes takes us through one of the more bizarre and mysterious animal attacks the show has discussed thus far. Jeff gets excited talking about lizard genitalia, and Mike ponders the ...
02.26.2021 Moose Attack - The Moose, a Dog, Some Gloves, and a Bra Wes takes us to Alaska to tell of a malcontent moose messing up a morning mosey. All we can say is, thank goodness for bras. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw is brought to ...
02.12.2021 Killer Whale Attack - Tilikum's Terrifying Tour Wes gives us all a glimpse into the horrors of killer whale captivity, particularly one mistreated orca and the unfortunate demise of three different people at his hands. Or fins. Teeth, maybe? ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ...
02.09.2021 Crow Attack - Crows Never Forget Jeff takes over for the first Tooth and Claw mini, and has some incredibly bizarre, Hitchcock-ian stories to share about some persistent crows and other birds who have taken issue with humankind. (Disclaimer: We experienced some technical issues while recording, ...
01.26.2021 Grizzly Bear Attack - A Grizzly Daddy Daughter Date Wes takes us up to Glacier National Park to talk about another grizzly bear encounter, this time involving a man and his recently graduated daughter who decided to take a little trip up to Northern Montana together. The bear who ...
01.25.2021 Python Attack - A Tale of Two Pythons Wes has some uncomfortable stories to share this time, especially for the male listeners. Some of you weirdos might like this one a lot though, just like Jeff and Mike did. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ ...
01.22.2021 Justin Bieber Saves a Man's Life - 2020 Wrap-Up A year-end special! Wes has a couple of animal attack stories that involve two of the greatest musical acts ever to come out of North America (can't fight the facts), and also brings to discussion the popular "Which animal would ...
12.18.2020 Wolf Attack - The Wolf and the Hound Wes takes us all the way up to a remote logging camp in Alaska to share a story about two young boys who tread a little too close to a wolf. Jeff takes the rare opportunity to shout out a ...
12.11.2020 Hippopotamus Attack - Angry Angry Hippos Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: a story about one man's death-defying showdown with an angry hippopotamus. Jeff and Mike are chastised by Wes for even thinking of the best way for surviving a hippo attack. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact ...
11.27.2020 Polar Bear Attack - A Bad End to Polar Bear Camp Wes finally gets to talk about the polar bear, which, alongside literally every other, is his favorite animal. A small group of young campers head up to an archipelago off the northern coast of Norway, only to end up on ...
11.21.2020 Chimpanzee Attack - Moe the Chimp Has a Really Weird Birthday Wes navigates the twists and turns of a story about a chimpanzee attack that should probably be made into a movie. Saint James rescues a baby chimp whose mother died at the hands of poachers, and he takes the little ...

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