Horrific Animal-Related Deaths: King Tut's Curse & More | Tooth & Claw Podcast

Horrific Deaths by Animal

• 💀 The podcast explores seven historical deaths involving animals, with a warning that some stories are ancient and may contain apocryphal elements.
• 🐍 Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, is said to have died from applying cow dung to himself to treat dropsy, with some accounts suggesting he was ripped apart by feral dogs.
• 🐅 Hannah Twanoi, a barmaid in 1703 England, was mauled and killed by a Bengal tiger she harassed at the White Lion Tavern.
• 🐘 Elazar Avaran, brother of Judas Maccabeas, was tragically killed and stomped to death by a war elephant in 162 BC after attempting to slay it.
• 🐍 Dr. Carl P. Schmidt, a herpetologist, meticulously documented his own death from a booms slang bite in 1957, succumbing to uncontrollable bleeding from all orifices.
• 🐝 Lord Carnarvon, who discovered King Tut's tomb, died from a mosquito bite that led to a severe infection and pneumonia, fueling the myth of the mummy's curse.
• 🐀 A man in South London died in 1875 after a mouse ran down his throat and began to bite his internal organs.
• 💀 Scaafism, a brutal execution method from the Persian Empire, involved trapping a victim in boats and feeding them milk and honey, leading to a slow death by insects and worms.

Ranking the Worst Deaths

• The hosts and guest rank the seven deaths, with scaafism and the booms slang bite frequently cited as the most horrific.
• The elephant stomp and tiger attack are also considered particularly bad due to their public and violent nature.
• The mouse in the throat and mummy's curse deaths are noted for their unusual and agonizing circumstances.

Horror Movie & Halloween Discussions

• The group discusses favorite horror movie death scenes, including the blender death in 'You're Next' and the graphic violence in 'Bone Tomahawk'.
• They also share favorite aspects of Halloween, such as costumes, decorations, and the embrace of spooky themes.
• Sammy recommends three horror movies: 'Arcadian' (for its creature design), 'Daniel Isn't Real' (psychological horror), and 'Mads' (a continuous-take French horror film).