The constellation
N335 Unexpected death at hands of an animal
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- Accidental killing or death · N330 entry
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- Bird hunter killed by adder just as he is shooting bird · N335.1 entry
- Blood bath causes woman to be carried off by bird. A pregnant woman demands a bath of blood: husband substitutes a bath of red dye. A Garuda bird attracted by the dye carries her off · N335.2 entry
- Death by rebounding bow. Ants gnaw a bowstring, so that the bow rebounds and cuts off head of man who is leaning on it · N335.3 entry
- Accidental death from flying splinter of bone. Bone being gnawed by animal lets splinter fly and kills young animals · N335.4 entry
- Hound strikes unique vulnerable spot · N335.5 entry
- Series of accidental animal killings · N335.6 entry
- Tortoise lands on elephant's back so that elephant's back is broken · N335.7 entry