Unexpected death at hands of an animal.
Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental killing or death. · view the constellation · filed as N335
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Bird hunter killed by adder just as he is shooting birdBlood 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 offDeath by rebounding bow. Ants gnaw a bowstring, so that the bow rebounds and cuts off head of man who is leaning on itAccidental death from flying splinter of bone. Bone being gnawed by animal lets splinter fly and kills young animalsHound strikes unique vulnerable spotSeries of accidental animal killingsTortoise lands on elephant's back so that elephant's back is broken
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Things accidentally fall and kill personAccidental poisoningAiming at fly has fatal resultsAccidental fatal ending of game or jokeAccidental death through dream. Man dodging blow in dream hits his head against wall and kills himselfAccidental death through misdirected weaponDeath as result of mistaken identity: wrong person killedAccidental death – miscellaneous