According to sources, western Indian villagers have started idolizing rock fragments from a meteor shower. Some villagers imagine that the meteorites are the rocks that Rama, the Ramayana's Hindu epic hero, gathered to make the bridge to rescue his kidnapped wife. The Times of India reported that the villagers of Gujarat state's Kutch region have been searching for rock fragments after a meteor shower made streaks of light over three populated districts late Monday.

Cory Workman, a 16-year-old teenager, was bitten on the ankle by an alligator on Sunday while he was dangling his feet over the water's edge in the St. John's River in DeLand. Workman reported to officials that he had been skipping rocks across the water. According to an official with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, throwing rocks or sticks into the water can sound like fish to an alligator, so it probably mistook the boy's body for food.

After being dragged into a lake by a big alligator, a 16-year-old boy used a tip he saw on the Discovery Channel to break loose from the grip of the animal to save his life. The incident occurred late Saturday at a lake in Central Florida. Authorities said Corey Workman was throwing rocks and sticks into the water at a remote area of the St. John's River in Volusia County, Fla. just before midnight. A 6- to 8-foot-long alligator came out of the water and seized Workman's left foot and began pulling him into the lake.

A wildlife officer shot and killed a female mountain lion after she attacked a 7-year-old boy hiking with his family. The 80-pound cat bit the boy's head, causing puncture wounds and scrapes on his legs, which likely came from the animal's claws.

Researchers at Indiana University have announced that Bacterium Caulobacter crescentus use strongest adhesive in the world to stick to river rocks. The grip strength is 2-3 times stronger than the best retail glue provides. A new study revealed that bacterium uses uses sugar molecules to stay put in rivers, streams and water pipes. However, it is still not clear how the glue actually works. Researchers feel that some special amino acids must be attached to sugar.