Panthers?! Alligators?! Giant Lizards?! Rattlesnakes?! Geez, what next, hordes of Velocoraptors? The most dangerous beasts round here are pine-martens, (wild ferrets). The only poisonous snake in the north of France is the adder, which can kill very rarely if you're sensitive or a child. ( The common snake is the grass-snake, totally harmless but often killed by the ignorant; the adder is marked vividly with warning vees). We have buzzards, but they only take rabbits and voles. My favorite beastie is the common house-sparrow, the little piaf. Summer wouldn't be summer without those little rascals squabbling and chattering on (and in) the roof of the workshop, or having a communal dustbath out in the yard!
Alan
