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Cristler denied threatening his wife, saying he was only shooting iguanas, reports say.

After a day of drinking at a friend’s house, Cristler grew angry and said he didn’t want to be with his wife anymore, she told deputies, according to reports. They were arguing in the bedroom when he threatened to “blow a hole in her head” while she was sleeping, then went downstairs and began shooting his .45-caliber handgun, reports say. She ran to a neighbor’s house and called 911 around 9 p.m.

Neighbors reported hearing gunshots coming from the Cristlers’ home, reports say. While a deputy was talking to the wife, they heard another gunshot coming from the Cristlers’ home, reports say. When the deputy approached the house, she saw a man on the porch and repeatedly ordered him to show his hands, to which Cristler eventually complied and was taken into custody without incident, reports say.

Deputies collected some spent shell casings for evidence as well as the handgun, which Cristler told them was on a shelf, reports say. Deputies also confiscated six rifles, magazines and bullets from the house, reports say.

Cristler remains in Monroe County jail on Stock Island in lieu of $75,000 bond.

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The Komodo Dragon lives on several islands in Indonesia. Komodo dragons have shark-like teeth and poisonous venom that can kill a person within hours of a bite. Yet villagers who have lived for generations alongside the world’s largest lizard were not afraid — until the dragons started to attack. Komodo dragon attacks are still rare, experts note. But fear is swirling through the fishing villages, along with questions on how best to live with the dragons in the future.

They can reach speeds of up to 18 miles (nearly 30 kilometers) per hour, their legs winding around their low, square shoulders like egg beaters. Three people have been killed in this decade (2009, 2007 and 2000) and at least eight injured in just over a decade. But park officials say these numbers aren’t overly alarming given the steady stream of tourists and the 4,000 people who live in their midst. People have since asked for a 6-foot-high (2-meter) concrete wall to be built around their villages, but that idea, too, has been rejected. The head of the park, Tamen Sitorus, said: “It’s a strange request. You can’t build a fence like that inside a national park!”

In California The Dept. of Fish & Game offers this information and these tips. More than half of California is mountain lion habitat. Mountain lions generally exist wherever deer are found. They are solitary and elusive, and their nature is to avoid humans. Mountain lions prefer deer but, if allowed, they also eat pets and livestock. In extremely rare cases, even people have fallen prey to mountain lions.

• Don’t feed deer; it is illegal in California and it will attract mountain lions.
• Deer-proof your landscaping by avoiding plants that deer like to eat. For tips, request a Gardener’s Guide to Preventing Deer Damage from DFG offices.
• Trim brush to reduce hiding places for mountain lions.
• Don’t leave small children or pets outside unattended.
• Install motion-sensitive lighting around the house.
• Provide sturdy, covered shelters for sheep, goats, and other vulnerable animals.
• Don’t allow pets outside when mountain lions are most active—dawn, dusk, and at night.
• Bring pet food inside to avoid attracting raccoons, opossums and other potential mountain lion prey.

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