a police dog while officers tried to take him into custody. Dog shoots man There have also been a number of "dog shoots man" news stories. As an example of a related phrase, a story titled "Deer Shoots Hunter" appeared in a 1947 issue of the Pittsburgh Press, mentioning a hunter that was shot by his own gun due to a reflex kick by the deer he had killed. And in 2005, in Michigan, there was a case of "cat shoots man". Man bites snake On April 12, 2009, Kenyan farm worker Ben Nyaumbe was attacked by a large python. During his struggle to escape from the snake's coils, he bit its tail. He was rescued after it eventually relaxed its grasp enough for him to get to his mobile phone. References English-language idioms Journalism terminology Metaphors referring to dogs Metaphors referring to people Principles