California man stunned to find huge beast perched in tree above his house

A California man was near stunned aft he recovered a monolithic upland lion perched successful a character supra his house. 

The homeowner, identified only arsenic Chris, was caught disconnected defender connected Monday aft hearing a unusual sound when he went to cheque connected his dogs extracurricular his location successful Stevenson Ranch. 

'I thought it was a vertebrate and I looked up into nan character and I saw a upland lion,' Chris told KTLA. 

He looked up to nan entity and recovered the ample animal, arsenic shocking images showed nan lion staring down astatine him from above. 

'We've had different cats. We've had bobcats, we person tons of coyotes retired present but ne'er a upland lion,' he explained. 

The lion, who Chris estimated was astir 200 pounds, soon jumped retired of nan character and ran disconnected of his spot aft spotting him. 

Chris told nan outlet he plans to beryllium much cautious astir his yard, but noted 'we're successful their neighborhood.' 

People quickly reacted connected societal media to nan terrifying discovery, arsenic immoderate were near conscionable arsenic frightened, while others revealed this is simply a normal occurrence successful nan area. 

'Unbelievable that he could get up there, wow, that would beryllium scary,' personification wrote. 

'He was astir apt looking astatine that feline for illustration he was going to beryllium a meal,' different commented. 

'Glad he saw it earlier it sewage retired of control,' wrote another. 

Meanwhile, others noted that nan man's spot is situated connected nan animal's land. 

'They person built correct successful beforehand of these animals' backyard. You tin expect much of these sightings,' a personification said. 

Another wrote: 'But support building successful nan hills and forcing them retired of their earthy habitat.' 

'Beautiful upland lion, we moved into their territory truthful now woody pinch it,' said another. 

Others were near baffled complete really Chris thought nan upland lion was a bird. 

'Mountain lion identifying arsenic a bird,' a personification wrote. 

'“I thought it was a bird”. That’s a beautiful large vertebrate u seen location mate,' different joked. 

Another commenter said: 'That Mountain Lion was looking down astatine him reasoning he was a bird.' 

According to nan U.S. Department of Agriculture, upland lions dress up 'about half of California.' 

The animal, besides known arsenic a puma, panther aliases cougar, are 'very powerful', and are known to 'normally prey upon ample animals,' including bison, cervid and sheep. 

They besides eat smaller animals, and are known to hunt alone, typically astatine night. 

The type commonly roam astir hills and mountains. 

The agency warned group who travel successful interaction pinch a upland lion not to attack it, run, aliases conflict backmost if attacked by nan animal. 

All encounters should beryllium reported to nan section sheriff's serviceman aliases nan Department of Fish and Game. 

Stevenson Ranch is simply a organization successful nan Santa Clarita Valley of Los Angeles, placed connected foothills of nan Santa Susana mountains. 

In May, a female came look to look pinch a upland lion successful her backyard in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. 

Corinna Bubenheim captured video of nan beast aft noticing it erstwhile her German Shepherds began moving astir her avocado tree. 

Bubenheim told KTLA5 that she thought her dogs were 'just making a large fuss astir a squirrel.'