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

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

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

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

He looked up to the entity and recovered the ample animal, arsenic shocking images showed the 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,' helium explained. 

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

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

People rapidly reacted connected societal media to the terrifying discovery, arsenic immoderate were near conscionable arsenic frightened, portion others revealed this is simply a mean occurrence successful the area. 

'Unbelievable that helium could get up there, wow, that would beryllium scary,' idiosyncratic wrote. 

'He was astir apt looking astatine that feline similar helium was going to beryllium a meal,' different commented. 

'Glad helium saw it earlier it got retired of control,' wrote another. 

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

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

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

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

Others were near baffled implicit however Chris thought the upland lion was a bird. 

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

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

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

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, upland lions marque up 'about fractional of California.' 

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

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

The taxon commonly roam astir hills and mountains. 

The bureau warned radical who travel successful interaction with a upland lion not to attack it, run, oregon combat backmost if attacked by the animal. 

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

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

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

Corinna Bubenheim captured video of the 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.'