shmalex, what is up my African-American? I haven't seen you around here in awhile.
But yeah, that's probably Florida. It's actually not as uncommon as you think. There was loads of times when I was a stupid child in southern Florida that was screwing around outside and didn't realize there was a god damn dinosaur within 10 feet of me. They love to lay in the drainage ditches on the sides of roads, so think twice before you go retrieve your favorite ball.