Believe it or not, several people are killed every year trying to steal saguaro cactus from the desert.
Mostly landscapers looking to sell them on the black market. But homeowners too trying to dress up their yard.
Saguaros are very slow growing. The one in the picture is likely well over a hundred years old and weighs several thousand pounds.
And that is the point. The poachers underestimate the weight and when they get it loose and it falls on them, that is lights out.
