They're harmless ... as harmless as plastic ocean litter can be anyway ... they're small and they have a very unique look after being through wind, rough currents, weather and getting scraped by sea salt. Unexplained piggy banks, of unknown origin, are washing up on Texas beaches. Again.
We've all heard of the phenomenon known as cattle mutilations. As the common narrative goes, ranchers find cattle with organs removed as if with surgical precision. There is often little or no blood. It is unnerving to know that these mysterious events have happened here in our area.