Happy Solstice, everyone. Now that warm weather is officially here, we implore you to be careful out there. Because along with heat of summer comes something else: deadly animal attacks!
To kick off the summer season, we’ve compiled some tips (and some shockingly realistic videos) on how to handle animal encounters. Over the next few days, keep an eye out for the advice and the video that just might save your life.
But seriously, folks. Before we get on with the vids, we’d like to get a few key things out of the way:
- No matter what, never put yourself between a mother and her babies. Bear, moose, platypus, whatever. That mom will mow you down.
- Never let a bear get your food. Once it does, people = food in the bear’s mind, which is extremely dangerous.
- Avoiding an encounter altogether is the best way to not get killed. Learn how to spot scat (the poop, not the improvisational jazz singing), tracks, and other markings, and always leave the area if you come across a fresh kill.
Also, don’t let all this talk about black bears, grizzlies, mountain lions, and rattlesnakes make you paranoid.
In the past 100 years, black bears have only killed 56 people, brown bears: 50, mountain lions: 20, and rattlesnakes: 10. With the help of our ground-breaking article, we hope to decrease those numbers by at least 39.42% for the next 87 years.
Now, for the first installment: What To Do When A Black Bear Attacks. Stay alive out there.
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