They left out Alligators, Feral hogs, Wolverines, Coral snakes, Javelina, and numerous other nasty creatures. Love your channel!

@lathspell87

2 жыл бұрын

wild hogs should have definitely been on this list. They are extremely dangerous.

@brandilyn6720

2 жыл бұрын

Alligators are actually very scared of humans. They usually won’t go after a human unless it’s a very small child

@KOLTDB21

2 жыл бұрын

They also left out coyotes

@lorainefleeman6011

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandilyn6720 Or a stupid drunk is messing with it.

@andrewwash8005

2 жыл бұрын

@@KOLTDB21 Coyote used to be very skittish but lately have become more brazen. I believe that is because we do not hunt and trap them the way we used to and they do not see us as that much of a threat anymore.

I always remember as a kid we’d occasionally see a moose in the road way just chilling. My granddad would always stop the car and dim the headlights and just wait for it to pass. Sometimes we’d be there waiting for quite a while. When we’d ask why he said simply “Because the moose would win” 😂 it absolutely deserved it’s number 1 spot on this list. Moose are no joke.

@Lexbut

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah moose are hecking menaces it’s better to not hit a moose and run off the road because they say it’s like hitting a brick wall with supports behind it they’re fhecking massive

@davidnjennieprice

2 жыл бұрын

Cougars, wolves and bears really have no interest unless you get between them and their young, or make them feel threatened. Moose however, are no joke. They are grumpy animals and barking dogs seem to particularly annoy them. Camping or living in the wilderness is best accompanied with a "freedom stick" for protection.

@SighNaps

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lexbut The reason hitting a moose is incredibly dangerous is because of their height. Usually the average size car hits the moose, breaks it's legs and it's body goes through the windshield of the car. It's pretty common for LEO's to have to put down moose stuck in the frame of a car.

@2011TinaBean

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidnjennieprice well if you think that bears have no interest in you, you have never picked huckleberries! We take an air horn with us when we pick!!

@seattleogre

2 жыл бұрын

Moose are the most stubborn jerks in the wild. They will block you for fun and have epic stamina. The only thing you can do is bore them until they don't find it fun to torment you any longer.

I live in a little town in Oregon and we constantly get cougars in our area. We have alerts at the schools sometimes and the kids are stuck inside for recess until the game wardens make sure everything is clear. They are beautiful animals but everyone around knows to stay clear and keep you kids and pets inside.

@Nuero_idk

9 ай бұрын

Glad your schools have those programs in place. Here on the california central coast, most people forget that cougars and coyotes exist until they leave traces. Among laypeople, ways to promote safety in the presence of wild animals and livestock is not common knowledge.

@paperthyme

8 ай бұрын

They did that in Tx. I had to go out and check the patio every morning before I let the dogs out.

@russellkeeling4387

8 ай бұрын

We have a lot of cougars where I live but I wish there were a lot more. It is said by our division of wildlife a mountain lion will eat a deer a week. I wish they'd eat several each week. Deer here are like cloven hooved rats. Only young lions that don't know any better, old lions that can't catch anything else and stupid lions want anything to do with humans. We are dangerous them not so much.

@TonyM1961

8 ай бұрын

We get cougars in our small Oregon town as well. One they fail to mention is Bobcats. They might be smaller, but they are actually more dangerous than a cougar. Cougars at least have some sense of danger and don't really enjoy encounters with humans. Bobcats on the other hand aren't scared of anything. At least not that I have ever seen. They are far heavier and more powerful than they appear with retractable claws as long as 2.5 inches depending on individual.

@droe1021

3 ай бұрын

No you don’t.

When I was a kid, my friends and I got chased through the woods in the middle of the night by a huge territorial buck. It obviously didn't actually want to hurt us, because it definitely could have, but it was still utterly terrifying. It kept making these massive deep *huff* sounds right behind us. It chased us for probably 3 or 4 solid minutes before it lost interest.

@lightsalt8530

9 ай бұрын

I got chased down by a cow when I was a teenager lol

@andyboog2010

5 ай бұрын

Lol! I've had thos sort of happen to me. Same story I walked up on a buck I didn't expect and it pissed him off something fierce. I was going in to deer hunt but hadn't loaded my gun yet and nearly had a hear attack. We both survived the event.

@CrazyJodice

2 ай бұрын

I got followed by buck and it was so stressful. I walked backwards up a hill for about 5 minutes because I wasn’t gonna turn my back on it.

The moose is actually terrifying. You never truly know how big it is until you see one in person

@JustinWoodTV

Жыл бұрын

and if your close enough to see the true size you are probably to close lol

@kitsu13

Жыл бұрын

I grew up hearing stories about moose, but until I visited my cousins in Alaska and saw a baby moose eating greens right outside a friend's window I realized I hadn't ACTUALLY properly imagined how big they were.

@LatiNoble

Жыл бұрын

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@The_Sniper13

Жыл бұрын

Well I have 2 12 guage shotguns and 2 AR15s so I'm good

@lislmadeleine8463

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, pretty scary. I’ve had a few encounters with moose but the one I remember the most was when my son was a tiny baby - I was walking him in his stroller through a small forest with a trail. I wasn’t really thinking about moose and not paying attention , looking down a lot at my baby. Suddenly I looked up and there was a moose, about a small car length away, with nothing between us but the stroller. I was very lucky because as I backed away and just kept going, it seemed pretty unconcerned. But I was! By the way I have never gone in that trail again. I’ve also had a bear encounter but it was over quickly; that loose was far more frightening. Finally, saw a small pack of wolves once, and a lone wolf another time, but both times I was in the car. (Oh, I’m from Alaska.)

I'm in central Appalachia, and we're home to several of the animals on the list, but it's easy to do little things to mitigate risks. For deer, you learn to watch the sides of the road more than the road itself. For spiders, you wear leather gloves when working outside. For snakes, high-top leather boots are usually fine and you avoid reachingunder rocks and logs. Honestly, our biggest concern in this region isn't on the list. Ticks can be easily missed until long after they've embedded in your skin, and they carry a number of bacteria that can cause localized infections, lyme disease, or trigger an allergy to meat that lasts for six to ten years. Part of the American "pioneering spirit" means if you grow up outside of the cities, you're usually taught early on how to both avoid animal confrontations, respond to an attack, and treat a bite or wound with first aid.

@jeffburnham6611

2 жыл бұрын

The problem with deer is the speed at which they move and the unpredictability of their direction. If you see them alongside the road near the treeline you have time to approach the area slowly in case they dart out in front of you. However, if you have a deep ditch along the road, you may not see them until they're right next to the car. That's what happened to me, the deer came out of the ditch where I didn't see them, and the deer ran into the vehicle I was driving.

@louisejohnson6057

2 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right about the ticks. It's a problem where I live, on the Canadian prairies. It's become a serious global problem.

@georgesakellaropoulos8162

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmoll7366 Appalachia is much bigger than that. The region extends from southern Maine to Northern Georgia.

@BoylenInk

2 жыл бұрын

The meat allergy comes from the Lone-Star tick and I’ve only just started to eat mammal meat again a couple years ago. I could eat fish and poultry but no beef or pork for many years - and roast beef is one of my favorites. Those were some miserable years.

@delinarandoma1053

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, everything you said.

I live in midwestern US. You can find a good number of the animals listed in that video here. I remember fishing off a bridge one day, I was reeling a panfish up and it was attacked by a cottonmouth on the way up. It let go after about 5 seconds, but by the time I reeled the fish all the way up to me it was long dead and stiff as cardboard. I went out fishing again recently and spotted three different snakes near the dock I was fishing off of, it was kinda unnerving. They're almost always afraid of you and run off when you get close. It's just unsettling on those few occasions when they choose to stick around and hold their ground.

I can't get over how beautiful New Zealand is from your introduction. You are most fortunate I'm sure!

As someone that lives in the US. I've seen snakes and bears and wolves and of course tons of deer and I love going camping. Yeah, that stuff happens sometimes, but it's super super rare. Most problems occur when people aren't paying attention or aren't respecting an animals space.

@hearttohartwithbri

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say I live in Minnesota and we have cougars, wolves, brown recluse, bears and moose

@garrettromer8499

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing here with Michigan. Although we don't have any brown bears anymore just black bears and most of that stuff is stuck up in the upper peninsula. At least until the lakes freeze then they can chase deer across them down into the lower peninsula. The state of Michigan will try lying and saying all that stuff is up in the upper peninsula but we have got plenty of eye witness accounts and photographic evidence that says otherwise.

@flamerollerx01

2 жыл бұрын

That's the thing people don't really understand when they hear about these animals, the rarity is very significant. We have over 340 MILLION people in America and the most dangerous animal on the list only killed a few hundred people. It's a drop in the bucket and while terrible for the victims, to not consider the context will cause an exorbitant amount of fear and anxiety that is completely unjustified. I lived in CA for over 30 years and never once encountered a cougar, or known anyone who has. There are also black widows and brown recluse spiders there and I encountered only a few brown recluses (they are very rare in CA) and easily over 30 black widows without ever being bitten by them (and I've had a few close calls too).

@ericwilliams582

2 жыл бұрын

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@ericwilliams582

2 жыл бұрын

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You'd be surprised how little most of us worry about it. Most of us growing up in the country have grown up learning how to deal with wildlife. There are bears that consistently come around the house I grew up in.

@putitinreverseterry

Жыл бұрын

A 12 gauge with slugs certainly helps me feel safe in bear country

@Gottaculat

Жыл бұрын

Ditto. Where I grew up, it was coyote packs. We weren't allowed to kill them, so their population got way out of hand. They weren't a threat until they killed all the rabbits, then started targeting house pets and small children. The increased population also lead to a mange outbreak, and for a while, it was dangerous to go out at dusk. Was in Cook County, about 40-50 miles NW of Chicago, so very few gun owners. Back in the mid 1990s. Was not cool being defenseless against roaming packs of diseased, hungry coyotes.

@ashleyhall5778

Жыл бұрын

Same! Cougars and mountain lions don't even phase me and the fact that a lot of the world doesn't have this type of wildlife is mindblowing to me.

@jennywayman4461

Жыл бұрын

I am not sure if we consciously worry about the wild life. I mean we did when we were younger. And, I know when my kids were younger I did worry again when I was teaching my kids to be watchful and what to be do when outdoors. When they became diligent at safety then it more of a natural unconscious normal. We are allowed to kill coyotes where I am from. In fact, we can get paid for each one we kill because they multiply so fast and they are so damaging to the bird population. And trouble for the farmers. It's the only way for balance.

So a fun little story, I worked at a zoo over the summer as basically a glorified summer camp counselor, but I’d been volunteering there for years and picked up a lot of information about how the zoo works and the individual animals that live there. Every week, without fail, there would be a kid who asks what would happen if an animal broke out of its enclosure, and what animal would be the most dangerous if it was running around the zoo. Everyone expects the lions, hyenas, leopards, and jaguars to be the most dangerous, and they’re certainly up there, but I’d always say that our American bison would be the worst to have loose. They’re basically big, fuzzy tanks on legs, and they can ram with enough force to flip a car, probably ejecting the person inside, and definitely ejecting that person’s soul from their body. Everyone assumes that herbivores are the chill hippies of the animal kingdom, which can be kind of the case sometimes, but a lot of folks don’t consider the fact that they have to be ready to run from or fight off a big nasty predator trying to eat them. In the wise words of Casual Geographic, “Predators are hunting to eat, prey are fighting to live.” Also, I think a close runner up for most dangerous animal to escape would be the giant anteater. With claws that can rip open concrete and vision that’s as bad as me without glasses, they can and will throw hands with anything that gets too close. It’s a good thing they’re not really in the US, otherwise there would probably be a lot more headlines of anteater attacks.

I've had to neutralize a lot of rattle snakes, copper heads, and cotton mouths. And I've been bitten several times from fiddle backs aka brown recluse. But other than that the people are usually the most dangerous. Love your videos ❤

I always remember my Grandpa's advice on how to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear. "If you are trying to get away from them climb a tree. The black bear will climb up after you and the grizzly will just knock it down."

@Osprey850

2 жыл бұрын

That's good to know. It may jump on your chest and maul your face, but at least you'll have satisfied your curiosity about which species it is.

@FreedomMtnDesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Always find the biggest strongest tree to climb. That way if the grizzly can’t knock it down it’ll be able to climb up after you!

@Salvation4DJews

2 жыл бұрын

@@FreedomMtnDesigns A couple of months ago after a nice rain, I heard a branch break out in the woods and then I heard an interesting sounding thump. That was not the sound of a tree branch hitting the ground. It was the sound of a Bear hitting the ground. All of my dogs outside freaked out. Climbing a tree to escape a bear is like jumping into the swamp to escape an alligator.

@kathrynrivenbark7219

Жыл бұрын

😂

@carolinapitman9621

Жыл бұрын

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Mostly it's interesting because while in NZ, the US thinks of Australia as having all of the deadly animals. We rarely think about how ours are also dangerous.

@hellhound1389

2 жыл бұрын

They have the most venomous with crocs being the only super predator but in USA we have multiple super predators and massive animals

@Ezoangelofdeath

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that same thing, Ive always thought everything that can kill you on the planet you can find in Australia, some of them you only find there, LOL, they have fish you can step on and be dead within minutes, I think Australia kill the US in cool killer animals, but maybe it's just cause living around all these my whole life they dont seem as deadly, I dont know

@rightguy200000

2 жыл бұрын

What's crazy is that Africa has both of us beat in that regard yet nobody seems to talk about it.

@Ezoangelofdeath

2 жыл бұрын

@@rightguy200000 I think it's because all those African animals are normalized in the US, Lions, Tigers Elephants, Rhino's, etc, all childrens characters growing up, like Bears, I see Deer and Coyotes daily, Australia is the sole home to many deadly reptiles, and insects, people already have a hang up with those, so knowing theres super deadly ones fucks with peoples heads, I cant really think of anything else, Africa's are ALL super predators, Apex predators like Hippos, my personal favorite I root for is Honey Badger, I think those are the toughest in the world. LOL

@leeofthevoid

2 жыл бұрын

@@rightguy200000 national geographic and world vision never shuts up about Africa, growing up in the 90's was all lion king and Egypt stuff. not sure where your from, but in Canada i feel like i know more about Africa then north America some times. if i turned on the tv right now im sure id see a documentary on lions.

I am really enjoying all of your videos! Currently I live in Nw Washington state (northwest corner of U.S.) there are cougar sightings in my area quite often. We get black bears knocking over our garage sometimes too. I grew up in the southwest, Arizona and Nevada. I saw lots of scorpions, often inside our house. We would turn our shoes over before putting them on in the morning to make sure none were inside! 😂

Everyone’s forgetting the animal with the greatest potential for hurting people. Alaska has Polar Bears which are not only just a more dangerous version of a Grizzly Bear, but are the only animal that actively views humans as prey.

I'm an avid camper and hiker and do a lot of it solo. Don't let videos like this scare you. When you think about how many people are out in nature every day in this country, dangerous encounters with animals are extremely rare. I've come across black bears on the trail several times while alone. They run away. I wouldn't backpack alone in grizzly country, but other than that, no need to fear. Be informed, be aware, be cautious, but don't be scared.

@jennywayman4461

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@vsand9798

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think you can shoot in the direction of a grizzly in self-defense either. I’ve heard of people doing that to save their lives and they get charged with a crime. I’m in Colorado and I always hike and camp with a firearm.

@NoThankUBeQuiet

Жыл бұрын

Right I've very rarely seen dangerous animals. I'd tell them to be more aware of wasps than anything

@jeanvignes

Жыл бұрын

Don't be scared, but DO learn how to be safe. The main thing is to seal food in air-tight containers and NEVER keep food in your tent, even in triple Ziploc's. There are "high hides" for food taken on camping trips, consisting of a bag attached to a long rope. You need to move a good distance away from your camping area, throw the rope over a branch, and pull the food up as high as you can before tying off the rope. Do this every night, and every time you leave your campsite (e.g. for a day hike or trip to the beach.) If there is so much as a quarter of a candy bar or a few crackers in your tent, bears will devastate your entire campsite trying to get to it.

@hbmjr

Жыл бұрын

Accurate and well said.

I also was camping in the Grand Teton National Forest in Wyoming and was taking a potty break in the woods and heard breathing behind me. I turned around and there was a full sized Bull Moose breathing steam in the cold morning air. I said, "You, sir, are magnificent, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would stay right where you are." He watched me for a bit, then turned and shuffled off. One of the favorite experiences of my life.

@helenatkinson4730

Жыл бұрын

😮

@TonyM1961

Жыл бұрын

And you did the exact right thing by remaining calm and making no sudden moves that might be misinterpreted for you being aggressive

@pnut3844able

Жыл бұрын

I bet you evacuated the remainder of your bowels right then lmao

@theconsigliere8463

Жыл бұрын

Ive had a couple run ins with bull moose and its not the best feeling, was camping and heard something walking around our camp un zipped my tent and was staring one in the face, slowly zipped it back up and slowly laid back down. the other time we were out four wheeling and the road was getting really narrow and very large ruts and wasnt finding a good turn around spot there was a turn ahead and we werent sure where it was taking us so we parked and went walking to see what was around the corner and what we saw made us stop dead in our tracks there was about 8 or 9 maybe more moose just grazing slowly backed up and once we were out of sight booked it back to the trucks.

5:42 I never knew how large wolves REALLY were until I saw one next to a dog. There was a HUGE Husky which is one of the larger breeds of dogs and the wolf made it look like a puppy by size comparison.

I've seen a moose outside the living room window before. You never really appreciate that they are still living megafauna until you are actually next to one. I would never want to run into one out in the wild, but from the safety of constructed walls they are fascinating to watch as they lumber around. Despite how easy-paced they are it is very clear that they are powerful creatures and can turn up the speed if they ever desire to.

@MVR3IWER

9 ай бұрын

Mind you, møøse bites can be pretty nasty...

@samarmstrong3651

8 ай бұрын

Moose are incredible. They're majestic and they look super easy going, but if they decide they want you dead - you will die unless you or someone nearby has a gun and good aim. There's really no other defense. Luckily that really doesn't happen that often.

Remember that when you’ve grown up with these creatures nearby, you learn how to live with them. It’s more than likely the “encounters” are from those that aren’t familiar with the creatures that are in the areas

@garrettromer8499

2 жыл бұрын

Yup mostly idiot tourists from out of the area.

Growing up in southern USA if someone was speeding you didn't actually tell them to slow down, you just had to remind them that, "There are a lot of deer on this road...", and that usually does the trick. Everyone has either hit a deer at some point or knows someone who has and is well aware of the potential outcome...😩 I am very surprised alligators didn't make the list.

@patrickkanas3874

2 жыл бұрын

In Wisconsin I see a puffed up deer laying on the side of the road just about every day. I've seen so many deer on the road that I've considered setting up a blind next to the highway and sitting there opening day

@evilmessiah81

2 жыл бұрын

gators are normaly pretty harmless, they are not realy agressive and are not likely to attack people.

@SentaiYamaneko

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not. Alligators are basically stoners.

@mortikarobinette5381

2 жыл бұрын

I always had to be careful when I lived in the country in West Tennessee. I worked evening shift and driving home could be dangerous just from the deer. They were everywhere.

@al_alemania

2 жыл бұрын

gators are pretty harmless tbh

I live in Southeast Wisconsin, and when we hear about dangerous animals and natural disasters, we are often relieved to remember where we live because we rarely if ever see anything in this video. We have our fair share of deer, but you can easily go hiking alone in the woods and be 100% safe from all these creatures. The biggest concern is being bit by a tick. So feel free to come to my area and we can all go hiking in safety!

@sadiedog5071

7 ай бұрын

I lived in Appleton, Columbus and Madison until I grew up and moved to Arizona. I had no idea about the zoo of biting and stinging critters out here. We go armed when we go on hikes. But we have no mosquitos, and no ticks.

@taradactyl5690

7 ай бұрын

Fear the Bray Road Beast!

Here in Chile, we have lots of Pumas or mountain cougars along the entire Andes Mountains being the largest population in Patagonia. Also, we have the Brown Recluse spiders, which live inside the houses and are normally found at night or around 4 to 5 am when they come out looking for food. I personally kill no less than one to three a week. This is due to the hot climate, so we have to vacuum every corner of the house daily. Still, their habitat is the crawl space above the ceilings and closet corners.

Driving at night in deer territory is extremely scary. I’m surprised they didn’t have alligators on this list, here in Florida they are something we really have to watch out for.

@spudthepug

Жыл бұрын

Florida is basically the US version of Australia at this point.

@lilcookie8

11 ай бұрын

in florida everyone knows that alligators arent a threat. stop lying

@st8lion

11 ай бұрын

i see like 20-40 deer almost every time i drive at night except in the winter lol. always remember if you see 1 there are like 10 more in the area and slow the fuck down. its always a treat to see beavers or foxes when driving. got face to face with a wolf when walking down a dirt road with a friend at night, it was crossing the road in front of us as the road was surrounded by forest and it just stopped and looked at us we stopped and looked at it and the wolf put his head down and slowly finished crossing the road. we continued walking but started talking a little louder to each other to discourage anymore surprise visits from any furry friends. it was kind of a relief tho cause when we saw the huge as footprints at the beach earlier in the day (you have to go through a wooded muddy area to get to the beach) we thought it might of been a small black bear that got stuck on the island from crossing the river when the river froze but now my theory is that a small pack of wolves from Canada crossed probably chasing deer since the island is only a mile off of the Canadian mainland. at night you can see what i assume are windmills but unsure lit up with bright red lights from the beach. popular spot for Canadians to illegally enter the US since its so close by.

@Onthebrink5

11 ай бұрын

No it isn't. Only goobers from Florida would think driving near deer is scary. Boogers that can't even drive in snow.

@st8lion

11 ай бұрын

@@Onthebrink5 you know a spooked dear will ram into your vehicle right? its not that uncommon. i also know a ton of people who had close calls with deer including myself along with knowing people who have died in accidents involving deer. unless you are from the city deer are the biggest problem animal for most people aside from moles and mice. the coyotes, beavers, bears, snapping turtles or snakes don't even come close. luckily their aren't any wild hogs here yet

I live in Anchorage, Alaska. It's recommended to carry a firearm when hiking or camping. There could be something ready to kill you around any corner. It's not uncommon for schools to be delayed due to moose on the schoolyard, or people calling in to work late because of a moose in their yard... or even on your front porch. Like weather and traffic reports, our radio stations report moose and bear sightings. Oddly enough, it's just a normal way of life. I've seen hundreds of moose and have had to stop dozens of times because a moose was crossing the road.

@RyanRediger66

2 жыл бұрын

Alaska is a wild place literally

@SparkyOrdan

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the winter of 1996, bad winter worst in my memory, we actually had packs of wolves running through the neighborhoods of Hillside, SE Anchorage...

@evettc7887

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but the right firearm. You get people from the city with a 9mm or smaller that believe that will protect them in the wild. Piss something off is more likely.

I have come in contact with a few of these animals. My family was visiting yellowstone camping. We had several deer jump over our moving vehicle on the road. Next and the scariest was I woke up in our tent one morning needing the restroom and looked out of our tent and to my right was a grazing buffalo and a short distance away to my left was a wolf just looking around. So I just zipped my tent and just waited till they left quite a fun morning. We also saw several buffalo on a trail we were walking on and had to wait them out before we could move on. So yellowstone is a great place to visit lol!👍

Im next to the ohio river, and the bull shark was pretty recent (within the last 15 years). We also have to deal with 4 different rattle snakes, plus copperheads and water moccasins, and the spiders of course. Alligators are a minor concern here (people dumping "pets" when they get too big). We occasionally get black bears, but the whitetail deer are definitely the most scary thing. Driving in the autumn (mating season) definitely requires the utmost attention to your surroundings, especially in the countryside.

Rattlesnakes only rattle to let you know you’re too close for comfort. It’s like hearing the buzzing of a beehive and keeping your distance so you don’t get stung.

@MegaKat

2 жыл бұрын

I totally prefer the Diamondback's prescence to a copperhead, coral, or water moccasin. Sure, the moccasin hisses and I've heard it, but few know the sound. There is NO MISTAKING the sound of a rattler warning you off. At least they're bros and give warning. Oh, and they eat copperhead eggs, so unless it's in my house, I'm not killing it.

@Redbikemaster

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. If you hear the rattle you freeze and locate the snake. Then slowly move away. Simple.

@davidjecmenek8943

2 жыл бұрын

I hate to be the bearer of bad news- (phone said nudes but to leave it would be disingenuous)- but that distinctive rattle is no longer a happy, healthy reminder that you done got too close and need to bounce. With our hog problem in Texas at least, our Rattlesnakes have given up the practice because if they rattle, it's a dinner bell for a hog. I think then ol wild hogs and javelinas should've gotten an honorable mention. They've got deer (we ain't got them moose, though I've always wanted a moose to trail ride to the rodeo) - bested down here. Hogs don't go through the windshield to kill you, they launch your vehicle. It's gotten so bad, you can just shoot them from a helicopter. It's easier than getting a predator tag.

I’m in Louisiana and I generally only have to worry about gators, black widows, and cotton mouths. I only worry about the big predators when I go camping across the country. You generally just have to pay attention to what’s in the area and learn how to deal with that specific threat, worrying about them all is a non starter.

@Jmattt7194

Жыл бұрын

From southeast LA part, we just be jumpin in the blind river and dont care, i dont think many of them care either. All this knowing it only takes once

@royporter1946

Жыл бұрын

@@Jmattt7194 oh yeah my grandma lived on the Mississippi and fed gators that would come up to here door, she called them her pets

@aptove

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, never delt with gators and cotton mouths, i am kind of surprised cotton mouths aren't on the list. They may not have as many snake bites as a rattlesnake but they are way more aggressive. I would rather deal with rattlesnakes, they actually do not want to bite you.

@jeanvignes

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I hope people are not lulled into thinking that rattlesnakes are the only snakes to worry about. Thee are several poisonous snakes in the swamps in states along the Gulf Coast.

@ballsyrocker

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Cottonmouths are agressive. A friend and I were fishing on the Vermillion river in Hastings,Minnesota (it connects to the Mississippi river there) and there was a Cottonmouth with its mouth wide open at our feet at rivers edge, ( we were standing ona rock shelf along the bank), so my friend got a sturdy thick fallen branch,picked it up and flung it way out into the center of the river..but the darn thing came right back at us,and when we saw it come up on the shelf toward our feet ,we had to smash it with a large rock. There were people swimming just downstream so we just figured we better kill it. That was in mid Summer.

You guys are refreshingly wholesome.

I love your family! Thank you for giving us a realistic look at how other countries view the USA. I have spent much time overseas and it really helps with empathy for other nations.

I've been camping since I was a small child. One of the very first things we learn is to hang our food from a tree where bears can't get to it easily. I grew up in an area where cougers and coyotes were potential problems. Keep your dogs and cats in at night. There were rattlers in the hills, but they're easy to deal with. If you hear the rattle, move away with a quickness. And remember: They didn't even mention the gators.

@fridaylong2812

2 жыл бұрын

Coyotes prefer to eat rodents and small mammals, frogs, birds etc. More people are people are killed by golf and champagne corks in a year, than people bitten by coyotes. Our house backs on a green belt, in a fairly large city, and coyotes have wandered through the backyard a few times. They just sniff around, and then leave. The last one was chased off by several angry crows, lol. Was able to record it on my phone.

@Annonymous0283745

2 жыл бұрын

@@fridaylong2812 coyotes around here will kill people's pets fairly regularly.

Interestingly enough, I have actually encountered ALL of the animals on this list in the wild at some point in my life. But i am amazed that they didn't mention crocodiles/alligators.

@boneless9305

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta be number 11 haha

@Bears2024

2 жыл бұрын

I was as well

@kcmobaseballmom

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@VadulTharys

2 жыл бұрын

They do not kill many people because only idiots give them the chance. Hence not on the top 10

@tjm6983

2 жыл бұрын

@@VadulTharys well fair or not that was what I thought about the people who get killed by bison. According to what the video said there are plenty that do. When they said they're mainly contained in national parks and he said "People getting too close" that's what I thought of. I think I've also heard of some people getting killed by animals in national parks because they try to get close and take pictures

I was bitten by a brown recluse, but I have come across more cows in the road and deers running across than anything else. The cow in particular was terrifying bc he was just chilling and after we slammed on our breaks he hadnt moved a bit. Out in the country no street or ambient lights you dont know until you are up on them.

Born and raised in the south USA, and I have had a few close calls growing up! When I was a kid we would play in the local creek sliding down rock slides and swinging off an old rope swing from an old tree into the lake! One day not long after our last visit, local news reported seeing a 10ft. Gator had found his way the creek and been spotted by that same rope swing. In top of that, water moccasins (venomous water snakes) had also been seen in the shallows by the rockslides. We decided to stop visiting 😂. Pretty sure the gator is still there too 😅

Fun fact: a lot of camp grounds have "bear boxes". These are lockable boxes where you lock up your food to keep the bears out of it. Just don't pitch your tent near the bear box.

@greywuuf

2 жыл бұрын

The sad commentary on bear boxes and "bear proof" garbage bins is that the intelligence of the smartest bear and dumbest camper has a lot of overlap.

@searleak

2 жыл бұрын

Also, remember your car is Not bear proof!

@nepasuperscenters8783

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. My mother had a black bear rip apart her car for, what turned out to be a bbq sauce packet from BK in the dash. He broke into at least 13 cars in our community before a neighbor ended ended up shooting him.

@kurtiswichmann4699

2 жыл бұрын

And Don't lock your food in your car unless you want to walk home.

When I was on a hiking excursion in Alaska, the instructor was preparing us for the hike through bear country. We were told to wear tiny bells, so we wouldn’t surprise any bears on the trails and were told to carry a can of pepper spray. We were instructed about what to look for to determine what bears were in the area. We were told to look for bear scat (poop). If it was a black bear the scat would have berries and squirrel fur. The brown bear or grizzly bear scat would have tiny bells and smell like pepper…😐

@kathywithrow1131

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rodndrone1198

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kevgmor

2 жыл бұрын

I used to hike in Alaska often. We would hang our camping forks/spoons/etc from our backpack, to alert the wildlife that we were nearby. That tip alone saved us many personal interactions.

@debrafrogner

2 жыл бұрын

So true, right! Haha

@maryannanderson2213

2 жыл бұрын

Now that's funny!

I'm new to your channel so I'm a tad late to the party, but as I have a lot of free time on my hands right now I intend on binge-watching some videos. I've watched a few and I really enjoy your content. I think that y'all have a wholesome family and some respectful children. I've been bitten by a Brown Recluse spider 3 times over a 10 year span here in Florida and once by a Hobo Spider. I was also bitten by a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake when I was a kid living in Arizona. I was walking home from school at the time, dropped a pencil I was fiddling with and when I reached down to pick it up he nailed me on my left thumb... I never saw him. I lived in Arizona for over 34 years and I have had several run-ins with Coyotes, Mountain Lions, Bobcats, Javelina and Gila Monsters on top of snakes, spiders and scorpions. Now that I live in Florida I have swam with sharks and alligators but never had to defend myself from an attack. My biggest issue in Florida is the mosquito and the noseeum... I wouldn't mind them if they sucked fat instead of blood 😂.

Many of the animals mentioned are very regional. For example, moose are pretty much only found in the very most northern states that border Canada. The program used the term "the Americas" when talking about moose. Most moose encounters are in Canada and Alaska. Cougars are found mostly in the western states, but he didn't mention they can also be found in the deep south. We have them in the south part of Georgia. Although it accounts for very few bites each year, the coral snake is probably the most toxic snake in the US. Their venom is a nerve agent, like cobra venom, but the coral snakes are pretty small and don't have fangs. They have to pretty much chew on you to get their venom in and can usually only open their mouths enough to bite fingers, toes, hands and feet. Alligators, a bigger cousin of crocs, once an endangered species, have made a come back and I've read of at least three people being killed by gators this year. -- Love your videos.

@sherryjoiner396

8 ай бұрын

Good information. They should have added wild hogs to the list. There have been fatalities here in Texas.

We had a camp right on the lake up in Maine when I was growing up. Every morning the same Moose would walk down the dock and have a drink. My cousin and I had slept in the boat, attached to the dock, and we woke up to the sound of him clomping down the dock. He was beautiful. We just watched him drink his water. He stared at us for a few and then was like "Have a good day" and went along his day. It was awesome 👍

@cassandrahepp6445

2 жыл бұрын

I'd have peed myself 😅

Lived in Alaska for 25 years. I've hit 3 moose in my lifetime. The first one I think is the most telling. I was in a 2004 Pontiac Sunfire, and I clipped the front legs of a moose while driving at about 30mph down the road. It's shoulder came up and completely shattered my windshield. As I got out of the car to check on things, it got up and ran into the woods like nothing happened. A 30mph collision with a car, and it acted like nothing was wrong. They are powerful animals indeed.

@jaredgerman3386

2 жыл бұрын

Dang, that’s insane!!!

@FateTheArcher

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that you have survived hitting 3 Moose is what is most astounding to me. There's actually something called the "Moose Crash test" that has been done, and the results at the end were that when an average sized american car collides with an average height Moose head on- it's legs will be broken and it just sort of collapses towards the windshield or car roof- crushing the drivers seat. I guess if the other two of those collisions were just grazing the Moose it makes sense- but all 3 as head on collisions would mean you're probably the luckiest person ever. I'd suggest going and buying a lottery ticket lol

@ak_downrange_threat7251

2 жыл бұрын

@@FateTheArcher Not really I have hit 2 in Automobiles and Clipped one on a Snowmobile. Its part of being an Alaskan and a right of passage for being a Sourdough.

@fredrukundo7800

2 жыл бұрын

The moose was just built different. 😂😏

@katmumn

Ай бұрын

I was driving back to Bozeman from Yellowstone about 20 years ago early in the morning with my family in the car and we rounded a turn and there was an upside down dead bull moose in the middle of the road. I managed to swerve to the shoulder and stop, but my heart was racing. I’ve hit a deer back home but that was a whole different experience.

I grew up just outside the western diamondback rattlesnake's natural range. Whenever we went for a trip to red rock country (which, by the way, is WELL worth a trip to see and walk through) we knew to avoid stepping too close to any of the small gaps between the rocks and the ground. A lot of red rock country has little overhangs where the rock has worn away close to the ground; they're often only a few inches high but several feet deep, perfect for a diamondback to hide in. My dad made sure all of the kids knew to treat every one of those gaps like there was a diamondback in it.

Love your videos!🎉 makes me smile everyone I watch 😊

From South Carolina here and we have other dangerous animals. Alligators, are everywhere here especially golf courses. Mosquitos and rats carry dieses. Another few snakes not mentioned were copper heads a pit viper and a water moccasins or some times called a cotton mouth. Also a coral snake which you rarely come across but have venom compared to a cobra and is extremely deadly. Keep up the good work y'all. Really enjoy your channel.

@isaacverhelst3983

2 жыл бұрын

Oh crap yeah coral snakes are a concern. Especially since there are snakes that look like coral snakes but are actually harmless. Very glad we don’t have those here

@Alex-dh2cx

2 жыл бұрын

@@isaacverhelst3983 red on black, you're ok Jack, Black on yellow, you're a dead fellow. That's what I remember about coral snakes and kingsnakes from elementary school.

@alanlight7740

2 жыл бұрын

You must be in the low country. Alligators are quite rare in the up country, though occasionally one will swim up river quite a ways and make themselves at home. It's rare enough that it makes the news when it happens.

@Alex-dh2cx

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanlight7740 yep, they're all over, the water is stuffed with them. We even have one that has basically been a mascot for the local Naval weapons station for 60 years. Charlie, he's pretty damn big for a Gator, although I'd see them all the time laying on a neighborhood sidewalk or the local golf courses.

@Alex-dh2cx

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanlight7740 that's surprising, but it's funny that something like that makes the news (not that we can talk, half an inch of snow and the world's ending down here). As a kid I swam in certain bodies of water I had no business in, hell I still jump into water without really thinking about it when I'm fishing on a kayak or canoe, I'm not really worried about it since most gators are unlikely to go after an actively swimming adult, but I do worry about kids and pets around water; If my kids are with me, I won't let them get in fresh water around here.

The brown recluse spider is truly no joke. My son was bitten by one on his chest when he was young. Due to the venom causing the tissue to become necrotic he ended up with a an indentation the size of a softball. With the help of antibiotics it helped keep it from spreading to his organs. He is well now and his body has healed. It took time to rebuild the muscles. Thank you for exploring so many aspects of the U. S. A. Would love to learn more about NZ. My fathers youngest sister was born in NZ.His stories of having lived there are quite different than what NZ is today. Best wishes.

@robinmiller5256

Жыл бұрын

When I lived in Gautier, Mississippi in1985, there was a church that had to be burned down because of Recluse infestation.I left shortly after that…..

@wesleyviers1550

Жыл бұрын

I was bit on the leg by a recluse but I immediately started treating it with an echinacea compress and drinking echinacea tea and the bite (most painful bug bite I've ever had), shrank down to the size of a dime from that of a quarter and didn't go necrotic. I was lucky, but I also credit the echinacea.

@aidankrapf428

Жыл бұрын

I was bit right above the knee and it became infected and i couldnt walk for about a week. Excruciating pain to the touch. Had to get antibiotics and it eventually popped and had some nasty discharge. Still have a black spot right above the knee from the necrosis. It swelled about 6 inches in diameter and probably raised about an inch or two. Never leaving my door open for more than 5 minutes ever again haha

@GeneralPadron

Жыл бұрын

We have serious issues with them in Colorado.

@jeremyn4397

Жыл бұрын

The key to a recluse bite is treating it early and daily cleaning habits. You will be fine as long as you can prevent infection.

I live in California. Born and raised here. When living in Modoc County which is in the far northeastern corner of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada and being in the higher elevations 4,000-5000 feet we dealt with deer, antelope, elk, rattlesnakes, mountain lions, bears, coyotes and badgers. I never worried about my three sons running out in the hills as we owned Rottweilers and they always went where our boys went. Our male was 145 lbs and our female was 125 lbs. California has recently had wolves return to our state as well as wolverines. Also in Modoc County we had friends with a 500 acre farm where they raised Bison and Llamas. Every day we saw bald eagles, golden eagles, hawks, porcupines, opossums, skunks, deer, antelope and raccoons. Never worried about what was out there but definitely respected every aspect of Nature.

I was bitten by a brown recluse when I was in college. The entire backside of my left upper arm turned red, was sore to the touch, and noticably warmer than the rest of my arm. The actual bite area was even more so.

@Eniral441

8 ай бұрын

I had a similar experience, but it was my whole body from the waist up. Even was water stung.

Being born and raised in Idaho and having a family that enjoys the outdoors. I can say I've had experiences with many of the animals on this list. 99 percent of the time the animal wants nothing to do with you. If you take the nessesary precautions before venturing out into the wild you'll rarely have any problems.

@raywilliams6675

2 жыл бұрын

Yep but when I was 10 I was messing around kicking dirt clods on an old logging road and got chased by a Moose. It almost got me too I fell down and it missed me then my Dad came running at it with a cheater bar (He was fixing a Skidder at the time) and it took off.

@jamesboucher1551

2 жыл бұрын

They didn’t mention alligators, crocodiles, coyotes, bobcats and water moccasins.

@xsargantxshaftx7997

2 жыл бұрын

@@raywilliams6675 you are so lucky to not be dead 😳

@generalkayoss7347

2 жыл бұрын

THIS. 100%. I've lived in rural NC all of my life and large animal encounters are quite rare unless you're out hunting or looking for them. And then they usually spot you before you do them and run. Everything out there is more scared of you than you are of it, that doesn't mean it won't attack out of fear, or in rare cases, hunger. Deer while driving at night are literally the biggest hazard to the average person.

@louisejohnson6057

2 жыл бұрын

@@generalkayoss7347 not as big as the hazard to the deer.

This is where the American in me comes out. I get giddy with how exciting bears are to other countries and especially New Zealand. They are indeed fascinating and as a U.S. citizen 🇺🇲 from Wyoming, i can honestly say that bears here are more respected than feared. Much love!

@Mets2015WorldSeries

Жыл бұрын

From Wyoming? Prove it

@TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01

Жыл бұрын

I’m from South Dakota, we don’t have any bears or anything in our state even though we border many states that have bears. And I’m also excited about bears

@haku8135

11 ай бұрын

Bears are cool. Generally they're not actually interested in hurting you either. They just think you might be a threat. Black bears can be scared away by pretending you actually are, but grizzlies will prove you're not, so the strategy is to just drop down and go limp. Let them nudge you around and decide you're not a problem. Often times encounters with grizzlies are just you getting too close to something, and the strategy is to just leave, but calmly and without turning around. Polar bears are a completely different story. If you see one of them you're probably about to die.

@TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01

11 ай бұрын

@@haku8135 I’ve been to both Yellowstone and glacier national park and both times ive encountered grizzly bears, and both times they were mamas with cubs, you never want to approach them as that’s how most grizzly bear deaths and attacks happen.

@haku8135

11 ай бұрын

@@TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01 There's one all around good rule to follow when it comes to surviving in nature. Stay as far away from babies as possible.

ive seen a few of your videos but this one's intro is AMAZING!!!

Love your show. Central Plains states (Southeast corner of Kansas). We have copperheads, rattlesnakes, cottonmouths (snakes), brown recluse and black widows. Occasional visits from mountain lions and coywolves, more often we see bobcats and coyotes (which seldom harm humans, but can destroy farm animals), white tail deer and occasional run ins with elk, bison, fallow, sika or mule deer that have escaped from exotic farms. But we have several varieties of tick which cause more illness and suffering than any of these other animals combined.

I live in Florida, and I've been wading waist deep in water in a nearby inlet and seen shark fins cruising by (time to leave the water, slowly!) I also live somewhere with many canals, swampland, and minor waterways, and alligators are a constant presence everyone has to be aware of! I love your content, so wholesome! Keep it up!

@sodasaintcommentaries4054

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I believe the rule is thus: if the body of water is big enough, assume there's an alligator in there. I was visiting my grandparents as a kid and didn't even realize that one was right next to me in a steam on a golf course. It was just a little six footer, but I never forgot that.

@user-bf2nb3tm8f

2 жыл бұрын

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@user-bf2nb3tm8f

2 жыл бұрын

"A little six footer" 0_0

@ronaldowens5025

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-bf2nb3tm8f that's just above ahh he's a cutie but below it's to danm big to rob a McDonald's.

I’m 18 but about six or seven years ago I went on vacation to Colorado and sat directly next to a bison. It was friendly as long as I didn’t try to touch it or accidentally surprise it

On one of your visits, you should check out Yellowstone. The largest part of Yellowstone is in Wyoming, and Wyoming is home to one of the most diverse range of animals of any of the states. I live and hunt and camp in Wyoming and have run across a lot of these animals. Knowing how to deal with them is what keeps you safe. This fall, my hunting party watched as a big bull moose walked by at about 10 yards/10 meters away. He was about 7 foot tall at the shoulders. Pretty cool experience.

I have had to deal with a rattlesnake, a bear, deer on the road, a moose in the front yard and a wolf, and a buffalo in Yellowstone. Though I snorkel I've never come across a shark. I'm surprised that an alligator wasn't on the list.

@ronjones-6977

2 жыл бұрын

I dove for abalone just off Tamales Point in Northern California for 30 years. Great Whites are always there, but you don't see them. If all the seals were on the rocks and eyeballing the water really hard, that was a sure sign that one was on the prowl. Don't worry, it won't hurt for long.

@joelcastro-reyes1667

2 жыл бұрын

Gators tend to leave humans alone

@chantellenew2331

2 жыл бұрын

@@joelcastro-reyes1667 they're hell on pets.

@darthvader5532

2 жыл бұрын

@@joelcastro-reyes1667 depends on how hungry they are and how much you invade their territory.

@edwardmiller3968

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. We have them here in thw damned ditches

Seriously though, I’ve been backpacking and camping all my life in the vast wilderness of the United States. The only time I have been somewhat concerned for my safety was in Alaska, around mamma Grizzly bears and their cubs. Other than that, as long as you are reasonably aware of your surroundings, there is nothing to worry about. You should be more afraid of driving your car each day than of camping in our wilderness among these magnificent creatures. 99.9 percent of the time they will not bother you if you do not bother them.

@timahrenberg3583

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@msdarby515

Жыл бұрын

Bother them, as in walking right up to them to take their picture. LOL

@jordanohealy1507

Жыл бұрын

@@msdarby515 "Bother them" as in a figure of speech, perhaps herein misused, meant as a sort of epilogue statement to what was earlier stated. By "bother them" I suppose I mean that one should be somewhat aware of there habitat. One should making sure to make noise so as not to accidentally sneak up on, for example, a bear (or a rattle snake, moose, cougar, etc.) and startle it. For example, one should be aware that male grizzlies spare with each other for fishing grounds during the late summer salmon runs in Alaska and PNW Canada, and that you may be mistaken as competition and attacked if carelessly wandering the shoreline of a river alone. Mother Grizzly's and Black Bears are INTENSLY protective of there cubs and will not hesitate to tear you to pieces if you are seen as a threat to said cubs. Still, in spite of all of this, attacks are EXREMELY rare. In spite of the numbers of such animals in the wilderness here, as well as the high encounter rate. Like I said, one is far more likely (statistically speaking) to die in a car accident than from an animal attack, even if one partakes in such an activity as often as they hike and camp in our wildernesses.

@chrisofstars

Жыл бұрын

I disagree I believe everything in nature definitely wants to eat me. 😬

@jordanohealy1507

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisofstars Well... I hope you have a very cozy couch.

During certain times of the year, in my area it's quite common to see several hundred Deer and Antelope while driving a 20-mile stretch of highway. Because there are so many and they are frequently crossing the highway, there are many many collisions.

I read up on survival techniques for various large animals a few years ago… bears, crocodiles, wolves, etc… When I got to Cougars it just said - try to kill it as fast as you can. Basically, cougars don’t play. By the time they pounce, it’s basically over.

At some point in my life, I have experienced all of these animals. As an eagle scout, you learn how to coexist and avoid violent encounters. Food for thought, a forest service biologist once told me anyone that has spent any time in the American wilderness has most likely been within 10 feet of a mountain lion. When I was little, we had a German shepherd - wolf hybrid that defended the house from a mountain lion. He later died from his wounds, but not before severely wounding the mountain lion.

@folkflying2

2 жыл бұрын

My left hand to yours friend. "Coexist and and avoid". Well said.

@515aleon

2 жыл бұрын

There are a number of thru hikes who have had very close encounters. The worst thing to do around a wild cat is RUN. I believe the incidents in NM were all bikers or trail runners.

@jimwhite3845

2 жыл бұрын

A few Rangers here in Colorado have told most likely if you see a Mountain Lion he has already seen you six times. I have only ever had one encounter with one he went his way and my horse and I went our way. Though I promise you I didn't take my hand off the rifle for hours after that.

@jameswoodard4304

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a fellow Eagle in the wild!

I'm in Wisconsin, US. We (those that live in the countryside) have a saying about having deer collisions. "There are two kinds of people. There are those that have, and those that will."

@hellhound1389

2 жыл бұрын

I found the best defense against deer, I installed exhaust cut-outs on my old truck and it scares them back into the woods

@bthsr7113

2 жыл бұрын

Fellow Wisconsinite here. Can't say I've heard this, but I'm a suburbs boy. There have been a few close calls with deer though, and one time we barely saw a wild canine as we were coming down a hill.

I love the fact that both your daughter and wife reacted to the eating of the mate of spiders and neither you nor you son even flinched.... LOL!!!

Just a note, there was a clip of wildebeests during the bison segment. Also was a clip of elk during the moose segment

Growing up in the west and being an avid hiker I’ve had many experiences with wildlife, mostly very positive. I’ve had bears wander into my campsite looking for food. We are always careful to double bag our food and store it in the car to make it harder for them to smell, but once we had one bust out the back window of the SUV to get to the goodies. I’ve seen mountain lions on a couple of occasions but they are notoriously difficult to spot. When I was learning the trails as a young kid my uncle always used to say “you won’t see them, but you can be sure they see you”. They are very stealthy. I was bitten by a black widow that I accidentally carried into the house from a woodpile. It was an extremely unpleasant experience. Felt like a horrible flu that came on extremely fast - vomiting, fever, plus some extreme muscle cramps in my abdominals that made it look like I had an alien trying to escape my stomach 🤣 Had many close calls almost hitting deer and elk in the road way, and have had a family friend die in an accident caused by hitting one. They can be hard to see in the evening and their habit of freezing in front of oncoming traffic doesn’t help. Luckily have never been stung by a scorpion 🦂 although I have come across a few. Same with rattlesnakes. I’ll occasionally find them sunning themselves on warm rocks in the backyard, but have yet to be bitten. They aren’t agressive and as long as you don’t mess with them they will leave you alone. Most bites come from people messing with them or hikers who step on them without noticing them because of their excellent camouflage.

@4amcripple

2 жыл бұрын

My dad got stung by a scorpion one time. He's a truck driver and it has gotten in his truck. He was laying asleep on his bunk, it got on him and got him in the chest. He said he thought someone had got him. He has been allergic to stings of any kind every since. I think its venom basically broke his defenses

@loganphillips2166

2 жыл бұрын

My brown recluse bite, it crawled into my bed and I guess I rolled over on it. I didn't even realize it until morning when I had a quarter sized blister on the side of my leg. The doctor figured it didn't get a good bite since it was relatively minor. Luckily no surgery required but it looked like a crater. That and I found my footprints in the snow on my return trip from hiking. With mountain lion tracks mixed in, that made me clench up a bit. My brother was with me and we were adults. I was never so relieved to be considered "not worth the trouble". I miss Colorado.

Nadine's reaction to hippos attacking made me have to comment, you guys need to do a video on hippos, they are one of the most deadly and dangerous creatures on the earth and not many people know that, they think they're super friendly because they look silly, but in fact are more aggressive and dangerous than pretty much any animal ever.

@plaguedoctor605

Жыл бұрын

Fr, people forget these things can take down crocs like nothing and crocs are actually scared of them and won't fuck with a group of hippos

@michellenainkristinabusch1221

Жыл бұрын

And they don't kill to eat. They kill purely for territory

We live in colorado and a few times a year we have mountain lion warnings. They're either seen out by CSU college or the golf course near our house. They're often caught on people's ring doorbell camera at night. No one leaves their pets out at night here. We get coyotes and wolves too. TONS of spiders. You always know rain is coming cause the spiders all try to come in the house

I grew up in Matawan, NJ that is one of the 3 towns where the 1916 shark attacks happened. The attacks happened over 2 miles from the ocean up a brackish creek.

As a Canadian, these types of animals are of course a concern. I think for the most part people have awareness about where they are camping for example and hence bring "bear spray" or something that makes a loud sound...99.9% of the time these things work. If you hunt, obviously you have a firearm of some sort for protection.

About ten years ago mis Spring, me and two of my friends were camping up by Grand Lake, Colorado. One of my friends left the campsite for a short stroll through the forest. Five minutes later he comes rushing back almost yelling, "GUYS! GUYS! There are a couple of moose just down the slope!" I grabbed my camera and the three of us walked down to where he had seen them - about 70 yards away from our camp. Two moose just munchin' away at some grass. We of course kept our distance. I got a few pictures. And then we let them be. It was wonderful. 🤗

An thing about rattlesnakes is that it's one of those distinctive sounds that even if you have never heard it before in your life, you will know what it is instantly and all your senses go on overdrive trying to figure out were he is at. You want to put distance between you and him, conveniently what the snake wants as well. What neither of you want is to step on him while you are moving.

Where i live in Cali we have coyotes, small bears, occasional cougars, bobcats, freeway deers, brown recluse and black widows, if you surf, occasional shark sightings. Pretty normal for Central Coast in Cali.

I’ve experienced every one, except for the moose. The only one that’s ever attempted to attack me was the shark. Though, as someone who’s worked in National Parks for years, the deer are what will most likely kill someone. Not because they are particularly violent, but because people are stupid, and their only frame of reference on how to interact with deer are cartoons. They think that if they approach slowly, sing a song, hold out their hand, etc. then the deer will let them get close (Because getting near a wild animal with spears coining out of its face is totally a good idea). This is the number one cause of death in most National Parks, outside of gravity. That’s why most park workers refer to tourists as “Tourons” (tourist/morons).

@Siobhanmburtell

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my this whole comment had me laughing since I see this all the time in Yellowstone.

@CDRhammond

2 жыл бұрын

Been attacked by a deer before. Swam with several species of shark including the species everyone thinks of as manhunters with no issue, also been in the presence of wolves too all they did was look at me and bolt. I've seen 5 moose all together in trips over the years to Maine and absolutely keep my distance, will get closer to great white shark than I will a Moose and for good reason.

@naidenread6652

Жыл бұрын

I've experienced all of these except the shark and the moose chased the car and smashed a mirror.

@ann40069

Жыл бұрын

Lol.... I live close to Yellowstone "east entrance" and have witnessed many "TOURON"

@thechad4485

Жыл бұрын

@@CDRhammond I have absolutely no doubt that of all the animals on this list, moose would be the ones that would actively choose violence every single time. Luckily, I’ve never had a run in with one, and hope to avoid them at all costs.

Living in northwestern Montana I have encountered Grizzlies, although luckily the closest has been probably about 180 meters. I have also encountered Mountain Lions a couple of times but was able to spot them first and avoid them. I have encountered Moose many times and once at very close range (15 to 18 meters). It was a cow moose with a calf. I have to say that is probably the most frightened I have ever been. I was fishing a creek and came around a corner and there they were. Needless to say she wasn't very happy to see me! The hair stood up on her back and she started stomping her front hooves. I didn't stick around too long to see what she was going to do next, I backed away slowly back into the brush.

@Lexbut

2 жыл бұрын

Now that’s a story

@tannerdean8138

2 жыл бұрын

As another 406 native, I've also had encounters with bears and moose. Luckily never that close though 😬

@poohbear501

2 жыл бұрын

My wife is Montana born and bread and I was stationed at Malmstrom AFB for many years. Too many stories to tell about fishing and hunting there not to mention winter survival training in the little belt mountains in February, yeah, that was fun..lol!

@poohbear501

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhiahlMT I was there in the 80s so it was a lot different than now. I almost miss the cold war lol! Everytime we go there to visit family we recognize it less and less. My brother in law was elk hunting when he got bitten by a rattlesnake. It was a close call getting him to a hospital for antivenom so blessing that speed limits didn't count back then. It took a couple years and several surgeries to get him back to normal. I do confess that my wife and I never miss an episode of LIVING BIG SKY..LOL!

On Calif on the Oregon border we have bears and Mt Lions. People never look UP into the tree for the lions. We also have Elk, which are huge.

I live in North Carolina, I am in an area that has mostly Coyotes and bobcats, coyotes are like a smaller sneaky wolf, bobcats are like a small mountain lion but known to be extremely vicious and are ambush predators. I have heard stories from my childhood about bobcats being able to kill a horse.

I'm from Michigan, and most everyone I know has hit a deer with their car (or had deer hit THEM). If you drive for long enough in Michigan, you'll hit one eventually. Most accidents aren't very serious, but like the video mentioned, some are fatal!

@theresahickson8326

2 жыл бұрын

Not uncommon to hit more than 1. In one year..im from Michigan.. I hit 4 deer and my husband hit 3

@anthonyrome7543

2 жыл бұрын

I’m from Wisconsin. It’s the same here. “Watch out for deer!” is a very common expression.

@binyominsilverman1592

2 жыл бұрын

Aw yea … as Charlie Berens would Ope watch out for deer.

@heathermcmillen92

2 жыл бұрын

Western PA deer are everywhere

@ResurrectionDreams

2 жыл бұрын

This is also incredibly common in Pennsylvania. We have deer everywhere in the rural parts and even suburbs.

I remember at 14 seeing a pair of black bear cubs on a trail that opened up into a meadow about 40yards from me. I was taught by my uncles to stop in my tracks and search for the mom. The mom was to the right side of them about the same distance. The cubs sniffed the air and looked at me. The mom stood up to see where I was. Luckily she just walked over to her cubs and off into the woods.

@kati2224

2 жыл бұрын

you were lucky man.... wow. she obviously didn't think you were a threat. Smart to just stop. !!!

@mlblja

2 жыл бұрын

@@kati2224 I knew, from my uncles, not to be between her and her cubs and not to turn and run. Oddly enough, I didn't feel fear. It was more like awestruck. When she sniffed the air, my heart did skip a beat though. It was an incredible thing to see. She and her babies must have had full bellies before I came along.

@SentaiYamaneko

2 жыл бұрын

I was on my way out of the house to go to one of my housesitting jobs when I got a phone call. It was one of the neighbors who lived in that area, and he warned me to take a different route than what I usually take because a black bear cub had been spotted in the area.

@christopherlee5584

2 жыл бұрын

Black bears tend to be more calm and tolerant of humans... just don't corner them or mess with the cubs!

@mlblja

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherlee5584 That's what I was taught growing up. I knew sh could cover that distance on no time and couldn't out rum her if I did otherwise.

I live in a large town in Oregon, and we regularly see cougars on our home security cameras. Also deer are EVERYwhere - makes driving at night out of town a little freaky

I live in Wyoming. We have black widow and brown recluse., western diamondback rattlesnakes, mountain lion, three species of bears including grizzly, deer, elk, moose, buffalo, wolves, wolverine, badger, coyote, Eagles and ticks carrying West Nile disease. The largest part of Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming. We are one of the largest states but only have a population of 500,000 people. We are a very rural state.

I'm in Oregon. I've been bitten plenty of times by garden snakes, which are small and black and aren't poisonous but are fun to play with. I've also been bitten and dragged half a mile away by a wolf when I was a kid, which actually snatched me by the right calf and pulled me off a garbage bin; it was scary and I now have cool fang marks on my leg.

@meatavoreNana

Жыл бұрын

Whoa...buggar that.

@DevilishSeraphim

Жыл бұрын

Garter snakes.

@elusivelectron

Жыл бұрын

They forgot to mention Bullsharks only travel that far up rivers to have their babies. They have few natural predators. I've only seen a mountain lion one time in Missouri and have yet to see a bear. Both species are very timid and will avoid humans. The largest of any of these threats is hitting a deer while driving. I've been in a car once when it happened to a female deer. I would imagine it would have been much worse if it was a male deer with antlers.

@meatavoreNana

Жыл бұрын

@@elusivelectron no Cassowaries in New Zealand my dear..

@elusivelectron

Жыл бұрын

@@meatavoreNana You're right. My mistake.

I remember having a curfew when we lived up in the mountains. They highly warned to stay indoors; since it would be near impossible to defend yourself against a mountain lion in the dark and snow. Plenty of times we'd see them coming up onto our porch and looking into the house through the glass doors. Bears would get into the trash whether it was locked up or not; and elk liked to get into the feed for the goats we had. Sadly, mountain lion got the goats as well.

Some towns like Estes Park, Colorado (which has elk everywhere) are famous for having lots of animals around. I saw more black bears (more docile than Grizzlies) in a major city in Minnesota than I'd seen in Wyoming where I grew up and lived most of my life.

At Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, the students had swim parties in a lake populated with a bunch of copperhead snakes, a slightly less venomous member of the cobra genus.

I'm in Colorado, and I've seen two Moose in my life. The first time was the most chilling; it showed no fear when we came on it. Moose don't run away when they first see humans, they just stand there and stare at you. We turned around and left.

@gamache1101

2 жыл бұрын

I saw 2 Moose just this winter

@sambrickweg2522

2 жыл бұрын

Im also from Colorado and was charged by a moose while hunting up in kremling

I’ve been bitten by brown recluse spiders, more than once, and, while I didn’t realize it as it happened (possibly in my sleep), I discovered it quickly enough, went to the doctor, got an ointment and some pills, and everything was fine. That’s the issue with most creepy crawlers, you just need to get correct treatment quickly enough.

@gothicMCRgirl

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, the fatalities tend to happen because people either don’t realize they’ve been bitten or think it’s not a big deal and don’t get treatment right away. A lot of spider bites nowadays aren’t nearly as devastating as they were in the past (of course people should still avoid it regardless cause it still hurts and it ain’t fun lol)

@feiradragon7915

2 жыл бұрын

@@gothicMCRgirl I'd imagine any spider allergies would also contribute. Like how bee/wasp allergies turn them into a danger despite normally being non-fatal unless swarmed.

@jordanohealy1507

2 жыл бұрын

The biggest complication with spider bite, as @gothicMCgirl alluded to, is people ignoring the bite and not seeking treatment. This can lead to secondary infections, like staph. These infections, that follow from an untreated bite, are the real killer.

Really enjoyed your reaction!

I used to live in a town in west central Texas that hosted the world's largest rattlesnake roundup. During the spring and fall, when doing yard work, it was pretty common to poke a VERY long stick under and around shrubs and bushes to be sure there were no rattlers under them in the shedding stage. They're blind for a few days during the process, and will strike at anything they think is too close. Very seldom to see any in town, but they would wander in if you lived close to open fields or had an open water source in or close to your house. Scorpions would get into your shoes overnight if you had open spaces in the floors, and it was common practice to dump shoes and boots to be sure there weren't any in them. Its a seasonal thing, and knowing which nightmare was in its season was always a good thing to do. In Texas, if it don't bite, it stings, if it don't sting it sticks, and everything bites, sticks or stings and is usually poisonous. Even the mesquite thorns can puncture a load range E tire on a service pickup. I live in a bigger city now, but the area I'm in I've seen coyotes on the street late at night. Black widows are pretty abundant, but the jumping spiders will keep their population down. Housekeeping and yard work keeps most of the critters at a minimum, but you're never completely rid of anything without regular pesticide treatment around here. Fire ants are a huge problem around the area, so the huge mounds are treated often. They inject formic acid when they bite, and the little monsters can strip most anything in a day of everything but bone and fur. Yeah, we have all that, but we tend to ignore the bigger stuff. Careful where ya step, careful where you put your hands. It's the little things that can do more damage.

I live in Fairbanks, Alaska and am in proximity to four of the animals on this list; Plenty of moose wander into town in the winter and go where they please. One gave birth in my back yard five winters back and I find tracks and droppings back there every year. I've seen brown bears and wolves driving through the bush, along with bison while passing the outside of Denali. The trick to these critters is to pay attention, learn what sets the critters off, and always respect them.

@lislmadeleine8463

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I didn’t know we had bison in Denali!

@alrush34

Жыл бұрын

@@lislmadeleine8463 My mistake, it was actually down by Delta Junction that I saw the bison.

First experience with a moose was seeing where it bedded down for the night. By the time we got to the site, the moose was long gone. But it had crushed enough area of grass just by laying down that we could put up a 2 person tent in the area it had cleared. I think most people have no clue how gigantic they are.

@smooshiee4780

Жыл бұрын

When my cousin was in high school (in Minnesota) he and his friends were driving across a bridge by the lake at night and a moose just walked in front of their car. They stopped and were going to wait it out. I guess the headlights got the moose agitated, probably from its poor eyesight, so it got super aggressive and charged their car. Ran over the TOP of the car crushing it all around them! I was always scared I’d run into a moose hunting with my grandpa and that story was why!

@msdarby515

Жыл бұрын

I live in Alaska and we go subsistence moose hunting every August. I don't know how to explain to people how big a moose is to people. I've told them that I'm 5'5" and the top of my head is at about their chin level. But that doesn't get it across. I've found the best way is to explain that after you shoot an adult moose and remove the insides, there's enough space in there for two average size men to climb inside. Sorry if that's too graphic.

@msdarby515

Жыл бұрын

@@abducteeofearth1703 When you're that big, "walking casually" is your usual speed, LOL. They don't worry about much.

@smooshiee4780

Жыл бұрын

@@msdarby515 so true 🤣

@denistardif6650

Жыл бұрын

@@abducteeofearth1703 during most of the year they are pretty chill if it would have been rutting season for the bulls oh lord save your self they act like guy ate the gym who are doing to much roids biggest douchbag in the animal kngdom when they looking for tail.

I grew up in Wisconsin and when I was 13, my friends and I used to go rattlesnake hunting.

Just stumbled upon your channel, and love it. I live in North Carolina, and have personally seen Black bears when visiting the mountains and seen sharks when visiting the beach. In the city of Charlotte where I live there are copper heads,rattle snakes, and black widows.And yes dear cross roads parking lots etc, all the time

I was in Yellowstone several years ago and there was a bison roaming in the visitor center parking lot. People would try to approach him and he would start to charge to warn people away. Some people just can't keep a respectful distance.

I can vouch for how dangerous a moose can be!! My father-in-law and I were fishing and noticed a female and her baby at least 100 yards away and she still jumped in the water and chased our boat. That’s probably the #1 thing they didn’t mention was what good swimmers they are!!

@ambermac77

Жыл бұрын

Yikes!!

@helenatkinson4730

Жыл бұрын

😮

When I was little I came eye to eye with a fully grown mountain lion 2 feet away from me, luckily my dad was behind me in the car, honked the horn and scared it off.

We live in south eastern Washington state, we have Cougar, deer and elk and have even had a black bear in and around town. A few years back we had a very lost moose pay a visit.

I live in South Dakota, we have a lot of those animals here. Custer State Park and its conservation has been a huge part in helping the Buffalo/Bison make a comeback. We also have more and more ranchers raising them for their meat. I dated someone whos family raised them. You have to be very careful around them, I have seen them charge vehicles and horses. To me rattlesnakes aren't as scary as long as you are paying attention and listening for them, they will warn you if they see you. Mountain Lions have been an issue where I live, but we try to relocate them when possible. They usually take pets, but they have attacked people jogging or biking on trails. Our bear population in the Black Hills isn't too bad so don't hear about them that often. When visiting places that have scorpions, also for spiders, its a good idea to tap your shoe upside down and make sure nothing is inside of it before putting them on. Wolves aren't too common of a problem as long as you take precautions and leave them alone. Deer are by far the worst though because they will just run straight in front of a car. If you see them on the side of the road slow down or keep an eye on them cause they will just dart in front of you in a panic if scared. I do have one bone to pick with that video, it was showing Elk part of the time when they were talking about Moose, those are two different types of deer, and yes Elk can be dangerous and are huge like a moose but not as big. Other then that I did get a laugh out of the shock you guys had about the bull sharks, I myself have always had a fear of water that I cant see well into but honestly you don't hear about them where I live. I was surprised the American Alligator wasn't on that list though since you can find them from Texas to Florida.

@brishanswords4952

2 жыл бұрын

I will add that list was missing another species of snake that's range is about as big as that of the rattle but scares me a hell of a lot more (biggest reason I don't get in water I can't see in) The cotton mouth/ water moccasin. And being in Maine I know all about how dangerous moose are.. screw those things they are mean as hell and damn near unstoppable without a high cal weapon.

@Tsunamidragon17

2 жыл бұрын

@@brishanswords4952 I'd agree with the cotton mouth/water moccasin being more scary then the rattle snake. That snake should have been on that list as well.

@ArgentLeftovers

2 жыл бұрын

Well...rattlers will MOSTLY warn you.Sometimes you can startle them without them noticing and they go mean fast. Had a buddy who had to shoot one outside his truck one day because the little twit wasn't going to back down. Grew up in the Texas Panhandle and they were everywhere.

@hunterfowler8322

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is great, good job. Just thought I'd let you know. Peace. Have a good life.

@buckbuchanan4902

2 жыл бұрын

They also showed African wildebeasts while talking about American Bison!

I grew up in West Virginia, which is deep in the Appalachian mountains. My aunt once opened the door to send my cousins out to catch the bus. There was a baby black bear clinging to the screen door. She shut the door, called the school and said, "The kids won't be at school today.", called my uncle to tell him to be careful coming home, and they stayed inside all day. If you see a baby bear, rest assured mama isn't far.

In addition to previous lists, they also left out water moccasins, copperhead,, and coral snakes. They left out hobo spiders as well. We lived in Texas when I was a kid. Me and my friends spent a lot of time hunting rattlers, wolves, coyotes, and water moccasins. This is how we dealt with the danger...we eliminated it

A comment about deer from a midwesterner. People regularly get hurt/killed on our roads from hitting deer and they regularly come into residential areas looking for food. I live 10 miles from the biggest city in my state and deer are a common sight.

I used to go camping in Maine every year when I was growing up, until I was maybe 14 or so, shortly after my dad passed. If I remember correctly, I was maybe 11 at the time this happened, but all it took was one encounter with a moose to make me both fear and respect them even at such a young age. My whole dad's side of the family would all go camping at once (we'd basically take up half of the campground we'd go to, the owners loved us lol), and we wanted to do a day trip. We'd went shopping and my aunt wanted to just take a nature drive, so she found some back roads and we just cruised around at about half the speed limit with our windows down, taking everything in. All of a sudden, I feel the SUV lurch to a stop. I don't really think anything of it, and I'm a huge nature lover so I'm in my own little world anyway. I hear my aunt gasp under her breath and whisper something frantically to her husband in the front passenger seat, and then I hear my cousin saying "oh my god" over and over. My mom (who we somehow squeezed in the back seat with us) grabbed my shoulder and shook me a bit and I finally snapped back to my senses. In front of the car was a massive, fully-grown buck moose. He was just eyeing us, taking a step or two at a time and then stopping to look around. I didn't realize my family members had all rolled their windows up already (this was back before cars had controls to roll all windows up at once--yeah, good ol' days!), so I was just tipping my head out my window to try to get a better look. The buck spotted me, stared at me for a moment, and then slowly lumbered toward my side of the car. My aunt, mom, and cousin started panicking. I was on cloud nine--I got to see something so big and majestic up close! The buck came right up to the side of the car and didn't seem to even notice my aunt, mom, and cousin screaming in the background (well, squealing I guess, they were trying to be quiet to not attract his attention). He stuck his big ol' nose in the window and sniffed, and me being 11 I just reached out and gave him a gentle rub on the nose. He paused, I guess to process what I'd just done lol, and then pulled his head back out. He must've heard another car coming 'cause he trotted back to the side of the road and went into the woods. He stayed where we could see him though, and began to graze. My family was still trying to calm down and I got yelled at for basically not being scared lmao. tl;dr Big boi moose partially stuck his head into our SUV, I pet his nose, he left. 11/10 would pet nose again