Yes. The last time I "hit" a deer, it literally ran into the side of my car. The shit stain down the side of the car about waist high was impressive. If I hadn't slowed down, I might have blown right past it.
@@jovetj same thing happened to my mom, I was with her. It ran right into the side of the car, full force, *broke its own neck* and then rolled down the hill dead. We almost swerved off the road as well but my mom saved it. I fucking hate deer lmfao
I do find it funny how a lot of non-Americans get surprised by the animals we have here, especially since we always pick on Australia for theirs. It's worth remembering with these that the country is gigantic and most of us have not seen most, if not all of these animals, much less had an encounter with them.
I once told someone in the US southwest that I was afraid to go there because of the poisonous snakes and spiders. He said that that he would be more scared to go to where I live in midwest because of the wild bears and wolves. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
I'd say more people have been ridiculously close to various dangerous wildlife than they realize. I'm fairly observant and have been surprised so many times when I point out a snake to a hiking companion which they had not even noticed. The same holds true for deer, pronghorn and coyote. I'm fairly sure I've had close encounters with other wildlife, especially big cats that I didn't even notice. Big cats have very stinky dens. If you ever run across one, your nose will tell you.
@@magnificentfailure2390 Anyone who has been hiking out West, there is a very good chance that a cougar has seen them, and they were oblivious. I have never seen a cougar, but I have definitely heard one. I have seen moose, rattlesnakes, coyotes, black bears, pronghorns and of course deer (I have hit three deer in my lifetime, unfortunately). It all depends on where you live and whether you choose to go into the back country. All in all, the only wildlife I have been hurt by has been yellow jackets.
Michael I've had personal experiences with a few of these! Ran into a cougar on a residential street! Had both black widow and brown recluse connected with my non rural residence! So run ins with these animals are more common than u think!
I have little sympathy for some people attacked by bison because most of the attacks are because people want to get up close & personal with them and the bison aren't having it. Respect their space and enjoy them from afar. They really are amazing animals 🤎🦬
When we were in Yellowstone a few years back, we sat in the road as bison were crossing. Some idiot WITH kids got out of the car and they all approached the bison to get "selfies" with it. Seriously? Thankfully the bison stay calmed, despite having a young bison calf with them. These idiots were lucky.
People who are killed by bison in Yellowstone try to get up close and take pictures. These are wild animals. They don’t want people getting close to them.
Deer accidents are so common in rural areas of the U.S. that it’s common to say “Watch for deer!” as a way of saying goodbye. Especially if it’s dusk or night. That’s what most folks in rural Wisconsin say at least.
i hate all deer *specifically* because I grew up in upstate, rural NY... I fucking *hate them*. One time a deer literally just decided to sprint from the other side of the road directly into my mom's car, AS WE WERE PASSING HIM. HE BROKE HIS OWN NECK AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL DEAD. Like DUDE!?!?! BRUH!??!?! *sob*
I remember a story in the news a few years ago. A 3 or 4 year old child wandered away from the house and got lost in the woods. The child was missing for about 1 day until rescuers and volunteers found the child who was being protected by a wolf. The wolf heard the other people getting closer and got their attention by approaching them and howling, then turning back towards the direction of the woods and child and howled some more. Like your dog getting your attention and saying follow me. The wolf lead the team member to the child who was unharmed and in surprisingly good spirits. The rescuer noticed the wolf was a female and looked to be pregnant. Its believed that the soon to be mother instinct is why the wolf protected the toddler.
Tourists at Yellowstone that get injuried by Bison usually do dumb things. They warn people not to get close to them to take pics. Stay in the car when it's nearby etc. Just follow the rules in the brochures they give you and you will be safe.
I have a picture from my last Yellowstone trip of some tourists getting too close to a Grizzly. The park ranger came peeling up in his vehicle ran out of the truck with a megaphone yelling and waving a bright orange can of bear spray. The tourists did not speak english and had zero clue why they were in trouble. they were probably 200 yards from the road and only 100 yards from the bear and her cub. Lucky to be alive imo.
Yeah they bring it on themselves which is why the park never euthanizes an animal after it attacks a tourist that got too close. I visited a Bison farm once in Maryland, I saw one far off in a field, I was looking for something in my purse for a moment when I looked up it was on the other side of the fence looking at me. I couldn’t believe it moved that fast and that I didn’t hear it running up. I started walking backwards slowly to get in my car and left.
My father worked at a hospital in Montana for a while. The last unbroken stretch of plain in the US is there and bison often inhabit that area. In a few months 3 different people ended up in the hospital after approaching bison and getting charged by one. He even witnesses someone get charged, though the moron managed to get in his car before impact, resulting in massive damage to car but not him. And yes, there are plenty of signs saying stay in your car to observe the bison.
Brown recluses and black widows are super common in the southeast/ Midwest. Brown recluses usually live inside your house while black widows are are usually outside
I moved a sign in my garage in Florida and saw a black widow in a web with a sac of eggs. I freaked out and sprayed Raid all over flipped it over and stamped all over it. Having a nest of black widows in your garage eeek!
@Devin if you have brown recluse spiders around your house you won't have black widows and the same as vice versa because they're both ground feeders so they see each other as competition.
I was moving some tin sheets that were underneath my bedroom window and I didn't hardly move the tin but 5 inches, but when I did I saw at least 10 adult black widows and the whole thing was covered in webbing and egg sacs.... did I mention that I have a decent fear of spiders?
The Bison aren't super aggressive as long as you give them their space. In fact, my parents and I followed one down a road for a while because it felt like leading the line of cars 😆
My grandmother got bit by a brown recluse on the side of her nose when I was younger. She got to the hospital quickly but it didn’t matter it destroyed her skin and almost put a hole in the side of her nose. 10-15 years later she still had a scar
@@SherriLyle80se, too!! Decades ago, I saw a cougar ahead of me on a hiking trail... I waited, until it left the trail, and climbed up the hillside... Absolutely beautiful cat!! ❤🐾 Also had a deer suddenly appear on the road...in front of me on a long drive... It was just suddenly there... That really scared me!!
Like 5 days ago I had to slam on my breaks for a deer. Just driving at midnight on a road with no lights and trees right up to the road, and they just bolt right in front of you as you pass.
Not to scare you away from Yellowstone, but I did see one video of bison coming toward the tourists that were behind the boundary. Like it crossed the fence to the tourist side and kind bluff charged someone
Deer collisions can total a car and injure the occupants. Around where I live, there are signs along the interstates and highways that warn of deer crossing. They are fast and if they run or leap out in front of your car, they are hard to avoid. Even where there is fencing along the road, they can easily jump across.
For a fact there are cougars/panthers in south east Georgia and all of the way down to the tip of Florida... Then up in north Georgia and on up into the mountains of the east coast of the US have mountain lions
I’ve lived in Massachusetts, Rhodes Island and Connecticut all my 73 years. The only one of these animals I’ve ever seen out side a zoo are dear. They are most active at dawn and dusk. Mostly they are extremely shy creatures. Only the young inexperienced ones or if they become spooked do they run into the road. But you might check with people living in upper state New York State.
My sister and I would spend summers at our grandparents' place in northern Wisconsin back in the '60's. You would normally see black bears, white tail deer, porcupines, skunks, coyotes and raccoons. There are also rattlesnakes in northern Wisconsin. A cousin and I once caught a baby one and brought it into the house. He was holding it behind the head and there was no chance of anyone being bitten. We could not understand why anyone was upset. My grandparents farm was at the base of a copper ridge. My sister and I were playing and we heard a mountain lion scream. It sounded for all the world like someone was murdering a woman up on the peak there. I still remember my sister's pigtail standing straight out as she ran for the house.
I've had encounters with bears (including one mama bear with two cubs), coyotes, a rattlesnake, and -- I'm fairly certain -- a mountain lion. The scariest above all was the mountain lion; they say that if you actually see a mountain lion, you're too late because the mountain lion has had you in its sights for quite awhile already. With the mountain lion, I was hiking out to a couple of waterfalls with my dog, who was off leash and running around, doing dog things. All of a sudden, she beelined straight back to me and stood in front of me to block me from hiking any further. As she stared down the trail, her ears, head, and tail went down, her hackles went up, and she growled that deep, deep growl that means Serious Business. There were NO other hikers on the trail; I couldn't even hear anyone off in the distance. But the hair on the back of my neck stood up, and I learned a long time ago to ALWAYS trust the dog, so we turned around, went back to the car, and enjoyed a movie night instead of a day hike. The next day, I was reading the news online, and there was a story in the local newspaper about some hikers who had spotted a mountain lion on that same trail, on that same day, at about that same time. My dog got extra everything that day: extra sofa time, extra treats, extra cuddles, extra walkies, extra play time. She didn't know why, but I did.
What is especially scary about Eastern Diamondback Rattlers is that they don't always rattle. Sometimes you don't know you're getting close to one until the very last minute, and by then it may have already bitten you.
Oh you guys! One of the reasons that Yellowstone is such a popular park is because people *want* to see the big animals like bears and bison! The people who get hurt by bison in Yellowstone almost always turn out to have been doing something blatantly idiotic, like trying to snuggle with them or get right up close for a selfie. Everyone else sits safely in their cars and watches the herd cross the road and takes photographs through their windows, and then goes home very happy indeed to have had such good luck as to see them that close up.
I have only seen one Brown Recluse spider sitting on her nest that didn't last long. However, I have been bit by one, it was not pleasant and the wound lasted several weeks!
If I remember correctly, the safety people at SAAB used to crash test their cars with simulated moose because the accidents were so common in Sweden. The moose were equated with "cows on stilts", so you can imagine taking a cow directly to the windshield. Some deer collisions are quite similar.
South carolina here. Just seen some Christmas lights tonight. We seen 4 deer and almost hit 2 of them at different times. If you have your lights on high beam/bright it blinds the deer and they go crazy some times. At night its best to drive with your lights on low/dim to help prevent the deer being stunned from being blinded.
That's what I do down here in SC as well. I've gotten so that it's rare that I have my high beams on I'm driving through the woods. In my area, I've seen deer just chilling in the neighbor's front yard on occasion before they go back into the wood behind them. I think a big part of it is the development I'm on used to be woods so the deer are losing where they used to normally go.
I am surprised Alligators/Crocodiles, Centipedes, and Cottonmouth/Water Moccasin snakes didn't make the list. As for Bison and Moose, people usually get hurt when they stop their cars and get out to take pictures of them. Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders usually prefer making their webs underneath things (workbenches, water shut-offs, closets, anywhere that doesn't get disturbed often) which makes them extremely dangerous because you don't know they are there. Best not to go wandering off the beaten path if you're unfamiliar with the terrain and it's inhabitants.
There is a news story on youtube about a guy who was hiking in Utah and came across some cougar cubs on the trail. He starting recording and walking toward them (bad idea) Then mom started hauling ass up the trail toward him. He knew he messed up If I'm remembering correctly, she followed him for 5 or 10 minutes and lunging at him. Good thing is, after she came at him, he never took his eyes off her. Edit.. So I looked it up. The title of the video he uploaded is "ORIGINAL - Cougar Encounter in Utah | Mountain Lion Stalks Me For 6 Minutes!" If you want to check it out.
Is that the one where he finally throws a rock at it, and in spite of it not landing anywhere near it, it nonetheless instantly flees? That video convinced me that if I should ever be stalked by a hostile-looking cougar while hiking, I'm throwing something at it.
I saw it as part of a Casual Geographic video. He said the cat was just bluff charging to get the guy to leave the area. He did the right thing by not running away and keeping his front towards the cougar.
There isn't video, but there's another story about an elderly hiker in California who was hiking a trail he'd hiked dozens of times before. Looking down into the river, he saw a mama bear with cubs fishing. He took a quick picture and continued his hike. Maybe 100 yards further down the trail the man suddenly found himself being tackled from behind. He got planted face first into the ground, then heard the iconic cougar roar/scream. The cougar clawed and bit at him, mostly getting his backpack, but he was pinned and couldn't move. And then just as suddenly as he'd been pinned, he was free. He turned to look and saw the cougar tumbling ass over tea kettle along the trail... then he saw the mama bear who had swatted the cougar off of him. The cougar took off, and ol' mama bear went back about her business, so the guy took his opportunity to get the hell out of Dodge.
@@chrisd7047 Wow! His lucky day! I remember an article about an elderly couple hiking in the northwest and a cougar grabbed the man by the back of the neck. Luckily he had a backpack on that saved his life. The wife picked up a branch and beat the cougar until it let go. The hubby was severely mauled but survived.
As some one who frequents Wyoming, specifically the Grand Tentons/Yellowstone. Please at least grab bear mace. Everytime I’ve gone I’ve come across brown and black bears (luckily the grizzlies were from a far enough distance and the black bears tend to run away) remember, you’re on their land so don’t go wandering off into the Forrest off trail
Brown recluse hang out in basements quite often in the Midwest. My dad got bit in the knee by one and had tissue damage the size of a softball before he went to the Dr and got treated. Usually when you’re moving furniture is when you get bit because their nest is built on the dark areas underneath. Always do a tilt check to see if there’s spiders before reaching under and lifting.
I have encountered the rattlesnake twice in my life. Once as a kid on my great aunt's cattle ranch in one of the barns, and the second time at work when I was a teenager in the dark. Both scared the crap out of me.
Deer may not seem scary, but it's a bit different in person. I was on a walk with my brother and sister a few years ago, and some deer came out of the forest into a field. The female deer and their young were there too, and the daddy deer lifted his head with those antlers, looking at us and started stamping his foot, so we were like, "Ok, let's go." When you can see a large animal with antlers is getting agitated, and there's nothing between you and him but air... it's cool, Mr. Deer, we were just leaving!
Every year there a couple hunters in my state that die hunting. Honestly most are the result of out of shape hunters overexerting themselves and having a heart attack or getting hurt by being careless about their stand or how they handle their firearms. However there a some every year that actually tangle with a deer and besides the antlers they have sharp, pointy, hard hooves that will tear you up. When you combine that with a critter that can weigh 200 pounds or more they can really put the hurt on you.
@@epa316 mabye a female deer will be protective also the only time bucks have thier horns is in the rut and they dont give 2 shits about thier young in the rut and you can assume baby deer because they are born in the spring and deer are super skittish of humans and would not just come out in front of you dumbass
My brother was bitten by a tick about 3-5yrs ago and hes not over it yet. It wasn't just your garden variety tick like you get from walking in the woods, it made his legs swell up and he has to have a machine to release the fluid from his legs. He was in the hospital for weeks and weeks & almost died.
The scarier part about brown recluse spiders is that they are rarely alone. I once opened the door to a shed that had thousands of them crawling around.
I have lived in Arkansas and Texas, and the timber rattler and the diamondback rattlesnakes on some occasions have stopped using the Radler, because it has been learned if you make noise you die.
It's nice to know I wasn't going crazy at the time... This past summer I was going swimming in lake Huron near the town of Caseville, Michigan. We were about 10 miles off the coast when I spotted a grey looking triangle sticking out of the water. I watched it pop in and out of the water for about 5 minutes before I said anything to my mother. I told her it looked like a shark fin but she didn't believe me and said that it was just a piece of drift wood and that there were no freshwater sharks... but to this day I still believe that it may have been a shark. P.s. it's also nice to know that now I can prove her wrong about the no freshwater sharks myth...
True. Though I'll never know what it really was I still wish my mom would've listened to me... She always tells me and my siblings to listen to her but she never listens to us...
@The Beesleys i live in Washington State and we have bears and cougars and all sorts of wild beasts up here and ive been camping more times than I can count and have never had a run in with anything, but its also been in camping grounds with other people never out in the middle of nowhere alone.. Ive seen more bears and cougars in my yard than I have out camping
I know someone who, after getting bitten by a brown recluse spider, ended up having to get a section of his thigh removed that was the size of a softball. I was bitten once, but I only had a swollen finger for about 3 months. It would itch off and on for about a year after the swelling went away. Those little spiders have some serious venom.
A friend of mine recently got bit by a Recluse. He didn't know when or how it happened. It gave him a serious case of MRSA which after seeing several Doctors, a retired Doctor was able to properly diagnose. The labs showed he was bitten by a spider and the one that cause MRSA is the Recluse. Anyway, it took him 4 months to recover. Years ago, my brother was bitten and it took him 6 months to recover.
Mom was bitten by a recluse and had a scar on her arm from the damage. Lucky she was a nurse, realized she needed antibiotics and to get the dead flesh scooped out. I have gotten bitten twice with no real damage.
A spider bite does not cause MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) infection. That is a bacterial infection and the bacteria that cause it are everywhere (especially hospitals). A brown recluse bite can cause necrosis. Additionally, arachnologists have yet to verify any bite or specimen of a brown recluse west of the Mississippi (despite many claims otherwise).
I grew up in a semi rural area outside Sacramento near the American River. There were rattle snakes and black widows everywhere! You just had to be aware of your surroundings and use caution. No one in my neighborhood ever got snake bit.
Brown recluse are the reason I always try to keep a few wolf spiders in the house. They look big and scary but are harmless to humans and will eat all other bugs, including other spiders. I've never once had a brown recluse problem since I started doing this as a teenager.
Moose are huge, gentle, but very territorial. I remember seeing a cow with a calf. Just keep your distance and you’ll be fine. I remember being gripped with fear. They generally keep their distance.
Up close moose are very big. I live in the northern parts of Sweden and i run into them all the time when i'm out fishing. They can be very aggressive, but usually just stand still and give you that look "make my day punk". They also come into town on their moose vacation in winter (usually cow and calf), this is when most attacks happen, because people are stupid and don't give them space and walk up to them. People with dogs get attacked more often as well. A moose bull during the rut season can be the stuff of nightmares, when they approach you, slowly moving their head around like they are in a psychotic trance state. Majestic creatures and king of the forest for a reason.
I drove through Yellowstone as a kid on a road trip wid the parents. There was a bison herd near the road and a huge male was closest to the road. Even from 25 feet away his size was insane and slightly frightening.
Here in Los Angeles we just lost our beautiful mountain lion, P-22. He lived right in Griffith Park for 11 years and never found a mate because he couldn't cross the 405 freeway.
My grandpa got bit by a brown recluse that fell onto his face while he was cleaning the gutters. It looked like he'd been in a car wreck or something and took ages to heal. I saw a black widow chilling by an exterior door I was going through at my university.
Here in Indiana near me there are a few bison/Buffalo farms. They are farmed for meat I think. There is also a refuge with "safari" style rides to go see them. Also deer are everywhere you have to pay extra attention to the sides of the roads anytime dusk to dawn.
I live in Tucson, AZ and have been stung by a bark scorpion 🦂 twice in 35 years. I’ve also had a brown recluse in my home and 2 rattlesnakes in my yard. And 2 tarantula sightings over the years.
I remember in elementary school my friend's dad was killed by a rattlesnake bite while hiking. Too far from help he had no chance. I have always remembered that in the back of my mind when hiking and make sure I'm not too far out and people know where I am.
Yep getting poisoned by the Arizona Bark Scorpion does suck. My whole body was in pain, Was running an extremely high temperature, Felt like I was freezing and was dealing with body convulsions. Lasted about three days.
You two should have a summer holiday in Colorado. The last full weekend in July in Fairplay Colorado is Burro Days. It a heritage festival for the history of what brought people up here.
When we moved to where we live now...near savannah Georgia...it's old farmland. Lots of adult rattlesnakes. Thankfully none this year, but our dogs have been bitten.
I came home one day in Arizona and pulled into my garage, got out of the car and was about to enter the house when, as I approached the door, I heard the distinctive rattle. There was a rattlesnake under a work table in the garage next to the door into the house. I backed away and called the fire department. Rattlesnakes are so common here in the Sonoran Desert that the fire department has a snake response team--they come and capture the critters and haul them out into the open desert where they release them.
5:10 I was camping at a river near a canyon area with hills and a lot of brush. I went into the hills higher up away from everyone into an area no one would was likely to go and ran into a cougar. It was only a couple meters away from me inbetween the brush. It was the first time in my life I truly felt the flight in "fight or flight". I didn't even hesitate and threw my whole body into either breaking my legs running back down and out or getting away from the cat. I was 14 at the time so I was a good size for it to kill. I've never ran like that in my life.
Here in the Midwest we're taught to watch for reflecting eyes of deer both on the road and in brush to the side. Watchful eyes have saved myself and many deer in my 35 driving years.
I camp all the time. Grew up in the South with Black Bears and now in the Pacific Northwest with Brown Bears... I love nature. I like to observe from afar. Never had a Bull shark up in the Nashville area. However, it isn't uncommon to get a random alligator to come up in the river ways from Southern US and when it comes to snakes. Southern US is full of them. Copper Heads, Eastern Diamondback Rattlers, and more loads more!! I've come across all species of snakes while hiking in the Smokie mountains. Only came across a Rattler once and boy, that sound you will never forget ever!!
As far as Cougars go, don't say you'll stay East and not go West. First, you'll miss lots of awesome places in the West! Second, there are Cougars in the East, in the Appalachian Mountains. The Cherokee call them "Ghost Cats" because they are rarely seen by people. They hunt pretty much at night in places where humans don't interfere and they carry their prey, usually deer, up into the trees to feast on it as needed. I saw a RUclips video by a man who lives in, I think, Virginia near the Appalachian Trail who says if you are hiking in the forests of the Appalachians and find a piece of a deer carcass on the trail, keep walking... and walk quickly. That is most likely the piece of a Cougar's victim that has fallen from the trees above and they will protect their food at any cost. I've walked trails in that area and I've never encountered that, thank God, but I do keep it in mind. I don't let Ghost Cats or Black Bears keep me from enjoying the beauty of Nature. The violent encounters are rare and you just need to use common sense. I live in Texas, by the way. I've seen an Eastern Diamond Backed Rattlesnake and that one encounter scared me more than anything else in my 63 year life as a born and raised Texan. Fortunately, I don't live where they do. I live in SE Texas. Timber Rattlers are here, but they are very, very shy and don't hang out where our homes are built. I love all the wildlife of America and I've traveled a lot. Don't let the scary stuff keep you away. Just be educated and know what to do and not to do if the see them. They are beautiful.
When I was younger and my oldest two daughters were only two and 4, we had a bull moose that came on our property while my brother in law was outside with my two year old and the moose tried charging them, luckily there was a fence in the way which gave them enough time to run inside but it was definitely terrifying, so I totally understand Millie wanting to be cautious lol luv the channel guys thank you both so much for sharing ❤❤
From the backwoods of Georgia. I've lost count of the number of deer I've hit or has hit me. Definitely over a dozen by now. Drive enough at night out in the country, it's bound to happen sooner or later
The deaths caused by hitting deer with cars usually occur due to the physical properties of the deer..... the bulk of their mass in the body at the top of rather spindly legs. The bumper hits the legs, pivoting the body onto the hood (bonnet) where mass and momentum of the car and the deer delivers the body through the widescreen to share the front seats with the driver and passenger. Saw a number of these over the past decades.
Brown recluse and back widow spiders are both very common in Kansas. In 2010 I purchased a house and the bug guy was there spraying. I heard him scream in my garage, and ran out to see what was wrong. He said he found the biggest black widow he had ever seen. He was not a fan of spiders.
In my region of the US, there are bears and cougars right at the edge of town. But we are thankful we at least don't have to face those ferocious hedgehogs you deal with.
I'm surprised this list does not include the Asian mosquito -or the Spotted Tick! I have been bitten by both and have had temporary paralysis and have been bed-ridden for 1 to 2 weeks!
There was a guy who got attacked by a mama grizzly bear back in 2016 in Montana. She attacked him twice, tore his scalp, etc. But in the end, he drove himself to the hospital and survived. You can find the article about it online fairly easy lol
Here in the Cincinnati/NKY area, we are having a lot of coyote sightings lately. We always have problems with deer. You can be right beside a deer at night and not even know that it's there. There are Elk in this area, but I have not seen one yet.
In northern Minnesota (US), I've been less than 6 feet from a moose (while in a vehicle). Also, there would sometimes be sick moose (deranged due to tics, etc.) that would wonder around town for a few days and people would drive around town to see it. It was a kind of Where's Waldo game. Eventually the sick moose would be put down by the DNR officer (department of natural resources).
While living in an area of San Diego known as Lakeside, would find Black Widows, Scorpions and Brown Recluse spiders in my living room, until I installed a door sweep on the front door. Just learned to keep your eyes open when barefoot.
I think the majority of rattlesnake bites are just an accidental/wrong place wrong time type of thing, like they get bit because they got to close or startled the snake before they heard rattling. If that makes sense
I had a timber wolf /great pyerenes mix. He was the best dog ever and his howl is like a song. His name was Timber Joe. Wolves have a pecking order and if you get one young they are a part of the family/pack.
Black widows love dark areas with some moisture. The webbing is so tough, and very sticky. Encountered a couple once as a kid, was webbed up on the top of a sandbox lid. The second time was on the lid of the water mane. Females are more aggressive especially with an egg sack present. They don’t go out of there way to attack but if threatens or cornered they will bite.
I'm actually surprised that cone snails/cone shells didn't make it on the list along with sea snakes. Having spent a few years on Guam and spending a lot of time scuba diving we always stayed a few feet above the reef just to make sure we didn't get stung. I also saw a ton of sea snakes while on dives, especially night dives around Guam.
Brown Recluses are fairly common in the southern half of the U.S., but as the name implies, they hide. Inside homes they are in nearly every one, even outside the warmer states, but few will encounter them. Most are bitten by putting their hand into items in the closet which have hung for awhile, or in clothing piles, or sometimes in the bed at night when someone brushes against them as they hunt. My neighbor nearly lost his hand to one. But most will never ever see one. You’re more likely to see the scary but mostly harmless wolf spider.
I live at a lake and here in far north Texas we have a water moccasins, rattle snakes and copperhead which are all venomous. We also have a lot of deer here. Fortunately I have never hit one with a vehicle but have been told if you do hit one DON’T stop. Most of the time the deer will be slung up on the hood and their kick through the windshield is what kills many people. We also have bobcats, panthers and found out a few weeks ago a mountain line. We have catfish here in the lake as big as a man.
We went to a family reunion in Arizona a few years ago. One of my cousins was bitten by a rattle snake in her garage. She is visually handicapped and had no idea the snake was under the car parked in the garage. I spent a night in critical care with her.
On a side note if y'all go hiking in the US or any national park I would suggest looking at the missing 411 videos on here. Y'all should do that react in fact because it's interesting and it'll terrify you because it's real lol
Black widow and brown recluse spiders prefer to hide in dark places. This means they can hide in shoes or boots left outside and bite toes when a foot is pushed in the shoe or boot. Working in the yard can also open one up to a spider bite. Chopped wood, fallen branches, stones, and other items in the yard and patio can be a home for these spiders.
Here in Northern California we have black widow spiders, but afaik no brown recluses. Even right side up the black widow is easily identified by its abdomen, looking like a little black ball. The venom is a cholinesterase inhibitor, the same principle as nerve gas like sarin. Rattlesnakes aren't particularly aggressive, so unless you surprise or deliberately confront one (and ignore the rattle), you should be all right. They usually want to keep away from animals larger than any they can eat.
I helped clean my buddies shop out once and we stopped counting at 50 when it came to smashing brown recluse spiders. Wild and free comes with a price. I'm allergic to almost anything that can envenomate, sucks. Almost lost my arm once to a snake bite on the thumb.
We do have cougars in the East, just very rare but they're coming back in FL and LA. I've been bitten by a brown recluse, 2 shots in the butt and a bandage and it got better. Only a small divet scar on my calf about the size of a pencil eraser.
Millie, no need to worry about the bison as long as you don't approach one but they aren't sneaky creatures either so not difficult to avoid unless he is already on a rampage then run for the hills.
You’re right about the bison. It’s largely people going off trail or behaving stupidly. There have been idiots caught on camera getting mauled. I’m sure there are some folks behaving and just unlucky. But VERY few. It’s pretty much impossible to be responsible AND get killed by a bison.
I see black widows, bears, mountain lions, deer, elk and Antelope nearly every week because I live in the mountains of Montana. Never have any problems with them though
Another thing about rattlers is the babies. They can't quite rattle yet, and they have no control over how much venom they're dishing out. So they will just bite and give everything they got, which is more than enough to kill someone. And there are videos that show how fast and effective the venom is as coagulant. It is crazy just to see, let alone imagine how it's affecting a human body.
As a kid my parents took me and my cousin through Yellowstone. As we were admiring the bison from a safe distance inside our car we noticed some idiots trying to get up close pictures WITH THEIR CHILD. People who have no idea what a WILD animal is can be EXTREMELY stupid around them...
You don't always hit deer sometimes they literally hit you.
Yes. The last time I "hit" a deer, it literally ran into the side of my car. The shit stain down the side of the car about waist high was impressive. If I hadn't slowed down, I might have blown right past it.
@@jovetj same thing happened to my mom, I was with her. It ran right into the side of the car, full force, *broke its own neck* and then rolled down the hill dead. We almost swerved off the road as well but my mom saved it. I fucking hate deer lmfao
I do find it funny how a lot of non-Americans get surprised by the animals we have here, especially since we always pick on Australia for theirs. It's worth remembering with these that the country is gigantic and most of us have not seen most, if not all of these animals, much less had an encounter with them.
I once told someone in the US southwest that I was afraid to go there because of the poisonous snakes and spiders. He said that that he would be more scared to go to where I live in midwest because of the wild bears and wolves. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
True. Most of the dangerous wild animals I encounter are human beings but that's mainly it.
I'd say more people have been ridiculously close to various dangerous wildlife than they realize. I'm fairly observant and have been surprised so many times when I point out a snake to a hiking companion which they had not even noticed.
The same holds true for deer, pronghorn and coyote.
I'm fairly sure I've had close encounters with other wildlife, especially big cats that I didn't even notice. Big cats have very stinky dens. If you ever run across one, your nose will tell you.
@@magnificentfailure2390 Anyone who has been hiking out West, there is a very good chance that a cougar has seen them, and they were oblivious. I have never seen a cougar, but I have definitely heard one. I have seen moose, rattlesnakes, coyotes, black bears, pronghorns and of course deer (I have hit three deer in my lifetime, unfortunately). It all depends on where you live and whether you choose to go into the back country. All in all, the only wildlife I have been hurt by has been yellow jackets.
Michael I've had personal experiences with a few of these! Ran into a cougar on a residential street! Had both black widow and brown recluse connected with my non rural residence! So run ins with these animals are more common than u think!
I have little sympathy for some people attacked by bison because most of the attacks are because people want to get up close & personal with them and the bison aren't having it. Respect their space and enjoy them from afar. They really are amazing animals 🤎🦬
The idiots that do this, think they are tame. THEY AREN'T.
When we were in Yellowstone a few years back, we sat in the road as bison were crossing. Some idiot WITH kids got out of the car and they all approached the bison to get "selfies" with it. Seriously? Thankfully the bison stay calmed, despite having a young bison calf with them. These idiots were lucky.
Hear Hear!
People who are killed by bison in Yellowstone try to get up close and take pictures. These are wild animals. They don’t want people getting close to them.
agreed Bison are treated like teddy bears by tourists
Deer accidents are so common in rural areas of the U.S. that it’s common to say “Watch for deer!” as a way of saying goodbye. Especially if it’s dusk or night. That’s what most folks in rural Wisconsin say at least.
Same in Upstate New York and Vermont.
And New Jersey
Yep, have heard it in Ohio. Signs everywhere outside towns with deer crossing warnings. And dead deer all over the highways.
i hate all deer *specifically* because I grew up in upstate, rural NY... I fucking *hate them*. One time a deer literally just decided to sprint from the other side of the road directly into my mom's car, AS WE WERE PASSING HIM. HE BROKE HIS OWN NECK AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL DEAD. Like DUDE!?!?! BRUH!??!?! *sob*
I remember a story in the news a few years ago. A 3 or 4 year old child wandered away from the house and got lost in the woods. The child was missing for about 1 day until rescuers and volunteers found the child who was being protected by a wolf. The wolf heard the other people getting closer and got their attention by approaching them and howling, then turning back towards the direction of the woods and child and howled some more. Like your dog getting your attention and saying follow me. The wolf lead the team member to the child who was unharmed and in surprisingly good spirits. The rescuer noticed the wolf was a female and looked to be pregnant. Its believed that the soon to be mother instinct is why the wolf protected the toddler.
Tourists at Yellowstone that get injuried by Bison usually do dumb things. They warn people not to get close to them to take pics. Stay in the car when it's nearby etc. Just follow the rules in the brochures they give you and you will be safe.
I have a picture from my last Yellowstone trip of some tourists getting too close to a Grizzly. The park ranger came peeling up in his vehicle ran out of the truck with a megaphone yelling and waving a bright orange can of bear spray. The tourists did not speak english and had zero clue why they were in trouble. they were probably 200 yards from the road and only 100 yards from the bear and her cub. Lucky to be alive imo.
To be fair, the bison "attacks" were people who approached them to take selfies, despite signs saying to keep your distance.
Yeah they bring it on themselves which is why the park never euthanizes an animal after it attacks a tourist that got too close. I visited a Bison farm once in Maryland, I saw one far off in a field, I was looking for something in my purse for a moment when I looked up it was on the other side of the fence looking at me. I couldn’t believe it moved that fast and that I didn’t hear it running up. I started walking backwards slowly to get in my car and left.
My father worked at a hospital in Montana for a while. The last unbroken stretch of plain in the US is there and bison often inhabit that area. In a few months 3 different people ended up in the hospital after approaching bison and getting charged by one. He even witnesses someone get charged, though the moron managed to get in his car before impact, resulting in massive damage to car but not him. And yes, there are plenty of signs saying stay in your car to observe the bison.
Brown recluses and black widows are super common in the southeast/ Midwest. Brown recluses usually live inside your house while black widows are are usually outside
I moved a sign in my garage in Florida and saw a black widow in a web with a sac of eggs. I freaked out and sprayed Raid all over flipped it over and stamped all over it. Having a nest of black widows in your garage eeek!
@Devin if you have brown recluse spiders around your house you won't have black widows and the same as vice versa because they're both ground feeders so they see each other as competition.
I was moving some tin sheets that were underneath my bedroom window and I didn't hardly move the tin but 5 inches, but when I did I saw at least 10 adult black widows and the whole thing was covered in webbing and egg sacs.... did I mention that I have a decent fear of spiders?
Live in New England (mass) and brown recluse get a lot bigger than that and are fairly common house spiders.
The Bison aren't super aggressive as long as you give them their space. In fact, my parents and I followed one down a road for a while because it felt like leading the line of cars 😆
I think it may depend on the time of year. We went through the Tetons during the rut and those suckers were crazy.
It depends on the time of year, and how agitated they get. Humans are stupid and often agitate what they should steer clear of.
My grandmother got bit by a brown recluse on the side of her nose when I was younger. She got to the hospital quickly but it didn’t matter it destroyed her skin and almost put a hole in the side of her nose. 10-15 years later she still had a scar
My FIL got bit twice. Cleaning his MIL's barn, on two separate occasions. 😂 After the first time, I would have noped out.
@@SherriLyle80se, too!!
Decades ago, I saw a cougar ahead of me on a hiking trail... I waited, until it left the trail, and climbed up the hillside... Absolutely beautiful cat!! ❤🐾
Also had a deer suddenly appear on the road...in front of me on a long drive... It was just suddenly there... That really scared me!!
Like 5 days ago I had to slam on my breaks for a deer. Just driving at midnight on a road with no lights and trees right up to the road, and they just bolt right in front of you as you pass.
Where I live it's not safe to drive after sunset. My neighbor has a 2022 SUV. Has already hit two deer with it.
Millie, the bison attacks at Yellow national park was b/c the people got out of their car and walked up to the bison to get a photo.
Not to scare you away from Yellowstone, but I did see one video of bison coming toward the tourists that were behind the boundary. Like it crossed the fence to the tourist side and kind bluff charged someone
Deer collisions can total a car and injure the occupants. Around where I live, there are signs along the interstates and highways that warn of deer crossing. They are fast and if they run or leap out in front of your car, they are hard to avoid. Even where there is fencing along the road, they can easily jump across.
I live in Vermont, we have black widows and wolf spiders and two different species of Rattle snakes.
For a fact there are cougars/panthers in south east Georgia and all of the way down to the tip of Florida... Then up in north Georgia and on up into the mountains of the east coast of the US have mountain lions
Black widows and brown recluse spiders are every where in the southwest. Wild dogs are a problem they are not afraid of us. Thank you for the video.
I’ve lived in Massachusetts, Rhodes Island and Connecticut all my 73 years. The only one of these animals I’ve ever seen out side a zoo are dear. They are most active at dawn and dusk. Mostly they are extremely shy creatures. Only the young inexperienced ones or if they become spooked do they run into the road. But you might check with people living in upper state New York State.
My sister and I would spend summers at our grandparents' place in northern Wisconsin back in the '60's. You would normally see black bears, white tail deer, porcupines, skunks, coyotes and raccoons. There are also rattlesnakes in northern Wisconsin. A cousin and I once caught a baby one and brought it into the house. He was holding it behind the head and there was no chance of anyone being bitten. We could not understand why anyone was upset. My grandparents farm was at the base of a copper ridge. My sister and I were playing and we heard a mountain lion scream. It sounded for all the world like someone was murdering a woman up on the peak there. I still remember my sister's pigtail standing straight out as she ran for the house.
A baby rattle snake can’t control its venom it’s all in one bite. An adult can actually give a dumb bite as a warning.
We were taught to only mess with snakes we knew weren't venomous. Lol! Early, early age we were taught not to mess with any. 😂
it was more likely a bull snake. you would be the first person in nearly a century to see a poisonous native snake in Northern WI.
I've had encounters with bears (including one mama bear with two cubs), coyotes, a rattlesnake, and -- I'm fairly certain -- a mountain lion. The scariest above all was the mountain lion; they say that if you actually see a mountain lion, you're too late because the mountain lion has had you in its sights for quite awhile already. With the mountain lion, I was hiking out to a couple of waterfalls with my dog, who was off leash and running around, doing dog things. All of a sudden, she beelined straight back to me and stood in front of me to block me from hiking any further. As she stared down the trail, her ears, head, and tail went down, her hackles went up, and she growled that deep, deep growl that means Serious Business. There were NO other hikers on the trail; I couldn't even hear anyone off in the distance. But the hair on the back of my neck stood up, and I learned a long time ago to ALWAYS trust the dog, so we turned around, went back to the car, and enjoyed a movie night instead of a day hike. The next day, I was reading the news online, and there was a story in the local newspaper about some hikers who had spotted a mountain lion on that same trail, on that same day, at about that same time. My dog got extra everything that day: extra sofa time, extra treats, extra cuddles, extra walkies, extra play time. She didn't know why, but I did.
What is especially scary about Eastern Diamondback Rattlers is that they don't always rattle. Sometimes you don't know you're getting close to one until the very last minute, and by then it may have already bitten you.
they fall asleep in the sun and then are more dangerous because they get startled.
See all 10 in person. Yes it was exciting but kept a VERY safe distance!
Oh you guys! One of the reasons that Yellowstone is such a popular park is because people *want* to see the big animals like bears and bison!
The people who get hurt by bison in Yellowstone almost always turn out to have been doing something blatantly idiotic, like trying to snuggle with them or get right up close for a selfie. Everyone else sits safely in their cars and watches the herd cross the road and takes photographs through their windows, and then goes home very happy indeed to have had such good luck as to see them that close up.
I have only seen one Brown Recluse spider sitting on her nest that didn't last long. However, I have been bit by one, it was not pleasant and the wound lasted several weeks!
If I remember correctly, the safety people at SAAB used to crash test their cars with simulated moose because the accidents were so common in Sweden. The moose were equated with "cows on stilts", so you can imagine taking a cow directly to the windshield. Some deer collisions are quite similar.
South carolina here. Just seen some Christmas lights tonight. We seen 4 deer and almost hit 2 of them at different times. If you have your lights on high beam/bright it blinds the deer and they go crazy some times. At night its best to drive with your lights on low/dim to help prevent the deer being stunned from being blinded.
That's what I do down here in SC as well. I've gotten so that it's rare that I have my high beams on I'm driving through the woods. In my area, I've seen deer just chilling in the neighbor's front yard on occasion before they go back into the wood behind them. I think a big part of it is the development I'm on used to be woods so the deer are losing where they used to normally go.
I am surprised Alligators/Crocodiles, Centipedes, and Cottonmouth/Water Moccasin snakes didn't make the list. As for Bison and Moose, people usually get hurt when they stop their cars and get out to take pictures of them. Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders usually prefer making their webs underneath things (workbenches, water shut-offs, closets, anywhere that doesn't get disturbed often) which makes them extremely dangerous because you don't know they are there. Best not to go wandering off the beaten path if you're unfamiliar with the terrain and it's inhabitants.
The animated bears and cougars are hysterical! 😂
And is no one going to mention how the video kept showing Roosevelt elk during the moose segment?
Honorable mentions for alligators, chupacabre and sasquatch.
There is a news story on youtube about a guy who was hiking in Utah and came across some cougar cubs on the trail. He starting recording and walking toward them (bad idea) Then mom started hauling ass up the trail toward him. He knew he messed up If I'm remembering correctly, she followed him for 5 or 10 minutes and lunging at him. Good thing is, after she came at him, he never took his eyes off her. Edit.. So I looked it up. The title of the video he uploaded is "ORIGINAL - Cougar Encounter in Utah | Mountain Lion Stalks Me For 6 Minutes!" If you want to check it out.
That one will make you crap yourself. I didn't know it involved cubs, but that would explain why she pursued him for so long
Is that the one where he finally throws a rock at it, and in spite of it not landing anywhere near it, it nonetheless instantly flees? That video convinced me that if I should ever be stalked by a hostile-looking cougar while hiking, I'm throwing something at it.
I saw it as part of a Casual Geographic video. He said the cat was just bluff charging to get the guy to leave the area. He did the right thing by not running away and keeping his front towards the cougar.
There isn't video, but there's another story about an elderly hiker in California who was hiking a trail he'd hiked dozens of times before. Looking down into the river, he saw a mama bear with cubs fishing. He took a quick picture and continued his hike. Maybe 100 yards further down the trail the man suddenly found himself being tackled from behind. He got planted face first into the ground, then heard the iconic cougar roar/scream. The cougar clawed and bit at him, mostly getting his backpack, but he was pinned and couldn't move. And then just as suddenly as he'd been pinned, he was free. He turned to look and saw the cougar tumbling ass over tea kettle along the trail... then he saw the mama bear who had swatted the cougar off of him. The cougar took off, and ol' mama bear went back about her business, so the guy took his opportunity to get the hell out of Dodge.
@@chrisd7047 Wow! His lucky day! I remember an article about an elderly couple hiking in the northwest and a cougar grabbed the man by the back of the neck. Luckily he had a backpack on that saved his life. The wife picked up a branch and beat the cougar until it let go. The hubby was severely mauled but survived.
As some one who frequents Wyoming, specifically the Grand Tentons/Yellowstone. Please at least grab bear mace. Everytime I’ve gone I’ve come across brown and black bears (luckily the grizzlies were from a far enough distance and the black bears tend to run away) remember, you’re on their land so don’t go wandering off into the Forrest off trail
Brown recluse hang out in basements quite often in the Midwest. My dad got bit in the knee by one and had tissue damage the size of a softball before he went to the Dr and got treated. Usually when you’re moving furniture is when you get bit because their nest is built on the dark areas underneath. Always do a tilt check to see if there’s spiders before reaching under and lifting.
I have encountered the rattlesnake twice in my life. Once as a kid on my great aunt's cattle ranch in one of the barns, and the second time at work when I was a teenager in the dark. Both scared the crap out of me.
Deer may not seem scary, but it's a bit different in person. I was on a walk with my brother and sister a few years ago, and some deer came out of the forest into a field. The female deer and their young were there too, and the daddy deer lifted his head with those antlers, looking at us and started stamping his foot, so we were like, "Ok, let's go." When you can see a large animal with antlers is getting agitated, and there's nothing between you and him but air... it's cool, Mr. Deer, we were just leaving!
Every year there a couple hunters in my state that die hunting. Honestly most are the result of out of shape hunters overexerting themselves and having a heart attack or getting hurt by being careless about their stand or how they handle their firearms. However there a some every year that actually tangle with a deer and besides the antlers they have sharp, pointy, hard hooves that will tear you up. When you combine that with a critter that can weigh 200 pounds or more they can really put the hurt on you.
Reminds me of the scene in Get Out where he gets gutted with the antlers
Deer shed thier antlers in the spring so I dont believe you not to mention deer are not protective of thier young
@@lukepeters891 Where did I say this was in the spring? And they sure as hell do protect their young. 🖕
@@epa316 mabye a female deer will be protective also the only time bucks have thier horns is in the rut and they dont give 2 shits about thier young in the rut and you can assume baby deer because they are born in the spring and deer are super skittish of humans and would not just come out in front of you dumbass
My brother was bitten by a tick about 3-5yrs ago and hes not over it yet. It wasn't just your garden variety tick like you get from walking in the woods, it made his legs swell up and he has to have a machine to release the fluid from his legs. He was in the hospital for weeks and weeks & almost died.
see this is why i love our opossums they eat so many ticks
The scarier part about brown recluse spiders is that they are rarely alone. I once opened the door to a shed that had thousands of them crawling around.
That's when you return with two cans of Raid, hanging low.
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@@davidcosta2244 Raid is unaffected because they seem to repopulate the next day.
@@yunoyukki7344 or there was so many that the Raid only killed the ones that were visible
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We have brown reluse, black widow, and brown widow spiders where I lived most of my life in the southeastern U.S.
I have lived in Arkansas and Texas, and the timber rattler and the diamondback rattlesnakes on some occasions have stopped using the Radler, because it has been learned if you make noise you die.
wow, never thought the Moose was that big, or that dangerous
It's nice to know I wasn't going crazy at the time... This past summer I was going swimming in lake Huron near the town of Caseville, Michigan. We were about 10 miles off the coast when I spotted a grey looking triangle sticking out of the water. I watched it pop in and out of the water for about 5 minutes before I said anything to my mother. I told her it looked like a shark fin but she didn't believe me and said that it was just a piece of drift wood and that there were no freshwater sharks... but to this day I still believe that it may have been a shark.
P.s. it's also nice to know that now I can prove her wrong about the no freshwater sharks myth...
could also have been a sturgeon.
True. Though I'll never know what it really was I still wish my mom would've listened to me... She always tells me and my siblings to listen to her but she never listens to us...
@The Beesleys i live in Washington State and we have bears and cougars and all sorts of wild beasts up here and ive been camping more times than I can count and have never had a run in with anything, but its also been in camping grounds with other people never out in the middle of nowhere alone.. Ive seen more bears and cougars in my yard than I have out camping
I know someone who, after getting bitten by a brown recluse spider, ended up having to get a section of his thigh removed that was the size of a softball. I was bitten once, but I only had a swollen finger for about 3 months. It would itch off and on for about a year after the swelling went away. Those little spiders have some serious venom.
A friend of mine recently got bit by a Recluse. He didn't know when or how it happened. It gave him a serious case of MRSA which after seeing several Doctors, a retired Doctor was able to properly diagnose. The labs showed he was bitten by a spider and the one that cause MRSA is the Recluse. Anyway, it took him 4 months to recover. Years ago, my brother was bitten and it took him 6 months to recover.
My Dad's been bit by the brown recluse 3 separate occasions. Last time he lost 3 toes.
My sister was bitten by a recluse on the finger. She had to have surgery and was treated for MRSA. It made her so ill!
Frightening!!
Mom was bitten by a recluse and had a scar on her arm from the damage. Lucky she was a nurse, realized she needed antibiotics and to get the dead flesh scooped out. I have gotten bitten twice with no real damage.
A spider bite does not cause MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) infection. That is a bacterial infection and the bacteria that cause it are everywhere (especially hospitals). A brown recluse bite can cause necrosis. Additionally, arachnologists have yet to verify any bite or specimen of a brown recluse west of the Mississippi (despite many claims otherwise).
I grew up in a semi rural area outside Sacramento near the American River. There were rattle snakes and black widows everywhere! You just had to be aware of your surroundings and use caution. No one in my neighborhood ever got snake bit.
Brown recluse are the reason I always try to keep a few wolf spiders in the house. They look big and scary but are harmless to humans and will eat all other bugs, including other spiders. I've never once had a brown recluse problem since I started doing this as a teenager.
Moose are huge, gentle, but very territorial. I remember seeing a cow with a calf. Just keep your distance and you’ll be fine. I remember being gripped with fear. They generally keep their distance.
Up close moose are very big. I live in the northern parts of Sweden and i run into them all the time when i'm out fishing. They can be very aggressive, but usually just stand still and give you that look "make my day punk".
They also come into town on their moose vacation in winter (usually cow and calf), this is when most attacks happen, because people are stupid and don't give them space and walk up to them. People with dogs get attacked more often as well.
A moose bull during the rut season can be the stuff of nightmares, when they approach you, slowly moving their head around like they are in a psychotic trance state.
Majestic creatures and king of the forest for a reason.
I drove through Yellowstone as a kid on a road trip wid the parents. There was a bison herd near the road and a huge male was closest to the road. Even from 25 feet away his size was insane and slightly frightening.
Here in Los Angeles we just lost our beautiful mountain lion, P-22. He lived right in Griffith Park for 11 years and never found a mate because he couldn't cross the 405 freeway.
Actually, P-22 did cross the 405 (San Diego Fwy) and the 101 in the Westlake area. He was the poster cougar for the new wildlife crossing.
My grandpa got bit by a brown recluse that fell onto his face while he was cleaning the gutters. It looked like he'd been in a car wreck or something and took ages to heal.
I saw a black widow chilling by an exterior door I was going through at my university.
Here in Indiana near me there are a few bison/Buffalo farms. They are farmed for meat I think. There is also a refuge with "safari" style rides to go see them. Also deer are everywhere you have to pay extra attention to the sides of the roads anytime dusk to dawn.
My husband hunts by Morocco, but Indiana did release some wild buffalo as well.
I live in Tucson, AZ and have been stung by a bark scorpion 🦂 twice in 35 years. I’ve also had a brown recluse in my home and 2 rattlesnakes in my yard. And 2 tarantula sightings over the years.
I remember in elementary school my friend's dad was killed by a rattlesnake bite while hiking. Too far from help he had no chance. I have always remembered that in the back of my mind when hiking and make sure I'm not too far out and people know where I am.
Yep getting poisoned by the Arizona Bark Scorpion does suck. My whole body was in pain, Was running an extremely high temperature, Felt like I was freezing and was dealing with body convulsions. Lasted about three days.
You two should have a summer holiday in Colorado. The last full weekend in July in Fairplay Colorado is Burro Days. It a heritage festival for the history of what brought people up here.
When we moved to where we live now...near savannah Georgia...it's old farmland. Lots of adult rattlesnakes. Thankfully none this year, but our dogs have been bitten.
I came home one day in Arizona and pulled into my garage, got out of the car and was about to enter the house when, as I approached the door, I heard the distinctive rattle. There was a rattlesnake under a work table in the garage next to the door into the house. I backed away and called the fire department. Rattlesnakes are so common here in the Sonoran Desert that the fire department has a snake response team--they come and capture the critters and haul them out into the open desert where they release them.
5:10 I was camping at a river near a canyon area with hills and a lot of brush. I went into the hills higher up away from everyone into an area no one would was likely to go and ran into a cougar. It was only a couple meters away from me inbetween the brush. It was the first time in my life I truly felt the flight in "fight or flight". I didn't even hesitate and threw my whole body into either breaking my legs running back down and out or getting away from the cat. I was 14 at the time so I was a good size for it to kill. I've never ran like that in my life.
Most of the Deer hitting cars is mainly the mid west to the eastern side
Cars hitting deer you mean.
James -"We're going east"
Me -"Yellowstone is west" lol
There's actually grizzly bears, wolves and mountain lions in Yellowstone lol
Here in the Midwest we're taught to watch for reflecting eyes of deer both on the road and in brush to the side. Watchful eyes have saved myself and many deer in my 35 driving years.
A lot of our highways pass through deer country. A lot of the highway speeds are 70MPH. But a lot of people will go even faster.
Moose look small in pictures, then you see one in person and it's towering over your car and could easily flip it if it got mad at you.
I camp all the time. Grew up in the South with Black Bears and now in the Pacific Northwest with Brown Bears... I love nature. I like to observe from afar. Never had a Bull shark up in the Nashville area. However, it isn't uncommon to get a random alligator to come up in the river ways from Southern US and when it comes to snakes. Southern US is full of them. Copper Heads, Eastern Diamondback Rattlers, and more loads more!! I've come across all species of snakes while hiking in the Smokie mountains. Only came across a Rattler once and boy, that sound you will never forget ever!!
As far as Cougars go, don't say you'll stay East and not go West. First, you'll miss lots of awesome places in the West! Second, there are Cougars in the East, in the Appalachian Mountains. The Cherokee call them "Ghost Cats" because they are rarely seen by people. They hunt pretty much at night in places where humans don't interfere and they carry their prey, usually deer, up into the trees to feast on it as needed. I saw a RUclips video by a man who lives in, I think, Virginia near the Appalachian Trail who says if you are hiking in the forests of the Appalachians and find a piece of a deer carcass on the trail, keep walking... and walk quickly. That is most likely the piece of a Cougar's victim that has fallen from the trees above and they will protect their food at any cost. I've walked trails in that area and I've never encountered that, thank God, but I do keep it in mind. I don't let Ghost Cats or Black Bears keep me from enjoying the beauty of Nature. The violent encounters are rare and you just need to use common sense. I live in Texas, by the way. I've seen an Eastern Diamond Backed Rattlesnake and that one encounter scared me more than anything else in my 63 year life as a born and raised Texan. Fortunately, I don't live where they do. I live in SE Texas. Timber Rattlers are here, but they are very, very shy and don't hang out where our homes are built. I love all the wildlife of America and I've traveled a lot. Don't let the scary stuff keep you away. Just be educated and know what to do and not to do if the see them. They are beautiful.
When I was younger and my oldest two daughters were only two and 4, we had a bull moose that came on our property while my brother in law was outside with my two year old and the moose tried charging them, luckily there was a fence in the way which gave them enough time to run inside but it was definitely terrifying, so I totally understand Millie wanting to be cautious lol luv the channel guys thank you both so much for sharing ❤❤
The Beesleys meet the Grizzlies!! Always enjoy your reactions and streams guys! :)
From the backwoods of Georgia. I've lost count of the number of deer I've hit or has hit me. Definitely over a dozen by now. Drive enough at night out in the country, it's bound to happen sooner or later
Especially in November (at least where I live) when they get, as the Disney movie said, "twitterpated."
The deaths caused by hitting deer with cars usually occur due to the physical properties of the deer..... the bulk of their mass in the body at the top of rather spindly legs. The bumper hits the legs, pivoting the body onto the hood (bonnet) where mass and momentum of the car and the deer delivers the body through the widescreen to share the front seats with the driver and passenger. Saw a number of these over the past decades.
I see rattlesnakes often in my state and I can tell you they don't always give a warning rattle
Brown recluse and back widow spiders are both very common in Kansas. In 2010 I purchased a house and the bug guy was there spraying. I heard him scream in my garage, and ran out to see what was wrong. He said he found the biggest black widow he had ever seen. He was not a fan of spiders.
In my region of the US, there are bears and cougars right at the edge of town. But we are thankful we at least don't have to face those ferocious hedgehogs you deal with.
You should react to Casual Geographic video about moose
I'm surprised this list does not include the Asian mosquito -or the Spotted Tick! I have been bitten by both and have had temporary paralysis and have been bed-ridden for 1 to 2 weeks!
Technically, it isn't the creature itself that's dangerous; it's the pathogen it's carrying.
There was a guy who got attacked by a mama grizzly bear back in 2016 in Montana. She attacked him twice, tore his scalp, etc. But in the end, he drove himself to the hospital and survived. You can find the article about it online fairly easy lol
Here in the Cincinnati/NKY area, we are having a lot of coyote sightings lately. We always have problems with deer. You can be right beside a deer at night and not even know that it's there. There are Elk in this area, but I have not seen one yet.
In northern Minnesota (US), I've been less than 6 feet from a moose (while in a vehicle). Also, there would sometimes be sick moose (deranged due to tics, etc.) that would wonder around town for a few days and people would drive around town to see it. It was a kind of Where's Waldo game. Eventually the sick moose would be put down by the DNR officer (department of natural resources).
While living in an area of San Diego known as Lakeside, would find Black Widows, Scorpions and Brown Recluse spiders in my living room, until I installed a door sweep on the front door. Just learned to keep your eyes open when barefoot.
I think the majority of rattlesnake bites are just an accidental/wrong place wrong time type of thing, like they get bit because they got to close or startled the snake before they heard rattling. If that makes sense
I had a timber wolf /great pyerenes mix. He was the best dog ever and his howl is like a song. His name was Timber Joe. Wolves have a pecking order and if you get one young they are a part of the family/pack.
Black widows love dark areas with some moisture. The webbing is so tough, and very sticky. Encountered a couple once as a kid, was webbed up on the top of a sandbox lid. The second time was on the lid of the water mane. Females are more aggressive especially with an egg sack present. They don’t go out of there way to attack but if threatens or cornered they will bite.
I'm actually surprised that cone snails/cone shells didn't make it on the list along with sea snakes. Having spent a few years on Guam and spending a lot of time scuba diving we always stayed a few feet above the reef just to make sure we didn't get stung. I also saw a ton of sea snakes while on dives, especially night dives around Guam.
On #1, half the footage was of Deer. Big difference from a Moose.
My grandma was bit by a recluse cleaning at church. She didn't think it was a spider but had to have some necrosis cut out of her forearm
Brown Recluses are fairly common in the southern half of the U.S., but as the name implies, they hide. Inside homes they are in nearly every one, even outside the warmer states, but few will encounter them. Most are bitten by putting their hand into items in the closet which have hung for awhile, or in clothing piles, or sometimes in the bed at night when someone brushes against them as they hunt. My neighbor nearly lost his hand to one. But most will never ever see one. You’re more likely to see the scary but mostly harmless wolf spider.
I live at a lake and here in far north Texas we have a water moccasins, rattle snakes and copperhead which are all venomous. We also have a lot of deer here. Fortunately I have never hit one with a vehicle but have been told if you do hit one DON’T stop. Most of the time the deer will be slung up on the hood and their kick through the windshield is what kills many people. We also have bobcats, panthers and found out a few weeks ago a mountain line. We have catfish here in the lake as big as a man.
We went to a family reunion in Arizona a few years ago. One of my cousins was bitten by a rattle snake in her garage. She is visually handicapped and had no idea the snake was under the car parked in the garage. I spent a night in critical care with her.
Here in central valley California near Sacramento there are a lot of black widows and some brown recluse.
On a side note if y'all go hiking in the US or any national park I would suggest looking at the missing 411 videos on here. Y'all should do that react in fact because it's interesting and it'll terrify you because it's real lol
Black widow and brown recluse spiders prefer to hide in dark places. This means they can hide in shoes or boots left outside and bite toes when a foot is pushed in the shoe or boot. Working in the yard can also open one up to a spider bite. Chopped wood, fallen branches, stones, and other items in the yard and patio can be a home for these spiders.
Here in Northern California we have black widow spiders, but afaik no brown recluses. Even right side up the black widow is easily identified by its abdomen, looking like a little black ball. The venom is a cholinesterase inhibitor, the same principle as nerve gas like sarin.
Rattlesnakes aren't particularly aggressive, so unless you surprise or deliberately confront one (and ignore the rattle), you should be all right. They usually want to keep away from animals larger than any they can eat.
I helped clean my buddies shop out once and we stopped counting at 50 when it came to smashing brown recluse spiders. Wild and free comes with a price. I'm allergic to almost anything that can envenomate, sucks. Almost lost my arm once to a snake bite on the thumb.
We do have cougars in the East, just very rare but they're coming back in FL and LA. I've been bitten by a brown recluse, 2 shots in the butt and a bandage and it got better. Only a small divet scar on my calf about the size of a pencil eraser.
Millie, no need to worry about the bison as long as you don't approach one but they aren't sneaky creatures either so not difficult to avoid unless he is already on a rampage then run for the hills.
You’re right about the bison. It’s largely people going off trail or behaving stupidly. There have been idiots caught on camera getting mauled. I’m sure there are some folks behaving and just unlucky. But VERY few. It’s pretty much impossible to be responsible AND get killed by a bison.
All my time in the woods the moose has freaked me out the most.
I see black widows, bears, mountain lions, deer, elk and Antelope nearly every week because I live in the mountains of Montana. Never have any problems with them though
We have cougars here in Florida they are just called panthers so more than the west coast
Come to Colorado, we have almost every one of them. Bison though, are protected and behind fences
Another thing about rattlers is the babies. They can't quite rattle yet, and they have no control over how much venom they're dishing out. So they will just bite and give everything they got, which is more than enough to kill someone.
And there are videos that show how fast and effective the venom is as coagulant. It is crazy just to see, let alone imagine how it's affecting a human body.
As a kid my parents took me and my cousin through Yellowstone. As we were admiring the bison from a safe distance inside our car we noticed some idiots trying to get up close pictures WITH THEIR CHILD. People who have no idea what a WILD animal is can be EXTREMELY stupid around them...