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Wow, animals kicked a lot of human ass this weekend

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The raccoon attack I can't see any good side to.

And while I don't like to see people get killed, I also don't think that ANY wild animals make good pets.

Oh and dumbasses that jump into Tiger pits...well, they get what they deserve.
 
Xylo said:
The raccoon attack I can't see any good side to.

And while I don't like to see people get killed, I also don't think that ANY wild animals make good pets.

Oh and dumbasses that jump into Tiger pits...well, they get what they deserve.
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In regards to the raccoon thing, I live in an area with a huge raccoon population, and the idea that some woman got cornered by a bunch of those fat little things makes me laugh. Only in Florida...
 
I've had to fight a coon off with a stick before. I was trying to chase him away from the garbage and he went vicious on me.
Meanwhile, in 'Big-Ass Reptiles" news...
A 5 year-kid bags an 800 lb alligator:
Five-year-old Texas boy kills 800-pound alligator | Raw Story
And a rattlesnake over 7 ft long was caught in Florida.
7-Foot-3 Rattlesnake Caught, Killed - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
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I can't believe that they killed the snake! What a beautiful creature, I'm sure a specimen of that size would be a real draw at a zoo or something.
 
The racoon attack story would make a good Hitchcock style film adaptation.

PS Methsin I love your little tag line about the angry sea. :) Where does that quote come from? Sounds like Steve Martin.
 
KEROUAC said:
The racoon attack story would make a good Hitchcock style film adaptation.

PS Methsin I love your little tag line about the angry sea. :) Where does that quote come from? Sounds like Steve Martin.
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My sig comes from an ep. of Seinfeld. When George tells the story about saving the whale, he opens with this line.
 
methshin said:
Or as they are known in Texas. Chupacabras!
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They have to interbreed with domestic dogs and then catch a bad case of mange before they become a chupacabra.
I've seen a coyote/domestic hybrid that looked like something from Africa. It was grey and black mottled with a long, bristly 'mohawk,' and the hind legs were shorter than the front, giving it a hyena-like profile. I fired at it with a .22 pistol, but missed.
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skunkape said:
They have to interbreed with domestic dogs and then catch a bad case of mange before they become a chupacabra.
I've seen a coyote/domestic hybrid that looked like something from Africa. It was grey and black mottled with a long, bristly 'mohawk,' and the hind legs were shorter than the front, giving it a hyena-like profile. I fired at it with a .22 pistol, but missed.
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African wild dog? One of the deadliest animals on the planet IMO. Vicious little buggers.
 
methshin said:
African wild dog? One of the deadliest animals on the planet IMO. Vicious little buggers.
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It kinda had that look, but the hindquarters were proportionally smaller and the 'mohawk' was more pronounced.
The one they found in Cuerro had oddly short front legs.
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Xylo said:
2 Coyotes vs 1 relatively healthy woman...and the coyotes win? Something's a bit strange here, IMO.
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Lotta coyotes where I live, also bears and cougars. One coyote and it will run. Two and they are a pack. If you express fear, they will know it. I carry a can of Mace when I'm out with my dog. There are always people around here who campaign to 'ban guns in parks & forests.' They're flat out nuts. So many people think the forests are just so peachy nice and benign and all those furry animals want to be petted if we would just express our kindness. I would never intentionally harm an animal--unless it decided I was prey.

Raccoons, btw, have a high probability of rabies. An infected raccoon will attack anything on sight.
 
Xylo said:
2 Coyotes vs 1 relatively healthy woman...and the coyotes win? Something's a bit strange here, IMO.
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She probably stunk of fear, which I'm fairly confident, canines can pick up on. I'm fairly certain that I could take on any animal found in the wild short of a pack of wolves, a pack of african wild dogs, grizzly bear, kodiak bear, rhino, and hippopotamus. Provided I had a good quality stick, which I wouldn't be entering the wilds without. I may be adding animals to this list, but right now, that's all I can think of. I think I could probably fend off 5 or 6 coyotes with a good stick and steel toed boots.
 
methshin said:
I think I could probably fend off 5 or 6 coyotes with a good stick and steel toed boots.
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Confidence is a powerful weapon.

So is preparation. My dog and I were attacked by a much bigger dog a couple of years ago. It was very sudden, so I was taken by surprise. Parked cars were blocking my view and I was not in 'condition yellow' like I should have been. I experienced an adrenaline dump, fight or flight, which was almost disabling. When that happens blood rushes to your extremities and away from your brain. Hands shake, etc. But I had practiced what to do in this situation, thought through the steps many times. So I went on automatic and had to think "through the fear" and take careful aim at the dog. It worked; he broke off his attack. Yeah, I hurt him, but not permanently.

The owner, who had let his dog run wild (mine was leashed), was very angry with me and blamed me, but the law was on my side in this. I told him I had a right to defend myself and he could sue me if he wanted. Nothing ever came of it.
 
methshin said:
I think I could probably fend off 5 or 6 coyotes with a good stick and steel toed boots.
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I have a friend that got ambushed by two of them. He was in the woods and came upon, of all things, a chicken in a tree. He chunked a rock and bagged the bird. As he was walking back to camp one coyote crossed his path and blocked him, fangs bared. The other one came from behind and snatched the dead chicken from his hand, gouging his hand pretty good in the process. Some people in the same area had their pet German Shepard killed by a pack.
I never go in the woods with anything less than a good, sharp knife.
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