That's what I was thinking, too. Crocodiles are far more dangerous than alligators, their plate-sized whistling spiders and Goliath spiders are far more terrifying than black widows, kangaroos are our bison in terms of temper and strength, their feral dingoes are equivalent to our coyotes but more dangerous in packs, etc. Australia scares the heck out of me, but I live in an area where people regularly find alligators in their backyard lakes and bayous. The animal that is scaring me the most right now in the Southeast of the U.S.A. are the invasive pythons that have taken hold in the Everglades and are fanning out from there. YIKES.
The UK extincted every animal on the island that posed a threat. Wolves, bears, snakes... all of them, extincted, with great effort. So today, the most "dangerous" animal they know is the badger, which might give you a nip on your ankle. To them, any other place on the planet is Australia, Amazon, or Africa in comparison.
The guy sitting on the ground with his head in gators mouth does a show in Ft Lauderdale, they don’t show it in the pic, but his arm is totally fucked from a show gone bad. Also, he isn’t paid, he only works for tips. Talk about crazy
I'm surprised they didn't mention the Brown Recluse Spider. That can rot your flesh out and kill you years later even if treated. We lost a dear friend that way. My daughter and I have been bitten by them as well as my dad. He almost waited too long to see a doctor.
My great-grandmother, the mother of 8, was killed by a Brown Recluse spider 100 yrs ago (1923) while she was visiting relatives in TX. I never heard the full story but evidently they had no idea it was as serious & dangerous as it was.
@@gaylasanders1739 We had a friend that was bitten and he waited too late. It got in his blood stream. Each time it got a different place for about 4 times. Hospital stays. The last time it rested in his heart. :( If treated right away it can be caught.
I’ve found one in my house once. Usually I’m chill with spiders even if I scream like a child if one gets on me but that little guy got the exterminator over right quick to do the entire place.
If you are lucky the antibiotic will help you. It's THE STRONGEST antibiotic made. If you are resistant to the antibiotic then you are SCREWED. Another reason why you should NEVER take antibiotics everytime you are sick. You build up resistance and then when you actually need it, it fails.
Honestly, I'm surprised at what's not on this list. Kodiak bears are even larger than regular grizzlies, and Polar bears make anything else look tiny and harmless. On top of that, coral snakes are a far less common encounter than cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.
Kodiak and Grizzly are both brown bear species. Russia has browns too. The difference is Grizzlies are more widespread compared to the Kodiak and have a much higher chance of being run into.
My friend from Northern Ireland was thinking about moving around me. He found out there are bears, mountain lions (cougars), wolves, coyotes, rattlesnakes, and cottonmouths. But the scariest thing was the price of car insurance.
@@SarahSherman-di7ku Well his girlfriend is a nurse and they pay for insurance. The UK is not completely free healthcare. They have certain clinics and hospitals that are free. If you have insurance you get to go to the better doctors.
@@hoozerob Our Walmart isn't like that, but we are in the country. It's still the original Walmart store not a Supercenter. It was the first Walmart in Kentucky. Sam Walton was traveling and when he got tired he pulled into our town for the night. He liked the town so much he decided to build one here.
I'm surprised that the Wild Boar isn't mentioned, these wild pigs are very Territorial and they move in families of 10 or more, Their tusks are super sharp and they can gore you horribly, their forehead is also very hard so even bullets have been known to bounce off it, and they can shake trees by ramming them.
The wild boar in America are descended from domestic pigs that escaped into the wild, went feral, and returned to their original form after a few generations. They’re invasive, so that probably disqualified them from this list.
Yeah, that was hilarious. Scotland used to have wolves. And there were reports with one fatality of a cougar in England. But nobody believed anyone that said they saw a big black cat hunting people. One was a child that knew the the person that was killed and said they saw it happen. They assumed it was a dog. Other than their foxes I guess you can say they have some aggressive goats that will head butt you.
Fun Fact: Bull Sharks are one of the most aggressive species of sharks, and they can also survive in freshwater. They have been found in rivers hundreds of miles inland. They also possess the strongest recorded bite force among sharks.
Also fun fact that video is completely wrong with the countdown it would go,Brown bear, cougar,black bear,bark scorpion,black widow, great white shark, American alligator, Coral snake, American bison,moose
Great Whites also don’t just pop up anywhere. We’ve had a bit more trouble with them recently, but I can’t believe rattlesnakes didn’t make the list. They could be anywhere, curled up in something cool like discarded tires or a rolled up hose. An older colleague saw one sitting right in the middle of her backyard, and not kidding, I would never have gone outside again. They scare the poo out of me. Meanwhile, Stephen Spielberg is kind of sorry about Jaws, because people torment and kill Great Whites. They’d rather have seals. It’s just that you, in a neoprene wetsuit, kind of look like one.
@@professorbutters One more fun fact. The book, and eventual movie, Jaws, was inspired by several people, who were killed by a bull shark. The attacks happened in a fresh water creek that was over a mile away from the ocean. Those attacks happened in 1916 in New Jersey.
In terms of sharks, the great white is relatively harmless. It's the bull sharks that you REALLY want to watch out for. Bull sharks are very aggressive in shark terms, and they can survive in fresh water. They've been found up the Mississippi river, as far north as Illinois, and they can be found in waters as shallow as 3 feet (1 m) deep. All that to say that they could be up nearly any river. Imagine having to worry about maybe finding a large aggressive shark in the Thames. That's just how it works in the US.
The bullsharkand the Hammerhead are absolutely more dangerous in terms of proximity to humans and their aggression, but the flip side with the great white is that even if it's not trying to eat you, the damage caused by their bite is almost assuredly going to kill you if you aren't able to get to the hospital fast.
@@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 Yeah, but that's true of any large shark, including bull and tiger sharks. Anything that's large enough to try and bite you to see if you're food is large enough for that bite to kill you without immediate medical help. Great white sharks are epipelagic; while the pups and younger juveniles are often found in coastal waters, the larger sharks are most often found in open waters. It's why you can't keep a great white in an aquarium; they keep trying to swim like it's an open ocean and end up ramming into the glass and injuring themselves. What that means is that the larger great white sharks are very rarely found in the shallow coastal areas where most shark attacks happen; they take a lot of blame for shark attacks because of Jaws, but white shark attacks are very very rare. Now bull sharks, on the other hand, are very territorial and don't tolerate provocation, they're found in the US's major shipping waterway and up many of its tributaries, and they may have been responsible for the Jersey Shore shark attacks (AKA the inspiration for Jaws, for which the great white got the blame.) A great white is as likely to swim right past and ignore you as to mess with you, even if you wind up in its water for some reason; a bull shark won't stand for you existing in its water, and that water could just as easily be a deep irrigation canal in Mississippi as the open ocean. Bull sharks are bad news all around.
The great white being harmless is the famous last words of every surfer, paddle boarder and Scuba Diver out there. Even though Humans are not their normal prey, even a test bite, which they normally do, can be fatal.
@@coleparker I did say "relatively." A test bite from a white shark is certainly very serious, but they're far less dangerous than bull sharks not only from proximity but also temperament. Bull sharks are territorial and tend to lurk in areas where humans enter the water; if you're going to get attacked or killed by a shark, it's far more likely to be a bull shark than a great white.
Left out the Brown Recluse Spider, Copperhead Snakes, Bobcats, Deer, Bull Sharks (which can also be found in fresh water rivers in the US), Alligators Gar, Wolverines, Polar Bears, the American Crocodile (found in Florida), Cottonmouth Water Moccasins, Wolves, Rattlesnakes, Ticks, and the Alligator Snapping Turtle. I'm sure I missed a few.
Copperheads aren't really dangerous but frequent bites happen as they are the only snake that won't flee when humans approach. Stepped over one barefoot as a kid as I didn't see it perfectly camouflaged in the leaves.
Wolves and coyotes, although coyotes are not generally dangerous to humans. We did have a problem a few years ago with coyotes eating the watermelons straight out of the fields. No kidding! Apparently coyotes will eat anything they can get their teeth on.
American southerner here. I came to the comments specifically looking to see if someone posted this rhyme! I remember hearing it all the time as a kid.
My dad was working disaster relief in the southeast area of TX after a hurricane, and some men from New Jersey came to help. They were told stories about alligators in basements. 😂 He let them know we don’t have basements, but if you’re in tall grass and hear growling but there’s no dog in sight to get away quickly. That’s a gator warning you you’re too close.
If you go south of San Antonio there is Choke Canyon State Park.If you go down by the dam they have signs warning about alligators.Near New Braunfels is Alligator Creek.Several years ago there was an alligator in a pond near town.People here have ranches with bisons where they are raising them for meat.Native American used the buffalo for meat, etc they used all parts.
I live in Oklahoma and I didn't think we had alligators here but apparently one was seen at Fort Gibson near the Arkansas River. When I first moved here I saw someone caught a huge cat fish so I never swim around here. I had no idea how big they got 😅
I have always loved animals and so many memories. One of my first was the alligators in a ditch by our house and in Warm Mineral Springs. I was spinning in the Springs one day and mid-turn saw an alligator about 6" behind me. When I completed the turn, it was gone already. Probably curious about the splashing, etc. In Phoenix when I was 9, I frequently played with a beautiful black and red spider on our porch. It was not until high school I saw my black widow in a textbook. In the 90's we had several around our house and when moving even found one under my son's mattress by his pillow. Great for flies and mosquitoes with no problems from any. Oldest son kept one as a pet in a Sun Tea jar for months. When we built that house we had bobcats for neighbors too. One day my 6 y/o came running in, "Mommy, a bobcat is chasing me!" I asked how big, 'about 3lb.' Is there an adult? 'Across the street.' What is it doing? 'Sitting there watching us.' Let's go see. They were gone. Through the years they played with our 7 cats the same way. A neighbor at the other end of the block said the bobcats killed all of their cats and dogs.
It’s kinda humorous, I almost got bit by a rattlesnake when I was like 14, saw a gator sunning a couple years back, and had black bears cross the road in front of me in Tennessee
The guys putting their faces in the animals' mouths are professional trainers. The grizzly was named Bart the Bear, most famous for his appearance in "Legends of the Fall." The alligator footage was from the Gator Boys on Animal Planet. The scariest part of this list is that they left two of our most dangerous animals off of the list - the Brown Recluse Spider and the Bull Shark. Both are far and away more dangerous than the Great White.
I used to watch Gator Boys as a kid - very awesome show! I agree though, they should’ve included the Brown Recluse and Bull Shark - Bull sharks are horrifying.
As someone who lives in a log house in the Appalachian mountains, I have seen my fair share of deadly animals 😂 just last night I was letting the dog out and he wouldn’t go out so I looked out and there was a mountain lion chilling on my porch. Went out this morning and a bear was walking up the road towards the top of the mountain 😂 but they aren’t even scary, I’m more scared of the boars that have a den up the mountain.
@@FullmetalAngyl You can't know that. He said bear to begin with and didn't identify male or female. Then he changes to boards. It's more logical that he did mean actual boars. I've come across bears and nothing. I've been charged and bluff charged multiple times by boars in both Florida and Tennessee.
Wild boars are crazy mean. They attack on autopilot. I lived in South Georgia and we used cages to capture them but have seen many hunting dogs with armor on for tracking them down.
The script was misleading. it said it was the only place they have been since dinosaurs. It didn’t mean it is the only place they have ever been, but they have been in Yellowstone area since dinosaurs.
@@vickiclakley8903Prehistoric times =/= Since the Dinosaurs. Anything before 5,000-10,000 BC is considered Prehistoric times. For example, there were still Wolly Mammoths around when the Egyptians started to build the Pyramids.
Missing: wolves, Kodiak bears, rattlesnakes, cotton mouth snakes, copperhead snakes, polar bears (the only bear/predator that will actually hunt humans), and, of course, let’s not forget Sasquatch (Bigfoot). Lol. Love your channel. Your reactions are priceless!
There are polar bears in Alaska but only on the northern slope. I've lived in Alaska for a combined 13 and a half years and i've only seen 1 live polar bear in person. And i saw it at the Sacramento zoo in California. Also, black bears hunt and kill people too.
Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota has a wonderful Bison herd. We also have mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, foxes, rattle snakes, black widows, brown recluse and occasionally a bear wanders in from Wyoming or Colorado. That said.. our most dangerous animal by far.. The American Bison. Tourists end up hospitalized every year because they try to "pet the fluffy cows."
The Grizzly bear in the video is Bart the bear. He was abandoned as a cub and was taken in by famous animal trainer Doug Seus. Bart and Doug were very close hence why Doug could be so calm while Bart puts his mouth around his head. He knew Bart wouldn't hurt him. Bart was a tame bear and a famous animal actor appearing in White Fang, The Bear and many more. Bart passed in 2000 of cancer.
we've had a huge rash pf tourists in yellowstone triggering attacks from bison. and all the brochures specifically say, "bison are not tame, don't try to get close."
I've worked extensively with bison and know my local heard well, we get along great. But I would NEVER assume such familiarity with another heard or even new members who I didn't raise and even with my heard they are wild animals that tolerate and often seek out my presence not pets. I'm also very much a professional as I spent 11 years working with them at my local wildlife refuge/saffari park.
The worst part about that bison video is that it was the Dad running away. His daughter got tossed like a sack of taters. A very big problem with tourists living through their phone or just not realizing almost anything wild will try to kill you if it feels nervous.
It's not just great white sharks. They stick to oceans. Bull sharks do oceans *and* fresh water (rivers), so they can get pretty far inland from the coast.
I live in Florida. I am WAY more afraid of bull sharks than I am of great whites. A white shark probably won't bite me. If he does, it's accidental. A Bull shark will bite me cuz he's bored.
My dad and I came across a cougar (we call em mountain lions) once when walking a trail on our land looking for deer and turkey. It was about 8 feet away staring us down, and I was pretty small. If dad was alone he probably would have just watched it for fun, but to protect me he threw his hands in the air with fingers wide apart (“bared claws”) and did this loud cat-like hiss/scream and stepped toward it. It ran faster than a house cat in the face of a vacuum. They’re not huge or anything and it’s easy to spook em, but they are big and you wouldn’t want to make them feel cornered.
I've never had a problem with Catamounts but I've seen pleanty I'm like a goth Disney princess animals just like to be around me so when I was on a hike and the puma and her 2 cubs walked out less than 6 feet from me I was like "well fuck it's good it's me not someone else" the mother looked at me in the eye, i gave it a little "sup" nod and it just turned and continued on its way with its cubs
I remember when my uncle got one while out hunting. Gotta admit, mountain lion is some of the tastiest meat I've ever eaten. I smoked the meat, shredded it with a fork, and put it in a burger bun. Freaking delicious.
Few years ago I was outside for a smoke at about 1 in the morning (I live out in the sticks), and one rounded the corner of the house. We both completely froze in max pucker factor before it very slowly, and without breaking eye contact, walked away. As soon as it was clear of me being at a "chase" distance it bolted back into the woods at full speed. Unless you walk up on one with kittens, they really don't want to fight. From their perspective, we're another large apex predator and it's unlikely they win, or win with serious injury, so they avoid people as a general rule.
We had a big scorpion in our house outside of Reno, NV. I wasn't home when it crawled across our carpet. My roommate killed it and left it on the coffee table. I got home later, and popped a beer. I went to put it on the table, saw the scorpion and about jumped out of my shoes. Spilled beer everywhere! Scared the hell out of me.
Your reaction to a cougar encounter is spot-on. I am an American forest worker and this is exactly what we teach people to do; first don’t run or else you’ll trigger the cougar’s chase instinct. Wave your arms about and yell or make aggressive sounds, then leave slowly while still facing the cat. That being said, most cougars are very shy and want nothing to do with people. It’s extremely rare that you get to see one outside of a zoo.
Had a local leo tell me about a report from a trail nearby, guy got blindsided by a cougar, took a chunk out of a foam mat he had on his back at the point bis neck would have been and the thing bolted because it didn't taste right
There are many cougar where I live and have only seen one. And just for a second. Thank God I really don't want to see one in my yard thank you. We've had bear around not a good feeling.
I violated the cardinal rule, and ran like Hell! Of course, I made plenty of noise, screeching like a fool. Cat was in process of catching a blue heron bird, probably why it didn't chase me. Thank goodness.
@@ConstantChaos1 Just about to say. Got a Staphy mix and because she looks like a pittie, there are parks she can't go. She's hyper and stubborn, but an absolute sweetie. Regardless, most pits are sweethearts, they're just very particular and protective of their person/people.
@ConstantChaos1 plenty of news stations label dogs at "pitbulls", even when it's clearly not. Or don't want to show pictures of the dog. I've been around dangerous dogs, and they were little dogs like chihuahuas, schnauzers, and other ankle bitters. Now, I'll admit American Pit Bull Terriers need a bit more patience to train, but I believe it's no different than boxer dogs, or a German Sheppard.
@frankisfunny2007 oh I know about breeds that take training, I train American akitas to be service dog's, wonderful dogs and great once they are trained... but the training is the hard part lol
@@ConstantChaos1I had an Akita and he was awesome! The most chill dog. Super smart as well. Not normal for the breed, I know, but he was easy to train and a people pleaser. It was weird lol
When driving through Yellowstone at night our rental van collided with a bison. The bison won. We felt awful and asked a ranger if the bison would be okay, he said it would be fine and we were lucky that the only damage was to the van and not to us. There was even a gouge along the side where the bison had tried to gore the van with its horn after we hit it. They are no joke.
No they aren’t small at all lol. I lived in Montana for 5 months and went to Yellowstone. They are way bigger than I thought they were. I hate you had that happen but for sure lucky and you got a story to tell lol
People forget that when there is a wild in front of animal that means it’s often ruled by instinct. If you wouldn’t approach a slathering barking dog that weighs forty pounds why would you approach an unknown one ton animal. Hand feeding the bears is not brave it’s stupid. There have been reported cases of people having their hands bitten off while feeding bears. Including a lady back in the seventies at a Canadian park who thought it was a cute picture to put honey on her daughter’s hands and take a picture of the bear licking it off. Instead of licking it bit. My wife worked with a guy who was called into the bedroom by his wife because of a scorpion on the bed. He just took his shoe and smushed it and then couldn’t understand why she made him change the bedding.
The UK killed all the big dangerous animals, prob a thousand yrs ago. I love your honest reactions. Also noticed your body language changed when showing bugs, lol. We do have a few beasts but Australia has some giant bugs and lots of poison critters.
Bison are fine if you keep your distance. Unfortunately, tourists often disregard the warnings and get too close. When we hear of anyone getting hurt in Yellowstone in late fall- early summer, we know it's the beginning of the tourist season.
Most people are not aware of the wildlife in their community. Once spotted a family of Raccoons on the top of a 4-story building in down town Norfolk, VA ( not far from the McArthur Memorial - I was about 3 stories higher at the time [that is all remodeled/rennovated now]). In Portsmouth VA, a family of Black bears were found to be living in a overgrown street right-of-way less than 100 yds (90 m) from the local elementary school. When the adolescent bears migrate to find their own territory, they frequently wander through towns, such as Hillsborough, NC and Suffolk, VA. Cougars are not only found in the Western states, but also in the Roanoke Swamp of eastern NC. Alligators are also native to eastern NC, and are frequently found around the George Washington Canal, Elizabeth City, Edenton and Plymouth areas (Alligator River in Tyrell/Dare Co. is aptly named). I routinely have deer in my yard here in the Hillsborough, NC area (there are 5 herds of about 20 deer each within a half mile). I've also seen Red and Grey Foxes, Bob cats, Great Horned Owl (sitting on the front step railing), Coyotes, Raccoons, Copperheads, Moccasins, and Opossums in the yard - note next door neighbors are less than 150 feet (45m) from me. (Unloading groceries one night I came in with the second load, and discovered a half-grown Opossum on the kitchen counter - fortunately, I kept calm and he was a bit timid, so was not difficult to remove back outside.) I have a rule: spiders outside, I leave alone, unless the web is blocking a passage way. Spiders inside are dead spiders, and I've had both the Brown Recluse as well as the Black Widow inside, as well as some VERY large (3.5 inch) Wolf Spiders.
Can confirm being in the water with a Great White is terrifying. I was body boarding when I was 16 and a huge one swam under me and nearby surfers while we were waiting. I literally haven’t even put a toe in the ocean since and that was 30 years ago.
I used to body surf off Stinson beach when I was younger. Fast forward to my early 20's and were are roughly 300 yards off shore salmon fishing, 15 footer goes air born between us and Stinson beach. I have not been back swimming in that water since. That is 20 years for me hahaha.
Just remember this verse about bears: If it’s black, fight back. If it’s brown, lie down. If it’s white, say goodnight. I live in Southern California. I remember once a cougar got into this lady’s house and took a nap on the sofa. She saw it on the security cameras, decided not to wake it up, and the wildlife people got it in the morning and took it away. Not far from me, a mother bear and her cub came out, and I guess she decided that the inflatable Christmas decorations at someone’s house were objectionable, because she swiped it and played with it or sat on it while it deflated. This was in a regular suburban neighborhood. Mostly it happens in the nice areas where rich people live, up in the pretty mountains and canyons. Our mountain lions are in trouble. They get hit by cars and eat animals who have eaten other animals that ate rats poisoned with certain kinds of rat killer. Coyotes are everywhere, so you can’t let your cats outside! EDIT: I have black and brown widows in my garage. That’s why I have an exterminator.
FL resident and I bike through the swamps all the time. Gators are no big deal if you treat them with respect (unlike the boneheads here). They are often sunning themselves on the trails, but if you approach slowly, they will typically just move out of your way. You can't believe how big they are, though. The king of my swamp who is always chilling on a rise right next to the trail has got to be 10 feet long. I've never measured
Yep...fellow Floridian and walk through the Lake Apopka reserve and its one of the most alligator populated lake in Florida. And as we know, every mud puddle could have a gator in it lol
@@vidicisgodI lived in Alabama and a friend of mine lost his arm trying to save his dog from a gator none of us knew was living in a nearby lake. This was way back in the 90's. I'm super cautious of ponds and lakes from Tennessee south ever since!😬🤣
People can be so stupid. Just because it's a National Park doesn't mean the animals are tame, lol. Coming back up the coast of California we spotted a group of elk at the side of the road. We saw tourists, clearly from another country, getting up close and personal for pics. We stopped and tried to tell them to back off. Either didn't understand or didn't care. SMH. Did all we could as my husband is a long time deer\Elk hunter and knows how they can be temperamental, to say the least.
I live in South Dakota and there was the case a couple years back of the woman tourist that got too close to some bison, one charged her and ripped her jeans off when it tossed her. Some Native American jewelers/artists added a tiny pair of pants to the horns of their bison jewelry. We all thought it was hysterical . Even though she was warned, the lady just HAD to get her picture. (Because she thought she knew better) I mean, why listen to people who actually LIVE here? 🙄
I dont get how people can be so clueless I have the transverse issue of wild animals LOVE to be around me especially when sick or injured, they seem to know I will take care of them. But so I got into working with animals early on to keep myself safe. But even with this extreme familiarity I don't take it for granted that they are wild animals, my movements are always calm and measured my head is on a swivel and I'm reading body language like its my favourite restaurants menu, I haven't eaten in a week, and someone else is paying
At my grandpa's house in Kittanning pennsylvania, there was a neighborhood black bear who would come to the yard whenever you'd finish grilling/eating. If you were still eating, he would chill in the woods and you wouldn't see him. But as soon as everyone would go inside, he would come out to see what scraps were left. But if you threw the door open with a 'bang' and yelled at him to quit it, he'd run back into the woods.
Yo man i used to give kayak tours in an ocean preserve in California and I’ve been in the water with great whites more than a few times. While it’s scary they actually don’t want to eat humans. Most attacks are mistaken identity thinking people in wetsuits are seals. Also the reason most attacks aren’t fatal is because they do an “exploratory bite” to see what it is and often times, when they realize it’s a human, they break off the attack. You should definitely not mess with them but they aren’t man killing machines like people portray. Jaws did them dirty lol
In regard to the coral snake, it also looks a lot like a king snake with is not venomous. We were taught a rhyme as a kid to remember the difference using the snakes' color schemes. "If red touches black, you're alright Jack. If red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow."
I remember that saying. Also I remember telling my field crew when we encountered a king snake, to not hurt it and keep around because they like the Road Runner bird will keep the rattlers away.
My daughter was house/animal sitting three days ago. The dogs barked pretty much all night. She saw paw prints of a big cougar on the front porch the next morning. Do not feed any bear!!!!! Several of my friends have pit bulls who are the sweetest cuddle bugs ever. I despise owners who force them to be defensive and aggressive!
I’m in Texas. Things I’ve seen in my yard AND house: scorpion, tarantula, coyote, rattlesnake, coral snake, armadillo, raccoon, opossum, various rodents, horses, cattle, wolf
As an outdoorsman most of my life I've had confrontations with many on this list. But the scariest was the Green Mojave Rattlesnake, I didn't realize I was camping on her den for days and was blocking her entrance... Great list
In 2019 I encountered a Cougar in New Mexico. I was hiking with my father and we spotted it down the path from us. It was enormous, and I took my eyes off it for a second and it disappeared. One of the most chilling experiences I’ve ever experienced, this animal was that large and moved without making a sound. What’s even more troubling, we had actually noticed about an hour earlier that all the noises in the forest had become mute. It made us wonder how long we had actually been around the animal.
YES! It was watching you, probably from before it went silent. It’s a sensation you never forget. I was picking blackberries on a logging road near a switchback and it got absolutely silent, not even the hawks made a sound. I was creeped out but didn’t see anything when I looked around and wanted to finish the bucket. When I stood up again there was a cougar on the upper terrace of the switchback and practically on my head, less than four feet away. Why it did’t jump in me when I stood, I have no idea. I backed away down the hillside with it matching/stalking me for almost half a mile. It was awful trying to get down backwards, but I was too scared not to, It followed from farther once we got to the flat, and I wanted to vomit once I was safely in my car. Took the dog with me after that, She saved me from a bear once, too. That was NOT fun, but better than being treed lol. Also ran into a gigantic wolf that came down from Canada (they supposedly were no longer in Washington). That was actually cool and more majestic than the cougar. We were on snow shoes and we all just stood there looking at each other. Then he walked away, calm as you please. I guess I wasn’t scared because we had the rifles. He was just so unconcerned and powerful.
@@theenderdestruction2362do not run. If they are stalking you and you run you will trigger an attack response. If you keep your body towards a cat you’ll have a higher chance of survival.
I came face-to-face with a cougar many years ago. It decided it was only curious and left me alone. But it was only 6 meters away, and that was much too close.
I'm an outdoors-person and have been very close to them, even cubs Idk what it is about me, maybe it's because I'm a pagan or maybe it's because my aspergers gives me chill animal vibes but when I'm vibing with nature animals don't seem to care that I'm there. I've been within 2 meters of a catamount and her 2 cubs and they just walked past as I was hiking the puma just looked at me and I gave it the kinda "sup" nod and it just turned and kept walking, this trick has worked on bears, bison, wolves, a wolvarine one time, herons, North American coots, and one time an eagle that hit its head, oh and a lot of small animals like bagders, opossums, and raccoons
@@ConstantChaos1 It's the chill vibes, pretty much. Most people freak out when they get close to wild predators and either antagonize them by "trying to scare them away" which only translates to an attack in the animal's mind, or start running like prey animals, which only makes them WANT to chase you.
@@ms_scribbles it does help that I've worked in ecology since literally before I can remember as a kid, it is easy to keep your head when you know the behavior of a thousand native and related species. But I also feel like this information should be taught in schools so yeah.
My husband and I have coyotes living in the forest around our neighborhood. They tend to keep to themselves though. But mostly we have just deer. Been around us so much that I’ll open the door near them and they’ll be like “Ah! Oh it’s you. Never mind then.” Then walk further away but not scared. They have hidden their fawns in our backyard sometimes. It’s been so cute!
The summer after I graduated I was staying next to a bison ranch in New Mexico and a few friends and I decided to cut across a fenced off area. We knew there were bison but we didn’t see any so assumed it was safe. We were VERY wrong. The ground actually shook as one charged. We were so lucky to be within viewing distance of the fence line but it was a close call. You don’t appreciate the size and strength of one until you are running for your life.
Tips: 1. Scorpions: stick to the north and east. 2. Cougars: wave your arms, back away slowly, have a 12-round shotgun. 3. Bison: stay away from Yellowstone park. 4. Brown bear: bring no fresh food to the woods. 5. Grizzly bear: stay out of the woods. 6. Black widow: bring spider killer. 7. Eastern coral snake: don't pick one up. 8. Moose: walk the other way. 9. Alligator: wear thick boots, yell and kick his nose. 10. Great white shark: this is why we have swimming pools.
This is one of the reasons why we own guns. There are places in America you just don't go without a weapon or at least a big can of pepper spray. Attacks are rare, but they do happen.
Where I live: cougars, bobcats, wolves, coyotes, wild boar, black bears, all the snakes and snapping turtles, alligators, black widows and brown recluse, various scorpions, and don't mess with the deer because their hooves are sharp and their antlers are pointy. Only one of the reasons southerners, and rural Americans, get pissed off when you try to take their guns.
You have to check out the video of the guy who was walking on a trail and accidentally came upon cougar cubs and their mom. She finally gave up stalking him and went back to her cubs after about 6 minutes of him walking backwards, waving his arms, and yelling "RAAAR! I'm big and scary!!"
As a guy with grandparents who live in Alaska and have lived in Alaska for decades and who's frequently gone up to Alaska to visit with them including at their Lodge they have in the wilderness, I can attest to the fact that literally even in plenty of the cities in alaska, it's pretty standard practice for everyone to have something like a 44 magnum on them at all times because that's literally the smallest caliber of Weaponry that's capable of penetrating the skull of a grizzly bear and so as such it's necessary to carry one for the expression of being able to fucking murder anywhere that may or may not try to kill you because it's pretty frequent for them to go through the dumps or just be wandering around the roads and if you are unlucky enough to interact with their cubs then you can be damn near guaranteed you're going to have a Angry Mama grizzly bear barreling down at you ready to tear you limb from limb
I carry a bear pistol on me wherever I go. Here in Alaska once we were hiking and a grizzly bear walked within 50 feet of us. Kids thought it was great my husband and I both pulled our pistols and walked backwards not fun for us
Ok, so in regards to the man who let the bear eat his head…He’s an animal trainer named Doug Seus and the Kodiak Grizzly who’s swallowing his face was named was Bart the Bear (He was featured in a bunch of movies…“The Edge”, “Legends of the Fall”….) There are a few very interesting video specials about them and his training ❤
So fun facts for if he reads this, Kodiak Grizzlies are actually slightly bigger than typical grizzlies usually being 1.5 to 2x larger than their cousins. They are the second largest bear just behind the polar bear and are only found in the Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska.
Most of the time, direct eye contact a cat is a sign of aggression. One of two things will occur...either it will attack or it will back down. Chances are if you have walked up on it that it will back down. If it found you, chances are it's in hunting mode and probably won't be scared off a potential meal.
I grew up in South Georgia which is the very Deep South just about 12 miles from the Florida border and I was a paramedic there when I was in my 20s. I’ve treated patients from attacks from almost every animal on this list except for the cougar, moose, grizzly bear and the box scorpion. We had many bites from black widows as well as brown recluse spiders. Many snake bites from mainly diamond backs, moccasins (cotton mouths) and copperheads. I had a few gator attacks and one black bear. We even had a Florida panther wander up once which attacked a woman in her home. Thankfully all those patients survived (only a couple lost limbs) but it’s no joke!
Me and brother were camping once, we felt goosebumps like something was watching us so we went in the tent laid down and kept our guns on us. The next morning I saw the biggest mountain lion tracks I've ever seen. If you feel like your being watched.. you are
My guy went from “WHATS THAT GUY DOING WITH THAT BEAR!?!” to “ Awww the cubs are adorable. I want one!” 😂 also the guy and the bear was a rare case. The man raised him from a cub when the bear was injured and the mother died in an accident.
Saw a clip today of someone who let their unleashed pit bull run up to a bison at Yellowstone. This was a stout dog. Stout enough that it had no hesitation in just running straight at the bison. The bison looked bored, lowered its head, and, seeming to barely touch it, flipped that dog into two complete 360 backward revolutions before it landed about 18 feet away. There was another one where this lady decided to offer a bear a sandwich. She actually held a sandwich out to the bear in her hand. The bear took the sandwich. And her arm. Arm, sandwich, hey man, it all kinda looked like food to the bear, and you did offer...
The really bad thing about all those stupid people not respecting the wildlife, is that the wildlife pays for it. The bison in Yellowstone that attack people because of their stupidity? They get put down. The bears who get too close to people thanks to people feeding them or otherwise encouraging them? They get put down. The animals die because of human stupidity.
Putting your head in a gator's mouth (or other animals like that bear) is a classic carnival trick that performers would do to show either how well-tamed the animal was or how good they were at "charming" or "fighting" it. Sadly, some people attempt this without the proper training, and a few people who do this for a living are unlucky enough to be the next victim on the one day the animal disagrees.
People who used to live next door had a Pit Bull mix dog that they let run loose. Dog made the mistake of stepping into my driveway. He immediately had a face full of claws from my 16 pound tom cat, Tommy-O. Chased that dog all over the neighborhood before he sauntered back looking pleased with himself. We call him Da Catfaddah.
Take that "pit bull" statistic with a large grain of salt. Authorities here tend to label any dog with a "blocky" head and muscular build as a "pit bull". Many aren't at all, others are mixed breeds, far too many are backyard bred and have unpredictable temperaments and then yeah, there are the owners, many of whom should never own any animal that isn't filled with stuffing.
@@FaceAway-xb9hdno nothing they said is untrue and backyard breeders if they are breeding for fights actually select for aggression while traditional breeders select for temperance I feel like the only cap here is you owning pitties
In the mid 1980s, I and my younger siblings got to pet a cougar/mountain lion. They are the only big cat that actually purrs. Rather loudly, at that. Bison fur is very coarse, especially the mane. Grizzlies have been moving farther North, and have actually mated with Polar bears. The hybrids are called Pizzlies or Grolars. American alligators can climb chain link fences.
My mother (R.I.P.) was once bitten by a Brown Recluse (which ranks up alongside the Black Widow on the dangerous spider list) on the temple area of her head (presumably whilst she was cleaning out an old shed...their bites are almost painless and often go unnoticed). The next morning I awoke to find her sitting at the kitchen table with both eyes swelled nearly shut and her face looking like Rocky Balboa after a 12 round fight with Apollo Creed. I was shocked, as you might imagine; she looked just like someone who had been severely beaten up. We rushed her to the hospital where a diagnosis was finally reached. She began receiving treatment and quickly recovered, but the venom had caused tissue necrosis to the roof of her mouth which left permanent divets.
I was bitten by a brown recluse, too. I was maybe 16 when it happened. I didn’t mention it to my mom until it formed an angry looking purple spot in the middle of it. My doctor wasn’t very pleased with me for not telling anyone about it.
Oh how terrible, your poor mom.😢. My husband was bit on the back of his thigh, right through his jeans and he had to have a little chunk cut out of his thigh because it necrotized but at least it was in a spot that wasn't seen by others.
Yeah, it's really bad if they hit a vein or artery. I got bit as a kid, and as you say, felt nothing. Then I was picking at this little scab I had, and a cylinder of flesh came out with it, leaving a hole that didn't bleed. It closed up like an earring hole, eventually.
@@BekEhr Yeah that's what the spider bite does, it kills an area of flesh and leaves a weird hole. I wasn't expecting that, and it didn't hurt. It was just weird.
A lot of scorpions glow in the dark. You could actually see the first entry in your bedroom at night. For the coral snake, we also have a nonvenomous snake that looks very similar. Same colors and everything. But the colors are in a different order. So we remember with the following saying "Red on yellow, kill a fellow. Red on black, friend of Jack."
Just to point out a correction, scorpions do not glow in the dark. The transparent yellowish colored scorpions will glow under a black light though. Not trying to be a dick , your comment was basically right but just wanted to clarify lol
The Southwest has scorpions and tarantulas and the worst thing you can do is put a towel on a bush when it's wet. They cool off by attaching to the underside of leaves and they love wet towels. NEVER put a wet towel out to dry.
One thing that the guy listing the dangerous animals got wrong is about bison. You can also find herds in Custer National Park in South Dakota. There are probably other places that I’m not aware of. But I’ve been to Custer and followed a couple herds there.
I was hunting Elk once when i noticed a Mountain following me, i slowly walked backwards ( you never want to turn your back or run from a Predator it will kick their prey drive into overdrive) i walked backwards for over a quarter mile until i saw it lost interest in me. I've also stumbled upon Black Bears but they almost always just run when they get a whiff of your scent. I ALWAYS am armed when in "Nature"
Definitely need a gun if you go camping or hiking. And learn how to use it!! Bear spray has gotten people killed. I think it just pisses them off. Lol. Also you need to be prepared to defend against other humans. People are getting worse and worse. I'm an old lady who was raised in the country and you won't catch me in nature without a weapon. Preferably a rifle or shotgun and a pistol in case you get the rifle knocked out of your hands by a pouncing predeter.
I was going to say, “they can’t,” but you’re right, they can. They’re in the same class as the domestic cat, and they can purr. The others in genus Panthera (lions, tigers, etc.) can roar but can’t purr. (Sorry. I’m a cat nerd!)
Side note, on coral snakes... there are false corals that are not venomous... there's a rhyme to remember: "Red meets black, friend of Jack. Red meets yellow, kill a fellow." If the red and black stripes touch, then it's non-venomous and is helpful, eating pests. IE, "friend of Jack" / "friend of people." If the red and yellow stripes touch, then that's a coral snake and its venomous.
Fun Fact about Arizona Bark Scorpions: Just like other scorpions, they light up like those glow-in-the-dark stickers under a blacklight unless they've molted recently or they're a baby scorpion that hasn't had its first molt yet. This is due to bioluminescent materials in their exoskeleton. Easy way to spot them hiding in your room. They also carry their babies on their backs until first molt, so if you use a blacklight and spot a scorpion with a strange black hole in the middle of the light, that's the babies, which can't light up yet, obscuring the mama.
I live in Massachusetts and The Great White Shark is an attraction in the late spring to mid fall seasons. They are all over Cape Cod due to the huge seal population. There are other sharks around, but these guys are everywhere, especially the lower and outer Cape. They tag more and more each year and follow their migration. Give them names. They've been found as far north as Maine and even Canada. Video of Cape Cod Great whites below... th-cam.com/video/DzOsOY7hq0Y/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared th-cam.com/video/PX1u5ecQBkQ/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
There has been a sighting of a jaguar here in southern Arizona. They are bigger than cougars and very deadly. It's pretty far north for them, but it happens now and then. They typical stalk their prey and hit from behind, biting through the skull.
I'm glad the original video (and you) commented on how it's the owners not the dogs. Sharks are typically misunderstood as well, it can be safe to swim with them. Please tell me you do a video on Australia's animals because your reactions are basically how we react to Australia. XD
Bison can also move pretty quietly. I was doing research on a restored prairie in college and a young male SNUCK UP on my teachers and I. It was freaky, because we just had a little gator (vehicle, not animal) to get around in. They are also nearly as long as the vehicle we were in.
They were bred for many years to have hair triggers and never back down from an attack. If they decide to never attack you will never have a problem. But they do attack unprovoked, even "gentle" ones raised by loving owners. And when they do, the damage is horrific.
I'm 82 Born and raised in the US and I never seen any of these animals in the wild , the closes I came to one was when I heard a rattle snake in a bush when I was horse back riding For pleasure when I was working in Colorado Springs in 1962.
I live in south Texas and have never come in contact with any of these accept the Pit bull in which my husband had one and raised it to be very loving . I think if you’re in a region where they are known to be just be careful & steer clear of the areas ie like swamps for alligators. I personally don’t know anyone whose been hurt but am aware it does happen ! Please don’t let this video change you wanted to come here lol! because the great aspects of America outweighs the bad like this 🎉😅😊
Some people rescue pitties from those illegal dog fighting situations. Some are bait, and some are breeding dogs forced to have many, many litters. Check out The Dodo’s Pittie Nation for tons of rescues of these potentially loving dogs. (Personally, I love their big smiles).
That grizzly was raised from a tiny cub, he is a legendary bear trainer and has had several of his bears in film and television shows for many, many years. 😊 that’s a “don’t try this at home” moment 😂😂😂 he raises them from being orphaned cubs. Cougar/mountain lions will pounce if you turn your back to them, as will most predators. The black bear is one you should make yourself big and never turn your back on either.
Here in California we have cougars, bears, coyote, great white sharks and we have wolves returning to Northern California. Wolves were common in the state up until the 1920's but as of late we now have four known packs. It is illegal to harm or kill a wolf in California.
One thing that I can thank a baby Green Bark Scorpion for is when I was having a reaction from my new antiseizure medication. Constant muscle pain and no narcotic or muscle relaxer was helping. So I ended up in the emergency room again. The doctor found it dead in between my toes. He showed me where it stung me in different areas. The best thing was waking up the next day and not having any pain. I asked my neurologist he said it was the amount of nurotoxin that was in my system. That blocked my neurons from receiving the signals. That's why the U of A and ASU venom clinics are wanting them. So they can develop a medication from the venom. For those who have chronic pain conditions.
Lol bless your heart... love your reactions... ❤ This video does not touch on everything.... we have copperheads and rattle snakes here... and they are protected... you are not allowed to kill them... also have foxes, coyotes, and beautiful deer who can also be dangerous, and my big tree out back, some mornings I get up and it's sitting clear full of great big turkey vultures lol lol But honestly, most places you might go to, you will not run across any of the scary animals.... And if you are in "the wild" so to speak... just keep your eyes open. Most people never see most of the dangerous animals... 😂❤
Only some poison snakes are protected. We have big round ups to kill/capture as many Rattlesnakes as possible in Texas. We also have Polar Bears which are much more dangerous than Grizzly Bears. Also don't forget about water moccasins these are the only poison snakes that will chase you while swimming.
Your reactions are making me start to think that Britain thinks of us like we think about Australia as far as animals go
That's what I was thinking, too. Crocodiles are far more dangerous than alligators, their plate-sized whistling spiders and Goliath spiders are far more terrifying than black widows, kangaroos are our bison in terms of temper and strength, their feral dingoes are equivalent to our coyotes but more dangerous in packs, etc. Australia scares the heck out of me, but I live in an area where people regularly find alligators in their backyard lakes and bayous. The animal that is scaring me the most right now in the Southeast of the U.S.A. are the invasive pythons that have taken hold in the Everglades and are fanning out from there. YIKES.
The UK extincted every animal on the island that posed a threat. Wolves, bears, snakes... all of them, extincted, with great effort. So today, the most "dangerous" animal they know is the badger, which might give you a nip on your ankle.
To them, any other place on the planet is Australia, Amazon, or Africa in comparison.
That’s what I was thinking lol. It’s so strange to see people react to our wildlife with such shock and horror 😂
One of every American animal Vs one of every Australian animal, which army wins
I mean, makes sense. Britain is basically one giant garden because they extincted everything more dangerous than a badger.
The common joke with Bison and Bears is to back away quickly while pushing the person closest to you forward.
You don’t have to outrun the bear just be faster than your friends😂
Always wise advice!!
The guy sitting on the ground with his head in gators mouth does a show in Ft Lauderdale, they don’t show it in the pic, but his arm is totally fucked from a show gone bad. Also, he isn’t paid, he only works for tips. Talk about crazy
😂😅😂
Best defence against a bear is better cardio than your friend
I'm surprised they didn't mention the Brown Recluse Spider. That can rot your flesh out and kill you years later even if treated. We lost a dear friend that way. My daughter and I have been bitten by them as well as my dad. He almost waited too long to see a doctor.
My great-grandmother, the mother of 8, was killed by a Brown Recluse spider 100 yrs ago (1923) while she was visiting relatives in TX. I never heard the full story but evidently they had no idea it was as serious & dangerous as it was.
@@gaylasanders1739 We had a friend that was bitten and he waited too late. It got in his blood stream. Each time it got a different place for about 4 times. Hospital stays. The last time it rested in his heart. :( If treated right away it can be caught.
My mother was bitten on her knee, huge abcesses -was horrible
I’ve found one in my house once. Usually I’m chill with spiders even if I scream like a child if one gets on me but that little guy got the exterminator over right quick to do the entire place.
If you are lucky the antibiotic will help you. It's THE STRONGEST antibiotic made. If you are resistant to the antibiotic then you are SCREWED.
Another reason why you should NEVER take antibiotics everytime you are sick. You build up resistance and then when you actually need it, it fails.
General rule of thumb for bears in America: If its brown lay down, if its black fight back, and if its white goodnight.
Honestly, I'm surprised at what's not on this list. Kodiak bears are even larger than regular grizzlies, and Polar bears make anything else look tiny and harmless. On top of that, coral snakes are a far less common encounter than cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.
And bull sharks are a lot more likely to attack someone than a great white. Particularly since they like to swim up rivers.
Kodiak and Grizzly are both brown bear species. Russia has browns too. The difference is Grizzlies are more widespread compared to the Kodiak and have a much higher chance of being run into.
This is about American animals
@@fadoraarmed9674 There are Kodiak and polar bears in Alaska. It's hard to find a state that *doesn't* have cottonmouths or rattlesnakes.
polar bears are premeditated killers as they often track their prey for days so if ya see one coming in your direction ur prob fucked
My friend from Northern Ireland was thinking about moving around me. He found out there are bears, mountain lions (cougars), wolves, coyotes, rattlesnakes, and cottonmouths. But the scariest thing was the price of car insurance.
And health insurance
@@SarahSherman-di7ku Well his girlfriend is a nurse and they pay for insurance. The UK is not completely free healthcare. They have certain clinics and hospitals that are free. If you have insurance you get to go to the better doctors.
NOOOOO! NOT THE GECKO!!! 🤪
A visit to the local Walmart scares a lot of people away. Talk about being toxic, venomous and causing paralysis. Whew.
@@hoozerob Our Walmart isn't like that, but we are in the country. It's still the original Walmart store not a Supercenter. It was the first Walmart in Kentucky. Sam Walton was traveling and when he got tired he pulled into our town for the night. He liked the town so much he decided to build one here.
I'm surprised that the Wild Boar isn't mentioned, these wild pigs are very Territorial and they move in families of 10 or more, Their tusks are super sharp and they can gore you horribly, their forehead is also very hard so even bullets have been known to bounce off it, and they can shake trees by ramming them.
The wild boar in America are descended from domestic pigs that escaped into the wild, went feral, and returned to their original form after a few generations. They’re invasive, so that probably disqualified them from this list.
They are not native and have been cleared from many areas but agree on your facts of wild hogs.
lmfao not me dying of laughter when you said “we have uhh, we have ummm, fox.” 😂😂
Followed by "rabbit". Ever seen Watership Down? Those British bunnies are VICIOUS!
Yeah, that was hilarious. Scotland used to have wolves. And there were reports with one fatality of a cougar in England. But nobody believed anyone that said they saw a big black cat hunting people. One was a child that knew the the person that was killed and said they saw it happen. They assumed it was a dog.
Other than their foxes I guess you can say they have some aggressive goats that will head butt you.
@@WesTalleyPrepare the Holy Hand Grenade!
Tbh there were probably more dangerous animals but the royals hunted them to extinction
He can't fool me though. I have seen the Welsh flag. I know they have dragons!
Fun Fact:
Bull Sharks are one of the most aggressive species of sharks, and they can also survive in freshwater. They have been found in rivers hundreds of miles inland. They also possess the strongest recorded bite force among sharks.
Also fun fact that video is completely wrong with the countdown it would go,Brown bear, cougar,black bear,bark scorpion,black widow, great white shark, American alligator, Coral snake, American bison,moose
Great Whites also don’t just pop up anywhere. We’ve had a bit more trouble with them recently, but I can’t believe rattlesnakes didn’t make the list. They could be anywhere, curled up in something cool like discarded tires or a rolled up hose. An older colleague saw one sitting right in the middle of her backyard, and not kidding, I would never have gone outside again. They scare the poo out of me. Meanwhile, Stephen Spielberg is kind of sorry about Jaws, because people torment and kill Great Whites. They’d rather have seals. It’s just that you, in a neoprene wetsuit, kind of look like one.
Deer and moose kill sooo many more people. It's crazy to think. When you hit a moose or deer in your car...
@@professorbutters One more fun fact. The book, and eventual movie, Jaws, was inspired by several people, who were killed by a bull shark. The attacks happened in a fresh water creek that was over a mile away from the ocean. Those attacks happened in 1916 in New Jersey.
@@LoganPrimmalso coyotes, crocodiles, brown recluse, copperhead snake.
In terms of sharks, the great white is relatively harmless. It's the bull sharks that you REALLY want to watch out for. Bull sharks are very aggressive in shark terms, and they can survive in fresh water. They've been found up the Mississippi river, as far north as Illinois, and they can be found in waters as shallow as 3 feet (1 m) deep. All that to say that they could be up nearly any river. Imagine having to worry about maybe finding a large aggressive shark in the Thames. That's just how it works in the US.
The bullsharkand the Hammerhead are absolutely more dangerous in terms of proximity to humans and their aggression, but the flip side with the great white is that even if it's not trying to eat you, the damage caused by their bite is almost assuredly going to kill you if you aren't able to get to the hospital fast.
@@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 Yeah, but that's true of any large shark, including bull and tiger sharks. Anything that's large enough to try and bite you to see if you're food is large enough for that bite to kill you without immediate medical help.
Great white sharks are epipelagic; while the pups and younger juveniles are often found in coastal waters, the larger sharks are most often found in open waters. It's why you can't keep a great white in an aquarium; they keep trying to swim like it's an open ocean and end up ramming into the glass and injuring themselves. What that means is that the larger great white sharks are very rarely found in the shallow coastal areas where most shark attacks happen; they take a lot of blame for shark attacks because of Jaws, but white shark attacks are very very rare.
Now bull sharks, on the other hand, are very territorial and don't tolerate provocation, they're found in the US's major shipping waterway and up many of its tributaries, and they may have been responsible for the Jersey Shore shark attacks (AKA the inspiration for Jaws, for which the great white got the blame.) A great white is as likely to swim right past and ignore you as to mess with you, even if you wind up in its water for some reason; a bull shark won't stand for you existing in its water, and that water could just as easily be a deep irrigation canal in Mississippi as the open ocean. Bull sharks are bad news all around.
The great white being harmless is the famous last words of every surfer, paddle boarder and Scuba Diver out there. Even though Humans are not their normal prey, even a test bite, which they normally do, can be fatal.
@@coleparker I did say "relatively." A test bite from a white shark is certainly very serious, but they're far less dangerous than bull sharks not only from proximity but also temperament. Bull sharks are territorial and tend to lurk in areas where humans enter the water; if you're going to get attacked or killed by a shark, it's far more likely to be a bull shark than a great white.
That's why I came to the comments. Bulls are much worse than white sharks
Left out the Brown Recluse Spider, Copperhead Snakes, Bobcats, Deer, Bull Sharks (which can also be found in fresh water rivers in the US), Alligators Gar, Wolverines, Polar Bears, the American Crocodile (found in Florida), Cottonmouth Water Moccasins, Wolves, Rattlesnakes, Ticks, and the Alligator Snapping Turtle. I'm sure I missed a few.
But watch out for that scorpion that won't kill you.
Copperheads aren't really dangerous but frequent bites happen as they are the only snake that won't flee when humans approach. Stepped over one barefoot as a kid as I didn't see it perfectly camouflaged in the leaves.
Don't forget pygmy rattlers and timber rattlers. Common snapping turtles get big enough to do some real damage too.
I think also because they swim into boats because they use them to rest@@SamJackson-xu1py
Wolves and coyotes, although coyotes are not generally dangerous to humans. We did have a problem a few years ago with coyotes eating the watermelons straight out of the fields. No kidding! Apparently coyotes will eat anything they can get their teeth on.
For coral snakes we grew up learning "red on black, friend of jack; red on yellow, kill a fellow" to know when to be extra cautious
And for bears it’s “if black, fight back” (seem bigger) and “if brown, lay down” (play dead)
"If it's white put your head between your knees and kiss your butt goodbye!"
American southerner here. I came to the comments specifically looking to see if someone posted this rhyme! I remember hearing it all the time as a kid.
@@Kaitlyn__Gloor And if it is white, goodnight (you are a goner).
@@Kaitlyn__Gloor Can't forget "if white, say goodnight" (you're f***ed)
“Why does it feel like I’m watching a horror” to a clip from finding Nemo 😂
I know right !!! 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
My dad was working disaster relief in the southeast area of TX after a hurricane, and some men from New Jersey came to help. They were told stories about alligators in basements. 😂 He let them know we don’t have basements, but if you’re in tall grass and hear growling but there’s no dog in sight to get away quickly. That’s a gator warning you you’re too close.
If you go south of San Antonio there is Choke Canyon State Park.If you go down by the dam they have signs warning about alligators.Near New Braunfels is Alligator Creek.Several years ago there was an alligator in a pond near town.People here have ranches with bisons where they are raising them for meat.Native American used the buffalo for meat, etc they used all parts.
I live in Oklahoma and I didn't think we had alligators here but apparently one was seen at Fort Gibson near the Arkansas River.
When I first moved here I saw someone caught a huge cat fish so I never swim around here. I had no idea how big they got 😅
It's just so odd seeing someone be taught things we've been taught since childhood. It's cool.
I have always loved animals and so many memories.
One of my first was the alligators in a ditch by our house and in Warm Mineral Springs. I was spinning in the Springs one day and mid-turn saw an alligator about 6" behind me. When I completed the turn, it was gone already. Probably curious about the splashing, etc.
In Phoenix when I was 9, I frequently played with a beautiful black and red spider on our porch. It was not until high school I saw my black widow in a textbook. In the 90's we had several around our house and when moving even found one under my son's mattress by his pillow. Great for flies and mosquitoes with no problems from any. Oldest son kept one as a pet in a Sun Tea jar for months.
When we built that house we had bobcats for neighbors too. One day my 6 y/o came running in, "Mommy, a bobcat is chasing me!" I asked how big, 'about 3lb.'
Is there an adult? 'Across the street.' What is it doing? 'Sitting there watching us.' Let's go see. They were gone.
Through the years they played with our 7 cats the same way. A neighbor at the other end of the block said the bobcats killed all of their cats and dogs.
It’s kinda humorous, I almost got bit by a rattlesnake when I was like 14, saw a gator sunning a couple years back, and had black bears cross the road in front of me in Tennessee
I'm shocked that wolverines, water moccasins, rattlers, copperheads, wolves, coyote, and cottonmouths aren't in this.
Man, wolverines are vicious, alright.
I fully expected brown recluse spider to be on this list...far more venomous than a black widow
@@joshuamartin6916 there IS a hybrid species between the Black a widow and Brown Recluse....
@NightfurySkrill_Joel yea and it's the stuff nightmares are made of..
@@NightfurySkrill_Joel Apparently the male Brown Recluse didn't get the memo. Ah dude, there's a good reason why she's called Black Widow.
The guys putting their faces in the animals' mouths are professional trainers. The grizzly was named Bart the Bear, most famous for his appearance in "Legends of the Fall." The alligator footage was from the Gator Boys on Animal Planet. The scariest part of this list is that they left two of our most dangerous animals off of the list - the Brown Recluse Spider and the Bull Shark. Both are far and away more dangerous than the Great White.
I used to watch Gator Boys as a kid - very awesome show! I agree though, they should’ve included the Brown Recluse and Bull Shark - Bull sharks are horrifying.
As someone who lives in a log house in the Appalachian mountains, I have seen my fair share of deadly animals 😂 just last night I was letting the dog out and he wouldn’t go out so I looked out and there was a mountain lion chilling on my porch. Went out this morning and a bear was walking up the road towards the top of the mountain 😂 but they aren’t even scary, I’m more scared of the boars that have a den up the mountain.
You bring up a good point. Wild boars are very dangerous.
@@eywine.7762 Boar is a male bear. OP was talking about the big males further up the mountain.
@@FullmetalAngyl You can't know that. He said bear to begin with and didn't identify male or female. Then he changes to boards. It's more logical that he did mean actual boars. I've come across bears and nothing. I've been charged and bluff charged multiple times by boars in both Florida and Tennessee.
Wild boars are crazy mean. They attack on autopilot. I lived in South Georgia and we used cages to capture them but have seen many hunting dogs with armor on for tracking them down.
@@Harley_Girl68 so many dead animals and injuries from the boars, but they are so hard to hunt, much easier with a hunting dog for sure.
If you have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail then you know how deadly rabbits can be 🙂
Bring forth the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I WARNED YOU, but did you listen? Ah no, it's just a harmless little bunny isn't it?
I can't stop laughing, I have to watch it. Love it!
Its got big pointy teeth!
"Red touching yellow will kill a fellow"
"Red touching black, your okay jack" is how to know if the coral snake is venomous or not
huh, I always heard "red on black, venom lack"
That is 2 different snakes btw....
This rhyme is inaccurate and not to be trusted.
Bison have lived all across the entire country, not just Yellowstone park. Their range has been reduced by a lot but still not just Yellowstone Park.
The script was misleading. it said it was the only place they have been since dinosaurs. It didn’t mean it is the only place they have ever been, but they have been in Yellowstone area since dinosaurs.
Agree - South Dakota has an annual buffalo round-up
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even that isn't true@@vickiclakley8903 Buffalo were spread across most of central US before they expanded westward and hunted it almost to extiction
I live in Oklahoma and we have a lot of bison.
@@vickiclakley8903Prehistoric times =/= Since the Dinosaurs.
Anything before 5,000-10,000 BC is considered Prehistoric times.
For example, there were still Wolly Mammoths around when the Egyptians started to build the Pyramids.
13:13 Jumpscared by Finding Nemo 😂
Missing: wolves, Kodiak bears, rattlesnakes, cotton mouth snakes, copperhead snakes, polar bears (the only bear/predator that will actually hunt humans), and, of course, let’s not forget Sasquatch (Bigfoot). Lol. Love your channel. Your reactions are priceless!
Black bears hunt and kill humans.
There aren't any polar bears in America lmao
@@ashtonzurbriggen6270l believe you're forgetting about Alaska . So , yes indeed there *are* .
And brown recluse spiders
There are polar bears in Alaska but only on the northern slope. I've lived in Alaska for a combined 13 and a half years and i've only seen 1 live polar bear in person. And i saw it at the Sacramento zoo in California.
Also, black bears hunt and kill people too.
I visited South Dakota a few years ago and picked up my favorite sticker “Do Not pet the Fluffy Cows” with a picture of a bison 🦬
Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota has a wonderful Bison herd. We also have mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, foxes, rattle snakes, black widows, brown recluse and occasionally a bear wanders in from Wyoming or Colorado. That said.. our most dangerous animal by far.. The American Bison. Tourists end up hospitalized every year because they try to "pet the fluffy cows."
@@kittenisageek yes! That’s where I went. It’s so beautiful there!
I think you’d have fun reacting to Casual Geographic. He’s hilarious and extremely informative at the same time.
The Grizzly bear in the video is Bart the bear. He was abandoned as a cub and was taken in by famous animal trainer Doug Seus. Bart and Doug were very close hence why Doug could be so calm while Bart puts his mouth around his head. He knew Bart wouldn't hurt him. Bart was a tame bear and a famous animal actor appearing in White Fang, The Bear and many more. Bart passed in 2000 of cancer.
funny enough bart isnt even a grizzly bear , hes a kodiak
we've had a huge rash pf tourists in yellowstone triggering attacks from bison. and all the brochures specifically say, "bison are not tame, don't try to get close."
There’s also many many signs and readers boards stating that bison are dangerous and to stay in your car.
Don't pet the fluffy cows!
I've worked extensively with bison and know my local heard well, we get along great. But I would NEVER assume such familiarity with another heard or even new members who I didn't raise and even with my heard they are wild animals that tolerate and often seek out my presence not pets. I'm also very much a professional as I spent 11 years working with them at my local wildlife refuge/saffari park.
Idiots wanting a selfie!
Was on a motorcycle close to Mt. Rushmore and there were bison holding up traffic. It was a bit scary not having a car between me and them.
The worst part about that bison video is that it was the Dad running away. His daughter got tossed like a sack of taters. A very big problem with tourists living through their phone or just not realizing almost anything wild will try to kill you if it feels nervous.
Fr. Then the animal gets demonized for- literally being an animal and trying to prevent itself from getting hurt.
It's not just great white sharks. They stick to oceans.
Bull sharks do oceans *and* fresh water (rivers), so they can get pretty far inland from the coast.
I live in Florida. I am WAY more afraid of bull sharks than I am of great whites. A white shark probably won't bite me. If he does, it's accidental. A Bull shark will bite me cuz he's bored.
If a great white bites, probably dead. Bulls are bitches as are tiger sharks. Hammerheads look menacing but don't bother you.@@TanyaQueen182
Hey, them Buffalo look forward to that tourist tossing season every year...lol
So True!!!! The Scots enjoy "The Caber Toss and our Buffalo sure love "The Tourist Toss"
My dad and I came across a cougar (we call em mountain lions) once when walking a trail on our land looking for deer and turkey. It was about 8 feet away staring us down, and I was pretty small. If dad was alone he probably would have just watched it for fun, but to protect me he threw his hands in the air with fingers wide apart (“bared claws”) and did this loud cat-like hiss/scream and stepped toward it. It ran faster than a house cat in the face of a vacuum. They’re not huge or anything and it’s easy to spook em, but they are big and you wouldn’t want to make them feel cornered.
I've never had a problem with Catamounts but I've seen pleanty
I'm like a goth Disney princess animals just like to be around me so when I was on a hike and the puma and her 2 cubs walked out less than 6 feet from me I was like "well fuck it's good it's me not someone else" the mother looked at me in the eye, i gave it a little "sup" nod and it just turned and continued on its way with its cubs
They are small but they can carry an adult up in to a tree to eat them in peace.
I remember when my uncle got one while out hunting.
Gotta admit, mountain lion is some of the tastiest meat I've ever eaten. I smoked the meat, shredded it with a fork, and put it in a burger bun. Freaking delicious.
I'm from NE Kansas and a few years ago one of my classmates from high school was out coon hunting and his dogs treed a cougar
Few years ago I was outside for a smoke at about 1 in the morning (I live out in the sticks), and one rounded the corner of the house. We both completely froze in max pucker factor before it very slowly, and without breaking eye contact, walked away. As soon as it was clear of me being at a "chase" distance it bolted back into the woods at full speed. Unless you walk up on one with kittens, they really don't want to fight. From their perspective, we're another large apex predator and it's unlikely they win, or win with serious injury, so they avoid people as a general rule.
We had a big scorpion in our house outside of Reno, NV. I wasn't home when it crawled across our carpet. My roommate killed it and left it on the coffee table. I got home later, and popped a beer. I went to put it on the table, saw the scorpion and about jumped out of my shoes. Spilled beer everywhere! Scared the hell out of me.
Your reaction to a cougar encounter is spot-on. I am an American forest worker and this is exactly what we teach people to do; first don’t run or else you’ll trigger the cougar’s chase instinct. Wave your arms about and yell or make aggressive sounds, then leave slowly while still facing the cat. That being said, most cougars are very shy and want nothing to do with people. It’s extremely rare that you get to see one outside of a zoo.
Attacks seem to be people riding on bikes on trails?
@@dianavanderclute4322Likely triggering their hunting instinct.
Had a local leo tell me about a report from a trail nearby, guy got blindsided by a cougar, took a chunk out of a foam mat he had on his back at the point bis neck would have been and the thing bolted because it didn't taste right
There are many cougar where I live and have only seen one. And just for a second. Thank God I really don't want to see one in my yard thank you. We've had bear around not a good feeling.
I violated the cardinal rule, and ran like Hell! Of course, I made plenty of noise, screeching like a fool. Cat was in process of catching a blue heron bird, probably why it didn't chase me. Thank goodness.
It's not just the owners - it's also the breeders. Some of them breed for aggression.
Also tons of breeds are labeled pitties
@@ConstantChaos1 Just about to say. Got a Staphy mix and because she looks like a pittie, there are parks she can't go. She's hyper and stubborn, but an absolute sweetie. Regardless, most pits are sweethearts, they're just very particular and protective of their person/people.
@ConstantChaos1 plenty of news stations label dogs at "pitbulls", even when it's clearly not. Or don't want to show pictures of the dog.
I've been around dangerous dogs, and they were little dogs like chihuahuas, schnauzers, and other ankle bitters.
Now, I'll admit American Pit Bull Terriers need a bit more patience to train, but I believe it's no different than boxer dogs, or a German Sheppard.
@frankisfunny2007 oh I know about breeds that take training, I train American akitas to be service dog's, wonderful dogs and great once they are trained... but the training is the hard part lol
@@ConstantChaos1I had an Akita and he was awesome! The most chill dog. Super smart as well. Not normal for the breed, I know, but he was easy to train and a people pleaser. It was weird lol
When driving through Yellowstone at night our rental van collided with a bison. The bison won. We felt awful and asked a ranger if the bison would be okay, he said it would be fine and we were lucky that the only damage was to the van and not to us. There was even a gouge along the side where the bison had tried to gore the van with its horn after we hit it. They are no joke.
No they aren’t small at all lol. I lived in Montana for 5 months and went to Yellowstone. They are way bigger than I thought they were. I hate you had that happen but for sure lucky and you got a story to tell lol
Given it tried to gore the Van, I think the bison felt insulted. 😂
The bison wanted a proper fight but gave the van a warning lol
Your reactions are hilarious lol "The water would be brown in a second" that one killed me 😂😂😂
People forget that when there is a wild in front of animal that means it’s often ruled by instinct. If you wouldn’t approach a slathering barking dog that weighs forty pounds why would you approach an unknown one ton animal. Hand feeding the bears is not brave it’s stupid. There have been reported cases of people having their hands bitten off while feeding bears. Including a lady back in the seventies at a Canadian park who thought it was a cute picture to put honey on her daughter’s hands and take a picture of the bear licking it off. Instead of licking it bit. My wife worked with a guy who was called into the bedroom by his wife because of a scorpion on the bed. He just took his shoe and smushed it and then couldn’t understand why she made him change the bedding.
The UK killed all the big dangerous animals, prob a thousand yrs ago. I love your honest reactions. Also noticed your body language changed when showing bugs, lol. We do have a few beasts but Australia has some giant bugs and lots of poison critters.
The poor wolves!
Bison are fine if you keep your distance. Unfortunately, tourists often disregard the warnings and get too close. When we hear of anyone getting hurt in Yellowstone in late fall- early summer, we know it's the beginning of the tourist season.
Most people are not aware of the wildlife in their community. Once spotted a family of Raccoons on the top of a 4-story building in down town Norfolk, VA ( not far from the McArthur Memorial - I was about 3 stories higher at the time [that is all remodeled/rennovated now]). In Portsmouth VA, a family of Black bears were found to be living in a overgrown street right-of-way less than 100 yds (90 m) from the local elementary school. When the adolescent bears migrate to find their own territory, they frequently wander through towns, such as Hillsborough, NC and Suffolk, VA. Cougars are not only found in the Western states, but also in the Roanoke Swamp of eastern NC. Alligators are also native to eastern NC, and are frequently found around the George Washington Canal, Elizabeth City, Edenton and Plymouth areas (Alligator River in Tyrell/Dare Co. is aptly named). I routinely have deer in my yard here in the Hillsborough, NC area (there are 5 herds of about 20 deer each within a half mile). I've also seen Red and Grey Foxes, Bob cats, Great Horned Owl (sitting on the front step railing), Coyotes, Raccoons, Copperheads, Moccasins, and Opossums in the yard - note next door neighbors are less than 150 feet (45m) from me. (Unloading groceries one night I came in with the second load, and discovered a half-grown Opossum on the kitchen counter - fortunately, I kept calm and he was a bit timid, so was not difficult to remove back outside.) I have a rule: spiders outside, I leave alone, unless the web is blocking a passage way. Spiders inside are dead spiders, and I've had both the Brown Recluse as well as the Black Widow inside, as well as some VERY large (3.5 inch) Wolf Spiders.
Can confirm being in the water with a Great White is terrifying. I was body boarding when I was 16 and a huge one swam under me and nearby surfers while we were waiting. I literally haven’t even put a toe in the ocean since and that was 30 years ago.
I used to body surf off Stinson beach when I was younger. Fast forward to my early 20's and were are roughly 300 yards off shore salmon fishing, 15 footer goes air born between us and Stinson beach. I have not been back swimming in that water since. That is 20 years for me hahaha.
Just remember this verse about bears:
If it’s black, fight back.
If it’s brown, lie down.
If it’s white, say goodnight.
I live in Southern California. I remember once a cougar got into this lady’s house and took a nap on the sofa. She saw it on the security cameras, decided not to wake it up, and the wildlife people got it in the morning and took it away. Not far from me, a mother bear and her cub came out, and I guess she decided that the inflatable Christmas decorations at someone’s house were objectionable, because she swiped it and played with it or sat on it while it deflated. This was in a regular suburban neighborhood. Mostly it happens in the nice areas where rich people live, up in the pretty mountains and canyons. Our mountain lions are in trouble. They get hit by cars and eat animals who have eaten other animals that ate rats poisoned with certain kinds of rat killer. Coyotes are everywhere, so you can’t let your cats outside!
EDIT: I have black and brown widows in my garage. That’s why I have an exterminator.
I really dig this guy. He's genuinely entertaining just being himself.
A few noticeable missing from the list in the video; Timberwolves, Brown Recluse Spiders and Polar Bears which do roam in Alaska.
FL resident and I bike through the swamps all the time. Gators are no big deal if you treat them with respect (unlike the boneheads here). They are often sunning themselves on the trails, but if you approach slowly, they will typically just move out of your way. You can't believe how big they are, though. The king of my swamp who is always chilling on a rise right next to the trail has got to be 10 feet long. I've never measured
Yep...fellow Floridian and walk through the Lake Apopka reserve and its one of the most alligator populated lake in Florida. And as we know, every mud puddle could have a gator in it lol
@@vidicisgodI lived in Alabama and a friend of mine lost his arm trying to save his dog from a gator none of us knew was living in a nearby lake. This was way back in the 90's. I'm super cautious of ponds and lakes from Tennessee south ever since!😬🤣
Cool thing about the bark scorpion is that they glow with a UV light so they can be really easy to spot at night if you have UV
People can be so stupid. Just because it's a National Park doesn't mean the animals are tame, lol. Coming back up the coast of California we spotted a group of elk at the side of the road. We saw tourists, clearly from another country, getting up close and personal for pics. We stopped and tried to tell them to back off. Either didn't understand or didn't care. SMH. Did all we could as my husband is a long time deer\Elk hunter and knows how they can be temperamental, to say the least.
I live in South Dakota and there was the case a couple years back of the woman tourist that got too close to some bison, one charged her and ripped her jeans off when it tossed her. Some Native American jewelers/artists added a tiny pair of pants to the horns of their bison jewelry. We all thought it was hysterical . Even though she was warned, the lady just HAD to get her picture. (Because she thought she knew better) I mean, why listen to people who actually LIVE here? 🙄
I dont get how people can be so clueless
I have the transverse issue of wild animals LOVE to be around me especially when sick or injured, they seem to know I will take care of them. But so I got into working with animals early on to keep myself safe. But even with this extreme familiarity I don't take it for granted that they are wild animals, my movements are always calm and measured my head is on a swivel and I'm reading body language like its my favourite restaurants menu, I haven't eaten in a week, and someone else is paying
At my grandpa's house in Kittanning pennsylvania, there was a neighborhood black bear who would come to the yard whenever you'd finish grilling/eating. If you were still eating, he would chill in the woods and you wouldn't see him. But as soon as everyone would go inside, he would come out to see what scraps were left. But if you threw the door open with a 'bang' and yelled at him to quit it, he'd run back into the woods.
Yo man i used to give kayak tours in an ocean preserve in California and I’ve been in the water with great whites more than a few times. While it’s scary they actually don’t want to eat humans. Most attacks are mistaken identity thinking people in wetsuits are seals. Also the reason most attacks aren’t fatal is because they do an “exploratory bite” to see what it is and often times, when they realize it’s a human, they break off the attack. You should definitely not mess with them but they aren’t man killing machines like people portray. Jaws did them dirty lol
In regard to the coral snake, it also looks a lot like a king snake with is not venomous. We were taught a rhyme as a kid to remember the difference using the snakes' color schemes. "If red touches black, you're alright Jack. If red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow."
That's a corn snake
@@KimberlyCaldwell-xb2ifthat was a Coral snake.
I remember that saying. Also I remember telling my field crew when we encountered a king snake, to not hurt it and keep around because they like the Road Runner bird will keep the rattlers away.
i remember the saying" red yellow kill a fellow / red black friend of jack"
My daughter was house/animal sitting three days ago. The dogs barked pretty much all night. She saw paw prints of a big cougar on the front porch the next morning. Do not feed any bear!!!!! Several of my friends have pit bulls who are the sweetest cuddle bugs ever. I despise owners who force them to be defensive and aggressive!
Exactly and not only that but the vast majority of pit bull attacks aren’t even by pit bulls they are from other dogs being misidentified as pitbulls
I’m in Texas. Things I’ve seen in my yard AND house: scorpion, tarantula, coyote, rattlesnake, coral snake, armadillo, raccoon, opossum, various rodents, horses, cattle, wolf
As an outdoorsman most of my life I've had confrontations with many on this list. But the scariest was the Green Mojave Rattlesnake, I didn't realize I was camping on her den for days and was blocking her entrance... Great list
In 2019 I encountered a Cougar in New Mexico. I was hiking with my father and we spotted it down the path from us. It was enormous, and I took my eyes off it for a second and it disappeared. One of the most chilling experiences I’ve ever experienced, this animal was that large and moved without making a sound. What’s even more troubling, we had actually noticed about an hour earlier that all the noises in the forest had become mute. It made us wonder how long we had actually been around the animal.
YES! It was watching you, probably from before it went silent. It’s a sensation you never forget. I was picking blackberries on a logging road near a switchback and it got absolutely silent, not even the hawks made a sound. I was creeped out but didn’t see anything when I looked around and wanted to finish the bucket. When I stood up again there was a cougar on the upper terrace of the switchback and practically on my head, less than four feet away. Why it did’t jump in me when I stood, I have no idea. I backed away down the hillside with it matching/stalking me for almost half a mile. It was awful trying to get down backwards, but I was too scared not to, It followed from farther once we got to the flat, and I wanted to vomit once I was safely in my car. Took the dog with me after that, She saved me from a bear once, too. That was NOT fun, but better than being treed lol. Also ran into a gigantic wolf that came down from Canada (they supposedly were no longer in Washington). That was actually cool and more majestic than the cougar. We were on snow shoes and we all just stood there looking at each other. Then he walked away, calm as you please. I guess I wasn’t scared because we had the rifles. He was just so unconcerned and powerful.
Yep, when all the animals go quiet, there's a major predator nearby.
@@merlinathrawes746like this person said, as soon as the forest goes silent, run, because it means something big has come and it's not happy
@@theenderdestruction2362do not run. If they are stalking you and you run you will trigger an attack response. If you keep your body towards a cat you’ll have a higher chance of survival.
@@Yerocco well that usual requires seeing the damn thing, I was just saying if you can't see it run, it hopefully won't be nearby
I came face-to-face with a cougar many years ago. It decided it was only curious and left me alone. But it was only 6 meters away, and that was much too close.
Lucky. I once came face to face with a cougar and she tore me limb from limb. 😅
@manuelramirez9710 same and suffocated me
I'm an outdoors-person and have been very close to them, even cubs
Idk what it is about me, maybe it's because I'm a pagan or maybe it's because my aspergers gives me chill animal vibes but when I'm vibing with nature animals don't seem to care that I'm there. I've been within 2 meters of a catamount and her 2 cubs and they just walked past as I was hiking the puma just looked at me and I gave it the kinda "sup" nod and it just turned and kept walking, this trick has worked on bears, bison, wolves, a wolvarine one time, herons, North American coots, and one time an eagle that hit its head, oh and a lot of small animals like bagders, opossums, and raccoons
@@ConstantChaos1 It's the chill vibes, pretty much. Most people freak out when they get close to wild predators and either antagonize them by "trying to scare them away" which only translates to an attack in the animal's mind, or start running like prey animals, which only makes them WANT to chase you.
@@ms_scribbles it does help that I've worked in ecology since literally before I can remember as a kid, it is easy to keep your head when you know the behavior of a thousand native and related species. But I also feel like this information should be taught in schools so yeah.
My husband and I have coyotes living in the forest around our neighborhood. They tend to keep to themselves though.
But mostly we have just deer.
Been around us so much that I’ll open the door near them and they’ll be like “Ah! Oh it’s you. Never mind then.”
Then walk further away but not scared.
They have hidden their fawns in our backyard sometimes. It’s been so cute!
Deer are more deadly than Coyotes.
The summer after I graduated I was staying next to a bison ranch in New Mexico and a few friends and I decided to cut across a fenced off area. We knew there were bison but we didn’t see any so assumed it was safe. We were VERY wrong. The ground actually shook as one charged. We were so lucky to be within viewing distance of the fence line but it was a close call. You don’t appreciate the size and strength of one until you are running for your life.
Tips: 1. Scorpions: stick to the north and east. 2. Cougars: wave your arms, back away slowly, have a 12-round shotgun. 3. Bison: stay away from Yellowstone park. 4. Brown bear: bring no fresh food to the woods. 5. Grizzly bear: stay out of the woods. 6. Black widow: bring spider killer. 7. Eastern coral snake: don't pick one up. 8. Moose: walk the other way. 9. Alligator: wear thick boots, yell and kick his nose. 10. Great white shark: this is why we have swimming pools.
This is one of the reasons why we own guns. There are places in America you just don't go without a weapon or at least a big can of pepper spray. Attacks are rare, but they do happen.
LOL, NO...this is NOT why we own guns...#1776
@@paixguardian1793 I said it was ONE of the reasons. Didn't say it was the main reason .
Where I live: cougars, bobcats, wolves, coyotes, wild boar, black bears, all the snakes and snapping turtles, alligators, black widows and brown recluse, various scorpions, and don't mess with the deer because their hooves are sharp and their antlers are pointy. Only one of the reasons southerners, and rural Americans, get pissed off when you try to take their guns.
You have to check out the video of the guy who was walking on a trail and accidentally came upon cougar cubs and their mom. She finally gave up stalking him and went back to her cubs after about 6 minutes of him walking backwards, waving his arms, and yelling "RAAAR! I'm big and scary!!"
As a guy with grandparents who live in Alaska and have lived in Alaska for decades and who's frequently gone up to Alaska to visit with them including at their Lodge they have in the wilderness, I can attest to the fact that literally even in plenty of the cities in alaska, it's pretty standard practice for everyone to have something like a 44 magnum on them at all times because that's literally the smallest caliber of Weaponry that's capable of penetrating the skull of a grizzly bear and so as such it's necessary to carry one for the expression of being able to fucking murder anywhere that may or may not try to kill you because it's pretty frequent for them to go through the dumps or just be wandering around the roads and if you are unlucky enough to interact with their cubs then you can be damn near guaranteed you're going to have a Angry Mama grizzly bear barreling down at you ready to tear you limb from limb
I carry a bear pistol on me wherever I go. Here in Alaska once we were hiking and a grizzly bear walked within 50 feet of us. Kids thought it was great my husband and I both pulled our pistols and walked backwards not fun for us
Ok, so in regards to the man who let the bear eat his head…He’s an animal trainer named Doug Seus and the Kodiak Grizzly who’s swallowing his face was named was Bart the Bear (He was featured in a bunch of movies…“The Edge”, “Legends of the Fall”….) There are a few very interesting video specials about them and his training ❤
So fun facts for if he reads this, Kodiak Grizzlies are actually slightly bigger than typical grizzlies usually being 1.5 to 2x larger than their cousins. They are the second largest bear just behind the polar bear and are only found in the Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska.
Most of the time, direct eye contact a cat is a sign of aggression. One of two things will occur...either it will attack or it will back down. Chances are if you have walked up on it that it will back down. If it found you, chances are it's in hunting mode and probably won't be scared off a potential meal.
Cougar: make yourself big, loud, and crazy. Cougar retreats. House cat: come on bro! You wanna go! House cats, will always expect the challenge! 🤣
Also, according to one hiker, they hate if you blast Metallica.
I grew up in South Georgia which is the very Deep South just about 12 miles from the Florida border and I was a paramedic there when I was in my 20s. I’ve treated patients from attacks from almost every animal on this list except for the cougar, moose, grizzly bear and the box scorpion. We had many bites from black widows as well as brown recluse spiders. Many snake bites from mainly diamond backs, moccasins (cotton mouths) and copperheads. I had a few gator attacks and one black bear. We even had a Florida panther wander up once which attacked a woman in her home. Thankfully all those patients survived (only a couple lost limbs) but it’s no joke!
Me and brother were camping once, we felt goosebumps like something was watching us so we went in the tent laid down and kept our guns on us. The next morning I saw the biggest mountain lion tracks I've ever seen. If you feel like your being watched.. you are
Always follow your instincts whether you are in the wilderness or the city. If you sense danger, it’s probably there.
We live in Vermont- we have mountain lions, coyotes, bobcats, black bears, and moose. Some wolves and Canadian lynx come down too.
My guy went from “WHATS THAT GUY DOING WITH THAT BEAR!?!” to “ Awww the cubs are adorable. I want one!” 😂 also the guy and the bear was a rare case. The man raised him from a cub when the bear was injured and the mother died in an accident.
Saw a clip today of someone who let their unleashed pit bull run up to a bison at Yellowstone. This was a stout dog. Stout enough that it had no hesitation in just running straight at the bison. The bison looked bored, lowered its head, and, seeming to barely touch it, flipped that dog into two complete 360 backward revolutions before it landed about 18 feet away. There was another one where this lady decided to offer a bear a sandwich. She actually held a sandwich out to the bear in her hand. The bear took the sandwich. And her arm. Arm, sandwich, hey man, it all kinda looked like food to the bear, and you did offer...
The really bad thing about all those stupid people not respecting the wildlife, is that the wildlife pays for it. The bison in Yellowstone that attack people because of their stupidity? They get put down. The bears who get too close to people thanks to people feeding them or otherwise encouraging them? They get put down. The animals die because of human stupidity.
Yeah people are getting stupider and stupider I feel sorry for the little dog though.
11:20 UK has Magpies.. They can be pretty ferocious I've heard😂❤
Putting your head in a gator's mouth (or other animals like that bear) is a classic carnival trick that performers would do to show either how well-tamed the animal was or how good they were at "charming" or "fighting" it. Sadly, some people attempt this without the proper training, and a few people who do this for a living are unlucky enough to be the next victim on the one day the animal disagrees.
buddy got scared from the finding nemo clip. lmfaooooo
People who used to live next door had a Pit Bull mix dog that they let run loose.
Dog made the mistake of stepping into my driveway. He immediately had a face full of claws from my 16 pound tom cat, Tommy-O. Chased that dog all over the neighborhood before he sauntered back looking pleased with himself.
We call him Da Catfaddah.
Da Catfaddah !! Rotfl ! Had a cat like that once. Terrorized our 3 dogs. Small mammals all disappeared from the surrounding acre. Old Barney
Take that "pit bull" statistic with a large grain of salt. Authorities here tend to label any dog with a "blocky" head and muscular build as a "pit bull". Many aren't at all, others are mixed breeds, far too many are backyard bred and have unpredictable temperaments and then yeah, there are the owners, many of whom should never own any animal that isn't filled with stuffing.
There are more than 6 breeds that are labeled pitbulls
@@FaceAway-xb9hdno nothing they said is untrue and backyard breeders if they are breeding for fights actually select for aggression while traditional breeders select for temperance
I feel like the only cap here is you owning pitties
@@FaceAway-xb9hd What is your point then? What is the OP in denial of exactly?
@@cobra7282 I'm so confused
And then there's the dreaded French bulldog who gets lumped in with all other breeds that have bull in their name..
In the mid 1980s, I and my younger siblings got to pet a cougar/mountain lion. They are the only big cat that actually purrs. Rather loudly, at that.
Bison fur is very coarse, especially the mane.
Grizzlies have been moving farther North, and have actually mated with Polar bears. The hybrids are called Pizzlies or Grolars.
American alligators can climb chain link fences.
My mother (R.I.P.) was once bitten by a Brown Recluse (which ranks up alongside the Black Widow on the dangerous spider list) on the temple area of her head (presumably whilst she was cleaning out an old shed...their bites are almost painless and often go unnoticed). The next morning I awoke to find her sitting at the kitchen table with both eyes swelled nearly shut and her face looking like Rocky Balboa after a 12 round fight with Apollo Creed. I was shocked, as you might imagine; she looked just like someone who had been severely beaten up. We rushed her to the hospital where a diagnosis was finally reached. She began receiving treatment and quickly recovered, but the venom had caused tissue necrosis to the roof of her mouth which left permanent divets.
I was bitten by a brown recluse, too. I was maybe 16 when it happened. I didn’t mention it to my mom until it formed an angry looking purple spot in the middle of it. My doctor wasn’t very pleased with me for not telling anyone about it.
Oh how terrible, your poor mom.😢. My husband was bit on the back of his thigh, right through his jeans and he had to have a little chunk cut out of his thigh because it necrotized but at least it was in a spot that wasn't seen by others.
Yeah, it's really bad if they hit a vein or artery. I got bit as a kid, and as you say, felt nothing. Then I was picking at this little scab I had, and a cylinder of flesh came out with it, leaving a hole that didn't bleed. It closed up like an earring hole, eventually.
@@Tijuanabillyou just pulled out your flesh??
@@BekEhr Yeah that's what the spider bite does, it kills an area of flesh and leaves a weird hole. I wasn't expecting that, and it didn't hurt. It was just weird.
A lot of scorpions glow in the dark. You could actually see the first entry in your bedroom at night.
For the coral snake, we also have a nonvenomous snake that looks very similar. Same colors and everything. But the colors are in a different order. So we remember with the following saying "Red on yellow, kill a fellow. Red on black, friend of Jack."
Just to point out a correction, scorpions do not glow in the dark. The transparent yellowish colored scorpions will glow under a black light though. Not trying to be a dick , your comment was basically right but just wanted to clarify lol
King snakes, the red-on-black friend of Jack, will even eat coral snakes, so they're quite useful to have around!
@@brooksysdead No dick taken...anyway, thanks for the correction!
The Southwest has scorpions and tarantulas and the worst thing you can do is put a towel on a bush when it's wet. They cool off by attaching to the underside of leaves and they love wet towels. NEVER put a wet towel out to dry.
Holy shit, good to know now that I don't live out west.
One thing that the guy listing the dangerous animals got wrong is about bison. You can also find herds in Custer National Park in South Dakota. There are probably other places that I’m not aware of. But I’ve been to Custer and followed a couple herds there.
I was chased by a mamma black bear in the dark all the way to my front door once. I swear, my feet never touched the ground.
I was hunting Elk once when i noticed a Mountain following me, i slowly walked backwards ( you never want to turn your back or run from a Predator it will kick their prey drive into overdrive) i walked backwards for over a quarter mile until i saw it lost interest in me. I've also stumbled upon Black Bears but they almost always just run when they get a whiff of your scent. I ALWAYS am armed when in "Nature"
Definitely need a gun if you go camping or hiking. And learn how to use it!! Bear spray has gotten people killed. I think it just pisses them off. Lol.
Also you need to be prepared to defend against other humans. People are getting worse and worse. I'm an old lady who was raised in the country and you won't catch me in nature without a weapon. Preferably a rifle or shotgun and a pistol in case you get the rifle knocked out of your hands by a pouncing predeter.
Cougars purrr. You can feel it from yards away through the soles of your feet. Epic
I was going to say, “they can’t,” but you’re right, they can. They’re in the same class as the domestic cat, and they can purr. The others in genus Panthera (lions, tigers, etc.) can roar but can’t purr. (Sorry. I’m a cat nerd!)
@@professorbutters lol. You'd have had an issue proving me wrong as a lived experience! 😂 Cougars are the best Swarzakitties!!
Side note, on coral snakes... there are false corals that are not venomous... there's a rhyme to remember:
"Red meets black, friend of Jack. Red meets yellow, kill a fellow."
If the red and black stripes touch, then it's non-venomous and is helpful, eating pests. IE, "friend of Jack" / "friend of people."
If the red and yellow stripes touch, then that's a coral snake and its venomous.
Fun Fact about Arizona Bark Scorpions: Just like other scorpions, they light up like those glow-in-the-dark stickers under a blacklight unless they've molted recently or they're a baby scorpion that hasn't had its first molt yet. This is due to bioluminescent materials in their exoskeleton. Easy way to spot them hiding in your room. They also carry their babies on their backs until first molt, so if you use a blacklight and spot a scorpion with a strange black hole in the middle of the light, that's the babies, which can't light up yet, obscuring the mama.
How often do you check your room every night.
@@ronwright2198 Never. I live up north, so the most I have to worry about is those creepy but ultimately harmless house centipedes.
l3wg: "WHAT IS THAT GUY DOING"
also l3wg: "i want one"
I live in Massachusetts and The Great White Shark is an attraction in the late spring to mid fall seasons. They are all over Cape Cod due to the huge seal population. There are other sharks around, but these guys are everywhere, especially the lower and outer Cape. They tag more and more each year and follow their migration. Give them names. They've been found as far north as Maine and even Canada.
Video of Cape Cod Great whites below...
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There has been a sighting of a jaguar here in southern Arizona. They are bigger than cougars and very deadly. It's pretty far north for them, but it happens now and then. They typical stalk their prey and hit from behind, biting through the skull.
I'm glad the original video (and you) commented on how it's the owners not the dogs. Sharks are typically misunderstood as well, it can be safe to swim with them. Please tell me you do a video on Australia's animals because your reactions are basically how we react to Australia. XD
New Yorkers are reportedly more dangerous than sharks.
Lol
Bison can also move pretty quietly. I was doing research on a restored prairie in college and a young male SNUCK UP on my teachers and I. It was freaky, because we just had a little gator (vehicle, not animal) to get around in. They are also nearly as long as the vehicle we were in.
I have a pitbull. He is gentle and sweet and very loved as a family member.
They were bred for many years to have hair triggers and never back down from an attack. If they decide to never attack you will never have a problem. But they do attack unprovoked, even "gentle" ones raised by loving owners. And when they do, the damage is horrific.
Many pitties are. They have a bad reputation that’s undeserved.m
@@mrsh9699Well, they’re terriers. Terriers bite down and don’t let go, even the little ones. Frankly, I am waaay more scared of Chihuahuas.
I'm 82 Born and raised in the US and I never seen any of these animals in the wild , the closes I came to one was when I heard a rattle snake in a bush when I was horse back riding For pleasure when I was working in Colorado Springs in 1962.
I live in south Texas and have never come in contact with any of these accept the Pit bull in which my husband had one and raised it to be very loving . I think if you’re in a region where they are known to be just be careful & steer clear of the areas ie like swamps for alligators. I personally don’t know anyone whose been hurt but am aware it does happen ! Please don’t let this video change you wanted to come here lol! because the great aspects of America outweighs the bad like this 🎉😅😊
Some people rescue pitties from those illegal dog fighting situations. Some are bait, and some are breeding dogs forced to have many, many litters. Check out The Dodo’s Pittie Nation for tons of rescues of these potentially loving dogs. (Personally, I love their big smiles).
Dude! I laughed so hard at the shark! That scene was from a Disney cartoon. 😂
That grizzly was raised from a tiny cub, he is a legendary bear trainer and has had several of his bears in film and television shows for many, many years. 😊 that’s a “don’t try this at home” moment 😂😂😂 he raises them from being orphaned cubs. Cougar/mountain lions will pounce if you turn your back to them, as will most predators. The black bear is one you should make yourself big and never turn your back on either.
My elementary school teacher taught us (about snakes):
"Red touches black, you're okay Jack."
Red touches yellow, you're one dead fellow."
Here in California we have cougars, bears, coyote, great white sharks and we have wolves returning to Northern California. Wolves were common in the state up until the 1920's but as of late we now have four known packs. It is illegal to harm or kill a wolf in California.
One thing that I can thank a baby Green Bark Scorpion for is when I was having a reaction from my new antiseizure medication. Constant muscle pain and no narcotic or muscle relaxer was helping. So I ended up in the emergency room again. The doctor found it dead in between my toes. He showed me where it stung me in different areas. The best thing was waking up the next day and not having any pain. I asked my neurologist he said it was the amount of nurotoxin that was in my system. That blocked my neurons from receiving the signals. That's why the U of A and ASU venom clinics are wanting them. So they can develop a medication from the venom. For those who have chronic pain conditions.
Lol bless your heart... love your reactions... ❤
This video does not touch on everything.... we have copperheads and rattle snakes here... and they are protected... you are not allowed to kill them... also have foxes, coyotes, and beautiful deer who can also be dangerous, and my big tree out back, some mornings I get up and it's sitting clear full of great big turkey vultures lol lol
But honestly, most places you might go to, you will not run across any of the scary animals.... And if you are in "the wild" so to speak... just keep your eyes open. Most people never see most of the dangerous animals... 😂❤
Only some poison snakes are protected. We have big round ups to kill/capture as many Rattlesnakes as possible in Texas. We also have Polar Bears which are much more dangerous than Grizzly Bears. Also don't forget about water moccasins these are the only poison snakes that will chase you while swimming.
Oh man, there's nothing more dangerous than a mama Grizzly protecting her young (except maybe a mama Moose protecting her young).