There are a few hazzers who really like capturing photos of wildlife when out on the trail. This is a reminder that there's some danger involved in that!
Definitely avoid rabid beavers!
Belarus Beaver Bites Man to Death
A Belarus beaver bit a man to death as he tried to take a photo of it at Lake Shestakov.
The man was on a fishing trip with friends when the attack took place. The beaver pounced on him and bit him after he approached the animal for a picture.
His friends tried to stop him bleeding from his thigh, but the beaver had severed one of his main arteries and he quickly bled to death.
Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it - not just the sirloin but also all those wonderful tough little bits.
Anthony Bourdain
Lifeis not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty & well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming,"Wow What a Ride!"
@Alston Neal
Oh, the comments that could come from that Alston....
Lifeis not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty & well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming,"Wow What a Ride!"
Yep! Beavers will attack people on occasion. I was swimming at night in the Colorado River at Picacho SRA in California and had a beaver swim at a fast pace right up to me. I knew that this was not a friendly approach or out of curiosity. I had my camera, but couldn't photograph it because it was swimming too fast toward me. I was in shallow water (about a foot and half deep), so I quickly stood up. The beaver was about 3 ft away from me before it turned around. Later that night and in different areas of the river, a few other beavers kept swimming up to me and smacking their tails on the water right next to me afterwards. I learned that beavers can be territorial, and I was an unwelcome visitor. I don't think this was an attack, but more it just checking me out and a warning.
@chumley Then you were also looking for Black Widows???
Lifeis not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty & well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming,"Wow What a Ride!"
So reading the article taught me that beavers are the 2nd largest rodent in the world, which led me to look up the largest. It's the capybara, which you should probably look up yourself. Native only to South America, it reminds me a little bit of the ROUS that Wesley and Princess Buttercup encountered in the forest. But apparently this 125-lb creature is friendly and will let humans pet and feed them.
Captive escapees are commonly sighted in Florida and have also been seen in California.
I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
@chumley
Capybaras are way cool. I used to tend to them at the Phoenix Zoo.... And The Princess Bride will always be a classic!!!
Lifeis not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty & well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming,"Wow What a Ride!"
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Then you were also looking for Black Widows??? 
And The Princess Bride will always be a classic!!!
