Just when you thought it was safe
Apr 12, 2013 23:50:57 #
To take pictures of wildlife.
Beaver Attack: Angler Killed by Rodent in Belarus A fisherman on a trip with two friends to Lake Shestakov in Balarus bled to death after being attacked by a beaver when he tried to get a close-up photo of the rodent.
According to a NY Daily News story, the angler spotted the animal on the side of the road and decided to take a photo. The beaver pounced and bit the man's thigh, severing an artery, which caused him to bleed out.
The victim was not identified in the story. His friend reportedly tried to stop the bleeding, but couldn't.
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/2013/04/beaver-attack-angler-killed-rodent-belarus?cmpid=enews041213&spPodID=020&spMailingID=5359278&spUserID=MTMxMDkzNjc3ODUS1&spJobID=316667222&spReportId=MzE2NjY3MjIyS0
Beaver Attack: Angler Killed by Rodent in Belarus A fisherman on a trip with two friends to Lake Shestakov in Balarus bled to death after being attacked by a beaver when he tried to get a close-up photo of the rodent.
According to a NY Daily News story, the angler spotted the animal on the side of the road and decided to take a photo. The beaver pounced and bit the man's thigh, severing an artery, which caused him to bleed out.
The victim was not identified in the story. His friend reportedly tried to stop the bleeding, but couldn't.
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/2013/04/beaver-attack-angler-killed-rodent-belarus?cmpid=enews041213&spPodID=020&spMailingID=5359278&spUserID=MTMxMDkzNjc3ODUS1&spJobID=316667222&spReportId=MzE2NjY3MjIyS0
Apr 13, 2013 04:33:32 #
Yes I read that story..so take your photo of anything with Teeth..Fangs..stings..horns at a distance and crop it down...yes I know I'm a whimp!!.
Apr 13, 2013 08:20:28 #
The beaver "pounced" on him?? I've seen them waddle when they walk,,,but I've never seen one pounce. Just how close was this guy anyway??
Apr 13, 2013 09:15:15 #
Beaver can be very fast when they want to be, this one must of felt cornered to attack and the beaver was on the side of the road, I suspect the beaver was tying to get to the safety of the water and the man cut him off from the water , the guy with the camera getting a close up had a very small field of view while getting that "special " photo, I wonder how many shots he took before the kung-phoo ninja Beaver made her move.
Apr 13, 2013 09:20:10 #
sourdough58 wrote:
Beaver can be very fast when they want to be, this one must of felt cornered to attack and the beaver was on the side of the road, I suspect the beaver was tying to get to the safety of the water and the man cut him off from the water , the guy with the camera getting a close up had a very small field of view while getting that "special " photo, I wonder how many shots he took before the kung-phoo ninja Beaver made her move.
I think you are right,,she must've felt threatened.
Apr 13, 2013 09:33:30 #
Anything that can cut a tree down with it's teeth should be avoided.
Apr 13, 2013 10:24:00 #
Apr 14, 2013 01:37:05 #
Wow! And I didn't know they had teeth. I though they used chainsaws to build those dams.
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