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Ive noticed a remarkable lack of threads on one of Americas favorite topics: animal attacks. As an example, at a Fresno wild animal park an intern was mauled and eaten by a lion. http://news.yahoo.com/founder-worke...-001914140.html Basically a female intern at a Fresno was recently mauled and killed by a lion. The lion was later shot by a police officer for presumably being a lion and eating someone. http://www.herald-progress.com/?p=8950 Another example is a that an animal with rabies(supposed rabies) recently attacked two people in some place called Doswell, which I have never heard of. http://saratogian.com/articles/2013...af882881419.txt A fox(confirmed rabies) attack a woman somewhere near Saratoga N.Y. Police once again bravely took care of the public danger. So lets share local stories about animals attacking people.
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Confirmed rabies transmissions are extremely rare in the US, been quite some time since the last confirmed actually. Glad she got a followup vax. And something about an animal pun goes here, I guess.
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Paradox Personified posted:Confirmed rabies transmissions are extremely rare in the US, been quite some time since the last confirmed actually. Glad she got a followup vax. And something about an animal pun goes here, I guess. Yeah in fact a ton of countries have already exterminated rabies. America is just a lot bigger so its harder to eradicate it from isolated areas.
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Relevant video of Dave Chappelle in a fairly recent standup, in where he talks about animal attacks, specifically the one that happened in the San Francisco Zoo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77HLMXWS1-w#t=475s
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I immediately thought of that New York boy scout leader who was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming in the Delaware River http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/1...sylvania-river/ but it seems there were a rash of attacks like these in 2012. Weird! In Virginia: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news...ck-we/?page=all quote:A rabid beaver leaped from a pond and chased a group of children who had gathered for a fishing competition in a Fairfax County park on Saturday — the second beaver attack in the county in a week. According to the article, there are more instances of rogue beavers biting the poo poo out of unsuspecting swimmers. quote:Last week, an 83-year-old woman was bitten by another beaver while swimming in Lake Barcroft, about 11 miles away. That animal also tested positive for rabies. At least with the fox you have that moment to ascertain poo poo's about to go down. An angry rabid beaver in the water is a terrible surprise, and it probably moves much faster in the water than you ever imagined. Basically, gently caress beavers.
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pretz posted:I immediately thought of that New York boy scout leader who was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming in the Delaware River http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/1...sylvania-river/ I blame global warming.
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Most of these super awesome stories end in the death of the animal. Apparently human blood is too delicious and corn syrupy to ever resist once tasted.
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Well, Jimmy Carter got et by a rabbit that one time. (Click for huge) Supreme Allah posted:Most of these super awesome stories end in the death of the animal. Apparently human blood is too delicious and corn syrupy to ever resist once tasted. 
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That's a lot of people that have been attacked by animals with rabies. What's the transmission rate when you are bitten or scratched? I always just assumed you were automatically hosed, but maybe not?
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BlazinLow305 posted:That's a lot of people that have been attacked by animals with rabies. What's the transmission rate when you are bitten or scratched? I always just assumed you were automatically hosed, but maybe not? Rabies as I understand it, is as proportionately loving as the distance to your brain. In other words, it takes time to travel to your brain stem. IF you get bit on the foot, you have some good time - possibly days or more (to get the painful fixing injections). If a crazy dog bites you in the face, you have considerably less.
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BlazinLow305 posted:That's a lot of people that have been attacked by animals with rabies. What's the transmission rate when you are bitten or scratched? I always just assumed you were automatically hosed, but maybe not? Edit: six people have survived unvaccinated, symptomatic rabies using a seriously extreme treatment called the Milwaukee Protocol, which involves an induced coma and fuckloads of antivirals. That's of 37 attempts, if my math is correct. And it's the only treatment known to work. lonelywurm fucked around with this message at Mar 7, 2013 around 05:09 |
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pretz posted:I immediately thought of that New York boy scout leader who was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming in the Delaware River http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/1...sylvania-river/ Isn't rabies hydrophobia? What are these rabid beavers doing in the water?
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pretz posted:I immediately thought of that New York boy scout leader who was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming in the Delaware River http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/1...sylvania-river/ Doesn't rabies make you hydrophobic (fear of water)?
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If we stopped shooting animals with our guns and eating their friends then maybe they'd stop biting us. Also, something something irresponsible cat owners.
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particle409 posted:Doesn't rabies make you hydrophobic (fear of water)? I though that was an aversion to drinking water (even despite massive thirst and dehydration). Not sure that counts towards swimming in it, especially when you're a beaver. e: The internet says that symptom occurs in the later stages of the disease, so I guess you can be rabid and contagious while still being cool with swimming for a while. Balls to anyone visiting your pond, though.
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My favorite will forever be the Zanesville massacre: http://abcnews.go.com/US/zanesville...ory?id=14767017 Dude kept a bunch of zoo animals locked up in his backyard and they all got released. Gave birth to some pretty great Twitter accounts, as well. https://twitter.com/ZanesvilleLion https://twitter.com/zvillecheetah https://twitter.com/ZanesvilleWolf quote:Yo Zanesville, where the toddlers at?
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TheFoulBard posted:My favorite will forever be the Zanesville massacre: http://abcnews.go.com/US/zanesville...ory?id=14767017 quote:"There were some very close calls," the sheriff said. At times it was "almost hand to hand" combat with the animals, Lutz said. quote:One animal, a macaque monkey, is still missing and Lutz said it is "highly likely" that it is infected with herpes B virus. quote:"We feel that Mr. Thompson died from a self-inflicted wound. We also feel he had released these animals at some point. Not only were the gates open but some of the pens were open," Lutz said. Christ, that sounds like a total clusterfuck.
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Iseeyouseemeseeyou posted:Christ, that sounds like a total clusterfuck. Massive props to the Zanesville police for not having tranquilizers around a gigantic animal preserve.
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TheFoulBard posted:Massive props to the Zanesville police for not having tranquilizers around a gigantic animal preserve. Wow, this is all really hosed.
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Paradox Personified posted:Confirmed rabies transmissions are extremely rare in the US, been quite some time since the last confirmed actually. Glad she got a followup vax. And something about an animal pun goes here, I guess. Whats the difference between a confirmed transmission and contracting rabies? I thought every bat population was pretty much treated as a festering rabies cloud for the most part...
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TheFoulBard posted:My favorite will forever be the Zanesville massacre: http://abcnews.go.com/US/zanesville...ory?id=14767017 This is like a Jurassic Park story. Outnumbered cops trying to kill a bunch of predators before they kill anyone in the nearby city. TheFoulBard posted:Massive props to the Zanesville police for not having tranquilizers around a gigantic animal preserve. A tranquilizer gun won't stop an angry tiger, despite what you've seen in video games. Killing the dangerous animals was the best option available. Vanessie posted:Whats the difference between a confirmed transmission and contracting rabies? I thought every bat population was pretty much treated as a festering rabies cloud for the most part... If someone is bitten by an animal that might have rabies, they're doomed by the time symptoms appear. Suspected rabies cases are treated proactively with an intensive series of vaccinations, so it can be hard to tell if someone bitten by a bat actually caught rabies or not.
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Vanessie posted:Whats the difference between a confirmed transmission and contracting rabies? I thought every bat population was pretty much treated as a festering rabies cloud for the most part... Is that why people in films and TV are depicted as being shitscared of bats flying around their heads? Or is that just because eww, bats? We don't have rabies in the UK and no one gives a poo poo about bats, although to be fair I've never had a swarm of them flying around my face.
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Tibor posted:Is that why people in films and TV are depicted as being shitscared of bats flying around their heads? Or is that just because eww, bats? We don't have rabies in the UK and no one gives a poo poo about bats, although to be fair I've never had a swarm of them flying around my face. Rabies are the number one reason most people poo poo themselves over bats, yes. Number two is that they fly like moths in a weird irratic pattern. Number three is that they are going to gently caress up our plan to bring anarchy to Gotham.
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I got bitten by a circuss monkey when I was like 4 years old. Apparently I got a shitton of injections in my stomache to prevent rabies. I don't remember the actual moment of the bite or injections but I sure as poo poo remember crying my way all the way home.
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Vanessie posted:Whats the difference between a confirmed transmission and contracting rabies? I thought every bat population was pretty much treated as a festering rabies cloud for the most part... Confirmed transmission means you exhibit symptoms (aka. you're already dead because when you show signs of infection it's too late, except for a few radical cases). As mentioned if it's suspected you contracted rabies you undergo vaccinations which negatives side effects (feel a bit "off" and "ill") are far worse than not getting them if you have rabies (dead). It's for that reason that everyone treats rabies like festering rabies clouds. doctor 7 fucked around with this message at Mar 7, 2013 around 07:57 |
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Vanessie posted:Whats the difference between a confirmed transmission and contracting rabies? I'm not sure, but we had a confirmed case last year who tried to eat another patient in the ER. He apparently got the virus from "possums" I have a question too, I've been hearing a lot about foxes, coyotes and mountain lions being absolutely everywhere now, have there been more wild animal attacks recently or has it mostly been stupid people playing with dangerous animals getting hurt?
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Remember kids, if you're Division 1 runner and are fleeing for your life from an angry bear, "suck in your butt." But if a bear fight gets rough, remember some real men have killed bears with their own "bear" hands. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6VMSYIXCCY BigHead fucked around with this message at Mar 7, 2013 around 08:47 |
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African edition. Wildlife romp tragedy quote:A woman having sex with her boyfriend in the bush near the shores of Lake Kariba was mauled to death yesterday when a lion pounced on them, Zimbabwean news reports say. Her lover fled in the nude - except for a condom - when the lion advanced, according to the My Zimbabwe news website.
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Timothy Treadwell is a good example, he's that guy who lived in the wild with bears for 13 years claiming he had a special bond with them until one decided to eat him and his girlfriend. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Some animals just don't give a gently caress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell
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Phaeoacremonium posted:Her lover fled in the nude - except for a condom - when the lion advanced, At least they were trying to be safe.
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Over here on the East coast we have a bull on the loose. A rancher reported that it went missing and has been roaming around, whereabouts unknown until some unlucky sap wears a red sweater and gets gored.
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My dad got attacked by a monkey in a Detroit suburb. He was going to visit his buddy and this dog was tied to a tree in the yard next door. So he walked up to this dog to pet it. Unbeknownst to him, the dog's best friend was this Capuchin monkey that had been raised with the dog since it was a puppy. The monkey was very protective of the dog and was sitting in the tree. So my dad patted the dog, the monkey jumped out of the tree and started biting the poo poo out of my Dad's ankle. My dad's friend and the owner of the monkey had to hold my dad down because he was so pissed he was going to break the monkey's neck. Detroit, I love you.
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Supreme Allah posted:Most of these super awesome stories end in the death of the animal. Apparently human blood is too delicious and corn syrupy to ever resist once tasted.
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Splicer posted:Pretty much. A human caught off guard is ridiculously easy to kill, and we tend to sit around in easily findable locations. We have no claws or pointy teeth and usually pick flight over fight. Most large land predators that turn man-eater do so out of desperation (because most animals are loving terrified of humans) but once they realise just how easy we are to kill they pretty much don't stop. Case in point: the Tsavo Man‐Eaters.
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TheFoulBard posted:Massive props to the Zanesville police for not having tranquilizers around a gigantic animal preserve. It's right there, man... quote:A vet shot one tiger with a tranquilizer from 15 yards away and Lutz said it "just went crazy," and started to run, so officers were forced to shoot it with lethal ammunition. Also, this sounds less like an animal preserve and more like a menagerie. Platystemon posted:Case in point: the Tsavo Man‐Eaters. I hope it's not wrong that I laughed at the fact that the guy that took them down turned them into his personal rugs. Also: quote:two maneless male Tsavo lions stalked the campsite, dragging Indian workers from their tents at night and devouring them. Holy poo poo, that sounds like a horror movie. raditts fucked around with this message at Mar 7, 2013 around 15:04 |
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raditts posted:Holy poo poo, that sounds like a horror movie. And you would be right.
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Otter attack! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBF2qXEIStw
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The polar bear attack that circulated like ten years ago is   Click to see the pictures of what happened in the tent quote:The preceding images (the majority of them, anyway) do appear to document an actual polar bear attack described in harrowing detail in published accounts dating from September 2003.
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Well, I always wanted to know what getting mauled by a bear was like, since all the movies just show it really excitedly hugging you. That photograph at the bottom there is positively horrifying. I couldn't imagine having an animal that big and that dangerous just covering every square inch of my body in claw and bite marks.
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GreenCard78 posted:The polar bear attack that circulated like ten years ago is That is the largest predator currently walking the earth, kids. It is a drat good thing those hunters were loaded for elk, an equally tough bitch. Otherwise they'd all be dead, I'm sure.
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