[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Nature attacks (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 7/19/2013 11:47:04 AM EDT
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How many here have survived an attack by one of Natures creatures other than man...
be it insect, animal, or plant... for me I have survived Portuguese man o war Black Widow Rabbit (do not ask) Bees Wasps and when my mother was a kid she was bit twice by a rattlesnake...she almost died.. how about you...tell me some truthful stories.. |
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Water moccosian thousands of yellowjackets and wasps(not allergic so like a mosquito bite) jellyfish and portugese man of war (never bothered me) hundreds of fire ants until the last few when all of a sudden I had an allergic reaction that sent me to the emergency room sucks having to carry an epi pin all the time. doctor friend of mine died between the golf course and the hospital after having a reaction to fire ants |
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What's the deal with the rabbit? I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... |
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What's the deal with the rabbit? http://thereelcult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Monty-Python-rabbit_400.jpg first time I saw that I was laughing but I shit you not had nightmares that night... my daughter got me the slipper set of that rabbit once |
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I shot a nice 4x4 in the neck with a 25-06. Dropped him in his tracks. I walked up standing over him next to his neck to look at the exit and entrance cavity and he threw his head into my calf to gore me with antlers. Somehow the shock broke his neck but did not kill him. That year I had purchased snake boots for hunting in FL and they paid for themselves in full that day.
Respected the hell out of that deer. |
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Portuguese man-o-war (twice) Shark. 3' or so sand shark came after my stringer of trout while I was fishing and got my leg instead. Could have been much worse than it was. He didn't get my fish, though!  Hog. Wanna see a coonass climb a tree with staggering speed? Send a 300lb boar his way.  A few non-venomous snakes. Never anything major. Ground hornets. Those things are the spawn of satan. Little bastards are fast, too.  More wasps than I can count. Cobia. We through a "green" one in the boat and it ended up between my legs, beating the ever living shit out of my calves. While the bat was quickly deployed, the fish was a slow learner. My calves were black and blue for weeks. It was some tasty cobia, though!  Had a baracuda almost take off my nose as I was untangling fishing lines over the side of the boat. He was going after the bait that was dangling above the water. Fortunately he missed!  A few dogs when I was younger. A good kick sent them packing. |
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Quoted: I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... Quoted: Quoted: What's the deal with the rabbit? I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... Ever eaten Hasenpfeffer? It would be vindicating for you. I had a pet rabbit when I was a kid. I also had a pet cat. One morning I discovered my almost completely decapitated rabbit laying in the yard with my cat eating from inside his now exposed trachea. I was six. I will never own another animal again. |
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My 8 yr old son and I were out riding bikes along the Maumee river and we found a grade coming up so we started hammering the pedals.
Got to the bottom of the hill at full tilt when 3 deer ran out in front of us. We both nearly hit the last deer, the buck. I missed by a foot, the kid probably had hair on the front tire he was so close |
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Quoted: I shot a nice 4x4 in the neck with a 25-06. Dropped him in his tracks. I walked up standing over him next to his neck to look at the exit and entrance cavity and he threw his head into my calf to gore me with antlers. Somehow the shock broke his neck but did not kill him. That year I had purchased snake boots for hunting in FL and they paid for themselves in full that day. Respected the hell out of that deer. I had a doe last year give one last twitch as I walked up to her after a neck shot. She didn't move for the 5min after she hit the ground, so I thought I was gtg. She twitched right as I bent down to grab her leg to start dragging. I don't think I've ever jumped that high in my life. |
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Quoted: When I was a kid I was attacked by a chicken from hell and a female horse that didn't want me near baby. She knocked me flat on my ass to let me know that I was supposed to turn around. That reminds me of another one. There was an old man that lived down the street from our camp when I was a kid that had geese. Those mean bastards would come out of nowhere and chase us trying to bite us.  |
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Ever eaten Hasenpfeffer? It would be vindicating for you. I had a pet rabbit when I was a kid. I also had a pet cat. One morning I discovered my almost completely decapitated rabbit laying in the yard with my cat eating from inside his now exposed trachea. I was six. I will never own another animal again. Quoted:
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What's the deal with the rabbit? I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... Ever eaten Hasenpfeffer? It would be vindicating for you. I had a pet rabbit when I was a kid. I also had a pet cat. One morning I discovered my almost completely decapitated rabbit laying in the yard with my cat eating from inside his now exposed trachea. I was six. I will never own another animal again. I have Leporiphobia and I will kill a rabbit if it is within reach (or range) I love Hasenpfeffer I have eaten swamp rabbit, cotton tail, Jacks(these are only good if you soak them in salt water first, fry them in butter then make a stew.....) and various domesticated breads.. the only good rabbit is a dead rabbit... |
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I had a doe last year give one last twitch as I walked up to her after a neck shot. She didn't move for the 5min after she hit the ground, so I thought I was gtg. She twitched right as I bent down to grab her leg to start dragging. I don't think I've ever jumped that high in my life.
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I shot a nice 4x4 in the neck with a 25-06. Dropped him in his tracks. I walked up standing over him next to his neck to look at the exit and entrance cavity and he threw his head into my calf to gore me with antlers. Somehow the shock broke his neck but did not kill him. That year I had purchased snake boots for hunting in FL and they paid for themselves in full that day. Respected the hell out of that deer. I had a doe last year give one last twitch as I walked up to her after a neck shot. She didn't move for the 5min after she hit the ground, so I thought I was gtg. She twitched right as I bent down to grab her leg to start dragging. I don't think I've ever jumped that high in my life.
I decided neck shots were out after that. |
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had about 7 squirrels jump on me when i walked by the Austin state capital with a open bag of peanuts , I was scared! they ran right up the leg and came in waves.
Been bit by plenty of non venomous snakes and other small critters , horses and chipmunk too once. |
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I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... Quoted:
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What's the deal with the rabbit? I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... So it takes you a while to learn things hu
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| Yellow jackets while hiking across a log. A whole nest of those fuckers got me. I fell off the log and into a creek. Pretty sure that's what ended the attack. That or they moved on to my 2 brothers who got equal punishment. Bees are your friends. Yellow Jackets, hornets and wasps are mother fuckers that need to be killed onsite. |
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How many here have survived an attack by one of Natures creatures other than man... be it insect, animal, or plant... for me I have survived Portuguese man o war- Yes Black Widow- Yes Rabbit (do not ask)- No, what's up doc Bees-Yes Wasps-Yes and when my mother was a kid she was bit twice by a rattlesnake(YES multiple times in Cali)...she almost died.. how about you...tell me some truthful stories.. |
When I was around 12 I cut through a bramble patch that had a deer trail in it.....in the middle of the path was a big, fat woodchuck. I threw a tiny stone to try & get it out of the way--and the lil' f^cker charged me.
I ran though the brambles, getting all cut & scratched--but at least, not bit
Almost mugged twice. Almost--not quite, thanks to a Seecamp. Got bodychecked by an unseen fish in the water off Aruba--hit me so hard it left an abrasion the size of a dinner plate--no teeth. The lifeguard said it was likely a tarpon. But the woodchuck was the worst, by far. |
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What's the deal with the rabbit? I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... So it takes you a while to learn things hu
bit slow yup
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I shot a nice 4x4 in the neck with a 25-06. Dropped him in his tracks. I walked up standing over him next to his neck to look at the exit and entrance cavity and he threw his head into my calf to gore me with antlers. Somehow the shock broke his neck but did not kill him. That year I had purchased snake boots for hunting in FL and they paid for themselves in full that day. Respected the hell out of that deer. damn thats crazy |
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The only times I have felt threatened by "nature" were these three instances.
Two happened in the same location. Boundary Waters while fishing... First scenario takes me in a canoe, pretty close to shore and heard a large amount of noise coming at me from the woods. Turned out to be one unhappy Moose, charging at me because I was a little too close to her young ones. Freaked the hell out of me. Later that same day....well, middle of the night. I awoke with the largest urge to take a piss (few people still near the campfire). Got out of my tent and walked a few yards and do my business. Well, mid stream I looked up and noticed two yellow eyes staring back at me. Damn, wolves are a bit bigger than I thought they'd be. And the sounds of others flanking me made me a tad bit uneasy. Stopped mid piss and retreated like a bitch to the group. Then, I was surfing in Florida when a laaaaaaarge shadow passed beneath me. Close enough to move my board that I was just resting on. (Later found out it was seen near shore, turned out to be a Tiger shark, est. 12ft long) |
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Large black German shepard disrobed me before I could climb Dads 67 Dodge station wagon. His name was stranger.
Sea urchins, many. Swept thru a 20 ft swim thru snorkeling St Thomas. I was told to pee on the wounds the needles left. I have never regained feeling in my rt middle finger from the urchins. May have been the urine. |
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you make bunny very upset... nobody makes bunny upset!!! http://i43.tinypic.com/2rw9t34.jpg Sweet dreams buddy
ETA: I see you have a legit fear of bunnies... my bad  its just therapy.... my wife who is a psychologist thinks it is therapeutic to mess with me...she made me watch silent hill II the other day...rabbits everywhere... goose bumps
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Kicked in the face both hoofs from a horse at age 4. Luckily I was really close and it was more of throwing me across the paddock. Plant... Mom told me to go pick some Tomatoes out of the garden at age 13. Woke up in the ER as they were extubating me (Pulling the breathing tube out) Seems I am allergic to Tomato pollen. Edited, Read where you added the Rabbit story....
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Animal.. Kicked in the face both hoofs from a horse at age 4. Luckily I was really close and it was more of throwing me across the paddock. Plant... Mom told me to go pick some Tomatoes out of the garden at age 13. Woke up in the ER as they were extubating me (Pulling the breathing tube out) Seems I am allergic to Tomato pollen. Edited, Read where you added the Rabbit story....
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Wife and I go to Yellowstone every spring. I think it was on a trip in 2010 she dropped me off along side the Yellowstone River to photograph some Cinnamon Teal ducks, she proceeded up to the next turn out about a hundred yards ahead. Wind was blowing hard and snowflakes so large I was having hard time finding ducks where I thought they were. I finally found them and squatted down to get a good low perspective angle photo. My wife said as soon as she parked she noticed a bison (only one for miles that day) raise it's head up from feeding and instantly honed in on me, the bison started walking slowly then at a gallop heading my way. I am unaware of this at this time. My wife smartly heads my direction in our rented SUV and for some reason I look to my left and I see a streaking towards me two objects one metallic silver and one furry brown. The wife said I was so surprised that I ran up the hill from the ducks backwards, she met me at the roadway and blocked the bison with left front fender as I scurried around front end. I finally get to passenger door and it's locked and wife doesn't know where the unlock switch is, by now bison is coming around front
of SUV and is on my side and at last possible second I hear door unlock and leap into truck. By time it was over with a couple of cars rolled up on the end and the occupants were laughing their asses off. The rest of the week my wife would stop at every bison jam and ask me if I wanted to get out and take a photo  I go to Yellowstone for all the wildlife and carry bear spray for grizzlies but after being charged by a bison I am scared shitless of bison, except for red dogs their still cute
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I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... Quoted:
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What's the deal with the rabbit? I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... i was guessing Tularemia, but actually having your ass kicked by a rabbit is, well........ |
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What's the deal with the rabbit? I was about 5.5 years old and in my backyard was a large jack rabbit... he let me walk up to him... and pick him up... he then unleashed such a fury of blows, kicks, scratches and bites that not only did I have to get a rabies vaccination series I had to get stitches....about 4 weeks later I saw another one and had a repeat experience... I hate rabbits and rabbits hate me... when my wife was told the story she laughed... we went to a pet store to get some food for our snakes and a rabbit that was in a cage at head height tried to attack me through the bars as I rounded a corner...my wife did not know is she should laugh or cry.... also had a group of friends that did a lot of rabbit hunting when we were teenagers... a friend shot a jack rabbit and it started chasing him finely latched onto his boot....after it was dead I held it up by its ears...my hand was touching its skull and its legs went past my waist (I am 6'4")...big fucker... looked like a Flemish crossed with a jack rabbit... did I say Rabbits are evil? well they are... i was guessing Tularemia, but actually having your ass kicked by a rabbit is, well........ Tularemia is not as common as some think (I have been told) but how dare such a tasty meat carry such a vile sickness... evil I tell you evil... |