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Funny thing is in the States we watch Australian videos with equal fear and alarm.

The scariest part about bears, they eat their prey alive. You'll feel everything until you're gone.

I once had an experienced hunting guide tell me that if you're hiking in the mountains in the USA, there's a 50% chance a mountain lion is either watching you or at least knows you're there.

In regards to bears, the rules are: If it's black, fight back If it's brown, lie down If it's white, goodnight We also have so many deer in my area of NJ. And they're completely invisible at dusk and dawn. They just run out of nowhere

Also fun fact: A Moose can dive up to six meters/Twenty feet underwater, this means if swimming/diving there's not a zero percent chance that a moose won't come ruin your day.

Moose are literally walking, modern day dinosaurs. It's absolutely BONKERS just how big they are.

I like how they showed Elk for the Mooses in some of the pictures.😆 When you go to Yellowstone, they hand you a pamphlet that tells you not to mess with the bison. However, there are quite a few idiot who ignore that. I've been the Yellowstone four times, and every time, there was a moron standing in a herd of bison.

In Canada, there are about 40 bear attacks per year. In the US, there are maybe dozen. It's important to know that once you are in the " bush " - any area of untouched forest, that you are not the top of the food chain. In some areas, all you need to carry is a big stick. In other areas, a gun is advisable.

Bad thing about bears, they won't immediately kill you before they snack on you

I live in New Mexico, United States. We have Cougars, Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes, Bears,Black Widow and Brown Recluse Spiders, Scorpions, Deer, Elk, Wolves, Coyotes, Tarantulas (which look scary to people afraid of spiders)pretty mellow fellows, Tarantula Hawks ( which hunt Tarantulas), and the occasional visitor 👽. 😂

A cool little quote about animals: "Herbivore doesn't mean friend, it means survivor." Predators will back off if you pose enough of a fight since they will spend more energy than they gain from eating you. Herbivores need to live their whole lives being constantly attacked by predators. They *need* to be tough to survive. That's why herbivores are so dangerous and deadly. Predators don't really want to kill you, they just need food. If you anger a herbivore, they're not going to stop, they *want* to kill you.

What's the most frightening thing about Moose is that you don't really *get* how big they are until A.) You either see one in RL or B.) You see one *next* to a human on youtube to get an idea of the scale.

I know you think the deer part was silly but it’s honestly true. Not even a week ago I almost hit 2 driving home. Luckily I was ready for it. However I have never seen a bear or cougar in the wild, so even tho they are technically more intimidating, I’m not ever in fear of them. However with deer it’s a daily worry in some parts of the country. Keep up these videos I’ve been loving them lately!

I've found lots of Black Widow Spiders around my property in Mississippi. Saved one in a jar to show to my great grandsons. I then left it up to the middle great grandson to decide the spider's fate. Having the huge heart he has, he wanted to let the spider go free. We drove about 4 miles away and released the Black Widow into the woods! This particular spider came out of a rose bush that my daughter and I were planting. Glad we saw it before it saw us!

I grew up in south Texas. We were always dealing with the water moccasin, My husband got stung in our house when a scorpion ran into a shirt sleeve. In New York state I had a black bear banging on my back door. While living in South Caroliba we would stop and watch the gators sunbathing aling the road. While living in Florida, I had to stop while a huge gator passed in front of my car. We now live in West Virginia where we have foxes, copperhead snakes, and coyotes. A mother black bear and cubs were spotted crossing our property. Years later, a black bear destroyed my neighbor’s bee hives. At night you can’t see anything around our house (we live in the country), I am mindful of bears but not really worried.

Finally, a video that mentions Kodiaks. Almost all nature and animal productions seem to always forget them.

When it comes to moose and bison, people are warned to stay away from them. You can get pictures from a distance, but you do not approach them. Both will charge, and both are described as being tanks on legs.

I would give the bear the sandwich, then RUN! RUN AWAY!!! 😂Don't forget about the most lethal animal in America, the Jackalope. This spicy little hell raiser is a jack rabbit with deer antlers. Given the chance, it will induce laughter by humping your leg until you go into cardiac arrest. VERY dangerous creature.

As an American citizen, black widows are everywhere. The second most common is rattlesnakes. I have come across rattlesnakes several times.

We have a few different species of deer where I life. Mostly White-tail and Mule deer, but we also have the Elk and the occasional moose. You DO NOT want to mess with Elk or Moose under any circumstance. Everyone thinks that deer are pretty and flighty, like Bambi, but no...they will fight you if you provoke them. Bucks and bulls will fight anyone if its rutt season, and if there is a doe or a cow with a fawn of calf...you'd best be wearing a hockey mask, because they will go for your face with their sharp hooves, and they also BITE! They don't have fangs, but with teeth designed to act like scissors to grass, you might lose a few fingers if you're not careful.

Walk away from the bear. Not run. The bear can outrun you.

I was driving late at night on a country road at 55 mph, and 5 deer jumped in front of my car and two deer slammed into the side of my car totaling it…..then they just scampered off into the woods like it was no big deal.

I grew up in the southeast US, and we had a lot of these animals around us. It was no big deal, we were just taught from a young age how to deal with them. We had a black widow spider make a web between the outside wall of our house and the steps leading to the front door. We just let it live there. We fed it crickets. It never harmed anyone.

I live in Arizona where we have mountain lions, bears, coyotes, wolves, javelina, brown recluse, black widow, scorpions, rattle snakes, Gila Monsters, tarantula, Sonoran Desert toad and coral snakes.

I live in the mountains of northern California. I drove a friend home one night and coming back to my house I spooked a black bear. He then decided that I was a threat so came at me. I turned my head and all I saw was shoulder out my driver's side window. I was doing 55 mph and he was keeping up with me, so I hit the gas. Black widow spiders are common up here too. They are immediately put out of their misery when found. Cougars, or mountain lion are also common up here. They however, are not a threat if not hungry. I have had a mountain lion decide to take a nap in the shade right next to my chicken pen. Not one chicken was lost to that mountain lion.

I live in the Mojave Desert and there are always Black Widows hanging out in my garage in the summer.😃

We also have alligators, saltwater crocodiles, copperheads, water moccasins, black bear, and bobcats/lynx that can all do some damage. And coyotes & raccoons that can mess you up if they're rabid.

New to your channel, but i feel that as a rural midwesterner i should say...we occasionally have black bears, and we do now have cougars..but it is white tailed deer that we warn each other about daily. During the sunrise and sunset hours, it is extremely dangerous to be on rural roads. Lots of injuries, totaled cars, and at least a couple of deaths per year. I know they aren't fearsome and exciting, but they are the animal We Fear the most here

Brow Recluse Spiders, when they bite you, there venom rots your skin away. 😅 Brutal

4:23 Come on Adam, those spiders are kinda gross, but jumping spiders are super cute. There's always one that shows up every spring to live in my window. 🕷

as a floridian, there are scary critters in every crease and crevice you can come across, but they’re more terrified of you as you are of them

I was terrified of spiders for 40 years. Then I took time to learn more about them and to be able to ID the bad ones (widows, recluses). Now, when I encounter a wolf spider, I'm not afraid; when I see a jumping spider (adorable), I actively try to play with them (they're very curious about us). Knowledge crushes paranoia. When we moved to Florida, my father once stuck his hand in a hole while checking a water meter...afterwards, his new co-workers informed him that the red spots he saw in the hole were a bunch of black widows...none of them bit him. You have to really force them (or be super unlucky) to get bit by a black widow.

A couple of days ago, I read about the Joro spider here in America. It's primarily in North Carolina, but is now popping up in other states. Their webs can get up to 10 feet, 3 meters, wide. The spider can also grow up the size of a human hand.

When you face off against bears there’s a saying, “if it’s black fight back (make yourself big as possible and yell) if it’s brown lie down (play dead and cover the back of your neck).

Adam, you’re one of my favorite KZfaqrs man. Bears, Mountain Lions, Coyotes, etc. we have have so many animals roaming around the US but 8/10 times the animals will run off when they hear us around.

I live in Maine, where we have loads of moose, (we have a lot of other animals on this list too, but that is very common in the US) and during COVID tourists were coming here to not be around other people (thereby making it more populated.) So many of them got out of their cars to get close to a moose for a photo, the game wardens had to make a special ad for the news paper to tell them not to try and get close to the moose. We had a few injuries and calls to 911 over an aggressive moose. I know I am from here but who looks at a moose and thinks "i'm gonna take a selfie with it!"

6:15 I like wolves too Adam they are my favourite animal. I actually own a wolfdog, and she is just so adorable. Wolves don't deserve the hate they get, and I'm completely against poachers/ hunters killing them.

My husband & I both have been bitten by brown recluse spiders. Both wounds turned necrotic. Neither one got over an inch in diameter. Now deer are another matter. Four times, fronts of our cars were damaged. We luckily not harmed. I was so glad when I retired and could drive in daylight. Love your reactions to things in US. Come to Iowa sometime.

"If it bites through me, it's gonna be like biting through butter".. OMG, I couldn't stop laughing! Had to Subscribe! ❤❤❤😂

"Who decided that spiders were a good idea bro?!?" I have never more related to a human being in my life hahahahaha

Hey speaking of bears, you should watch The Great Outdoors with John Candy ❤❤

Coral snake looking at the diamondbacks being called the most venomous snake in North America 👀👀👀

I love the animations. The wolf "chasing" the jogger was hilarious.

So, this happened almost 50 years ago, but my parents went on a camping trip in Northern Minnesota in the early 80s and didn't secure their food well when they went into town to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. It started to storm while they were at dinner and so my dad and uncle went back to the campsite to pack stuff up and found the tent demolished and the cooler they had been using had had the lid ripped off. The cooler belonged to my grandma and she decided it was still worth keeping after being cleaned out. But it had claw punctures in the lid until the day she finally got rid of it (sometime in the early 2000s). The tent had been one of my uncle's and had this MASSIVE rip down one side. My folks bought it from him and my dad repaired it and we used it for camping until I was in high school.

I briefly encountered a Rattle snake and it was terrifying. I live in Northern California and in my town there used to be a Hilton hotel on top of a big hill. The hotel burned down in the 2018 tubbs fire. One day me and my buddies were smoking on top of the hill. It’s a really grassy/rocky area. As I am walking down I hear a rattling sound. I didn’t see the snake but immediately sprinted down the hill and almost fell. It told me to back off and I did lol.

In the last town I lived in someone was killed by a deer collision a couple years ago. It's a real hazard.

“Grizzly bear attacks on humans are extremely rare, and statistically don't show an upward trend. In fact, visitors to Yellowstone National Park are more likely to be killed by a falling tree than a grizzly bear. Bears will usually retreat before humans are aware of their presence, and will only attack if provoked or caught off guard.” My brother got bitten by a brown recluse spider. He survived, he had a knarly scar. Wanna see

Good thing about rattle snakes is they tend to give you a warning. Was picking black berries when I heard the rattle from the bush. I backed away slowly. Brown recluse spiders are dangerous because they like to hide in dark places like shoes or boots. Uncle got bit in the big toe and nearly lost his toe to the bite. Some people have such a severe reaction that they’re in the hospital for weeks as their flesh begins to rot and is surgically removed.

I know people who have lost loved ones to car accidents involving deer because the deer went through the windshield. I barely saw a deer come out of a deep ditch with brush on the other side and right next to a deep creek i was about to go over on a bridge with no siding. I had my two younger siblings in the car with me (they were minors at the time). I wasn't able to slow down in time. We came out ok after being hit but i was missing a mirror and you couldn't roll the windows on that side of the car up or down after because of how bad the dents were. It was like I got t-boned by a car. We could have easily ended up in the creek and died and no one would have known. It was farmland country. As for bison, I think the video paints the near extinction of the species poorly. It wasn't really commercial hunting. It was government-sponsored extermination in an attempt to kill the indigenous populations who relied on the bison for every part of their lives. Herds used to be so big the land would shake and it sounded like thunder when they moved. I rode past a bison farm going to school every day as kid and even with the number they had, they're movements still made enough noise to picture what the herds used to be like. I know some national parks have some wild herds but i've never been.

List data is a bit inaccurate but yea; it's said the most dangerous thing in the woods is a baby moose, because momma's not far behind! -Black Bears are found all over the United States but you can find Brown Bears in a lot of North Western states as well, not just Alaska. If you're eating and one comes up, you're better off dropping your food on the floor - don't throw it at the bear; make noise and back away slowly without turning away from it or running. -Mountain Lions aren't mostly west, they're mostly north from west to east and can be seen as far south as those states shown and on the east coast, as far south as Florida. I live in North Carolina, we get them a lot on trail cameras here! Not just one but often mothers and cubs. Alligators and Crocodiles should've been on this list. We do get both as well as poisonous water snakes. A lot of Europeans question why so many American's don't know how to swim; that's why. Between the Gators, Crocs, Bull Sharks on the East and Great Whites on the West and Poisonous Snakes, if you don't have your own pool with crystal clear water, you're not swimming! Forest Facts! If you hear the sound of a little girl being brutally murdered in the Forest; 50/50% it's just a Fox. The other 50% you're gonna wanna call the cops. If you hear a woman being brutally murdered in the Forest; 50/50 it's two mountain lions getting it on -- the other 50% call the police.

The thing about wolf attacks becoming more common, I figure it's less wolves being more aggressive and more idiots looking at them and going "Oh, puppy! They must be a good boy!" and completely ignoring the fact that these are wild animals that are also predators.

Canadian here, Cougars are the most terrifying animal to me. I've been near wild grizzlies and black bears and they're usually predictable and mostly harmless if unprovoked, however if you see a cougar in person you are ALWAYS in trouble. We had one on our deck one time and it was cool and terrifying despite the glass between us. It sounds like I'm making this next one up but my family was driving near a town in Alberta and came across one on the side of the road that was longer than the vehicle we were in. Granted it was a Chevy Tracker, and they're not very long but still - this thing was gigantic and completely unafraid of us in the vehicle.

Why do think Americans love their guns. A bear, wolf, or cougar doesn’t stand a chance against a scared American with a .308 hunting rifle.

I live in the mountains of North Carolina, in the forest. We have black bear, bob cats, fox, raccoons, deer, groundhog, black widows, brown recluse, deer ticks, rabbits, squirrels, copperheads, rat snakes, etc. I love it!

We have a couple of snakes in the U.K., the adder is mildly venomous, we have these weird little yellow scorpions too, they live near the docks though and a few of our spiders are venomous but don’t do any damage other than the false widow. One of my sons was bitten by a false widow when he was 11 and he was sick for a week and still has the scars from the bite 12yrs later. Cows kill more people per year than sharks. We also now have bison here now, only a small herd at the moment, we have wallaby’s, the odd raccoon dog, Chinese water crested deers (vampire deer) and a few other animals that have made their way to the U.K.

Adam finally realizes that the real KZfaq money is on Europeans react to US videos. 😂😂 But PLEASE don't feel pressured to do all the military videos. Those folks are annoying af. We are never going to ride a B2 bomber. Just let it go, people.

A relative of mine lives in Texas, he told me one time, when you get out of bed, you put slippers on so you don't step on scorpions, however before you put the slippers on, you make sure there isn't a scorpion inside the shoe. Apparently the kind of scorpion they have the most of, likes to make a house out of your shoes. So if you don't check, you will probably put your foot into an already occupied shoe, and get one helluva sting. That's what he told me. I don't have a reason to not believe him, but I've only met him once, so I don't know if he mainly truthful, or not.

What’s really funny about the rattlesnake is that some other snakes adopt the “rattling” despite not having a rattle. I have a cornsnake who “rattles” his tale when he gets pissed off or stressed. It’s fascinating

The saying for bears is if it’s black fight back, if it’s brown lay down (curl up in a ball), if it’s white then good night (because you won’t survive a polar bear attack)

This video reminded me of a news cast back in... I think it was the 90s?... about a bull shark being spotted in the Delaware river (ugh I'm old). Bull sharks definitely range far and wide here.

My husband is from Alaska and I lived there 8 years. A moose in your yard is a legit reason to be late for work. Another sign of an imminent charge from a moose is when their ears go from perked forward as they watch you to flat back. I have done a lot of wildlife photography. A cow moose with a calf was the closest I ever came to getting hurt. We did a little dance around the University of Fairbanks sign I was near until she decided I was gone. After that, I made a strategic retreat. Yes, this was in town and only a couple of blocks from our house. Hint: when photographing a cow and calf, put ypur cellphone on silent. Lolol

So, I'm a city bus driver in an overgrown small town of 200,000 people. Literally the same day you filmed this, ON MY CITY BUS ROUTE, a motorist struck a deer that was crossing the street. Both survived, but the car didn't.

I just love your commentary! You are cracking me up! I haven’t laughed like this in awhile, thank you! 😂

I lived on Kodiak Island with those bears, their skulls are almost bulletproof except for high powered rifles. I know two people who’ve had dangerous encounters with Kodiak bears, one guy used his rifle and k/lled the bear that kept charging him when he tried to disengage/escape. The other guy didn’t have a high power firearm, and he got munched on. He’s got a big scar on his leg where you can see the teeth punctures, safe to say he learned his lesson. They’re usually pretty chill though, but if they want to do something you can’t really stop them. We once had Halloween trick or treating cancelled because a bear was spotted near town. School was delayed for a bear in the parking lot.

I’m from Maine and moose was my guess for #1. My biggest fear on autumn walks was always running into a bull in rut. I’d rather run into a bear, tbh. 😭

Living in Virginia, US...I'd have to add the "Eastern Yellow Jacket" to this list. Ground dwelling wasps with an attitude and attack in large numbers. A simple outdoor task, like mowing your lawn, can land you in the hospital.

Moose usually attack people during rut season, they get stupid with HIGH testosterone trying to find a mate.

Sadly I lost a friend 2 years ago who was camping in northern Norway when he was mauled by a polar bear while in his tent. The authorities think he had a chocolate bar or some other food item in the tent when he fell asleep which attracted the bear. When the bear entered the tent, he awoke and then the bear focused on him. (Thankfully) Further details about the attack were not shared with us...

Good video. I like the comments about the shark "he looks nice" and the one about the moose " why is he so angry?"

Here in Nashville we had a black bear wandering the neighborhood last summer. The tv station came out to do a story, and the bear just sauntered across the street. We have brown recluses in the house, but they don’t mess with us. Occasionally one may visit me while I’m reading in bed, it just stops on my arm, hangs out a bit, then leaves. One of my neighbors photographed a grey wolf in her back yard (they’re not native to this area) We have loads of snakes, but they hide away from humans. We have coyotes in the city, as well as foxes. They put out warnings on the news to bring in pets and small kids, because coyotes will carry them off.

So I’ve watched a few of your videos this evening and liked them (clicked the button and truly enjoyed them). But when you started talking about spiders in this one, i thought “yep, I can relate. He’s good people.” Cheers ! Glad I found your channel. I’ll be watching and much success.

During Rut(Mating Season). Horned Male Deer, Elk & Moose are extremely dangerous. I was driving my family from Minnesota to Disneyland in 2011. On our way through Arizona there were over 100 different signs with multiple names on them dedicated that section to the deaths caused by Elk collisions. When we lived in Colorado(1974-79) my mother was bit on the neck by a Black Widow Spider, the bite swelled to the size of a Baseball, Scary stuff!!!

For a year after our office was built, I found about a dozen black widow spiders under our door handles and toilet seats. Yep, toilet seats.

Love the channel Adam! So happy you're interested in how we live over here. Like to make a couple suggestions.... Kent Rollins- He's a cowboy cook who makes incredible food out on the prairie. I really like the chicken sandwich video Bob Ross- Super relaxing painter And bluegrass music in general. Has roots in Scotch Irish music that came here with early settlers from Europe. Best place to start would be Old Old House by IIIrd Time Out, or I Call Her Sunshine by The Kody Norris Show for the authentic experience. Keep up the fantastic work!

Moose are legit TERRIFYING. I've only encountered one in the wild. I was hiking through a forest that had been cut a few years earlier, meaning that there was all kinds of limbs left over on the ground and movement was slow going at best. Then suddenly there was a moose running by at at least 25 miles an hour like "this is easy", but the chilling thing was... It was absolutely SILENT moving though near impenetrable terrain at road speed.

The guy forgot to mention that bull sharks are the only sharks that can move from salt water to fresh water and back without any issues. This is what truly makes them so dangerous.

Apparently, we have more endurance than any other animal. And if you run after and hunt prey for 3 or 4 days, they become exhausted and easy to catch or kill.

We had a mating pair of cougars living around one of the houses I lived in when I was younger. It killed one of my neighbors pregnant horses, and killed a bunch of baby cows at the dairy farm across the street from us. I'm also about 95% sure that our whippet was attacked by one of them and only survived cuz he's fast and was able to get to the house before he could get caught again. He had 4 extremely deep gashes on both his sides that needed a bunch of stitches. I don't know if they ever found the cougars. We kept lights on all around our pastures and had radios going 24/7 to try to keep our horses safe. Luckily we didn't lose any like our neighbours

How common are grizzly bears, cougars, and wolves in the Rockies? A couple years ago, my brothers and I went camping south of Yellowstone in Wyoming. We brought guns... because... America. The park ranger at the front gate asked if we were armed, we said yes, and showed our weapons. We had a 12 gauge shotgun with deer slugs, a .308, and I had my 9mm with hollow points. The ranger almost turned us away because we weren't ARMED ENOUGH. The bears and cougars had been especially active that season, and due to forest fires, didn't have enough to eat, so they were attacking people. Needless to say, we had a great time camping.

As someone who is born and raised in Arizona, Bark Scorpions and Rattlesnakes (specifically the diamondback) are quite common here. Anti venom for a rattlesnake bite costs over $10,000. Good times.

I was working in the Appalachian mountains building a house with my boss. The french doors, and the windows were slated to be delivered at 5 a.m. so we decided to sleep in the cabin...in the mountains...in heavily wooded area....with a sheet of plastic for a door. We had fold out cots, about 3 am i wake to a cold wet sensation on my exposed feet...it was the nose of a mountain lion snifffing my feet and I couldnt move an inch fearing it would chomp down on my foot if i did...so I just laid there awake for about an hour without hardly blinking or moving at all while it checked stuff out before it left. We called the customer the next day to notify him that it is likely stalking the property and to be careful with kids or pets up there.

Most black widow bites occur when people reach into dark spaces, such as a bush or rarely-used cabinet, and accidentaly touch them with too much force. They don't really end up in households- they don't want their webs destroyed by giants, and you can technically survive the bite without going to a hospital. Would recommend it to get painkillers, though...

4:46 cougars you rarely see because they stalk you. Only time you see them is when they’re close and you can hear em. At least they’re easy to scare off

Key thing to remember about bears, if their black, fight back, brown, lie down, white, goodnight.

Spiders are at the top of my "AW HELL NAW!" list.

1:25 There's a rhyme for safety when it comes to bears: “If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight”. If you encounter a Polar bear it's goodnight because you're already dead. It's the only one that will hunt/kill you for sport and enjoy it.

The best saying for bears is “If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight”

😂😂😂 I looked away, during the spider section 😂😂😂.

Deer just run out in front of cars all the time. And if you live way up north and hot a moose, your car is done. And the moose will walk away unhurt. What's terrifying about bears too is one, they eat their pray live, Secondly, you can't escape from them. They can run, climb, swim, all of that.

I can confirm that the bark scorpion sting is about as bad as getting shocked. Worst one I've had is on one of my little toes. That pain latest almost 48 hours, but the itch was 10x worse.

When I was a kid I remember my Grandpa having to call Fish & Game because there was a mountain lion in one of his trees in this back yard! 🤩 We live in Idaho & I hate Hobo Spiders. We always get them big time around August!! 😬 We’ve seen Moose on our front yard before as well!

Fun story about mountain lions. I'm originally from central Illinois. Far from the cougar's natural habitat. So, when I was a kid, I would camp at my grandparent's farm. They had some of the rare hilly land in Illinois, so it was covered in beautiful forest and densely grown. Basically, you couldn't see too far into the trees in most cases. In their woods was a creature that we all just called 'the screamer.' Some nights, you'd hear this awful screaming. It was something that just chilled your blood and sent those primitive instincts DIRECTLY into 'flight' mode. I heard that awful screaming nearly every time I camped out there, which must have been dozens of times over the years. Fast forward to the advent of KZfaq and I discover that the screaming sound was actually a mountain lion. I and my friends were being circled and sized up for dinner by a massive cat.

Some say “One in 20 bears will bother you.” I say, “Which one is #19?”

fun fact, I think that the most dangerous spider in the us is actually the red widow. its a very niche and rare animal which frequently leaves victims with permanent neurological damage and/or impairment. they leave with painful, torturous trauma for a lifetime, although I'm not sure of the difference in danger with the black widow

I live 2 blocks from the downtown of my town in Wisconsin and my security camera picked up a black bear walking through our front yard (10 feet from our door). We also have 2 cougar dens within 10 miles of my town.

As a south central Texas resident I am EXTREMELY grateful for the rattle on our diamond backs- have kept me from getting bit countless times. When you hear it you stop moving, look 👀 to see where it is coming from and slowly move awayyyyyy

Most scorpion stings range in severity from minor swelling to medically significant lesions, with only a few able to cause severe allergic, neurotic or necrotic reactions. However, scorpion stings account for approximately 3,000 deaths a year worldwide.

Bears: If its black, fight back If its brown, lay down If its white, goodnight Thing with insects and snake though is if you leave them alone you have nothing to worry about. Plenty of videos of people handling spiders in particular with no issue.

Grew up in Florida, we were taught what to do when faced with black bears, alligators, pumas, pythons, monkeys (they're mean as hell), brown recluse and black widow spiders. Out of all that i cant do spiders. Specifically orb weavers. They are massive.