New Zealand Family React to The Top 10 Most Dangerous Animals in the USA (#1 CAN'T BE TRUE!!)

[@blowzo1998]

They left out Alligators, Feral hogs, Wolverines, Coral snakes, Javelina, and numerous other nasty creatures. Love your channel!

[@lathspell87]

wild hogs should have definitely been on this list. They are extremely dangerous.

[@brandilyn6720]

Alligators are actually very scared of humans. They usually won’t go after a human unless it’s a very small child

[@KOLTDB5389]

They also left out coyotes

[@lorainefleeman6011]

@@brandilyn6720 Or a stupid drunk is messing with it.

[@andrewwash8005]

@@KOLTDB5389 Coyote used to be very skittish but lately have become more brazen. I believe that is because we do not hunt and trap them the way we used to and they do not see us as that much of a threat anymore.

[@allison4516]

I always remember as a kid we’d occasionally see a moose in the road way just chilling. My granddad would always stop the car and dim the headlights and just wait for it to pass. Sometimes we’d be there waiting for quite a while. When we’d ask why he said simply “Because the moose would win” 😂 it absolutely deserved it’s number 1 spot on this list. Moose are no joke.

[@Lexbut]

Yeah moose are hecking menaces it’s better to not hit a moose and run off the road because they say it’s like hitting a brick wall with supports behind it they’re fhecking massive

[@davidnjennieprice]

Cougars, wolves and bears really have no interest unless you get between them and their young, or make them feel threatened. Moose however, are no joke. They are grumpy animals and barking dogs seem to particularly annoy them. Camping or living in the wilderness is best accompanied with a "freedom stick" for protection.

[@SighNaps]

@@Lexbut The reason hitting a moose is incredibly dangerous is because of their height. Usually the average size car hits the moose, breaks it's legs and it's body goes through the windshield of the car. It's pretty common for LEO's to have to put down moose stuck in the frame of a car.

[@2011TinaBean]

@@davidnjennieprice well if you think that bears have no interest in you, you have never picked huckleberries! We take an air horn with us when we pick!!

[@seattleogre]

Moose are the most stubborn jerks in the wild. They will block you for fun and have epic stamina. The only thing you can do is bore them until they don't find it fun to torment you any longer.

[@danielsbar373]

As someone that lives in the US. I've seen snakes and bears and wolves and of course tons of deer and I love going camping. Yeah, that stuff happens sometimes, but it's super super rare. Most problems occur when people aren't paying attention or aren't respecting an animals space.

[@hearttohartwithbri]

I was gonna say I live in Minnesota and we have cougars, wolves, brown recluse, bears and moose

[@garrettromer8499]

Same thing here with Michigan. Although we don't have any brown bears anymore just black bears and most of that stuff is stuck up in the upper peninsula. At least until the lakes freeze then they can chase deer across them down into the lower peninsula. The state of Michigan will try lying and saying all that stuff is up in the upper peninsula but we have got plenty of eye witness accounts and photographic evidence that says otherwise.

[@flamerollerx01]

That's the thing people don't really understand when they hear about these animals, the rarity is very significant. We have over 340 MILLION people in America and the most dangerous animal on the list only killed a few hundred people. It's a drop in the bucket and while terrible for the victims, to not consider the context will cause an exorbitant amount of fear and anxiety that is completely unjustified. I lived in CA for over 30 years and never once encountered a cougar, or known anyone who has. There are also black widows and brown recluse spiders there and I encountered only a few brown recluses (they are very rare in CA) and easily over 30 black widows without ever being bitten by them (and I've had a few close calls too).

[@ericwilliams582]

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[@ericwilliams582]

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[@katlamb7627]

I live in a little town in Oregon and we constantly get cougars in our area. We have alerts at the schools sometimes and the kids are stuck inside for recess until the game wardens make sure everything is clear. They are beautiful animals but everyone around knows to stay clear and keep you kids and pets inside.

[@kawabewa_8w8]

Glad your schools have those programs in place. Here on the california central coast, most people forget that cougars and coyotes exist until they leave traces. Among laypeople, ways to promote safety in the presence of wild animals and livestock is not common knowledge.

[@paperthyme]

They did that in Tx. I had to go out and check the patio every morning before I let the dogs out.

[@russellkeeling4387]

We have a lot of cougars where I live but I wish there were a lot more. It is said by our division of wildlife a mountain lion will eat a deer a week. I wish they'd eat several each week. Deer here are like cloven hooved rats. Only young lions that don't know any better, old lions that can't catch anything else and stupid lions want anything to do with humans. We are dangerous them not so much.

[@TonyM1961]

We get cougars in our small Oregon town as well. One they fail to mention is Bobcats. They might be smaller, but they are actually more dangerous than a cougar. Cougars at least have some sense of danger and don't really enjoy encounters with humans. Bobcats on the other hand aren't scared of anything. At least not that I have ever seen. They are far heavier and more powerful than they appear with retractable claws as long as 2.5 inches depending on individual.

[@droe1021]

No you don’t.

[@cvabuck5489]

I'm in central Appalachia, and we're home to several of the animals on the list, but it's easy to do little things to mitigate risks. For deer, you learn to watch the sides of the road more than the road itself. For spiders, you wear leather gloves when working outside. For snakes, high-top leather boots are usually fine and you avoid reachingunder rocks and logs. Honestly, our biggest concern in this region isn't on the list. Ticks can be easily missed until long after they've embedded in your skin, and they carry a number of bacteria that can cause localized infections, lyme disease, or trigger an allergy to meat that lasts for six to ten years. Part of the American "pioneering spirit" means if you grow up outside of the cities, you're usually taught early on how to both avoid animal confrontations, respond to an attack, and treat a bite or wound with first aid.

[@jeffburnham6611]

The problem with deer is the speed at which they move and the unpredictability of their direction. If you see them alongside the road near the treeline you have time to approach the area slowly in case they dart out in front of you. However, if you have a deep ditch along the road, you may not see them until they're right next to the car. That's what happened to me, the deer came out of the ditch where I didn't see them, and the deer ran into the vehicle I was driving.

[@louisejohnson6057]

You're absolutely right about the ticks. It's a problem where I live, on the Canadian prairies. It's become a serious global problem.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

@@andrewmoll7366 Appalachia is much bigger than that. The region extends from southern Maine to Northern Georgia.

[@BoylenInk]

The meat allergy comes from the Lone-Star tick and I’ve only just started to eat mammal meat again a couple years ago. I could eat fish and poultry but no beef or pork for many years - and roast beef is one of my favorites. Those were some miserable years.

[@delinarandoma1053]

Absolutely, everything you said.

[@zurieljoshua]

I'm an avid camper and hiker and do a lot of it solo. Don't let videos like this scare you. When you think about how many people are out in nature every day in this country, dangerous encounters with animals are extremely rare. I've come across black bears on the trail several times while alone. They run away. I wouldn't backpack alone in grizzly country, but other than that, no need to fear. Be informed, be aware, be cautious, but don't be scared.

[@jennywayman4461]

agreed

[@vsand9798]

I don’t think you can shoot in the direction of a grizzly in self-defense either. I’ve heard of people doing that to save their lives and they get charged with a crime. I’m in Colorado and I always hike and camp with a firearm.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Right I've very rarely seen dangerous animals. I'd tell them to be more aware of wasps than anything

[@jeanvignes]

Don't be scared, but DO learn how to be safe. The main thing is to seal food in air-tight containers and NEVER keep food in your tent, even in triple Ziploc's. There are "high hides" for food taken on camping trips, consisting of a bag attached to a long rope. You need to move a good distance away from your camping area, throw the rope over a branch, and pull the food up as high as you can before tying off the rope. Do this every night, and every time you leave your campsite (e.g. for a day hike or trip to the beach.) If there is so much as a quarter of a candy bar or a few crackers in your tent, bears will devastate your entire campsite trying to get to it.

[@hbmjr]

Accurate and well said.

[@xxJoeCoolxx]

Mostly it's interesting because while in NZ, the US thinks of Australia as having all of the deadly animals. We rarely think about how ours are also dangerous.

[@hellhound1389]

They have the most venomous with crocs being the only super predator but in USA we have multiple super predators and massive animals

[@Ezoangelofdeath]

I was thinking that same thing, Ive always thought everything that can kill you on the planet you can find in Australia, some of them you only find there, LOL, they have fish you can step on and be dead within minutes, I think Australia kill the US in cool killer animals, but maybe it's just cause living around all these my whole life they dont seem as deadly, I dont know

[@rightguy200000]

What's crazy is that Africa has both of us beat in that regard yet nobody seems to talk about it.

[@Ezoangelofdeath]

@@rightguy200000 I think it's because all those African animals are normalized in the US, Lions, Tigers Elephants, Rhino's, etc, all childrens characters growing up, like Bears, I see Deer and Coyotes daily, Australia is the sole home to many deadly reptiles, and insects, people already have a hang up with those, so knowing theres super deadly ones fucks with peoples heads, I cant really think of anything else, Africa's are ALL super predators, Apex predators like Hippos, my personal favorite I root for is Honey Badger, I think those are the toughest in the world. LOL

[@leeofthevoid]

@@rightguy200000 national geographic and world vision never shuts up about Africa, growing up in the 90's was all lion king and Egypt stuff. not sure where your from, but in Canada i feel like i know more about Africa then north America some times. if i turned on the tv right now im sure id see a documentary on lions.

[@Pit_Wizard]

When I was a kid, my friends and I got chased through the woods in the middle of the night by a huge territorial buck. It obviously didn't actually want to hurt us, because it definitely could have, but it was still utterly terrifying. It kept making these massive deep *huff* sounds right behind us. It chased us for probably 3 or 4 solid minutes before it lost interest.

[@lightsalt8530]

I got chased down by a cow when I was a teenager lol

[@andyboog2010]

Lol! I've had thos sort of happen to me. Same story I walked up on a buck I didn't expect and it pissed him off something fierce. I was going in to deer hunt but hadn't loaded my gun yet and nearly had a hear attack. We both survived the event.

[@CrazyJodice]

I got followed by buck and it was so stressful. I walked backwards up a hill for about 5 minutes because I wasn’t gonna turn my back on it.

[@kennith7760]

You'd be surprised how little most of us worry about it. Most of us growing up in the country have grown up learning how to deal with wildlife. There are bears that consistently come around the house I grew up in.

[@putitinreverseterry]

A 12 gauge with slugs certainly helps me feel safe in bear country

[@Gottaculat]

Ditto. Where I grew up, it was coyote packs. We weren't allowed to kill them, so their population got way out of hand. They weren't a threat until they killed all the rabbits, then started targeting house pets and small children. The increased population also lead to a mange outbreak, and for a while, it was dangerous to go out at dusk. Was in Cook County, about 40-50 miles NW of Chicago, so very few gun owners. Back in the mid 1990s. Was not cool being defenseless against roaming packs of diseased, hungry coyotes.

[@ashleyhall5778]

Same! Cougars and mountain lions don't even phase me and the fact that a lot of the world doesn't have this type of wildlife is mindblowing to me.

[@jennywayman4461]

I am not sure if we consciously worry about the wild life. I mean we did when we were younger. And, I know when my kids were younger I did worry again when I was teaching my kids to be watchful and what to be do when outdoors. When they became diligent at safety then it more of a natural unconscious normal. We are allowed to kill coyotes where I am from. In fact, we can get paid for each one we kill because they multiply so fast and they are so damaging to the bird population. And trouble for the farmers. It's the only way for balance.

[@BostonAmy]

We had a camp right on the lake up in Maine when I was growing up. Every morning the same Moose would walk down the dock and have a drink. My cousin and I had slept in the boat, attached to the dock, and we woke up to the sound of him clomping down the dock. He was beautiful. We just watched him drink his water. He stared at us for a few and then was like "Have a good day" and went along his day. It was awesome 👍

[@cassandrahepp6445]

I'd have peed myself 😅

[@margarettaylor5069]

I also was camping in the Grand Teton National Forest in Wyoming and was taking a potty break in the woods and heard breathing behind me. I turned around and there was a full sized Bull Moose breathing steam in the cold morning air. I said, "You, sir, are magnificent, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would stay right where you are." He watched me for a bit, then turned and shuffled off. One of the favorite experiences of my life.

[@helenatkinson4730]

😮

[@TonyM1961]

And you did the exact right thing by remaining calm and making no sudden moves that might be misinterpreted for you being aggressive

[@pnut3844able]

I bet you evacuated the remainder of your bowels right then lmao

[@theconsigliere8463]

Ive had a couple run ins with bull moose and its not the best feeling, was camping and heard something walking around our camp un zipped my tent and was staring one in the face, slowly zipped it back up and slowly laid back down. the other time we were out four wheeling and the road was getting really narrow and very large ruts and wasnt finding a good turn around spot there was a turn ahead and we werent sure where it was taking us so we parked and went walking to see what was around the corner and what we saw made us stop dead in our tracks there was about 8 or 9 maybe more moose just grazing slowly backed up and once we were out of sight booked it back to the trucks.

[@teaguevox8160]

I live in midwestern US. You can find a good number of the animals listed in that video here. I remember fishing off a bridge one day, I was reeling a panfish up and it was attacked by a cottonmouth on the way up. It let go after about 5 seconds, but by the time I reeled the fish all the way up to me it was long dead and stiff as cardboard. I went out fishing again recently and spotted three different snakes near the dock I was fishing off of, it was kinda unnerving. They're almost always afraid of you and run off when you get close. It's just unsettling on those few occasions when they choose to stick around and hold their ground.

[@FameViral]

The moose is actually terrifying. You never truly know how big it is until you see one in person

[@JustinWoodTV]

and if your close enough to see the true size you are probably to close lol

[@kitsu13]

I grew up hearing stories about moose, but until I visited my cousins in Alaska and saw a baby moose eating greens right outside a friend's window I realized I hadn't ACTUALLY properly imagined how big they were.

[@LatiNoble]

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[@The_Sniper13]

Well I have 2 12 guage shotguns and 2 AR15s so I'm good

[@lislmadeleine8463]

Yeah, pretty scary. I’ve had a few encounters with moose but the one I remember the most was when my son was a tiny baby - I was walking him in his stroller through a small forest with a trail. I wasn’t really thinking about moose and not paying attention , looking down a lot at my baby. Suddenly I looked up and there was a moose, about a small car length away, with nothing between us but the stroller. I was very lucky because as I backed away and just kept going, it seemed pretty unconcerned. But I was! By the way I have never gone in that trail again. I’ve also had a bear encounter but it was over quickly; that loose was far more frightening. Finally, saw a small pack of wolves once, and a lone wolf another time, but both times I was in the car. (Oh, I’m from Alaska.)

[@valerielocke7876]

I always remember my Grandpa's advice on how to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear. "If you are trying to get away from them climb a tree. The black bear will climb up after you and the grizzly will just knock it down."

[@Osprey850]

That's good to know. It may jump on your chest and maul your face, but at least you'll have satisfied your curiosity about which species it is.

[@RealRionRedinger]

Yep! Always find the biggest strongest tree to climb. That way if the grizzly can’t knock it down it’ll be able to climb up after you!

[@Salvation4DJews]

@@RealRionRedinger A couple of months ago after a nice rain, I heard a branch break out in the woods and then I heard an interesting sounding thump. That was not the sound of a tree branch hitting the ground. It was the sound of a Bear hitting the ground. All of my dogs outside freaked out. Climbing a tree to escape a bear is like jumping into the swamp to escape an alligator.

[@kathrynrivenbark7219]

😂

[@carolinapitman9621]

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[@marieann7302]

Driving at night in deer territory is extremely scary. I’m surprised they didn’t have alligators on this list, here in Florida they are something we really have to watch out for.

[@spudthepug]

Florida is basically the US version of Australia at this point.

[@lilcookie8]

in florida everyone knows that alligators arent a threat. stop lying

[@st8lion]

i see like 20-40 deer almost every time i drive at night except in the winter lol. always remember if you see 1 there are like 10 more in the area and slow the fuck down. its always a treat to see beavers or foxes when driving. got face to face with a wolf when walking down a dirt road with a friend at night, it was crossing the road in front of us as the road was surrounded by forest and it just stopped and looked at us we stopped and looked at it and the wolf put his head down and slowly finished crossing the road. we continued walking but started talking a little louder to each other to discourage anymore surprise visits from any furry friends. it was kind of a relief tho cause when we saw the huge as footprints at the beach earlier in the day (you have to go through a wooded muddy area to get to the beach) we thought it might of been a small black bear that got stuck on the island from crossing the river when the river froze but now my theory is that a small pack of wolves from Canada crossed probably chasing deer since the island is only a mile off of the Canadian mainland. at night you can see what i assume are windmills but unsure lit up with bright red lights from the beach. popular spot for Canadians to illegally enter the US since its so close by.

[@st8lion]

@Onthebrink5 you know a spooked dear will ram into your vehicle right? its not that uncommon. i also know a ton of people who had close calls with deer including myself along with knowing people who have died in accidents involving deer. unless you are from the city deer are the biggest problem animal for most people aside from moles and mice. the coyotes, beavers, bears, snapping turtles or snakes don't even come close. luckily their aren't any wild hogs here yet

[@maggieprejean9040]

​@spudthepug no Texas is!!! Florida far from it!!!

[@Milksong93]

Everyone’s forgetting the animal with the greatest potential for hurting people. Alaska has Polar Bears which are not only just a more dangerous version of a Grizzly Bear, but are the only animal that actively views humans as prey.

[@louiswillhauck5572]

Remember that when you’ve grown up with these creatures nearby, you learn how to live with them. It’s more than likely the “encounters” are from those that aren’t familiar with the creatures that are in the areas

[@garrettromer8499]

Yup mostly idiot tourists from out of the area.

[@lisalisa4182]

Growing up in southern USA if someone was speeding you didn't actually tell them to slow down, you just had to remind them that, "There are a lot of deer on this road...", and that usually does the trick. Everyone has either hit a deer at some point or knows someone who has and is well aware of the potential outcome...😩 I am very surprised alligators didn't make the list.

[@patrickkanas3874]

In Wisconsin I see a puffed up deer laying on the side of the road just about every day. I've seen so many deer on the road that I've considered setting up a blind next to the highway and sitting there opening day

[@evilmessiah81]

gators are normaly pretty harmless, they are not realy agressive and are not likely to attack people.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

I'm not. Alligators are basically stoners.

[@mortikarobinette5381]

I always had to be careful when I lived in the country in West Tennessee. I worked evening shift and driving home could be dangerous just from the deer. They were everywhere.

[@al_alemania]

gators are pretty harmless tbh

[@shanekurczodyna4247]

Interestingly enough, I have actually encountered ALL of the animals on this list in the wild at some point in my life. But i am amazed that they didn't mention crocodiles/alligators.

[@boneless9305]

Gotta be number 11 haha

[@Bears2024]

I was as well

[@kcmobaseballmom]

I was thinking the same thing

[@VadulTharys]

They do not kill many people because only idiots give them the chance. Hence not on the top 10

[@tjm6983]

@@VadulTharys well fair or not that was what I thought about the people who get killed by bison. According to what the video said there are plenty that do. When they said they're mainly contained in national parks and he said "People getting too close" that's what I thought of. I think I've also heard of some people getting killed by animals in national parks because they try to get close and take pictures

[@kylecalame1996]

I can't get over how beautiful New Zealand is from your introduction. You are most fortunate I'm sure!

[@Mooke1312]

I live in Florida, and I've been wading waist deep in water in a nearby inlet and seen shark fins cruising by (time to leave the water, slowly!) I also live somewhere with many canals, swampland, and minor waterways, and alligators are a constant presence everyone has to be aware of! I love your content, so wholesome! Keep it up!

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

Yep, I believe the rule is thus: if the body of water is big enough, assume there's an alligator in there. I was visiting my grandparents as a kid and didn't even realize that one was right next to me in a steam on a golf course. It was just a little six footer, but I never forgot that.

[@ghostbucket]

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[@ghostbucket]

"A little six footer" 0_0

[@ronaldowens5025]

@@ghostbucket that's just above ahh he's a cutie but below it's to danm big to rob a McDonald's.

[@royporter1946]

I’m in Louisiana and I generally only have to worry about gators, black widows, and cotton mouths. I only worry about the big predators when I go camping across the country. You generally just have to pay attention to what’s in the area and learn how to deal with that specific threat, worrying about them all is a non starter.

[@Jmattt7194]

From southeast LA part, we just be jumpin in the blind river and dont care, i dont think many of them care either. All this knowing it only takes once

[@royporter1946]

@@Jmattt7194 oh yeah my grandma lived on the Mississippi and fed gators that would come up to here door, she called them her pets

[@aptove]

Agreed, never delt with gators and cotton mouths, i am kind of surprised cotton mouths aren't on the list. They may not have as many snake bites as a rattlesnake but they are way more aggressive. I would rather deal with rattlesnakes, they actually do not want to bite you.

[@jeanvignes]

Yes, I hope people are not lulled into thinking that rattlesnakes are the only snakes to worry about. Thee are several poisonous snakes in the swamps in states along the Gulf Coast.

[@ballsyrocker]

Yes, Cottonmouths are agressive. A friend and I were fishing on the Vermillion river in Hastings,Minnesota (it connects to the Mississippi river there) and there was a Cottonmouth with its mouth wide open at our feet at rivers edge, ( we were standing ona rock shelf along the bank), so my friend got a sturdy thick fallen branch,picked it up and flung it way out into the center of the river..but the darn thing came right back at us,and when we saw it come up on the shelf toward our feet ,we had to smash it with a large rock. There were people swimming just downstream so we just figured we better kill it. That was in mid Summer.

[@Mark_Alaska]

I live in Anchorage, Alaska. It's recommended to carry a firearm when hiking or camping. There could be something ready to kill you around any corner. It's not uncommon for schools to be delayed due to moose on the schoolyard, or people calling in to work late because of a moose in their yard... or even on your front porch. Like weather and traffic reports, our radio stations report moose and bear sightings. Oddly enough, it's just a normal way of life. I've seen hundreds of moose and have had to stop dozens of times because a moose was crossing the road.

[@RyanRediger66]

Alaska is a wild place literally

[@SparkyOrdan]

I remember the winter of 1996, bad winter worst in my memory, we actually had packs of wolves running through the neighborhoods of Hillside, SE Anchorage...

[@evettc7887]

Yes but the right firearm. You get people from the city with a 9mm or smaller that believe that will protect them in the wild. Piss something off is more likely.

[@spiggityspoo756]

So a fun little story, I worked at a zoo over the summer as basically a glorified summer camp counselor, but I’d been volunteering there for years and picked up a lot of information about how the zoo works and the individual animals that live there. Every week, without fail, there would be a kid who asks what would happen if an animal broke out of its enclosure, and what animal would be the most dangerous if it was running around the zoo. Everyone expects the lions, hyenas, leopards, and jaguars to be the most dangerous, and they’re certainly up there, but I’d always say that our American bison would be the worst to have loose. They’re basically big, fuzzy tanks on legs, and they can ram with enough force to flip a car, probably ejecting the person inside, and definitely ejecting that person’s soul from their body. Everyone assumes that herbivores are the chill hippies of the animal kingdom, which can be kind of the case sometimes, but a lot of folks don’t consider the fact that they have to be ready to run from or fight off a big nasty predator trying to eat them. In the wise words of Casual Geographic, “Predators are hunting to eat, prey are fighting to live.” Also, I think a close runner up for most dangerous animal to escape would be the giant anteater. With claws that can rip open concrete and vision that’s as bad as me without glasses, they can and will throw hands with anything that gets too close. It’s a good thing they’re not really in the US, otherwise there would probably be a lot more headlines of anteater attacks.

[@itdano]

I've been camping since I was a small child. One of the very first things we learn is to hang our food from a tree where bears can't get to it easily. I grew up in an area where cougers and coyotes were potential problems. Keep your dogs and cats in at night. There were rattlers in the hills, but they're easy to deal with. If you hear the rattle, move away with a quickness. And remember: They didn't even mention the gators.

[@fridaylong2812]

Coyotes prefer to eat rodents and small mammals, frogs, birds etc. More people are people are killed by golf and champagne corks in a year, than people bitten by coyotes. Our house backs on a green belt, in a fairly large city, and coyotes have wandered through the backyard a few times. They just sniff around, and then leave. The last one was chased off by several angry crows, lol. Was able to record it on my phone.

[@Annonymous0283745]

@@fridaylong2812 coyotes around here will kill people's pets fairly regularly.

[@willgoins5828]

From South Carolina here and we have other dangerous animals. Alligators, are everywhere here especially golf courses. Mosquitos and rats carry dieses. Another few snakes not mentioned were copper heads a pit viper and a water moccasins or some times called a cotton mouth. Also a coral snake which you rarely come across but have venom compared to a cobra and is extremely deadly. Keep up the good work y'all. Really enjoy your channel.

[@isaacverhelst3983]

Oh crap yeah coral snakes are a concern. Especially since there are snakes that look like coral snakes but are actually harmless. Very glad we don’t have those here

[@Alex-dh2cx]

@@isaacverhelst3983 red on black, you're ok Jack, Black on yellow, you're a dead fellow. That's what I remember about coral snakes and kingsnakes from elementary school.

[@alanlight7740]

You must be in the low country. Alligators are quite rare in the up country, though occasionally one will swim up river quite a ways and make themselves at home. It's rare enough that it makes the news when it happens.

[@Alex-dh2cx]

@@alanlight7740 yep, they're all over, the water is stuffed with them. We even have one that has basically been a mascot for the local Naval weapons station for 60 years. Charlie, he's pretty damn big for a Gator, although I'd see them all the time laying on a neighborhood sidewalk or the local golf courses.

[@Alex-dh2cx]

@@alanlight7740 that's surprising, but it's funny that something like that makes the news (not that we can talk, half an inch of snow and the world's ending down here). As a kid I swam in certain bodies of water I had no business in, hell I still jump into water without really thinking about it when I'm fishing on a kayak or canoe, I'm not really worried about it since most gators are unlikely to go after an actively swimming adult, but I do worry about kids and pets around water; If my kids are with me, I won't let them get in fresh water around here.

[@christopherdriesenga4156]

Fun fact: a lot of camp grounds have "bear boxes". These are lockable boxes where you lock up your food to keep the bears out of it. Just don't pitch your tent near the bear box.

[@greywuuf]

The sad commentary on bear boxes and "bear proof" garbage bins is that the intelligence of the smartest bear and dumbest camper has a lot of overlap.

[@searleak]

Also, remember your car is Not bear proof!

[@nepasuperscenters8783]

Yup. My mother had a black bear rip apart her car for, what turned out to be a bbq sauce packet from BK in the dash. He broke into at least 13 cars in our community before a neighbor ended ended up shooting him.

[@kurtiswichmann4699]

And Don't lock your food in your car unless you want to walk home.

[@cyrusmcintosh3051]

I've had to neutralize a lot of rattle snakes, copper heads, and cotton mouths. And I've been bitten several times from fiddle backs aka brown recluse. But other than that the people are usually the most dangerous. Love your videos ❤

[@chubbypekingese]

When I was on a hiking excursion in Alaska, the instructor was preparing us for the hike through bear country. We were told to wear tiny bells, so we wouldn’t surprise any bears on the trails and were told to carry a can of pepper spray. We were instructed about what to look for to determine what bears were in the area. We were told to look for bear scat (poop). If it was a black bear the scat would have berries and squirrel fur. The brown bear or grizzly bear scat would have tiny bells and smell like pepper…😐

[@kathywithrow1131]

Lol

[@rodndrone1198]

Lol

[@kevgmor]

I used to hike in Alaska often. We would hang our camping forks/spoons/etc from our backpack, to alert the wildlife that we were nearby. That tip alone saved us many personal interactions.

[@debrafrogner]

So true, right! Haha

[@maryannanderson2213]

Now that's funny!

[@erikhoryza9068]

This is where the American in me comes out. I get giddy with how exciting bears are to other countries and especially New Zealand. They are indeed fascinating and as a U.S. citizen 🇺🇲 from Wyoming, i can honestly say that bears here are more respected than feared. Much love!

[@Mets2015WorldSeries]

From Wyoming? Prove it

[@TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01]

I’m from South Dakota, we don’t have any bears or anything in our state even though we border many states that have bears. And I’m also excited about bears

[@haku8135]

Bears are cool. Generally they're not actually interested in hurting you either. They just think you might be a threat. Black bears can be scared away by pretending you actually are, but grizzlies will prove you're not, so the strategy is to just drop down and go limp. Let them nudge you around and decide you're not a problem. Often times encounters with grizzlies are just you getting too close to something, and the strategy is to just leave, but calmly and without turning around. Polar bears are a completely different story. If you see one of them you're probably about to die.

[@TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01]

@@haku8135 I’ve been to both Yellowstone and glacier national park and both times ive encountered grizzly bears, and both times they were mamas with cubs, you never want to approach them as that’s how most grizzly bear deaths and attacks happen.

[@haku8135]

@@TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01 There's one all around good rule to follow when it comes to surviving in nature. Stay as far away from babies as possible.

[@MrMindchild]

Rattlesnakes only rattle to let you know you’re too close for comfort. It’s like hearing the buzzing of a beehive and keeping your distance so you don’t get stung.

[@MegaKat]

I totally prefer the Diamondback's prescence to a copperhead, coral, or water moccasin. Sure, the moccasin hisses and I've heard it, but few know the sound. There is NO MISTAKING the sound of a rattler warning you off. At least they're bros and give warning. Oh, and they eat copperhead eggs, so unless it's in my house, I'm not killing it.

[@Redbikemaster]

Yup. If you hear the rattle you freeze and locate the snake. Then slowly move away. Simple.

[@davidjecmenek8943]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news- (phone said nudes but to leave it would be disingenuous)- but that distinctive rattle is no longer a happy, healthy reminder that you done got too close and need to bounce. With our hog problem in Texas at least, our Rattlesnakes have given up the practice because if they rattle, it's a dinner bell for a hog. I think then ol wild hogs and javelinas should've gotten an honorable mention. They've got deer (we ain't got them moose, though I've always wanted a moose to trail ride to the rodeo) - bested down here. Hogs don't go through the windshield to kill you, they launch your vehicle. It's gotten so bad, you can just shoot them from a helicopter. It's easier than getting a predator tag.

[@brycekendall6362]

I am really enjoying all of your videos! Currently I live in Nw Washington state (northwest corner of U.S.) there are cougar sightings in my area quite often. We get black bears knocking over our garage sometimes too. I grew up in the southwest, Arizona and Nevada. I saw lots of scorpions, often inside our house. We would turn our shoes over before putting them on in the morning to make sure none were inside! 😂

[@luxtenebris7246]

Growing up in the west and being an avid hiker I’ve had many experiences with wildlife, mostly very positive. I’ve had bears wander into my campsite looking for food. We are always careful to double bag our food and store it in the car to make it harder for them to smell, but once we had one bust out the back window of the SUV to get to the goodies. I’ve seen mountain lions on a couple of occasions but they are notoriously difficult to spot. When I was learning the trails as a young kid my uncle always used to say “you won’t see them, but you can be sure they see you”. They are very stealthy. I was bitten by a black widow that I accidentally carried into the house from a woodpile. It was an extremely unpleasant experience. Felt like a horrible flu that came on extremely fast - vomiting, fever, plus some extreme muscle cramps in my abdominals that made it look like I had an alien trying to escape my stomach 🤣 Had many close calls almost hitting deer and elk in the road way, and have had a family friend die in an accident caused by hitting one. They can be hard to see in the evening and their habit of freezing in front of oncoming traffic doesn’t help. Luckily have never been stung by a scorpion 🦂 although I have come across a few. Same with rattlesnakes. I’ll occasionally find them sunning themselves on warm rocks in the backyard, but have yet to be bitten. They aren’t agressive and as long as you don’t mess with them they will leave you alone. Most bites come from people messing with them or hikers who step on them without noticing them because of their excellent camouflage.

[@4amcripple]

My dad got stung by a scorpion one time. He's a truck driver and it has gotten in his truck. He was laying asleep on his bunk, it got on him and got him in the chest. He said he thought someone had got him. He has been allergic to stings of any kind every since. I think its venom basically broke his defenses

[@loganphillips2166]

My brown recluse bite, it crawled into my bed and I guess I rolled over on it. I didn't even realize it until morning when I had a quarter sized blister on the side of my leg. The doctor figured it didn't get a good bite since it was relatively minor. Luckily no surgery required but it looked like a crater. That and I found my footprints in the snow on my return trip from hiking. With mountain lion tracks mixed in, that made me clench up a bit. My brother was with me and we were adults. I was never so relieved to be considered "not worth the trouble". I miss Colorado.

[@Algorythmfpv]

Nadine's reaction to hippos attacking made me have to comment, you guys need to do a video on hippos, they are one of the most deadly and dangerous creatures on the earth and not many people know that, they think they're super friendly because they look silly, but in fact are more aggressive and dangerous than pretty much any animal ever.

[@plaguedoctor605]

Fr, people forget these things can take down crocs like nothing and crocs are actually scared of them and won't fuck with a group of hippos

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

And they don't kill to eat. They kill purely for territory

[@chantellenew2331]

I have had to deal with a rattlesnake, a bear, deer on the road, a moose in the front yard and a wolf, and a buffalo in Yellowstone. Though I snorkel I've never come across a shark. I'm surprised that an alligator wasn't on the list.

[@ronjones-6977]

I dove for abalone just off Tamales Point in Northern California for 30 years. Great Whites are always there, but you don't see them. If all the seals were on the rocks and eyeballing the water really hard, that was a sure sign that one was on the prowl. Don't worry, it won't hurt for long.

[@joelcastro-reyes1667]

Gators tend to leave humans alone

[@chantellenew2331]

@@joelcastro-reyes1667 they're hell on pets.

[@darthvader5532]

@@joelcastro-reyes1667 depends on how hungry they are and how much you invade their territory.

[@edwardmiller3968]

Same here. We have them here in thw damned ditches

[@WaveManMike]

5:42 I never knew how large wolves REALLY were until I saw one next to a dog. There was a HUGE Husky which is one of the larger breeds of dogs and the wolf made it look like a puppy by size comparison.

[@shanekurczodyna4247]

Interestingly enough, I have actually encountered ALL of the animals on this list in the wild at some point in my life. But i am amazed that they didn't mention crocodile crocodiles/alligators.

[@richhigh771]

Your right. It wasn’t but a few years ago the the little boy was eat by the alligator at Disney world in Florida

[@CalKingOnyx]

And in 2020, a woman in Florida wanted to pet an alligator, so she waded out waist deep into the pond. When she turned to go back to the bank, the alligator got her.

[@theroachoftheroachea9199]

There aren't very many crocodiles that live in the U.S., but alligators are pretty common in the southeast. They could have been on the list but likely were left off because they aren't all that deadly. Really, dogs and cows would rank as being more deadly than most of the animals on this list.

[@HardHatLU613]

They should have included alligators. When I was living in Mississippi, they found a 13ft gator near our neighborhood. They were afraid it would eat someone's kid. So the police had to kill it.

[@isedie]

@@theroachoftheroachea9199 crocs are making a comeback in Florida. they have found them near the 16 foot mark. but definitely not enough to make this list.

[@BigSkyCrypto]

Living in northwestern Montana I have encountered Grizzlies, although luckily the closest has been probably about 180 meters. I have also encountered Mountain Lions a couple of times but was able to spot them first and avoid them. I have encountered Moose many times and once at very close range (15 to 18 meters). It was a cow moose with a calf. I have to say that is probably the most frightened I have ever been. I was fishing a creek and came around a corner and there they were. Needless to say she wasn't very happy to see me! The hair stood up on her back and she started stomping her front hooves. I didn't stick around too long to see what she was going to do next, I backed away slowly back into the brush.

[@Lexbut]

Now that’s a story

[@tannerdean8138]

As another 406 native, I've also had encounters with bears and moose. Luckily never that close though 😬

[@poohbear501]

My wife is Montana born and bread and I was stationed at Malmstrom AFB for many years. Too many stories to tell about fishing and hunting there not to mention winter survival training in the little belt mountains in February, yeah, that was fun..lol!

[@poohbear501]

@@rhiahlMT I was there in the 80s so it was a lot different than now. I almost miss the cold war lol! Everytime we go there to visit family we recognize it less and less. My brother in law was elk hunting when he got bitten by a rattlesnake. It was a close call getting him to a hospital for antivenom so blessing that speed limits didn't count back then. It took a couple years and several surgeries to get him back to normal. I do confess that my wife and I never miss an episode of LIVING BIG SKY..LOL!

[@SKJones-ik4yu]

The brown recluse spider is truly no joke. My son was bitten by one on his chest when he was young. Due to the venom causing the tissue to become necrotic he ended up with a an indentation the size of a softball. With the help of antibiotics it helped keep it from spreading to his organs. He is well now and his body has healed. It took time to rebuild the muscles. Thank you for exploring so many aspects of the U. S. A. Would love to learn more about NZ. My fathers youngest sister was born in NZ.His stories of having lived there are quite different than what NZ is today. Best wishes.

[@robinmiller5256]

When I lived in Gautier, Mississippi in1985, there was a church that had to be burned down because of Recluse infestation.I left shortly after that…..

[@wesleyviers1550]

I was bit on the leg by a recluse but I immediately started treating it with an echinacea compress and drinking echinacea tea and the bite (most painful bug bite I've ever had), shrank down to the size of a dime from that of a quarter and didn't go necrotic. I was lucky, but I also credit the echinacea.

[@aidankrapf428]

I was bit right above the knee and it became infected and i couldnt walk for about a week. Excruciating pain to the touch. Had to get antibiotics and it eventually popped and had some nasty discharge. Still have a black spot right above the knee from the necrosis. It swelled about 6 inches in diameter and probably raised about an inch or two. Never leaving my door open for more than 5 minutes ever again haha

[@GeneralPadron]

We have serious issues with them in Colorado.

[@jeremyn4397]

The key to a recluse bite is treating it early and daily cleaning habits. You will be fine as long as you can prevent infection.

[@galaxa13]

I've seen a moose outside the living room window before. You never really appreciate that they are still living megafauna until you are actually next to one. I would never want to run into one out in the wild, but from the safety of constructed walls they are fascinating to watch as they lumber around. Despite how easy-paced they are it is very clear that they are powerful creatures and can turn up the speed if they ever desire to.

[@MVR3IWER]

Mind you, møøse bites can be pretty nasty...

[@samarmstrong3651]

Moose are incredible. They're majestic and they look super easy going, but if they decide they want you dead - you will die unless you or someone nearby has a gun and good aim. There's really no other defense. Luckily that really doesn't happen that often.

[@raven19528]

Lived in Alaska for 25 years. I've hit 3 moose in my lifetime. The first one I think is the most telling. I was in a 2004 Pontiac Sunfire, and I clipped the front legs of a moose while driving at about 30mph down the road. It's shoulder came up and completely shattered my windshield. As I got out of the car to check on things, it got up and ran into the woods like nothing happened. A 30mph collision with a car, and it acted like nothing was wrong. They are powerful animals indeed.

[@jaredgerman3386]

Dang, that’s insane!!!

[@FateTheArcher]

The fact that you have survived hitting 3 Moose is what is most astounding to me. There's actually something called the "Moose Crash test" that has been done, and the results at the end were that when an average sized american car collides with an average height Moose head on- it's legs will be broken and it just sort of collapses towards the windshield or car roof- crushing the drivers seat. I guess if the other two of those collisions were just grazing the Moose it makes sense- but all 3 as head on collisions would mean you're probably the luckiest person ever. I'd suggest going and buying a lottery ticket lol

[@ak_downrange_threat7251]

@@FateTheArcher Not really I have hit 2 in Automobiles and Clipped one on a Snowmobile. Its part of being an Alaskan and a right of passage for being a Sourdough.

[@fredrukundo7800]

The moose was just built different. 😂😏

[@katmumn]

I was driving back to Bozeman from Yellowstone about 20 years ago early in the morning with my family in the car and we rounded a turn and there was an upside down dead bull moose in the middle of the road. I managed to swerve to the shoulder and stop, but my heart was racing. I’ve hit a deer back home but that was a whole different experience.

[@faithrenewed3443]

Being born and raised in Idaho and having a family that enjoys the outdoors. I can say I've had experiences with many of the animals on this list. 99 percent of the time the animal wants nothing to do with you. If you take the nessesary precautions before venturing out into the wild you'll rarely have any problems.

[@raywilliams6675]

Yep but when I was 10 I was messing around kicking dirt clods on an old logging road and got chased by a Moose. It almost got me too I fell down and it missed me then my Dad came running at it with a cheater bar (He was fixing a Skidder at the time) and it took off.

[@jamesboucher1551]

They didn’t mention alligators, crocodiles, coyotes, bobcats and water moccasins.

[@xsargantxshaftx7997]

@@raywilliams6675 you are so lucky to not be dead 😳

[@generalkayoss7347]

THIS. 100%. I've lived in rural NC all of my life and large animal encounters are quite rare unless you're out hunting or looking for them. And then they usually spot you before you do them and run. Everything out there is more scared of you than you are of it, that doesn't mean it won't attack out of fear, or in rare cases, hunger. Deer while driving at night are literally the biggest hazard to the average person.

[@louisejohnson6057]

@@generalkayoss7347 not as big as the hazard to the deer.

[@robertzimmerman6772]

I used to live in Northern Minnesota and we had a lot of wolves and black bears, not as large or dangerous as the brown bear. But both wolves and bear as well as moose were plentiful in the chippewa national forest. And wolves are not afraid of humans. They are very intelligent, and do hunt in packs. The common saying around there was you don't fear the wolf you see, you fear the ones with him that you don't see. I enjoy your vids. Well done!

[@FDT000]

I have seen them quite often at our cabin in Grand Rapids Minnesota

[@TonyM1961]

Exactly. They rarely travel alone and if you see one, it's pretty much a given that there are at least 4 or 5 others that you don't. I grew up in a mountain cabin and we were taught a VERY healthy respect for wolves, cougars, bears and Bobcats. Thankfully, we don't have badgers or wolverines around here and skunks are extremely rare

[@tanyavetter4439]

I love your family! Thank you for giving us a realistic look at how other countries view the USA. I have spent much time overseas and it really helps with empathy for other nations.

[@markabel9711]

I'm in Wisconsin, US. We (those that live in the countryside) have a saying about having deer collisions. "There are two kinds of people. There are those that have, and those that will."

[@hellhound1389]

I found the best defense against deer, I installed exhaust cut-outs on my old truck and it scares them back into the woods

[@bthsr7113]

Fellow Wisconsinite here. Can't say I've heard this, but I'm a suburbs boy. There have been a few close calls with deer though, and one time we barely saw a wild canine as we were coming down a hill.

[@jordanohealy1507]

Seriously though, I’ve been backpacking and camping all my life in the vast wilderness of the United States. The only time I have been somewhat concerned for my safety was in Alaska, around mamma Grizzly bears and their cubs. Other than that, as long as you are reasonably aware of your surroundings, there is nothing to worry about. You should be more afraid of driving your car each day than of camping in our wilderness among these magnificent creatures. 99.9 percent of the time they will not bother you if you do not bother them.

[@timahrenberg3583]

Exactly

[@msdarby515]

Bother them, as in walking right up to them to take their picture. LOL

[@jordanohealy1507]

@@msdarby515 "Bother them" as in a figure of speech, perhaps herein misused, meant as a sort of epilogue statement to what was earlier stated. By "bother them" I suppose I mean that one should be somewhat aware of there habitat. One should making sure to make noise so as not to accidentally sneak up on, for example, a bear (or a rattle snake, moose, cougar, etc.) and startle it. For example, one should be aware that male grizzlies spare with each other for fishing grounds during the late summer salmon runs in Alaska and PNW Canada, and that you may be mistaken as competition and attacked if carelessly wandering the shoreline of a river alone. Mother Grizzly's and Black Bears are INTENSLY protective of there cubs and will not hesitate to tear you to pieces if you are seen as a threat to said cubs. Still, in spite of all of this, attacks are EXREMELY rare. In spite of the numbers of such animals in the wilderness here, as well as the high encounter rate. Like I said, one is far more likely (statistically speaking) to die in a car accident than from an animal attack, even if one partakes in such an activity as often as they hike and camp in our wildernesses.

[@chrisofstars]

I disagree I believe everything in nature definitely wants to eat me. 😬

[@jordanohealy1507]

@@chrisofstars Well... I hope you have a very cozy couch.

[@alexanderlucas9988]

At some point in my life, I have experienced all of these animals. As an eagle scout, you learn how to coexist and avoid violent encounters. Food for thought, a forest service biologist once told me anyone that has spent any time in the American wilderness has most likely been within 10 feet of a mountain lion. When I was little, we had a German shepherd - wolf hybrid that defended the house from a mountain lion. He later died from his wounds, but not before severely wounding the mountain lion.

[@folkflying2]

My left hand to yours friend. "Coexist and and avoid". Well said.

[@515aleon]

There are a number of thru hikes who have had very close encounters. The worst thing to do around a wild cat is RUN. I believe the incidents in NM were all bikers or trail runners.

[@jimwhite3845]

A few Rangers here in Colorado have told most likely if you see a Mountain Lion he has already seen you six times. I have only ever had one encounter with one he went his way and my horse and I went our way. Though I promise you I didn't take my hand off the rifle for hours after that.

[@jameswoodard4304]

Nice to see a fellow Eagle in the wild!

[@deannastone9377]

Im next to the ohio river, and the bull shark was pretty recent (within the last 15 years). We also have to deal with 4 different rattle snakes, plus copperheads and water moccasins, and the spiders of course. Alligators are a minor concern here (people dumping "pets" when they get too big). We occasionally get black bears, but the whitetail deer are definitely the most scary thing. Driving in the autumn (mating season) definitely requires the utmost attention to your surroundings, especially in the countryside.

[@Tsunamidragon17]

I live in South Dakota, we have a lot of those animals here. Custer State Park and its conservation has been a huge part in helping the Buffalo/Bison make a comeback. We also have more and more ranchers raising them for their meat. I dated someone whos family raised them. You have to be very careful around them, I have seen them charge vehicles and horses. To me rattlesnakes aren't as scary as long as you are paying attention and listening for them, they will warn you if they see you. Mountain Lions have been an issue where I live, but we try to relocate them when possible. They usually take pets, but they have attacked people jogging or biking on trails. Our bear population in the Black Hills isn't too bad so don't hear about them that often. When visiting places that have scorpions, also for spiders, its a good idea to tap your shoe upside down and make sure nothing is inside of it before putting them on. Wolves aren't too common of a problem as long as you take precautions and leave them alone. Deer are by far the worst though because they will just run straight in front of a car. If you see them on the side of the road slow down or keep an eye on them cause they will just dart in front of you in a panic if scared. I do have one bone to pick with that video, it was showing Elk part of the time when they were talking about Moose, those are two different types of deer, and yes Elk can be dangerous and are huge like a moose but not as big. Other then that I did get a laugh out of the shock you guys had about the bull sharks, I myself have always had a fear of water that I cant see well into but honestly you don't hear about them where I live. I was surprised the American Alligator wasn't on that list though since you can find them from Texas to Florida.

[@brishanswords4952]

I will add that list was missing another species of snake that's range is about as big as that of the rattle but scares me a hell of a lot more (biggest reason I don't get in water I can't see in) The cotton mouth/ water moccasin. And being in Maine I know all about how dangerous moose are.. screw those things they are mean as hell and damn near unstoppable without a high cal weapon.

[@Tsunamidragon17]

@@brishanswords4952 I'd agree with the cotton mouth/water moccasin being more scary then the rattle snake. That snake should have been on that list as well.

[@ArgentLeftovers]

Well...rattlers will MOSTLY warn you.Sometimes you can startle them without them noticing and they go mean fast. Had a buddy who had to shoot one outside his truck one day because the little twit wasn't going to back down. Grew up in the Texas Panhandle and they were everywhere.

[@hunterfowler8322]

This comment is great, good job. Just thought I'd let you know. Peace. Have a good life.

[@buckbuchanan4902]

They also showed African wildebeasts while talking about American Bison!

[@DRKCLDSHNJI]

I remember having a curfew when we lived up in the mountains. They highly warned to stay indoors; since it would be near impossible to defend yourself against a mountain lion in the dark and snow. Plenty of times we'd see them coming up onto our porch and looking into the house through the glass doors. Bears would get into the trash whether it was locked up or not; and elk liked to get into the feed for the goats we had. Sadly, mountain lion got the goats as well.

[@gothsinn23]

I used to go camping in Maine every year when I was growing up, until I was maybe 14 or so, shortly after my dad passed. If I remember correctly, I was maybe 11 at the time this happened, but all it took was one encounter with a moose to make me both fear and respect them even at such a young age. My whole dad's side of the family would all go camping at once (we'd basically take up half of the campground we'd go to, the owners loved us lol), and we wanted to do a day trip. We'd went shopping and my aunt wanted to just take a nature drive, so she found some back roads and we just cruised around at about half the speed limit with our windows down, taking everything in. All of a sudden, I feel the SUV lurch to a stop. I don't really think anything of it, and I'm a huge nature lover so I'm in my own little world anyway. I hear my aunt gasp under her breath and whisper something frantically to her husband in the front passenger seat, and then I hear my cousin saying "oh my god" over and over. My mom (who we somehow squeezed in the back seat with us) grabbed my shoulder and shook me a bit and I finally snapped back to my senses. In front of the car was a massive, fully-grown buck moose. He was just eyeing us, taking a step or two at a time and then stopping to look around. I didn't realize my family members had all rolled their windows up already (this was back before cars had controls to roll all windows up at once--yeah, good ol' days!), so I was just tipping my head out my window to try to get a better look. The buck spotted me, stared at me for a moment, and then slowly lumbered toward my side of the car. My aunt, mom, and cousin started panicking. I was on cloud nine--I got to see something so big and majestic up close! The buck came right up to the side of the car and didn't seem to even notice my aunt, mom, and cousin screaming in the background (well, squealing I guess, they were trying to be quiet to not attract his attention). He stuck his big ol' nose in the window and sniffed, and me being 11 I just reached out and gave him a gentle rub on the nose. He paused, I guess to process what I'd just done lol, and then pulled his head back out. He must've heard another car coming 'cause he trotted back to the side of the road and went into the woods. He stayed where we could see him though, and began to graze. My family was still trying to calm down and I got yelled at for basically not being scared lmao. tl;dr Big boi moose partially stuck his head into our SUV, I pet his nose, he left. 11/10 would pet nose again

[@QuietEarp72]

I'm new to your channel so I'm a tad late to the party, but as I have a lot of free time on my hands right now I intend on binge-watching some videos. I've watched a few and I really enjoy your content. I think that y'all have a wholesome family and some respectful children. I've been bitten by a Brown Recluse spider 3 times over a 10 year span here in Florida and once by a Hobo Spider. I was also bitten by a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake when I was a kid living in Arizona. I was walking home from school at the time, dropped a pencil I was fiddling with and when I reached down to pick it up he nailed me on my left thumb... I never saw him. I lived in Arizona for over 34 years and I have had several run-ins with Coyotes, Mountain Lions, Bobcats, Javelina and Gila Monsters on top of snakes, spiders and scorpions. Now that I live in Florida I have swam with sharks and alligators but never had to defend myself from an attack. My biggest issue in Florida is the mosquito and the noseeum... I wouldn't mind them if they sucked fat instead of blood 😂.

[@markleclairii2987]

Living in Colorado, we see bear, elk, moose and more recently wolves. Wolf packs have gotten pretty big and their territories have dramatically increased in recent years due to protection status they have been given by the government. Another great video, our family loves yours . Keep up the great work. Cheers!

[@Kitsaper]

Colorado here as well. I try to remind myself and my family... Colorado is home of the wildlife first, it's ours secondary.

[@CheddahSlammer]

I thought they recently opened them back up to being able to be hunt

[@ratsforlife8464]

@@CheddahSlammer I’m 44 states wolves have been relisted (as far as I know), sadly in a few states, where they are hunted the most they are still not on the endangered list, in the last season 22 Yellowstone wolves were murdered and those are only that are from Yellowstone park. It’s horrific what is happening to these animals.

[@thechad4485]

I’ve experienced every one, except for the moose. The only one that’s ever attempted to attack me was the shark. Though, as someone who’s worked in National Parks for years, the deer are what will most likely kill someone. Not because they are particularly violent, but because people are stupid, and their only frame of reference on how to interact with deer are cartoons. They think that if they approach slowly, sing a song, hold out their hand, etc. then the deer will let them get close (Because getting near a wild animal with spears coining out of its face is totally a good idea). This is the number one cause of death in most National Parks, outside of gravity. That’s why most park workers refer to tourists as “Tourons” (tourist/morons).

[@Siobhanmburtell]

Oh my this whole comment had me laughing since I see this all the time in Yellowstone.

[@CDRhammond]

Been attacked by a deer before. Swam with several species of shark including the species everyone thinks of as manhunters with no issue, also been in the presence of wolves too all they did was look at me and bolt. I've seen 5 moose all together in trips over the years to Maine and absolutely keep my distance, will get closer to great white shark than I will a Moose and for good reason.

[@naidenread6652]

I've experienced all of these except the shark and the moose chased the car and smashed a mirror.

[@ann40069]

Lol.... I live close to Yellowstone "east entrance" and have witnessed many "TOURON"

[@thechad4485]

@@CDRhammond I have absolutely no doubt that of all the animals on this list, moose would be the ones that would actively choose violence every single time. Luckily, I’ve never had a run in with one, and hope to avoid them at all costs.

[@ME-gr3le]

I’ve been bitten by brown recluse spiders, more than once, and, while I didn’t realize it as it happened (possibly in my sleep), I discovered it quickly enough, went to the doctor, got an ointment and some pills, and everything was fine. That’s the issue with most creepy crawlers, you just need to get correct treatment quickly enough.

[@gothicMCRgirl]

Yup, the fatalities tend to happen because people either don’t realize they’ve been bitten or think it’s not a big deal and don’t get treatment right away. A lot of spider bites nowadays aren’t nearly as devastating as they were in the past (of course people should still avoid it regardless cause it still hurts and it ain’t fun lol)

[@feiradragon7915]

@@gothicMCRgirl I'd imagine any spider allergies would also contribute. Like how bee/wasp allergies turn them into a danger despite normally being non-fatal unless swarmed.

[@jordanohealy1507]

The biggest complication with spider bite, as @gothicMCgirl alluded to, is people ignoring the bite and not seeking treatment. This can lead to secondary infections, like staph. These infections, that follow from an untreated bite, are the real killer.

[@TEKNOPRSNRS]

I have come in contact with a few of these animals. My family was visiting yellowstone camping. We had several deer jump over our moving vehicle on the road. Next and the scariest was I woke up in our tent one morning needing the restroom and looked out of our tent and to my right was a grazing buffalo and a short distance away to my left was a wolf just looking around. So I just zipped my tent and just waited till they left quite a fun morning. We also saw several buffalo on a trail we were walking on and had to wait them out before we could move on. So yellowstone is a great place to visit lol!👍

[@adamcarew9163]

About ten years ago mis Spring, me and two of my friends were camping up by Grand Lake, Colorado. One of my friends left the campsite for a short stroll through the forest. Five minutes later he comes rushing back almost yelling, "GUYS! GUYS! There are a couple of moose just down the slope!" I grabbed my camera and the three of us walked down to where he had seen them - about 70 yards away from our camp. Two moose just munchin' away at some grass. We of course kept our distance. I got a few pictures. And then we let them be. It was wonderful. 🤗

[@CodeMonkey66]

As a Canadian, these types of animals are of course a concern. I think for the most part people have awareness about where they are camping for example and hence bring "bear spray" or something that makes a loud sound...99.9% of the time these things work. If you hunt, obviously you have a firearm of some sort for protection.

[@johnpauljones9310]

First experience with a moose was seeing where it bedded down for the night. By the time we got to the site, the moose was long gone. But it had crushed enough area of grass just by laying down that we could put up a 2 person tent in the area it had cleared. I think most people have no clue how gigantic they are.

[@smooshiee4780]

When my cousin was in high school (in Minnesota) he and his friends were driving across a bridge by the lake at night and a moose just walked in front of their car. They stopped and were going to wait it out. I guess the headlights got the moose agitated, probably from its poor eyesight, so it got super aggressive and charged their car. Ran over the TOP of the car crushing it all around them! I was always scared I’d run into a moose hunting with my grandpa and that story was why!

[@msdarby515]

I live in Alaska and we go subsistence moose hunting every August. I don't know how to explain to people how big a moose is to people. I've told them that I'm 5'5" and the top of my head is at about their chin level. But that doesn't get it across. I've found the best way is to explain that after you shoot an adult moose and remove the insides, there's enough space in there for two average size men to climb inside. Sorry if that's too graphic.

[@msdarby515]

@@abducteeofearth1703 When you're that big, "walking casually" is your usual speed, LOL. They don't worry about much.

[@smooshiee4780]

@@msdarby515 so true 🤣

[@denistardif6650]

@@abducteeofearth1703 during most of the year they are pretty chill if it would have been rutting season for the bulls oh lord save your self they act like guy ate the gym who are doing to much roids biggest douchbag in the animal kngdom when they looking for tail.

[@walterlangley9793]

You guys are refreshingly wholesome.

[@ski2k2000]

I'm from Michigan, and most everyone I know has hit a deer with their car (or had deer hit THEM). If you drive for long enough in Michigan, you'll hit one eventually. Most accidents aren't very serious, but like the video mentioned, some are fatal!

[@theresahickson8326]

Not uncommon to hit more than 1. In one year..im from Michigan.. I hit 4 deer and my husband hit 3

[@anthonyrome7543]

I’m from Wisconsin. It’s the same here. “Watch out for deer!” is a very common expression.

[@binyominsilverman1592]

Aw yea … as Charlie Berens would Ope watch out for deer.

[@heathermcmillen92]

Western PA deer are everywhere

[@theCrownofSympathy]

This is also incredibly common in Pennsylvania. We have deer everywhere in the rural parts and even suburbs.

[@mlblja]

I remember at 14 seeing a pair of black bear cubs on a trail that opened up into a meadow about 40yards from me. I was taught by my uncles to stop in my tracks and search for the mom. The mom was to the right side of them about the same distance. The cubs sniffed the air and looked at me. The mom stood up to see where I was. Luckily she just walked over to her cubs and off into the woods.

[@kati2224]

you were lucky man.... wow. she obviously didn't think you were a threat. Smart to just stop. !!!

[@mlblja]

@@kati2224 I knew, from my uncles, not to be between her and her cubs and not to turn and run. Oddly enough, I didn't feel fear. It was more like awestruck. When she sniffed the air, my heart did skip a beat though. It was an incredible thing to see. She and her babies must have had full bellies before I came along.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

I was on my way out of the house to go to one of my housesitting jobs when I got a phone call. It was one of the neighbors who lived in that area, and he warned me to take a different route than what I usually take because a black bear cub had been spotted in the area.

[@christopherlee5584]

Black bears tend to be more calm and tolerant of humans... just don't corner them or mess with the cubs!

[@mlblja]

@@christopherlee5584 That's what I was taught growing up. I knew sh could cover that distance on no time and couldn't out rum her if I did otherwise.

[@alrush2423]

I live in Fairbanks, Alaska and am in proximity to four of the animals on this list; Plenty of moose wander into town in the winter and go where they please. One gave birth in my back yard five winters back and I find tracks and droppings back there every year. I've seen brown bears and wolves driving through the bush, along with bison while passing the outside of Denali. The trick to these critters is to pay attention, learn what sets the critters off, and always respect them.

[@lislmadeleine8463]

Oh wow, I didn’t know we had bison in Denali!

[@alrush34]

@@lislmadeleine8463 My mistake, it was actually down by Delta Junction that I saw the bison.

[@SergioGarcia-oh3pq]

Here in Chile, we have lots of Pumas or mountain cougars along the entire Andes Mountains being the largest population in Patagonia. Also, we have the Brown Recluse spiders, which live inside the houses and are normally found at night or around 4 to 5 am when they come out looking for food. I personally kill no less than one to three a week. This is due to the hot climate, so we have to vacuum every corner of the house daily. Still, their habitat is the crawl space above the ceilings and closet corners.

[@pepperVenge]

I'm in Colorado, and I've seen two Moose in my life. The first time was the most chilling; it showed no fear when we came on it. Moose don't run away when they first see humans, they just stand there and stare at you. We turned around and left.

[@gamache1101]

I saw 2 Moose just this winter

[@sambrickweg2522]

Im also from Colorado and was charged by a moose while hunting up in kremling

[@bmav007]

Living near the mountains always leads to interesting experiences. There have been multiple elementary school shut downs in my area from mountain lions showing up in the grounds and rattlesnake encounters are super common.

[@bobmcmurphy7700]

I love seeing your reactions to things we normally don't think much about. In Colorado, we deal with all of the animals listed with the exception of the sharks. The worst part about the bears is when they come out of hibernation or they are trying to fatten up for hibernation. They get into everything. Well done family!

[@Ezoangelofdeath]

Same here in Utah, they have came right into our sun room and destroyed it, we had a small cougar go after our 8yr old who was out playing basketball, we let our 2 pitbulls out and they chased it off, one of them managing to get a good bite into it, that was the most extreme thing Ive been through.

[@NickRoman]

Oh yeah, my sister in Vermont recently told me about bears that are going around the neighborhood eating chickens. Supposedly that's mostly when they are coming out of hibernation.

[@timhahn]

I live in Southeast Wisconsin, and when we hear about dangerous animals and natural disasters, we are often relieved to remember where we live because we rarely if ever see anything in this video. We have our fair share of deer, but you can easily go hiking alone in the woods and be 100% safe from all these creatures. The biggest concern is being bit by a tick. So feel free to come to my area and we can all go hiking in safety!

[@sadiedog5071]

I lived in Appleton, Columbus and Madison until I grew up and moved to Arizona. I had no idea about the zoo of biting and stinging critters out here. We go armed when we go on hikes. But we have no mosquitos, and no ticks.

[@taradactyl5690]

Fear the Bray Road Beast!

[@spartiate567]

Enjoy your reactions. Some friends and I used to have an annual camping trip in the mountains near Los Angeles. We had to deal with bears. Now most of the danger could be dealt with by very carefully storing your food before you go to sleep. Absolutely NO NO NO snacks in your tent. We kept a "bear watch", having two people awake at all times at night. Once we were invaded by a bear. It actually approached one of our tents. We all had air horns, and when we stood in a group and sounded our air horns it ran off. This was NOT a grizzly bear but an "American black bear", which only occasionally gets as large as 500 pounds and is less aggressive than grizzly, which can be, well, grizzly. The encounters I have which might interest you more is with spiders. Not just Black Widows but America has been graced with an invasion of related "Widow" species, including the Brown Widow. The Brown Widow is brown (of course), and has red markings that vary in shape and are sometimes on the back as well as the belly. Now as I grew up, I learned that Black Widows are shy creatures that shun places where there is a lot of human activity. The back of a garage; a wood pile that has not been disturbed for a while--that is where you might find it around humans. Certainly not indoors! Then I encountered a whole population of Black Widows who seem to have all flunked biology. My parents moved into a rural area up in the California mountains some years ago. Once when I was visiting them my mother asked me to get something for her from the top of a closet. Then she warned me to watch out for Black Widows. I smiled at my overly anxious mother and assured her that Black Widows shun occupied houses. I was wrong. She told me that the Black Widows in their area, a place called Bear Valley, had atypical behavior. In fact every time someone moves into the area, the Rangers pay them a visit to warn them about the animals--particularly about the Black Widows. When I was finished in the closet, my mother took me into the living room to show me no fewer than three Black Widow webs. She cleared them all the time, but new ones constantly replaced them. Some "retiring". An entertaining bear story from one of their neighbors---involving a smaller Black bear, not a grizzly. A little boy, 8 years old, came downstairs and announced that he could not take his bath because there was a bear in the bathtub. His father indignantly told him to stop lying and take his bath. When the boy insisted, the father went upstairs and yes, there was a bear in the bathtub. He quickly closed the door to the bathroom and went downstairs and called the police and the Rangers. Now this was in the middle of a drought. Bears have very good noses and can smell water. When a tree or something is sturdy enough, they are good climbers. There was a tree much too close to the bathroom window. That's how the bear got in. It had drunk its fill and was enjoying bathing. The rangers and police arrived, and they and the father all agreed that the best plan, which they implemented, was to simply wait until the bear finished his bath and left on his own. Needless to say the tree was substantially trimmed at the first opportunity! Americans generally have a pretty good idea, for instance, where Grizzly bears, buffalo, moose, and mountain lions hang out and know how to avoid them. North America in fact has a huge variety of habitats; just about every kind; from Arctic tundra to the hottest desert in the world. You might want to do a show on this desert. It's not all that large, but it's big enough that before cars it would take several days to cross it. We call it "Death Valley". Guess why.

[@folkflying2]

"which can be, well, grizzly." That had me rolling.

[@Kondase]

Yeah, I grew up in Placerville, CA and those black widows were everywhere - both inside and outside the house. I even found one with a web in the sofa behind the cushions. One had also decided to make her residence inside my school backpack during spring break. However, I never knew anyone who was bitten by one.

[@jeffburnham6611]

I've encountered bears, wolves and mountain lions during my numerous trips to the woods of Northern Minnesota. Most times they will run away. My buddy had an unfortunate encounter with a black bear while camping in the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area). He foolishly left food in his backpack, and instead of hoisting the pack into the air, he left it inside his tent when he went fishing. Came back and the tent and backpack were shredded, bear tracks all around the area.

[@poohbear501]

Sleeping bags are the soft shelled tacos of the bear world.

[@GeographRick]

That's the most common mistake people make is having food accessible. Even keeping it in your car is a bad idea. A bear will tear up a car just to get to a bag of chips inside. That happened to my neighbor's car.

[@kathywithrow1131]

Glad he wasn't in the tent

[@republicofcasuals]

@@GeographRick Or just open the door like a human 🤣

[@chiaralafollette3405]

I'm over here in Kentucky, USA and we deal with a ton of black widows and brown recluses. When we first moved into our house we had an infestation in our neighborhood of both. Took 3 years for us to dwindle it down to something more manageable, but I got pretty used to having to tap my shoes upside down to knock out any possible spiders inside before I put them on, shake out my clothes before I put them on, and check through my bedding before I went to sleep at night.

[@lde-m8688]

Yeah, I'm from West Virginia. We had black bears walk through our back yards. Lots of coyote and fox too. I would burn my house down if I found brown recluse. Also copper head snakes and rattle snakes. The deer are the worst and we have tons here like Kentucky does too. Best advise, stay away from all of it.😂

[@matyasofinvention6304]

I once found a black widow building a web in my garage. We don't usually see them here in this part of Missouri so I definitely was surprised an made sure to kill it.

[@Shagrath71]

My mom nearly lost a leg to a brown recluse bite.

[@michaelnail3116]

I seen a black panther while hailing hay late out in Poolville Tx

[@yoongiswndrlnd]

Aaaaand note to self: never visit Kentucky 😳

[@LauraSti]

I grew up just outside the western diamondback rattlesnake's natural range. Whenever we went for a trip to red rock country (which, by the way, is WELL worth a trip to see and walk through) we knew to avoid stepping too close to any of the small gaps between the rocks and the ground. A lot of red rock country has little overhangs where the rock has worn away close to the ground; they're often only a few inches high but several feet deep, perfect for a diamondback to hide in. My dad made sure all of the kids knew to treat every one of those gaps like there was a diamondback in it.

[@matthewmayhem9213]

I'm in Oregon. I've been bitten plenty of times by garden snakes, which are small and black and aren't poisonous but are fun to play with. I've also been bitten and dragged half a mile away by a wolf when I was a kid, which actually snatched me by the right calf and pulled me off a garbage bin; it was scary and I now have cool fang marks on my leg.

[@meatavoreNana]

Whoa...buggar that.

[@DevilishSeraphim]

Garter snakes.

[@elusivelectron]

They forgot to mention Bullsharks only travel that far up rivers to have their babies. They have few natural predators. I've only seen a mountain lion one time in Missouri and have yet to see a bear. Both species are very timid and will avoid humans. The largest of any of these threats is hitting a deer while driving. I've been in a car once when it happened to a female deer. I would imagine it would have been much worse if it was a male deer with antlers.

[@meatavoreNana]

@@elusivelectron no Cassowaries in New Zealand my dear..

[@elusivelectron]

@@meatavoreNana You're right. My mistake.

[@garyneilson3075]

We live in SE Alaska. Brought our kids up in the coastal wilderness. Saw brown and black bears regularly, and wolves. If you'd like to read about our life in the bush here, our daughter(Tara) has written a memoir "Raised In Ruins" (can find it on Amazon). She is the one who introduced me to your show. Love it.

[@Floki420]

Yep, you guys officially made it to my “watch and relax after working all day” list 😂 great content keep it up!

[@johnmiles9688]

Just stumbled upon your channel, and love it. I live in North Carolina, and have personally seen Black bears when visiting the mountains and seen sharks when visiting the beach. In the city of Charlotte where I live there are copper heads,rattle snakes, and black widows.And yes dear cross roads parking lots etc, all the time

[@nunu-ig9bz]

Just stumbled across your channel and I gotta say I really like it. When I was 16, I spent a year (actually only 3 months, sadly, because the pandemic hit hard) in New Zealand and it might’ve been the best experience of my life so far. It’s such a great and beautiful country and I know for sure I‘ll be back soon - even though it’s a long trip from 🇩🇪 to 🇳🇿. Had a great host family and I was still able to do a lot of stuff in these 3 months. I am so grateful I was able to see the other and pretty damn amazing end of the world at such young age! When I come back, I still want to see more of the country as I‘ve mostly spent time in New Plymouth and a bit of time in Auckland. Greetings!

[@randomspirit]

It was fun watching you all react to that. LOL! I think we're all just so used to these things that we grow up knowing when and where to watch out for them in our respective states. Not all states have all of them, anyway. Here in central Minnesota, a deer crossing the road in front of you is the most likely. (And they come right into town too. My whole garden was raided by a doe a couple of weeks ago). But we don't worry about walking through the woods. IF you encounter a deer, it's already running away from you when you see it. There are occasional sightings of moose and black bears, here. Occasional being the keyword. Where I live, you're more likely to have an encounter with a rabid racoon or a badger than anything else, and our winters are too cold for most of the creepy-crawlies. A black widow spider in a dumpster here in there, maybe. But overall, I've lived in or visited most of the states and the only time I feel at all concerned is in the desert (rattlers) and in the mountains (grizzlies and mountain lions), but a little common sense goes a long ways toward keeping you safe. Stupid people being stupid cause most of the attacks...especially in Yellowstone.

[@kayallen7603]

Deer ticks are more dangerous than the deer. Lyme disease being what it is.

[@Mrdestiny17]

Used to have a black widow as a pet. Super cool creatures and very misunderstood. They're super passive and it takes a lot to get them to bite and even then the bite isnt deadly. The only people at risk are extremely young children, extremely old people, and people with bad breathing/heart issues. Their venom is deadly but only in very large quantities cause all it really does is cause breathing to become shallow because it attacks the nervous system. Brown Recluses are another story, super aggressive and the venom is degenerative and causes skin to die

[@dolly15rox]

I used to camp in the Sierra-Nevada mountains and once, when swimming and playing around a river with my brothers, I nearly walked into a rattlesnake. The rattle sound definitely saved me, because I didnt see it until I was a few feet away from it already. I had never heard the sound before but even as a kid it was alarming enough to make me stop and look around. This could be because I was only about 7 so my perception was different but from what I remember this snake was HUGE. Thinking back on it now, it might have been a really old snake, which could have been the reson I didnt get bit. I'm pretty positive it could have reached me if it really wanted to, but it warned me instead. I froze, backed away slowly, and ran to tell my brothers so we could move farther downstream and keep playing. Didnt seem like that big of a deal, because when you live in a place that has dangerous animals you are taught about them from a young age so it doesnt seem as scary, just do what you were told you should do in that situation and keep playing lol

[@kevinnewmanwyo]

On one of your visits, you should check out Yellowstone. The largest part of Yellowstone is in Wyoming, and Wyoming is home to one of the most diverse range of animals of any of the states. I live and hunt and camp in Wyoming and have run across a lot of these animals. Knowing how to deal with them is what keeps you safe. This fall, my hunting party watched as a big bull moose walked by at about 10 yards/10 meters away. He was about 7 foot tall at the shoulders. Pretty cool experience.

[@axolotlfeverdream]

I am 15, have seen brown bears (much less dangerous than the Grizzly) close, have seen a deer in a deer run into a store with it's doors open in the middle of summer, held a Black widow 2'' (5cm-ish) stick, and have run into many Rattlesnakes. I have also been camping, with Cayotes (a much less dangerous relative of the wolf) in the woods around. It's really not as bad as it would seem, and, especially with rattlesnakes, they often give you enough time to get away before they attack. Thank you guys for the great content, Keep it up! Also: most drivers I know have hit at least one deer.

[@ItsMeAnn628]

Just fyi, Coyote attacks on humans are uncommon and rarely result in serious injury. -Wikipedia 🙂

[@coachrob760]

i must admit I also enjoy watching the things you guys post up! i learn something new everyday and I was born and bread in California!! thanks for these videos

[@larken75]

I can vouch for how dangerous a moose can be!! My father-in-law and I were fishing and noticed a female and her baby at least 100 yards away and she still jumped in the water and chased our boat. That’s probably the #1 thing they didn’t mention was what good swimmers they are!!

[@ambermac77]

Yikes!!

[@helenatkinson4730]

😮

[@cassandralynch493]

Love your show. Central Plains states (Southeast corner of Kansas). We have copperheads, rattlesnakes, cottonmouths (snakes), brown recluse and black widows. Occasional visits from mountain lions and coywolves, more often we see bobcats and coyotes (which seldom harm humans, but can destroy farm animals), white tail deer and occasional run ins with elk, bison, fallow, sika or mule deer that have escaped from exotic farms. But we have several varieties of tick which cause more illness and suffering than any of these other animals combined.

[@brandonwarwood3989]

Growing up in Montana, I've had interactions with many of these animals. However, unless provoked, or not treated with respect, you're pretty safe from almost all on this list. They are a force to be reckoned with though!

[@wonderbubbles4092]

Another Montanan here. Pay attention, basic common sense and planning make life outdoors safer than city life!

[@AnimeGirl-wc5dh]

@@wonderbubbles4092 That is true I live in Kentucky, so I know all about this lol

[@Aethrin]

Montana gang represent!

[@debrafrogner]

Ya, that is mostly true! Show the right respect and bad things are almost always averted, but then there are those times that...well there's not much ya can do

[@kingsesaw]

Id agree with most of that, though Cougars are evil bastards. Don't Hunt in western Montana alone and always, ALWAYS, carry at least a pistol, a buddy of mine had one come up the tree after him while he was bow hunting. Only reason he saw it in time was because he felt the tree move as it climbed, and it was just about at his feet when he looked over the side of the stand and pulled his pistol.

[@edevos3108]

I found your reactions interesting. Here in the US, campers (such as we are) are usually EDUCATED to deal with animals while in the wild (the bush). This is because most of the land in the US is wild and unpopulated and generally belongs to the public. There are literally thousands of state and federal public parks. There are also state and national forests. In the West (California, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Washington state, Oregon State and Alaska) GRIZZLY bears, Mountain Lions, and wolves are a frequent issue in the woods. It is a frequent issue that hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail must deal with. However, here on the East Coast where I live, campers in New England States and eastern Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and Maine) especially must deal with MOOSE. Here in Pennsylvania (my home state) and in New York and New Jersey , as well as the central Southern states (West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina) Deer, Black Bears and Coyotes as well as Brown Recluse Spiders, Black Widow Spiders and Vipers (Timber Rattlesnakes, Water Moccasins) are also a problem. Interestingly enough, hikers on the World Famous Appalachian Trail must be prepared to deal with Black Bears as they hike from Georgia to Maine and vice versa. In the Southeastern US (from Maryland to Florida), there are issues with Sharks (Near Beaches) , although shark attacks are reported as far north as Maine and as far south as the Gulf Coast (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. There are also problems with Feral Horses in coastal areas. Even in residential areas wildlife can be a problem. My daughter was knocked down by a deer in her own backyard! Despite the issues with wildlife, we here have LEARNED how to safely deal with them. For example, state and federal park officials give strict instructions on how to deal with the animals. Chief among these are (1) KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE. People are told to stay 40-50 feet away from the deer and feral horses on Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, and they are warned to stay 50-100 YARDS (Meters) from Black Bears, Wolves, Bison(Buffaloes), and Moose elsewhere. Campers in areas frequented by Grizzlies are also told that they need to have portable electric fences around their camping areas, and areas with problem bears or other animals are frequently banned from human use. (2) There are also strict rules about human behavior around these animals, such as NOT feeding them, luring them or attempting to get close to photograph them. (3) People are warned and educated as to how to act should the animal get close. For example, the rules for Black Bears are different than the rules for Grizzlies. If encountered by a Grizzly, it is best to play dead and protect the head and neck. If it is a Black Bear, you are supposed to make yourself as LARGE as possible and make as much noise as possible. In no case are people supposed to run from a Bear, Buffalo, Mountain Lion or Moose. In Shenandoah National park, I foolishly decided to cook bacon near the campsite. Of course, this lured a large male Black Bear who approached the area where I was cooking. I remembered what to do and I yelled HEY BEAR! while striking the side of the pan with the spatula. This frightened the bear away. Later, I heard rangers firing starter pistols so I knew that the bear was lurking around the campsites. It's all a matter of education for us. Millions of us camp all the time in areas filled with all sorts of wildlife, and only those who disobey the warnings and instructions have problems with wildlife.

[@o_O..No.]

"I foolishly decided to cook bacon near the campsite. Of course, this lured a large male Black Bear who approached the area where I was cooking." I did this once in my back yard. I live near Elk County PA. Thankfully, I had a very large dog who treed the bear before it reached us. He got a bit too close for comfort for sure.

[@SillyAri39]

The Pacific North West also have moose.

[@graciemadelinerose9728]

A bear's sense of smell is no joke. We were out camping in Oregon in the mountains once, and my aunt was washing a fish she had caught in the river. We heard a dog barking from the camp next to ours and it turns out that a brown bear was approaching. We didn't make the connection that the fish brought the bear the first night, so we did the same thing the next day and had the bear come back. The bear didn't seem to care about us, but it was scary to sleep in the tent alone those nights.

[@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox]

Thank goodness I'm not the only one with a lengthy response! And I covered what you didn't it seems, and you informed on things I didn't. Perfect!

[@jkgaming0565]

You have a lot of patience to type all that

[@lylypad]

I was in Yellowstone several years ago and there was a bison roaming in the visitor center parking lot. People would try to approach him and he would start to charge to warn people away. Some people just can't keep a respectful distance.

[@debbieyoungdell6702]

We have a pair of couriers room our town every winter - when the snow is heavy - because of all the deer that come into town - to find food - we also get elk - bigger than deer - we do find foxes running through - and black widows are just common

[@Vivian_Bush]

One thing that's helpful to remember is that it's a big country and no one area has all of these at once! Where I live in Texas, we mainly watch out for snakes and feral hogs when we're hiking. Feral hogs really should have been on this list. They are bad-tempered and will tear you up if you disturb them. I've never directly run into them, but I was hiking once and I could hear some in the bushes nearby. I just got out of there as quickly and quietly as I could. We also have coyotes, the wolf's smaller cousin. The interesting thing about coyotes is how well they blend in to urban landscapes. They can pretty much make their home in a vacant overgrown lot surrounded by suburbia, and pick up a living off scrounging trash and hunting small animals (unfortunately including pets). At my old house, sometimes I'd hear police sirens in one direction and a pack of coyotes answering them with howls in the other direction.

[@joeinarmona]

Coyotes are fine if you are not a small child or pet. I had about 7 of them walk up to me one day because I was working on a gas meter, while sitting down in order to reach it, and they were curious. It was weird though as I never had any approach me that close until then.

[@mpls1982]

We got most of the things on the list in Minnesota.

[@trentspears9118]

I'm surprised they didn't mention gators (which southeast Texas has).

[@lukegibbs3391]

@@trentspears9118 Me too, especially after the deadly attacks they’ve had in Florida in recent years. My family farms alligators in SE Texas

[@TheAngelmabry]

I live in North Texas and recently we have had a rash of cougar attacks in neighborhoods

[@srice6231]

I lived in Alaska for a few years and every winter we would have moose sleeping in our yard. When the mamas and babies were there sometimes they'd be by our cars and it was a bit scary trying to get into the cars but we never had an issue.

[@warrenrines3924]

I live in Louisiana and we have alot of dangerous animals. Great reaction love the channel

[@troymaddux7664]

I love this video. Seeing how you guy react to the animals we have in the US. Because I spend most of my free time in the woods hunting, camping, etc. I go on archery hunts and hunt antlered mule deer, elk and am gearing up for a bear hunt on Kodiak Island in January.

[@DetroitSoul]

The Brown Recluse is something I've encountered a few times here in Michigan. I'm terrified of spiders so any time I see one, I wheel my chair the other way and don't look back. They like warmth though, so they're not as prevalent in winter. Thankfully I've never been bitten by one. Also, deer have been sighted right in my back yard. They are more scared of you than you are of them, although if you're still and don't move, sometimes they will come up and sniff you, and if you're REALLY lucky, they'll let you stroke their fur. However, it's best if you just steer clear of them...even the babies can rear up on you and cause damage.

[@L3M0N4NDCH3RRYZZ]

Yeah I got bit by a brown recluse while living in Florida, ended up in the hospital because the bite ended up eating a massive hole into my hip.

[@lisaharris4986]

When I was younger I worked at Old Faithful in Yellowstone, it was amazing but we had rules with the animals, the animals are not used to people when everything gets shut down, but at One point we couldn’t get to work because the buffaloes were blocking the door, at that point I developed love for the buffaloes, thank you for sharing your family. It brings me back to wishing my kids were little

[@lindacaldwell6251]

We live in a rural area in Indiana. But still quite populated enough. I was coming home from one larger town one fall and the biggest grey wolf crossed the road in front of my truck! He was almost the height of my hood! I was amazed.

[@TheCsel]

In the western part of Indiana or down south? There are coyotes here and maybe mountain lion, but I've never heard of wolves. Unless it escaped from a wolf park which exist here.

[@thomastorm123]

ive seen a few of your videos but this one's intro is AMAZING!!!

[@jsears541]

Growing up in western Washington, near Seattle, none of these were really concerns...even deer weren't much of a factor in that heavily populated part of the state. But the eastern side of the state, where I live currently, has nearly all of these animals living locally...no sharks or scorpions, though. I hit a deer that jumped into my path at night on the freeway, while driving 70mph, which was really the only dangerous encounter I've had. I also was in a bear vs car accident in California many years ago, and used to watch the bears scavenge in the trash dumpsters at the camp I worked at there..from a safe distance. We made a lot of noise and they didn't come near us...they had an easier source of food. We see moose a couple of times a year on my parents property, but watch from the deck and give them a LOT of space. I've seen bears, and deer are literally EVERYWHERE in our town, to the point that officials have regular meetings with residents about how to control them. It isn't uncommon to see 10-15 of them out on the lawn, crossing the road, in a playground, or in someone's garden. We have cougars, brown recluses, black widows, and rattlesnakes here also, and I hear often about people encountering them, but I'm 45 and never have seen any of those in person. Don't let the wild animals scare you from visiting the US, or even camping here, which I have done all my life without issues. A little knowledge about their habits and how to avoid them makes it generally easy to be safe, even if you do encounter them.

[@matterdeann]

I live 45 minutes north of Seattle and have Deer, Cougars, Black Widows and black Bears. It's a concern.

[@staceyshaffer180]

Your in the city that’s why you don’t encounter most of the animals they are showing. I’m in Leavenworth Washington (central Wa state) in the mountains, on lake Wenatchee I come across Bear all the time in the summer, spring is scary when they awake from hibernation but other than that they are fine. After all, it’s their forest and if you respect that you’ll have no problems. I have a fox that comes around, lots of deer, black and cinnamon bears, cougars, coyotes, ticks, spiders and more. I call it Gods country!

[@tammytudor4491]

Here in Moses Lake, Wa we do have scorpions. Two types actually. I’ve also seen rattlers, moose, cougar, deer. I’ve lived in the cascades and in Seattle. I’ve seen pretty much every animal on this list minus the Bison. We have a pretty diverse state when it comes to wildlife.

[@desertdog7171]

Great channel guys. I really enjoy watching. I've experienced the Brown Recluse bite, scorpion sting, hit deer with a car. All pale in comparison to a Tarantula Hawk sting. Look those up.

[@shawnredshaw6663]

When I was a kid, I tripped going up the stairs from my backyard and I heard a rattle. I looked over to see that I was literally face to face with a baby rattlesnake. thankfully he seemed as scared of me as I was of it, we both went in opposite directions as fast as we could. Aside from that, I've had to deal with brown recluses on the regular and the occasional black widow. Never be been bitten by one thankfully.

[@jeremiahhanson6811]

Yeah I was bitten by a brown recluse luckily it’s venom didn’t affect me just left some yellow pus but I was fine I was I think 5 so if you do get bit seek medical attention but it usually isn’t deadly

[@johnbratcher8398]

My house is full of brown recluse spiders. Almost impossible to get rid of. Fortunately, like black widows, they're only an issue if you are allergic to their venom. For the vast majority of people absolutely nothing happens.

[@rockymntnliberty]

During certain times of the year, in my area it's quite common to see several hundred Deer and Antelope while driving a 20-mile stretch of highway. Because there are so many and they are frequently crossing the highway, there are many many collisions.