Yesterday at work, this guy and I were talking about being attacked by different types of animals. Whether it was snakes, spiders, dogs or something worse. Somehow I think it started as how much it would suck to have to kill a lion with your bare hands. I openly wondered if it would not be worse to find yourself in that situation with a bear instead. We could not come to a consensus other than to agree that either lion or bear would definitely be hard to survive.
This morning on my way home from work... I was listening to the radio and heard a story of a man who just a few days ago was attacked by a grizzly bear while out bow hunting in the woods of Montana. As you can imagine, I found this interesting. As it turns out, the bear was sleeping as he was making his way through the woods, and after he startled it awake it immediately went after him. It bit him on the head and on the leg and threw him to the ground. Somehow, he remembered a news article his grandmother gave him that mentioned how large animals have bad gag reflexes. So with an incredible presence of mind considering the circumstances, the man shoved his right arm down the bear's throat. This caused the bear to leave without harming him any further.
Such a thing would never have occurred to me, but in the future if confronted by an angry 400 pound grizzly bear I feel safer knowing all I have to do is get my arm in its mouth and shove it as far as I can. If anyone has any tips for surviving (unarmed) an attack by a lion I would appreciate anything you have to add.
Link to news article: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2015/10/05/chase-dellwo-recounts-saturdays-grizzly-attack/73348328/
This morning on my way home from work... I was listening to the radio and heard a story of a man who just a few days ago was attacked by a grizzly bear while out bow hunting in the woods of Montana. As you can imagine, I found this interesting. As it turns out, the bear was sleeping as he was making his way through the woods, and after he startled it awake it immediately went after him. It bit him on the head and on the leg and threw him to the ground. Somehow, he remembered a news article his grandmother gave him that mentioned how large animals have bad gag reflexes. So with an incredible presence of mind considering the circumstances, the man shoved his right arm down the bear's throat. This caused the bear to leave without harming him any further.
Such a thing would never have occurred to me, but in the future if confronted by an angry 400 pound grizzly bear I feel safer knowing all I have to do is get my arm in its mouth and shove it as far as I can. If anyone has any tips for surviving (unarmed) an attack by a lion I would appreciate anything you have to add.
Link to news article: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2015/10/05/chase-dellwo-recounts-saturdays-grizzly-attack/73348328/