Man dies after beaver bite

[bufo marinus]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/only-in-belarus-man-bleeds-to-death-after-beaver-bite/story-fnd12peo-1226618764035

 

 

 

http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2013/04/12/1226618/766450-beaver.jpg

The spooky music from Jaws is playing while you look at this picture... and for good reason. Pic: AFP

 

WHILE you were sleeping a Belarusian man has met a grisly fate at the hands of a large, semi-aquatic rodent.

The deceased was a 60-year-old fisherman who ran into an aggressive Eurasian Beaver as he embarked on a fishing trip.

The man tried to approach the beaver in order to photograph it, but according to Britain's The Telegraph, the animal attacked him, biting him twice and severing an artery in his thigh.

The man died of blood loss on the way to a local village doctor.

Beavers are not renowned for their lethal force against humans, although they are strongly territorial and can weigh up to 25 kilos.

Then there are those teeth. Those super strong chompers boosted with extra enamel, which continue to grow throughout a beaver's life so it can gnaw through trees.

 

Beavers also have an extra set of eyelids which are transparent, allowing them to see underwater. They're clever, adaptable creatures which don't always mix well with human civilisation.

A Canadian newspaper reported two years ago that a beaver was killing dogs in Red Deer, Alberta, but it is unclear whether a beaver has ever previously killed a human.

[tmer]

Just don't say that he has not been warned...

[Faith]

http://youtu.be/R7jnhTDg4mk

 

Edited April 14, 2013 by Vinno

[bufo marinus]

Edited April 14, 2013 by bufo marinus

[El Kabong]

Never bite the hand of those that bite ya, bufo  

[brick]

I thought death by beaver bite would have been a good way to go, then I read further.

 

Not the same beaver I was thinking about!

[louise]

yeah it brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "death by beaver".

[Peter Smith]

Heh heh heh love it!

[snoopdog]

what eves

Edited May 24, 2013 by snoopdog