Death By Beaver

[Bailey Guns]

Man tries to take photo of beaver; it kills him

Evann Gastaldo, Newser12:09 p.m. EDT April 11, 2013



(Photo: John Carlisle, AP)

A fisherman in Belarus was bitten to death by a beaver, and all he was doing was trying to take its picture, Sky News reports. The man spotted the beaver while fishing with friends at Lake Shestakov, but as he approached to take a photograph, the beaver bit him on the thigh. The animal managed to sever an artery, and his friends couldn't stop the blood flow.

Sky News helpfully reminds us that beavers can, of course, bite through trees. Beaver attacks are rare, though, and when they do occur, rabid beavers are generally to blame (as in the 2012 attack in upstate New York). But just this week, a video was posted on YouTube showing a beaver going after a Russian man, reports the Telegraph, and two girls were seriously injured after being mauled by a beaver in Virginia last year.

[losttrail]

Not what I originally thought.

Wildlife is dangerous. Duh!

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Leave it to Beaver.

[alxone]

not the death by beaver that i would want , now the other "beaver" .......

[roberth]

Leave it to Beaver.

LOL

[Bailey Guns]

The upside to this story? This guy could potentially have the best epitaph ever on his tombstone.

[revor]

There's a crazy beaver that hangs in a pond that I fish/bellyboat in.
It's is a scary situation when it comes over to defend it's territory, but I too could have a cool epitaph.
Keep that in mind if you see a guy up north killed by a beaver!!

[Lurch]

Maybe his name was Ward and he was a little rough on the beaver last night and it defended itself.

[BigDee]

Wouldn't a good air rifle have enough power to take out a beaver? I'd think using an air rifle to silently take out a few beavers in areas you frequent might not be a bad idea.

[Shootersfab]

Gotta stay away from those dirty beaver's!