Animals most likely to kill you this summer

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I say we should ban the car as they kill so many people. None of these deaths would occur if we banned people from doing everything.

 

[JerryK]

Up here in Michigan, just about anything that can scurry in front of a motorcycle should be on the list... Especially with the no helmet law...

 

[oldballs]

I rode for years, usually without a helmet. Guess I was lucky. But really wonder what good a helmet would do in a major accident. One time a bumble bee hit the gap between the helmet and my head. It buzzed around inside the helmet and nearly caused me to lose control.
Cheers,
Mike

 

[JerryK]

I rode for years, usually without a helmet. Guess I was lucky. But really wonder what good a helmet would do in a major accident. One time a bumble bee hit the gap between the helmet and my head. It buzzed around inside the helmet and nearly caused me to lose control.
Cheers,
Mike

I sold my Harley back in the early 80's... roads were too crazy [ plus I was mostly crazy ] back then. Way before GPS's, cell phones, etc.. I don't care if folks wear a helmet or not. My position on it is that it helps cull the herd.. Just like base jumping..

 

[Old Junk Man]

Ive caught a pigmy rattler in my driveway. Gave him to my son! He is a park ranger superintendent at Lake Charles State Park. He has it on display in the parks nature center. I have a Kiko Billy goat. He Is starting to get Aggressive. He got in the yard this week and wanted to graze the rose bushes. He got mad when I squirted him with the water cannon to make him leave. He charged me and I had to grab his horns and bulldog him. The stink got on me and that was not very pleasant.

 

[Bird]

Those dangerous cows remind me of dealing with roosters. Kill the one attacking you, and then it's the next one in line the next day. We at a lot of chicken for about two weeks once they matured and we could tell who where the layers and who where the but heads!!!

Here in TX, I would think that the snakes get quite a few people every year, but the only thing I have heard in the news that kills people are the bees.

Eddie

Eddie, I think I've posted this before, but when I was a kid, we always had a flock of hens for the eggs and at least one big rooster, usually a White Leghorn. And when I was about 12 or so, we had one that would attack me every time I went out and he had a good set of spurs. Dad thought it was funny, since it wasn't him being attacked, but he told me that you know when he jumps at you, he brings those feet up to get his spurs forward so just grab him by both feet and dip him in the cow's water trough. So the next day I did that, dipped him in the water and threw him and he hit the ground running. But the next day here he came again. So that time when I dipped him in the water, I held him under and watched the bubbles for awhile. And when I did finally take him out of the water and threw him as far as I could, he just landed in a heap and laid there. Sure scared me because I knew Dad would be furious if I'd killed his rooster. But after a few seconds that old rooster started flopping around like a chicken with it's head cut off, then he finally got on his feet and staggered off. So he fully recovered, but from that time on, he gave me a wide berth and was quick to get out of the way when he saw me coming.

 

[oldballs]

Good story Bird and Junk Man Thanks. Guess I could read about the problems of our world, but TBN is more fun.

Mike

 

[k0ua]

Eddie, I think I've posted this before, but when I was a kid, we always had a flock of hens for the eggs and at least one big rooster, usually a White Leghorn. And when I was about 12 or so, we had one that would attack me every time I went out and he had a good set of spurs. Dad thought it was funny, since it wasn't him being attacked, but he told me that you know when he jumps at you, he brings those feet up to get his spurs forward so just grab him by both feet and dip him in the cow's water trough. So the next day I did that, dipped him in the water and threw him and he hit the ground running. But the next day here he came again. So that time when I dipped him in the water, I held him under and watched the bubbles for awhile. And when I did finally take him out of the water and threw him as far as I could, he just landed in a heap and laid there. Sure scared me because I knew Dad would be furious if I'd killed his rooster. But after a few seconds that old rooster started flopping around like a chicken with it's head cut off, then he finally got on his feet and staggered off. So he fully recovered, but from that time on, he gave me a wide berth and was quick to get out of the way when he saw me coming.

When I was about 4 our old rooster would chase me and "flog" me with his wings for some reason. I was pretty scared of it. I told my older brother about it, and he convinced me to go back outside and let the rooster chase me again and my brother said to run right by him with the rooster right on my tail. So that is what I did, and when the rooster got within range, my brother drop kicked him into next week. The rooster sailed about 20 feet in the air, landed on his back, and just laid there for a while. He did recover, but he never offered to chase me again ever.

 

[smstonypoint]

Speaking of roosters,

Steve

 

[farmer2009]

Yup cows can be dangerous. Dad had a bull when I was about 14/15. I was home alone feeding square bales between two buildings. Bull came over the pile of hay at me. First time I grabbed his ears and boxed them as I side stepped him. Then went to the next bale. Where he did it again. This time I had more time. I planted a steel toe boot between his eyes. He went to his knees. I had a bad limp for a week. Dad didn't believe me as to what he did. He'd wear dads hat for him. Next time I fed dad stood back and watched the bull put distance between us when I walked in the field. He believed me then and bull left at the end of the breeding season.

I won't put up with a bad temper but a pet cow can be even more dangerous. They want petting but will hurt you and never mean too.