Which Animal Do You Think You Could Fight And Win? If they attacked you

[Claudia Love]

The reason I'm asking this question is because I planned once fully Vaccinated to go to BC and do a bit of hiking there. Someone said to me do you think you could fight off a grizzly bear. I just shook my head thinking, nope he'd probably eat me for dinner. So it got me thinking which animal do you think you could fight and win if they attacked you ?

 

[bluebro69]

Probably a hamster or a guinea pig but I'm not looking to pick any fights with them either.

 

[tombstoned23]

A fruit fly

 

[Robert Mugabe]

If I couldn't beat it, I could probably out run it.

 

[Valcazar]

I am sure I can take a baby bird in a fight.

 

[countd]

a cricket!

 

[james t kirk]

The worst animal you need to worry about is the human. By far the most dangerous.

After that, probably mosquitoes. Kill more humans every year (save and except humans) than all other animals combined.

Seriously. Be sure to arm yourself with a fly swatter or in a pinch, a rolled up newspaper should suffice.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

The reason I'm asking this question is because I planned once fully Vaccinated to go to BC and do a bit of hiking there. Someone said to me do you think you could fight off a grizzly bear. I just shook my head thinking, nope he'd probably eat me for dinner. So it got me thinking which animal do you think you could fight and win if they attacked you ?

Last time I was in Banff there was an information sheet posted somewhere on the subject of how to deal with bear encounters. Went something like
Don't run. They can hit 40 klicks
Don't climb a tree. They're really good tree climbers.
Don't lie down and play dead. They will probably roll you over and start chewing.
Don't shoot them. That will just piss them off.
Seemed like if a bear has it in for you, you are pretty much fucked.

 

[SchlongConery]

...Seemed like if a bear has it in for you, you are pretty much fucked.

A Great Bear lurks around this neck of the woods.

I pun him right in the face!

 

[MissCroft]

I think I could take on a small alligator. You have to hold their mouth shut (duct tape helps). Their jaws are very strong at clamping down but weak when trying to open them.

 

[mandrill]

I think I could take on a small alligator. You have to hold their mouth shut (duct tape helps). Their jaws are very strong at clamping down but weak when trying to open them.

I saw the same TV show. I am dubious if it would actually work in real life...

 

[GeeBee]

Rumble in the jungle: what animals would win in a fight? | YouGov

And what wild beasts do Americans think they themselves can take on?

today.yougov.com

Saw this poll last week in which (among other ridiculous things) 8% of Americans think they could beat an elephant in a fight unarmed. Also 8% for a Loin and a gorilla.

This says everything we need to know about humanity at the moment. We're doomed.

 

[MissCroft]

I saw the same TV show. I am dubious if it would actually work in real life...

I went to the Everglades alligator farm once. They are actually pretty lazy unless they're really hungry. The babies are cute - they nibble on your fingers like little birds.

 

[Insidious Von]

Forgebboutit, not even Hafthor (The Mountian) would stand a chance against a Grizzly.

Scopaloop, if you are female you'll need to take extra precaution. You'll need to cover up completely, females have a different smell to a bear and they will be drawn. Don't go into the woods without an experienced guide and wear hiking boots that cover your ankles. Most of all you'll need to be padded to the max. Bears have very strong olfactory senses, what attracts them the most is the smell of blood. Remember a bear will stalk you long before it makes itself visible.

Note the slight hint of disdain from the bear.

 

[Insidious Von]

This dude was extremely lucky. The bear said, "get off my lawn".

 

[Jasmina]

Do prison rules apply?

 

[JackBurton]

I spent a lot of time in the bush in my younger years. I thought a lot about this.

I figured, back then, I could win against a deer. Nothing more and even then it would be close.

These days…maybe a ferret

 

[Male4Strapon]

I saw the same TV show. I am dubious if it would actually work in real life...

Apparently holding down their mouth from opening doesn't require much effort (assuming of course that you get into a position to safely do that). The problem is the rest of their body struggling to get free making it hard to kepp hold of that grip while it resists. It could probably throw you right off them and now you've just pissed it off.

 

[Insidious Von]

A fruit fly?

 

[jcpro]

Just bring bear spray- it will buy you enough time to retreat. As a youth I was terrified of dogs- in workers' paradise people were prisoners, but dogs ran free, often very mean dogs. Then my buddy taught me how to deal with them- wait for it to commit itself to a particular body part, then give it a strong kick where the neck meets the chest. Worked every time like a charm.