DANGEROUS.

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@Kandae11 (55131)
May 13, 2017 7:23am CST
Have you ever found yourself face to face with a dangerous animal? How did you react - or how would you handle the situation if it ever happens? When I was six years old, I did see a huge snake wrapped around the limbs of a tree. It seemed to be asleep, so I remember simply walking away and leaving it to its slumber. In my adult years the only predators I have encountered so far have been those of the human kind - which brings me to the question. Which would you rather face - a dangerous animal or a robber with a gun?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 May 17
Boy that's a tough choice @Kandae11 . At least with a gunman, you might be able to sweet-talk your survival. My encounter with an animal was a Wild Hog...in the dark. My donkeys had alerted me to a problem and like an idiot, I went out into the dark with a flashlight to see what the problem was. When I was about 20 feet away from the hog, I heard him snort . I spun around and even in my physical condition, I ran like I was on the Olympic Track Team.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
You're lucky he gave you a warning snort before deciding to pounce.
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• Midland, Michigan
14 May 17
@nanette64 If I felt the need to check out something in the dark, I'd go with a stick or broom or something along with a flashlight. One night last summer I saw eyes in front of my ramp to the porch. Before getting out of the car I grabbed a pole that we use to wash windows higher up just so I could have something keeping whatever it was away from me if needed.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 May 17
@Kandae11 Boy you ain't a kiddin'. I think I set a new world record for the 100 yard dash.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
13 May 17
Many years ago, a friend asked me to care for her Doberman while she was away for a few days. The dog seemed to like me, so I agreed. One night, I heard the dog barking downstairs, so I went down and he was hungry. I put his food down and then went to pet him. He suddenly bared his teeth at me, began growling and then began snapping his teeth! I turned around and ran back upstairs to my bedroom and closed the door. I was never so terrified in my life!
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@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
He probably thought you were after his food. When did you finally leave your room?
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
14 May 17
@Kandae11 I slept through the night and came out the next morning. Thankfully he was in a much better mood then.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
@CRK109 You are very brave.
@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
13 May 17
How can I forget that day we met with a lionfish. We were swimming and someone shouted there was a lionfish around. We got out of the water as fast as possible. Well that was scary
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@TheHorse (220085)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 May 17
@Nawsheen They have those sharp spiny things, right?
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@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
How dangerous is a lionfish?
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
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@TheHorse (220085)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 May 17
I've faced both, and I'd rather a face a dangerous animal. Unless it was a grizzly bear. They're unpredictable.
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@TheHorse (220085)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 May 17
@Kandae11 The bear I met in Glacier Park was a black bear. He was rooting beneath a tree. I just turned and went the other way. I think my heart WAS pounding.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
@TheHorse I can imagine.
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@shaynas (5487)
• India
14 May 17
I remember being in a river sitting on stone, when i saw a snake just beside it. I don't know even if that was a poisonous one, but i was hell scared and shouted and pulled my legs up in an instant.
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@TheHorse (220085)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 May 17
@Kandae11 I stepped right over this rattlesnake, like an idiot. He didn't rattle until we shooed him off the trail. Then he just coiled and watched us. No more rattling. I think he sensed somehow we weren't intending to hurt him.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
@TheHorse I was under the impression that rattlesnakes would strike at anything in their path.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
It is a good thing you noticed it .
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@shebish (775)
• Egypt
14 May 17
I almost stepped on a Egyptian Cobra a few months ago only ,when we was visiting my husbands family in the farming area of Alexandria it was early morning and I only noticed it was there when it moved, ,for a few seconds I was frozen with my foot in the air, but I think it was possibly not warm enough for it to want to strike, I had seen one before also in the same area ,but not so close to me, As for which I would rather face , neither if possible
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Imagine if it hadn't moved.
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@shebish (775)
• Egypt
14 May 17
I would certainly have been bitten , I do like snakes though. @Kandae11
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
@shebish Ugh! They give me the creeps.
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@snowy22315 (181970)
• United States
14 May 17
Only an angry beast who was mad I took his parking spot! I haven't with an animal, it is omehting I fear.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Some people get mad over the simplest things.
@rebelann (112961)
• El Paso, Texas
13 May 17
Yikes, I hope that photo is not of you. Actually that is a tough question. If one knows what wild predators in their areas are likely to do then it is easy to avoid them but people are not and personally I am less likely to trust people. Humans are unpredictable kinda like housecats.
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@rebelann (112961)
• El Paso, Texas
13 May 17
I find it easier to learn about the predators of my region and their habits so I know what not to do than to try to reason with unreasonable people who can be so very unpredictable @Kandae11
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@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
@rebelann True.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
No, that is a pixabay picture. At least you can try to reason with a human.
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• United States
13 May 17
I have been in deadly situations, but not with an animal. Quick reflex saved me Kandase. Also a calm demeanor. But when faced with a wild animal, getting away as fast as possible would be the only option I would think.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
I would have to run as fast as the wind - which I doubt I can, or maybe climb a tree.
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• United States
13 May 17
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
13 May 17
I would rather face neither one of these.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
13 May 17
@Kandae11 yes they are
@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
Both are very scary.
• United States
14 May 17
I run into a lot of stray dogs in this neighborhood, it is very annoying that people can't keep the dogs secure. I have run into vicious pit bulls. So I usually walk with stick in hand, in case I have to protect myself. I would rather not run into a robber or an animal, both could be very dangerous.
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• United States
18 May 17
@Kandae11 I do too.
@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
I dislike running into a dog that is not on a leash.
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
14 May 17
you think too much .......But you are very nice person.........
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
14 May 17
@Kandae11 when I first saw this image you have enclosed I thought its you
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
@spaceseed I took it from pixabay. Now who would snap a picture of me when I am facing an angry alligator.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Thank you. - Better to think than to have an empty head.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
13 May 17
That is really scary well I haven't faced any dangerous animal Iike that but I was so scared of the dogs And my dad n sis loved keeping dog as pets., I always felt so scared lol
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@Kandae11 (55131)
13 May 17
Dogs can get scary if they don't know you well.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
14 May 17
@Kandae11 yes actually they were loving me but I was always scared
• India
14 May 17
OUR BODY ITSELF WILL REACT WITH ITS MAXIMUM ABILITY TO ESCAPE FROM THE SITUATION AUTOMATICALLY. BUT NEVER BE PANIC.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Panicking certainly won't help the situation.
@allknowing (137553)
• India
14 May 17
I have spotted reptiles in our garden but cannot say they were in an attacking mode. When I was a kid I had gone to my neighbours garden to pick up guavas. I did not know their had let loose their dog. I saw it and I started running. It bit me (lol)
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
How awful. Yu did what any kid would do, but it isn't easy to run from a dog.
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• Philippines
14 May 17
You might as well face the situation either one of them because we can't chose unless it comes to us no matter how we avoid them.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Right, We can't tell what will happen in life.
@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 May 17
They are almost synonymous in result ; however we can right away if near a snake but fo a croc, it has a slim chance for the victim to survive.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
But they move slowly, don't they?
• Otis Orchards, Washington
14 May 17
When I was little we were waking through the woods when we came across a wild dog (or a coyote). We told our dog to attack it. Our dog was half the size of it but our dog chased it away. It ran down through a field and jumped a barbwire fence and our dog had to claw under the fence. About 15 minute later our dog came back huffing and puffing. I figured the wild dog had outran our dog. Most of the time if you are out in the woods in the area I live and making noise most wild animals will not come near you. I don't know which one I would rather run into.
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Neither would be just fine. Good tip there about making noise.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
14 May 17
An animal...I might just get away....
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Depending on which animal, I suppose you could.
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• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
14 May 17
There are some advices about handling with wild animal which i read on news. Just let me find that previous news and send to you
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@Kandae11 (55131)
14 May 17
Great.