if you find yourself in a literal battle
of man versus beast best night into the
rain armed with misinformation welcome
to watchmojo.com ant we’re counting down
the top five animal attack myth rule 17
don’t turn your back on bears men you
have wronged or the dominant turkey
during mating season
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content anyone who’s ever
been camping has likely received a
lecture from the self-proclaimed
wilderness expert in their life as to
how they should react in the event of an
animal attack ah discuss record on yes
well it turns out that constantly
regurgitating the same pieces of pop
survival knowledge doesn’t actually make
them true let’s tear these
misconceptions limb from limb before
some wild creature does the same to you
that’s the thing about bear attacks they
come when you least expect it myth
number five just pee on a jellyfish
sting add the familiar de ruining sting
of this alien looking sea creature you
scream frantically swim to shore and
then begin the ritual of writhing in
agony then sure enough everyone starts
offering you golden showers well there’s
really only one thing you can do wait
what is it
you’re going to have to pee on it well
toxicologist Christopher holstege at the
University of Virginia has weighed in on
the concept of urine as a jellyfish
sting pain reliever and guess what he
calls it worthless fresh water
aggravates the nematocysts on the skin
causing the pain while the salt and
electrolytes found in urine could
theoretically help unless the donor is
severely dehydrated their urine will
still be too similar to fresh water and
likely intensify the discomfort many
suggest that salt water is the best
readily available rinsing liquid myth
number four punching a shark in the nose
is the most effective defense what’s the
best place to punch a shark in a pole
you’d think this goes without saying but
a punch to the nose isn’t your best
survival strategy when squaring off
against this aquatic predator and yet it
has long been the most popular
recommended defense first floor
underwater your punch would prove even
less powerful against the creature of
that size than it would on land second
snows is dangerously close to its
chomping mouth so while you should
strike back you need to pick your target
according to PhD shark ecology and
conservation student David Shipman you
want to aim for the eyes attacking the
gills is also proven effective for
surfers during an attack why creatures
prioritize self-preservation when vision
or respiratory systems are threatened
myth number three play dead in a bear
attack
the danger of this myth is the lack of
clarity playing dead can work but not in
all situations and certainly not as a
first line of defense playing dead at
the wrong time could prove fatal so why
should you do according to the National
Park Service there are general rules in
the case of a chance encounter make
yourself known by talking calmly avoid
certain movements or aggressive sounds
slowly move away and if the bear
advances stop and make yourself appear
large if a brown bear attacks play dead
if a black bear attacks however playing
dead is suicide if you can’t get into
the safety of you car fight for your
life
myth number two you should run in a
zigzag pattern from alligators or
crocodiles this odd myth is based on the
fact that Crocs and Gators with their
long low-lying bodies and stubby legs
are bad at tuning quickly while the
observation is correct at least they
aren’t great at changing directions
while running but you still shouldn’t
make your escape in a zigzag formation
because it’s wildly unnecessary while
they can move very quickly on land they
can’t do it for very long both species
typically rely on lightning-fast strikes
from a stationary position and rarely
pursue any great distance on land so if
one of these two giant reptiles are
coming for you just run as fast and as
straight as you can
to put maximum distance between you and
then myth number one suck the poison out
of a snakebite television and film have
rarely been so guilty in perpetuating
such a ridiculously dangerous myth – you
can suck my scrotum or you can let me
die if a poisonous snake has
successfully sunk its teeth into your
flesh or the flesh of someone nearby
chances are that the venom has already
hit the bloodstream according to a 2002
study from the New England Journal of
Medicine sucking on the wound will not
recover
any of it unsurprisingly snake bite
venom extractor products are equally
ineffective what’s perhaps most
frustrating about this myth is that
believing it could make the situation
worse the mouth introduces bacteria and
the suction could further damage the
punctured skin the person sucking may
poison themselves with anything the
actual solution get medical help ASAP
okay call cotton man do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
of man versus beast best night into the
rain armed with misinformation welcome
to watchmojo.com ant we’re counting down
the top five animal attack myth rule 17
don’t turn your back on bears men you
have wronged or the dominant turkey
during mating season
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content anyone who’s ever
been camping has likely received a
lecture from the self-proclaimed
wilderness expert in their life as to
how they should react in the event of an
animal attack ah discuss record on yes
well it turns out that constantly
regurgitating the same pieces of pop
survival knowledge doesn’t actually make
them true let’s tear these
misconceptions limb from limb before
some wild creature does the same to you
that’s the thing about bear attacks they
come when you least expect it myth
number five just pee on a jellyfish
sting add the familiar de ruining sting
of this alien looking sea creature you
scream frantically swim to shore and
then begin the ritual of writhing in
agony then sure enough everyone starts
offering you golden showers well there’s
really only one thing you can do wait
what is it
you’re going to have to pee on it well
toxicologist Christopher holstege at the
University of Virginia has weighed in on
the concept of urine as a jellyfish
sting pain reliever and guess what he
calls it worthless fresh water
aggravates the nematocysts on the skin
causing the pain while the salt and
electrolytes found in urine could
theoretically help unless the donor is
severely dehydrated their urine will
still be too similar to fresh water and
likely intensify the discomfort many
suggest that salt water is the best
readily available rinsing liquid myth
number four punching a shark in the nose
is the most effective defense what’s the
best place to punch a shark in a pole
you’d think this goes without saying but
a punch to the nose isn’t your best
survival strategy when squaring off
against this aquatic predator and yet it
has long been the most popular
recommended defense first floor
underwater your punch would prove even
less powerful against the creature of
that size than it would on land second
snows is dangerously close to its
chomping mouth so while you should
strike back you need to pick your target
according to PhD shark ecology and
conservation student David Shipman you
want to aim for the eyes attacking the
gills is also proven effective for
surfers during an attack why creatures
prioritize self-preservation when vision
or respiratory systems are threatened
myth number three play dead in a bear
attack
the danger of this myth is the lack of
clarity playing dead can work but not in
all situations and certainly not as a
first line of defense playing dead at
the wrong time could prove fatal so why
should you do according to the National
Park Service there are general rules in
the case of a chance encounter make
yourself known by talking calmly avoid
certain movements or aggressive sounds
slowly move away and if the bear
advances stop and make yourself appear
large if a brown bear attacks play dead
if a black bear attacks however playing
dead is suicide if you can’t get into
the safety of you car fight for your
life
myth number two you should run in a
zigzag pattern from alligators or
crocodiles this odd myth is based on the
fact that Crocs and Gators with their
long low-lying bodies and stubby legs
are bad at tuning quickly while the
observation is correct at least they
aren’t great at changing directions
while running but you still shouldn’t
make your escape in a zigzag formation
because it’s wildly unnecessary while
they can move very quickly on land they
can’t do it for very long both species
typically rely on lightning-fast strikes
from a stationary position and rarely
pursue any great distance on land so if
one of these two giant reptiles are
coming for you just run as fast and as
straight as you can
to put maximum distance between you and
then myth number one suck the poison out
of a snakebite television and film have
rarely been so guilty in perpetuating
such a ridiculously dangerous myth – you
can suck my scrotum or you can let me
die if a poisonous snake has
successfully sunk its teeth into your
flesh or the flesh of someone nearby
chances are that the venom has already
hit the bloodstream according to a 2002
study from the New England Journal of
Medicine sucking on the wound will not
recover
any of it unsurprisingly snake bite
venom extractor products are equally
ineffective what’s perhaps most
frustrating about this myth is that
believing it could make the situation
worse the mouth introduces bacteria and
the suction could further damage the
punctured skin the person sucking may
poison themselves with anything the
actual solution get medical help ASAP
okay call cotton man do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
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