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In this survival scenario:Deep into backcountry. . . Freezing temperaturesAt least 20 kilometers away from civilizationwith just a few hours of daylight left. Two day hikers cross a beaver dam when disaster strikes. . . Submerged into freezing cold water your phone and electronics will dieThreatened by hypothermiaYou better have the basic skills and minimal equipment to make it out yourself. . . Alive!Got a shovel, got some snowSmooth gefixt ouwe!Take care about nature;)Then the day finally cameThe winning giveaway challengeWe have been looking forward to it, yes. . .…

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A Pilot Survived a Plane Crash And 15 Hours Among Hungry Sharks

October 7, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathA Pilot Survived a Plane Crash And 15 Hours Among Hungry Sharks0 comment

You know, amazing stories about people who’vesurvived a plane crash are also extremelyrare. But what if I tell you that one man not onlystayed alive after his plane dropped intothe ocean, but also managed to fend off hungrysharks for a whopping 15 hours until he wasrescued?Doesn’t sound like much fun now, does it?. It happened in 1986, and this man’s name wasWalter Wyatt, Jr. The thirty-seven-year-old flight engineerwas flying from Nassau, the capital of theBahamas, to Miami on a rainy December day. He was the only person on board his…

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The Only Way to Survive When You See a Shark

October 5, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathThe Only Way to Survive When You See a Shark0 comment

Sing it with me now…“Duuun-Dun. Duuun-Dun…”Do I still need to tell you what I’ll betalking about today?Yup. SHARKS. They’re the reason you couldn’t get meinto any body of water larger than a bathtubuntil I was a teenager. And even then, the possibility is never farfrom my mind. So believe me when I tell you, before anytrip to the beach I always take some timeto review what I should do if I happen toencounter one. Admittedly, I’ve been swimming in the oceanfor years, and I’ve never actually gottena glimpse of that…

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Caught On Camera: Man Wrestles 10ft Alligator

October 3, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathCaught On Camera: Man Wrestles 10ft Alligator0 comment

00:06MAN: This is the biggest gator we have evercaught. 00:08COMM: Most people wouldn’t voluntarily getthis close to an alligator but this is JasonMcDonalds view every weekend and whether heis catching them by hand or by rope he hasto keep his wits about him. 00:36COMM: 34 year old Jason from Colorado hasbeen catching alligators for 10 years andvolunteers at weekends teaching gator wrestlingclasses, the classes are both entertainingand educational for the crowds and catchingthe gators give Jason the chance to checkthem for injury. 00:57JASON: See look see where she’s had the…

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How To Survive An Alligator Attack

October 1, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathHow To Survive An Alligator Attack0 comment

– For years, Hollywood movieshave shown humans at war with alligators. And their crocodilian cousins. Either they’re attackingus, or we’re attacking them. – You’re luggage. – Gimme the ball alligator. – Alligatorsdon’t often attack humans. But it does happen,and if one attacks you,what should you do?And perhaps more importantly,what shouldn’t you do?American alligators have been aroundfor over 150 million years,since the age of the dinosaurs. But alligators stuck around. There are nearly five million alligatorsin the United States. They live throughout the southeast,from Texas to North Carolina. But most of…

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Surviving a Cage of Death!

September 29, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathSurviving a Cage of Death!0 comment

– Alright guys, todaywe are in Darwin, Australiagetting ready to visit Crocosaurus Cove. Crocosaurus Cove is actually a placeI’ve been following onInstagram for a number of years,I’ve always wanted to come hereto get into this giant cylinder,where you’re in thewater with the crocodile. The most feared animal in all of Australiais without question thesaltwater crocodile,yet fear often comes as a resultof that which we don’t understand. Since 2008, CrocosaurusCove has been on a missionto educate the public byeasing the bad reputationthese prehistoric reptiles carry. It seems extreme,but sometimes the bestway…

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How To ACTUALLY Survive a Crocodile Attack

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathHow To ACTUALLY Survive a Crocodile Attack0 comment

Odds are that you’ve seen the movie Jaws,and now every time you get into the wateryou can’t help but feel a bit nervous aboutwhat may be lurking unseen around you. You push these fears out of your mind, tryto have fun and enjoy the waves, but you can’thelp yourself from looking around once ina while for a tell-tale shark fin. Yet, it turns out that while you’re worriedabout being attacked by a shark, the sneakycrocodile you were never expecting is alreadyon his way to eat you. Every year about five…

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ALLIGATOR VS CROCODILE – Who would win a fight?

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 TaathALLIGATOR VS CROCODILE - Who would win a fight?0 comment

What’s the DifferenceBetween Alligators and Crocodiles?Many people are unaware that there’s a differencebetween alligators and crocodilesand use both terms interchangeably to describeany large water-dwelling lizard with big teeth. What they don’t realize is that,despite some similarities,the two reptiles don’t look or behave the same. They also belong to different biological familiesDifferences in Physical characteristicsAlligators have a wide “U”-shaped,rounded snout like a shovel,whereas crocodiles tend to have longerand more pointed “V”-shaped noses. In alligators, the upper jaw is wider than the lower jawand completely overlaps it. Therefore, the teeth in the…

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How to Snare Wild Pigs

September 15, 2020September 7, 2020 TaathHow to Snare Wild Pigs0 comment

Josh Helcel: Wild pigs are an invasive species that threatenagricultural production, water quality, nativespecies, and habitat. In Texas, legal methodsfor controlling expanding wild pig populationsinclude the use of snares, and these relativelysimple devices can be used effectively incertain situations to capture wild pigs. Tracksin a trail or path, muddy rub marks on trees,hair caught in a fence where wild pigs crawlunder, and wallows near watering holes areexamples of locations for setting snares. A snare consists of a wire loop with a lockingdevice that tightens around the animal’sbody as it passes…

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How to Build a Figure-C Feral Hog Trap

September 13, 2020September 7, 2020 TaathHow to Build a Figure-C Feral Hog Trap0 comment

This is a figure c trap that we actually builttodayAs you can see it has an inner C and an outerCThis outer C kind of serves as a drift fenceSo what happens is the pigs will end up circlingthe trap whenever they see baitAnd they’ll start circling and they will catchone of these drift fencesyou can see there’s one right here by me andthere is another one that’s on the other sideover there. So what happens is they’ll catch one of theseand they’ll start walking in and what we haveis…