08-14-2012, 08:24
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Rabid beaver attack
No truth to the rumor that the animal had to be shaved in order to be identified.
Rabid beaver attacks New York man swimming in Pennsylvania river
Published August 13, 2012
Associated Press
PINE PLAINS, NY – A Boy Scout leader from New York who was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming in the Delaware River is recovering.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that 51-year-old Normand Brousseau, of Pine Plains, was swimming in eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 2 when a beaver swam through his legs and bit him in the chest.
The animal then bit him in the leg, buttocks, arm, hand and torso before he managed to grab it and hold its jaw closed.
One Boy Scout pulled Brousseau to shore, where he tossed the beaver away from him. The Scouts then used rocks to kill the animal.
A doctor confirmed the beaver had rabies a day after the attack.
Dutchess County health officials say a rabid beaver attack is unusual.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/13...#ixzz23TVPIX1x
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08-14-2012, 09:10
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My goodness
Is there any end to the harm a sick beaver can do to you?
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08-14-2012, 09:54
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Scary story - beavers are large enough that they can survive to infect people (and other critters).
Make sure you spend some time observing a beaver's behavior before deciding to approach, interact with, handle and/or eat it. It may save you a few shots. 
(And as Dusty said - you don't wanna fuck with the hydrophobia.)
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08-14-2012, 10:33
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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
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What type of behavior does an infected beaver have? Any help to avoid approaching an infected one would be appreciated.
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Worrisome behavior includes an overly sleepy animal during a normal time of wakefulness, unexplained aggression (especially towards humans), eye/nose discharge, aimless walking and/or loss of coordination (falling over), and partial or complete rear paralysis (which may look like an injured leg).
If you're looking for advice down a different avenue, we should take it to PM, as those talks are not appropriate for general audiences. 
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08-14-2012, 10:52
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Make sure you spend some time observing a beaver's behavior before deciding to approach, interact with, handle and/or eat it. It may save you a few shots
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Ok, who's going to be the one to comment on this? 
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08-14-2012, 12:32
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No Doc I think you covered it pretty well about avoiding any infected beavers. I always knew to avoid the ones with unexplained aggression, but never thought about the ones that are walking around with loss of coordination and falling over. It does make sense when you think about it however. Thanks for the advice.
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I'm not sure if you were being as tongue-in-cheek as I or if your were really curious.
The advice holds true in any case...HTH.
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08-14-2012, 13:09
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Nope we were on the same page. As you said the advice holds true for any environment you may find a beaver. |
Good deal - I also forgot to mention to avoid beavers with mange (patchy loss of hair and scabby eruptions).
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08-14-2012, 14:00
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We dont have these in Africa. Are they the ones with the large, fatty tail?
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08-14-2012, 14:25
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We dont have these in Africa. Are they the ones with the large, fatty tail?
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That is them. Also the word beaver is an- apparently American- euphemism for the word vagina.
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08-14-2012, 15:27
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We dont have these in Africa. Are they the ones with the large, fatty tail?
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Hang on for a bit; someone in our government will put together a $5 billion grant to study the problem, and ship a few hundred your way. .
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08-14-2012, 16:05
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Hang on for a bit; someone in our government will put together a $5 billion grant to study the problem, and ship a few hundred your way. .
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There's really no reason for such an expensive study. Canada, with a large beaver population has done an admirable job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWYt3TccF20
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08-14-2012, 16:13
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Originally Posted by tonyz
he tossed the beaver away from him...
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and she keeps calling him
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08-14-2012, 16:13
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Ran into a few 'rabid beavers' down in the Cellar Bar one night - George, Strit, and I were lucky to escape with our 'dignities' intact. Encountered a few others in various parts of the world over the years, but none as aggressive as the ones in Krung Thep Maha Nakhon.
And so it goes...
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08-14-2012, 16:53
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and she keeps calling him
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Ahh, an eager beaver.
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08-14-2012, 17:20
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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
Make sure you spend some time observing a beaver's behavior before deciding to approach, interact with, handle and/or eat it. It may save you a few shots.
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Originally Posted by Kyobanim
Ok, who's going to be the one to comment on this? |
I thought it was all covered in Barney Stinson and Glen Quagmire, eds., The Book of Guys, sixth revised edition, vol 2, part II, Of Wingmen and Their Responsibilities.
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