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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Any wild creature bigger than a rat is an animal you should be cautious of. I mean, I wouldn't pet a wild rat, either, but I'm also not afraid one will attack and kill me.

Wild dog packs roam lots of countries in south-east Asia. Don't fucking go near them. They will try to seperate you from other humans and take you down for a snack.

So weird though when you see, like, a golden retriever in their ranks. The urge to go pet them is too strong. I did a lot of catching myself walking towards them when I was in thailand.

[–] Woht24 24 points 11 months ago

The first half of your comment was good and then it devolved into nonsense. Thai street dogs don't eat people, the amount of fucking rubbish strewn everywhere keeps them fed.

Now will they bite you? Of course, it's a dog.

[–] Sylvartas 16 points 11 months ago

Even a rat bite can have extremely nasty side effects

[–] havokdj 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I'd be too afraid of a raccoon either though

[–] AnxiousOtter 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You should be. They may not be able to mortally wound you but they'll definitely give you rabies.

[–] thorbot 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

A raccoon can absolutely mortally wound you. We’re just fleshy bags of blood and they have nasty sharp claws. A slash in the right spot could be fatal

[–] AnxiousOtter 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, if we're considering "right-spot" scenarios then basically anything can kill you.

[–] thorbot 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How could a worm kill you, or a cricket, Mr. Scientist?!?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I could probably figure out a way to choke on both

[–] Button777777 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] thorbot 2 points 11 months ago

Not sure what that is, but it sounds scary