The Mandrill is 26 pounds. It has long enough teeth to kill a man from blood loss, if he were attack it unarmed.
The Mandrill is 26 pounds. It has long enough teeth to kill a man from blood loss, if he were attack it unarmed.
Some kind of snake maybe? A small boa? Maybe a smallgator?
Haslam wrote:
Not naked. I want to watch this and I don't want to see the man's dingle dangling
Lets give the dude at least a jockstrap.
54321 wrote:
Some kind of snake maybe? A small boa? Maybe a smallgator?
Human would destroy any constrictor or gator/croc under 80 lbs.
So no.
genuine random a hole wrote:
Haslam wrote:Not naked. I want to watch this and I don't want to see the man's dingle dangling
Lets give the dude at least a jockstrap.
The shrinkage due to fear would make this a moot point. Or it would be the first place the animal chomps on rendering the clothing argument irrelevant.
Captain Super Duper Obvious wrote:
54321 wrote:Some kind of snake maybe? A small boa? Maybe a smallgator?
Human would destroy any constrictor or gator/croc under 80 lbs.
So no.
Ever stumble across even a small 4 foot gator out running? I've startled a couple and it's an oh shit moment.
My choice is the cat. Ever tried to give a feral cat a bath? Blood everywhere. Never again.
Tryanasore-ass-rex
Gus Levy wrote:
The animal will figure it out once the man starts kicking it, unless it is the type that will attack first. The attitude of the aninimal is clearly a factor. You may get the first kick in on a swan or fox, but a wolverine or honey badger will be ready for you.
No.
ANY wild bird or mammal will figure it out instantly. Even a swan. Or heck, a squirrel for that matter.
Fight or flight will be their instinct when faced with a human. Flight is impossible in an enclosed area. They'd come out fighting BEFORE any kick, punch, bite, scratch the human could hit them with.
Porkupine?
Speaking of swans, I guy was killed a year ago or so by a swan. Wiki shows a male can get up to 33 pounds but a smaller animal may already have been indentified.
oi wrote:
Captain Super Duper Obvious wrote:Human would destroy any constrictor or gator/croc under 80 lbs.
So no.
Ever stumble across even a small 4 foot gator out running? I've startled a couple and it's an oh shit moment.
My choice is the cat. Ever tried to give a feral cat a bath? Blood everywhere. Never again.
There is a difference between an "oh shit moment" and losing a fight to the death.
Glad I could clear that up for you.
It turns out that there is also a difference between getting some nasty scratches and getting killed.
Perhaps there is some aspect of the phrase "a fight to the death" that is confusing to you.
So far we have some very good answers that I will attempt to categorize and assess:
1. Wolverine, pitbull: clearly can kill a man, may not be the smallest though as neither are all that small.
2. Honeybadger: Medium weight (35 lbs), still seems possible.
3. Tazmanian devil, bobcat, small monkey: light (20 lbs), mean, unclear if they could win but maybe.
4. Swan: no way. Swans killing people are freak occurences.
5. Eagles, Hawks, ect: definitely could hurt a man, doubt they would end up winning in the end.
6. A bunch of other stuff about viruses, bees, ect that no one cares about.
Any other contenders?
People give humanity too little credit. You put a 50 lb creature with 50 lb strength against a 200 lb man with 200 lb strength inside a fight cage, the litter critter is going down. I've read of animals who have lost the will to fight to death because of lack of predation but I don't think humans is anywhere near that point yet.
Gus Levy wrote:
Most encounters between a human and a guinea worm or tapeworm don't result in death.
And most encounters between humans and honey badgers do?
You are so stupid the only answer you accept is a youtube meme. A honey badger could not defeat a man unless he was comatose and someone else was provoking it with a sharp stick.
If you knew anything about animals, you'd know fights to the death between well-matched opponents is rare in general. I suspect you haven't spent much time outdoors.
It seems like cats are the worst threat. I would go with the Clouded Leopard. Longest fangs relative to body size and incredibly agile to the point of being arboreal.
Gus Levy wrote:
3. Tazmanian devil
Any other contenders?
Now I'm sure you know absolutely nothing about animals.
Bad Wigins wrote:
Gus Levy wrote:Most encounters between a human and a guinea worm or tapeworm don't result in death.
And most encounters between humans and honey badgers do?
You are so stupid the only answer you accept is a youtube meme. A honey badger could not defeat a man unless he was comatose and someone else was provoking it with a sharp stick.
If you knew anything about animals, you'd know fights to the death between well-matched opponents is rare in general. I suspect you haven't spent much time outdoors.
I suggest you start your own thread asking what is the smallest organism that can eventually result in the death of a human.
I do not imagine it will be very interesting.
Beaver:http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/11/newser-beaver-kills-man/2074145/
A beaver has teeth that can easily sever a major artery
Captain Super Duper Obvious wrote:
There is a difference between an "oh shit moment" and losing a fight to the death.
Glad I could clear that up for you.
Yes, I ran up on a skunk once while out for a jog. Definite "oh shit moment" but I didn't fear for my life. I did, however, just about pull a hamstring backing up.
But a swan has been known to kill someone in a fight. A wolverine hasn't.