Buck Tilton, a wilderness medicine expert, is a columnist for Backpacker magazine. His many FalconGuides, which include Wilderness First Responder and Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care, have sold more than 100,000 copies combined. He is also the author of two books under The Globe Pequot Press’s how-to Knack imprint, including Knack Hiking and Backpacking. Tilton lives in Lander, Wyoming, where he teaches for the Wilderness Medicine Institute at the National Outdoor Leadership School.

Attacked by Alligator
Altitude: Too High to Handle
Anaconda: The Hug of Death
Annihilated by Army Ants
Abused by Avalanche
Bagged by Barracuda
Bombarded by Bee
Buffaloed by Bison
Butchered by Black Bear
Beaten by Black Widow
Baffled by Bouga Toad
Blasted by Buffalo
Bullied by Bull Shark
Chewed by Camel
Canned by Candiru
Croaked by Cane Toad
Carved Up by Cannibal
Cornered by Cape Hunting Dogs
Capped by Carbon Monoxide
Castrated by Cassowary
Censured by Centipede
Cheated by Choking
Sunk by Ciguatera
Captured by Giant Clam
Clobbered by Cobra
Conenose Bug: The Kiss of Death
Conked by Cone Shell
Cramped by Constipation
Corralled by Coral Snake
Consumed by Cougar
Cracked by Crab
Crunched by Crocodile
Cursed by Curare
Deadly Nightshade: The Big Sleep
Drained by Diarrhea
Ended by Earthquake
Electric Eel: The Shocking Truth
Eliminated by Elephant
Finalized by Frog
Fooled by Frozen Water
Flattened by Funnel-Web Spider
Held Up by Gila Monster
Grabbed by Gorilla
Gobbled by Great White Shark
Gutted by Grizzly
Hammered by Hammerhead
Hung Up on Hantavirus
Heat Stroke: Too Hot to Handle
Hassled by Helminth
Harrassed by Hippopotamus
Hounded by Hyena
Hypothermia: The Big Chill
Jumped by Jellyfish
Jimsonweed: The Big Trip
Killed by Killer Whale
Kreamed by Komodo Dragon
Latched Onto by Leech
Leaped On by Leopard
Laid Low by Leptospirosis
Lit Up by Lightning
Lunched On by Lion
Licked by Lyme Disease
Manhandled by Mamba
Misguided by Manchineel
Mangled by Man-of-War
Massacred by Moccasin
Muffled by Monkshood
Messed Up by Moose
Murdered by Mosquito
Misled by Mushroom
Outwitted by Octopus
Offed by Oleander
Obliterated by Ostrich
Partaken Of by Piranha
Put Away by Plague
Pulverized by Polar Bear
Poisoned by Puffer Fish
Quenched by Quicksand
Ravaged by Rabies
Ripped by Rattlesnake
Ruined by Recluse
Rubbed Out by Red Tide
Wrecked by Rhinoceros
Stung by Scorpion
Screwed by Screwworm Fly
Snuffed by Scuba
Savaged by Seal
Silenced by Sea Snake
Slain by Siberian Tiger
Swallowed by Sperm Whale
Felled by Spotted Fever
Squished by Squid
Stunned by Stonefish
Suffocated by Submersion
Terrified by Taipan
Tampered With by Tapir
Trapped by Tetanus
Torn Apart by Tiger Shark
Twisted by Tornado
Tricked by Trichinosis
Tucked In by Tsetse Fly
Tswept Away by Tsunami
Tortured by Tularemia
Vanquished by Vampire Bat
Vaporized by Volcano
Wasted by Walrus
Wiped Out by Warthog
Water Hemlock: Tea for Tomb
Wilted by West Nile
Withered by Wildfire
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Early symptoms of rabies are too general to cause too much concern: fatigue, headache, irritability, depression, nausea, fever, stomach pain. Sounds like another day in the office. There is only one way for sure to know if you have the disease. You die! But first: wild hallucinations . . . extremely painful difficulty swallowing . . . frequent muscle spasms . . . and, toward the end, complete disorientation and a raging fever.

Alligators are experts at attacking. Swimming below the surface of the water, only eyeballs exposed, they silently approach their prey, gambling everything on one swift and merciless attack. If the attackee happens to be you, your first awareness of danger will most likely be the snapping of powerful jaws as they close over a bite-able body part. . . .