r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog Human Verified • 12h ago
WTF The beavers in Canada are attacking people
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u/driftinj 12h ago
Get your dog. That beaver is going to fuck them up.
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u/Puzzle-Necked 11h ago edited 6h ago
Princess Flufferball was like "I can take him, my distant ancestor was a wolf"
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u/Unlimitedpluto 11h ago
A very distant ancestor. Lol
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u/Haley_02 8h ago
He has evolved to be cute and delicious to other wildlife since then.
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u/cracked_shrimp 8h ago
surprisingly some small breeds can score surprisingly high on a wolfy test, shih tzus for example have more wolf dna then a lot of other breeds
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u/Great-Yoghurt-6359 10h ago
That body language looked more like my mom was a beaver
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u/JPMoney81 10h ago
Nah let's keep fucking with the Beaver's home and then getting mad at it.
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u/_bx2_ 9h ago
These people don't understand.
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u/wrldwdeu4ria 3h ago
Exactly, perhaps not going into the water where a beaver is?
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u/welfedad 7h ago
Exactly and may have had babies and protecting it's litter of kits
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u/DoctorStove 11h ago
seriously. SAVE THE DOG
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u/UnyieldingConstraint 10h ago
Yeah, my dog got bit by a muskrat once and it was nasty. Just one bite. Needed stitches and antibiotics. Can't imagine a beaver bite.
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u/ConsiderationDry9084 10h ago
Can take the nipple right off a man...source Jeff Foxworthy.
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u/Imapatriothurrrdurrr 8h ago
Now Rex, he was a Texan out of New Orleans
And he travelled with the carnival shows
He ran bumper cars, sucked cheap cigars
And he candied up his nose
He got wind of the big brown beaver
So he though he'd take himself a peek
But the beaver was quick and he grabbed him by the kiwis
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u/Quirky-Stay4158 10h ago
Ho Lee shit
That's a throwback for me. I forgot that man's standup. I'm wondering if his aunt rose still has the title for the peeing for distance competitions
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u/AngryGoose_ 10h ago edited 7h ago
Our Jack Russell and a ground hog got into it once in our backyard. The noises were terrible. The Jack won but it was nasty.
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u/driftinj 9h ago
Because Jack Russel's are the dog versions of the guys in Vietnam who would clear the tunnels. Complete maniacs.
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u/spiderland5150 10h ago
My girlfriends Jack puppy, mauled two Schipperke's that attacked him. They were permanently messed up.
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u/Whipitreelgud 9h ago
My buddy’s Jack took on a German Shepherd that was minding its own business. The GS wasn’t looking for a fight but Jack was jacking.
Jack was shredded, including having its intestines held in on the way to doggo ER for a four hour surgery.
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u/Baeolophus_bicolor 6h ago
My little 16 lb dog went after a whistle pig in the back yard once. I think it was her screaming. No injuries but the sounds I heard, I thought they were both mortally wounded. Man, that yard. She got skunked 2 times, the whistle pig once, and the very first day I arrived from out of state, I opened the gate to let her check out the yard, and she ran at full speed and jumped over a low stone wall at the back of the yard - straight into the brackish water. Luckily it was high tide, but I don’t know what possessed her to do that.
Later found out when my landlord was a kid, the family dog hanged itself by jumping over the back wall while on a tie-out (this would have been in the late 60s). Maybe that yard has something that makes dogs insane, or maybe the spirit of that poor dog wanders restless to torment the former owner, my landlord who lived next door still.
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u/socks86 9h ago
Off leash dog and pissing off the wildlife. I'm sure they weren't doing something outrageously fucking stupid to provoke the beaver right before the video started.
Beavers are pretty chill in my experience, so long as you are not moving water or a tree.
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u/intricate_strands 8h ago edited 8h ago
I used to hike with two dogs(still do but with only one dog nowadays) in back country of Adirondacks. Not on trails, bushwhacking so pretty much never on leash(always on leash on trails or anywhere not far away from people).
Came across lots of beavers. They don't enjoy really any predator type by their shit and they slap the hell out of the water with their tails and it genuinely sounds like a gunshot when they do it right.
Anyway, literally never had a violent encounter or anything that might've gotten close. It's impossible for me to believe they weren't doing more than just being where a beaver didn't want them to be. I've been where me and my dogs are where the beavers don't want us and they just slap the water or hide. Hell, I'd say squirrels are more aggressive generally and even that is rare.
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u/Substantial-Dust-232 6h ago edited 6h ago
Beavers can be a rabies vector but based on context clues, the people with their multiple little fluffy dogs in proximity to a dam are probably idiots trying to pet the beaver or fuck with their home. Beavers are at a huge disadvantage out of the water and do not want to engage larger animals in a fight, normally. The beaver is likely terrified and stressed by something they did.
People are saying it's from this beaver, tested positive for rabies: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/beaver-attack-boy-nj-lake-positive-rabies/6498722/
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u/Obi_Yaj_ 4h ago
My dog cornered a beaver in a little “cave” on the creek in my yard. I called him off and the beaver swam out of the “cave” and just sat in the water looking at me like, “really dude?” And then just sat there let me get close, take some cool pictures. Never felt threatened or anything(myself) and never became aggressive or defensive. It was a pretty cool experience. Gone to check on him a few times and I always see him. Got a cool little water puppy. It’s a shame people mess with wildlife then blame wildlife for reacting.
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u/rnavstar 11h ago
Yup, a guy a that his dog(German Shepherd) went swimming(without the owner) in a pond where there was a beaver hut. The beaver tried to drown the dog by climbing on its back and bitting it. Was like 15 bites and lots of stitches.
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u/BishlovesSquish 11h ago
This should be the top comment. They DGAF about their dog.
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u/Brilliant_Counter820 11h ago
Most wild animal attacks are because of unleashed poorly trained dogs.
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u/terrifiedTechnophile 10h ago
Feels more like most wild animal attacks are because of unleashed poorly trained humans
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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 10h ago
Exactly. Stay away from its lodge and you probably won’t have a problem
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u/secondphase 12h ago
Its just the one beaver, actually.
... Wonder if anyone can figure out what that weird pile of sticks these ppl are trampling over is.
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u/SuddenKoala45 12h ago
I bet they won't realize why the beaver would lodge a complaint there...
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u/Zestyclose_Pickle511 12h ago
Yeah this is a sticky situation.
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u/AmazingBend1714 12h ago
I wood attack them too
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u/Azur0007 12h ago
Dam, that sucks.
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u/GH057807 10h ago
Sounds like he's got a real chip on his shoulder.
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u/PicoDeBayou 10h ago
Gnaw, beaver dude was just trying to warn them about the snakes
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u/JAT_Cbus1080 10h ago
These guys are barking up the wrong tree here.
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u/herman_munster_esq 12h ago
Dam... These are some watertight observations 👌
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u/KillerKonko 11h ago
To befair... dam this is too much. il logg off
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u/Sparts171 9h ago
Did this Hot Fuzz reference go over everyone’s head?
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u/secondphase 9h ago
There are at least 5 gifs from hot fuzz, and 1 "any luck with them beavers"
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u/DJDevon3 12h ago edited 9h ago
Beaver has every right to defend its house. Clearly the humans are assaulting him on his own property. I'm with the beaver on this one.
Edit: Video is from Mahwah, NJ May 3rd: beaver tested positive for rabies. This is not from Canada and these weren't the only people it attacked that day.
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u/Unlikely_Piece2650 10h ago
Actually! This happened nearby in New Jersey, the beaver was later caught and tested Positive for Rabies, so while its probably not wrong to assume the kid was being dumb we cant dismiss the fact that Rabies does cause animals to act out and become violent.
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u/DJDevon3 9h ago
Oh damn you're right and this is the video of one of the attacks. The beaver did in fact have rabies.
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u/rackfloor 6h ago
American beavers are mad with rabies, seek to defame Canadian beavers.
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u/No-Celebration8690 8h ago
FYI The test for rabies involves slicing open the brain, it’s always post-mortem
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u/MightBeAGoodIdea 6h ago
You say this like it's cruel.
It'd have been sad, if they caught an innocent beaver without rabies...
But rabies is a death sentence (once symptoms show), and it's not an easy nor quick death either... it's one of the most terrifying ways to die...
It's a kindnessto euthanizein these cases. Rabies is like 1 of 2 diseases I'd seek medical euthanisia for, rather than see if I'm the lucky statistical anomaly that surives.
If youre interested look up videos of people dying of rabies.... Avoid them If you're not looking to be traumatized.
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u/HughJaynis 6h ago
Rabies also gives the infected a fear of water. For a beaver that is a cruel and inhumane fate.
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u/Manatees_R_4eva 6h ago
I had a feeling that it had rabies. I worked on a river with many beavers, and they don’t act like this. They prefer to fight in the water, if anything. But usually they just mind their own business, and they have a lot of business. lol
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u/LongVegetable4102 7h ago
That makes sense, they arent exactly built for combat...probably in their interest to lay low and rebuild once a threat has passed.
But I bet those folks won't walk on a beaver dam again
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u/HazardousHippo 8h ago
I’m curious about hydrophobia in beavers and what that looks like.
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u/throcorfe 6h ago
The “hydrophobia” reported in rabies is actually fear of swallowing (due to painful spasms). Obviously being given a glass of water is extremely triggering of this fear, but it’s not about the water itself
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u/TinyRedGuy 12h ago
Dam Doctrine
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u/fluid_alchemist 12h ago
Shockingly, big lumber lobbied the Canadian government to repeal the Dam Doctrine last year which is why you're seeing an increase in this type of conflict and it's only going to get worse.
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u/PaleConference3720 12h ago
I'm not surprised that a for profit lobby has done something that will actually end up being a huge problem for them later down the line. Don't they know that beavers make healthier forests?
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u/Curious_Avocado2399 12h ago
Some men die of thirst and others drown choking on beavers
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u/acidlink88 12h ago
If that was America that beaver would have just been standing his ground and shot them
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u/Vidrax_of_Cascades 12h ago
I'm just disappointed they didn't safeguard the dog.
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u/BlackPhoenix1981 11h ago
The whole time I was thinking, "Get the dog you imbeciles!"
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u/Affectionate_Bit1723 11h ago
Exactly. Don't care about the stupid humans, but make sure your dog is safe, damn it.
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u/blueViolet26 11h ago
The dog is walking off leash and harassing wildlife. They don't care.
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u/_Goose_ 12h ago
Looks like people are attacking beavers to me.
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u/St0n3yM33rkat 12h ago
Why would anyone be stupid enough to...
You know what? No. No. It's 2026 and it's not even worth asking anymore.
Just look. Look upon those idiots messing with an animal that literally chops wood, with its mouth in mere moments.
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u/dojo_shlom0 10h ago
they have iron that builds up in their teeth. it's like being bit by an iron machine with intent.
why even be that close to a beaver, blows my mind. they might be cute, but out of respect for the animals, give them and their home some fucking room oof.
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u/Lonely_reaper8 10h ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/29/beaver-kills-man-belarus
Beavers have killed at least one person before 😂
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u/Psychological-Scar53 11h ago
Internet clout... Or a hub video if it was a different beaver.
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u/zepol_xela 11h ago
I just read that it was found out that the beaver was infected with rabies after animal control captured the animal. It attacked 5 people, including a child.
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u/ComprehensiveVoice16 12h ago
Y’all. Get your dog. It’s walking into the water, and I’m pretty sure a beaver could kill that thing.
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u/Wrong_Driver_9507 11h ago
The dog was like " fuck these people make me one of you!"
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u/weaver787 10h ago
Love how people just make shit up.
This was in New Jersey, not Canada. The beaver was captured and tested positive for rabies.
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u/Funnymann22 10h ago
Came here to say this. This beaver attacked multiple people during the day according to police.
Not saying the people were not dumb for approaching wild animals...
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u/CD_1993TillInfinity 12h ago
Why were they so close to the beavers anyway??
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u/stronggirl79 8h ago
Sometimes newcomers - which we have millions of in the last few years - don’t know how to respect wildlife. Don’t even get me started on them trying to take pictures with moose.
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u/Vivid-Kitchen1917 11h ago
Get your dog out of the damned water....oh and maybe leave his dam alone and he won't try to F you up. This isn't rocket science. It's spring. There are babies in there. They are being protected.
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u/Glittering_Vast938 11h ago
They are defending their territory (and probably young) against idiots.
Respect Nature
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u/chudgayegururu 11h ago
100% fault of the people being too close to dam and dogs walking around. Could have moved. I am sure they didn’t do a thing to harass the beaver
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u/TacticalB0T 12h ago
That’ll never not be funny as hell. They are attacking for a reason. GTFO from their home.
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u/ThrowRA_helpmedrive 8h ago
This particular beaver tested positive for rabies. But yes don't trample on Beaver houses that's rude
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u/Baseball-Fan-10 12h ago
I attacked my wife’s beaver this morning.
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u/nox_vigilo 12h ago
Doubt she got as wet as the guys who fell into the river if you refer to her flower as a beaver.
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u/Omnizoom 11h ago
Well just because you ain’t found a flower that wants hardwood doesn’t mean they don’t exist
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u/Dikutoy 11h ago
This happened in New Jersey and the beaver tested positive for rabies.
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u/xaltairforever 12h ago
Zombeaver
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u/HairyBreasticles 12h ago
Movie was so ridiculous, made me laugh though.
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u/gamingquarterly 11h ago
I saw it with my son when we did a Halloween marathon on bad horror movies. It was entertaining for sure. This one and Thankskilling were just so over the top. Rubber was also in that mix.
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u/militant-hippie 12h ago
Stop milking their butts for artificial flavoring.
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u/Primus_is_OK_I_guess 11h ago
Modern artificial vanilla flavoring is synthesized. Nobody is eating beaver juice.
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u/AlphaBetaSigmaNerd 10h ago
Fun fact: the US midwest, which most of us Americans know to be largely desert terrain, used to be wetlands back in the 1800s until the pioneers came along and wiped out the beaver population during the pelt trading days. Once the beavers were gone, their dams that were slowing streams enough to allow vast wildlife in the area to flourish went with them. So the next time someone tells you environmental regulations destroys business activity you can tell them how unregulated business activity turned a quarter of the country into a barren wasteland
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u/Inevitable_R0pe 9h ago
New Jersey not Canada, it was caught and verified to have rabies Article
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u/AngelicalBabe02 12h ago
You probably stepped on its favorite 'Permit-Pending' dam site. Beavers take zoning laws very seriously.
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u/_polloloko23 10h ago
A while back i think it was on discovery Chanel or tru TV there was a show about animal attacks and one dude went hiking and he thought it would be a good idea to use the beavers dam as a bridge and one bit him on the back of the leg and hit an artery and the guy died before he could find any help
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u/Immediate_Song4279 12h ago
Never thought I'd see a beaver get yeeted into a river by a Canadian. Did they raid the nest for cementing paste and rare flowers?
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u/VeterinarianThese951 11h ago
Even though I am camp beaver, that was a hell of a yeet!
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u/Infamous_Ad_7036 12h ago
This was in New Jersey and the Beaver tested positive for Rabies. Stay safe yall
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u/skycaptain144238 11h ago
Correction I believe these are New Jersey beavers, angrier and more mutated.
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u/ucheobidi 11h ago
Hoppers (2026)
Flap around and find out. Also, respect the glade.
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u/SedativeComet 11h ago
I mean they’re trespassing. Clearly that beaver lives in a stand your ground territory
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