How to Die in the Outdoors
150 Wild Ways to Perish
3rd Edition
Published on 1. March 2017
352 pages
978-1-4930-2784-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Book That Makes Dying by Heart Attack Seem Downright Boring
Simply by living a normal life, you have an excellent chance of becoming yet another statistic on the list of leading causes of death. But Buck Tilton prefers to ponder the alternatives. In How to Die in the Outdoors, he presents 150 more interesting and unique ways to perish, from snake bite, elephant foot, rhino horn, and more!
With witty prose, Tilton describes not only the details of how you can die-some intriguingly gory, yet all based on facts-but also ways to avoid death should a life-threatening situation arise before you're ready to leave this world for whatever afterlife there may be.
Simply by living a normal life, you have an excellent chance of becoming yet another statistic on the list of leading causes of death. But Buck Tilton prefers to ponder the alternatives. In How to Die in the Outdoors, he presents 150 more interesting and unique ways to perish, from snake bite, elephant foot, rhino horn, and more!
With witty prose, Tilton describes not only the details of how you can die-some intriguingly gory, yet all based on facts-but also ways to avoid death should a life-threatening situation arise before you're ready to leave this world for whatever afterlife there may be.
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Buck Tilton is a wilderness medicine expert and instructor. The founder of the Wilderness Medicine Institute, he has authored over 40 books, including Wilderness First Responder and Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care. He is the recipient of the Paul Petzoldt Award for excellence in wilderness education, the Warren Bowman Award for contributions to wilderness medicine, and the Ben Franklin Award, given to the second best humor book of the year. He lives in Lander, Wyoming.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Death by Rapacious Reptile
- 1 Attacked by Alligator
- 2 Attenuated by Anaconda
- 3 Bitten by Beaded Lizard
- 4 Baffled by Bouga Toad
- 5 Buried by Brown Snake
- 6 Collapsed by Caiman
- 7 Croaked by Cane Toad
- 8 Clobbered by Cobra
- 9 Corralled by Coral Snake
- 10 Crunched by Crocodile
- 11 Eradicated by European Viper
- 12 Finalized by Frog
- 13 Held Up by Gila Monster
- 14 Kreamed by Komodo Dragon
- 15 Killed by Krait
- 16 Manhandled by Mamba
- 17 Massacred by Moccasin
- 18 Passed On by Puff Adder
- 19 Reaped by Rattlesnake
- 20 Terrified by Taipan
- 21 Taken Out by Tiger Snake
- Death by Insidious Insect
- 22 Annihilated by Army Ants
- 23 Bombarded by Bee
- 24 Condemned by Conenose Bug
- 25 Murdered by Mosquito
- 26 Screwed by Screwworm Fly
- 27 Tucked In by Tsetse Fly
- 28 Wounded by Wasp
- Death by Merciless Mammal
- 29 Brutalized by Beaver
- 30 Bested by Bengal Tiger
- 31 Buffaloed by Bison
- 32 Butchered by Black Bear
- 33 Blasted by Buffalo
- 34 Chewed by Camel
- 35 Carved Up by Cannibal
- 36 Cornered by Cape Hunting Dogs
- 37 Consumed by Cougar
- 38 Eliminated by Elephant
- 39 Grabbed by Gorilla
- 40 Gutted by Grizzly
- 41 Harassed by Hippopotamus
- 42 Hounded by Hyena
- 43 Jolted by Jaguar
- 44 Leaped On by Leopard
- 45 Lunched On by Lion
- 46 Masticated by Mongoose
- 47 Messed Up by Moose
- 48 Pulverized by Polar Bear
- 49 Wrecked by Rhinoceros
- 50 Savaged by Seal
- 51 Sunk by Sea Lion
- 52 Slain by Siberian Tiger
- 53 Slugged by Sloth Bear
- 54 Tampered With by Tapir
- 55 Vanquished by Vampire Bat
- 56 Wasted by Walrus
- 57 Wiped Out by Warthog
- 58 Written Off by Wild Hog
- 59 Worried by Wolf
- Death by Bodacious Bird
- 60 Castrated by Cassowary
- 61 Edged Out by Eagle
- 62 Obliterated by Ostrich
- 63 Wrestled Down by Rhea
- Death by Aquatic Accident
- 64 Bagged by Barracuda
- 65 Bullied by Bull Shark
- 66 Canned by Candiru
- 67 Ceased by Ciguatera
- 68 Captured by Giant Clam
- 69 Conked by Cone Shell
- 70 Cracked by Crab
- 71 Exterminated by Electric Eel
- 72 Gobbled by Great White Shark
- 73 Hammered by Hammerhead
- 74 Jumped by Jellyfish
- 75 Kayoed by Killer Whale
- 76 Mangled by Man-of-War
- 77 Minced by Marlin
- 78 Outwitted by Octopus
- 79 Partaken Of by Piranha
- 80 Poisoned by Puffer Fish
- 81 Rubbed Out by Red Tide
- 82 Scorned by Scuba
- 83 Silenced by Sea Snake
- 84 Swallowed by Sperm Whale
- 85 Squished by Squid
- 86 Stabbed by Stingray
- 87 Stunned by Stonefish
- 88 Sliced by Surgeonfish
- 89 Torn Apart by Tiger Shark
- Death by Poisonous Plant
- 90 Assassinated by Angel's Trumpet
- 91 Battered by Baneberry
- 92 Crucified by Castor Bean
- 93 Distressed by Deadly Nightshade
- 94 Devastated by Dumb Cane
- 95 Jinxed by Jimsonweed
- 96 Misguided by Manchineel
- 97 Muffled by Monkshood
- 98 Misled by Mushroom
- 99 Offed by Oleander
- 100 Run Down by Rosary Pea
- 101 Snuffed by Snakeroot
- 102 Sucked Down by Suicide Tree
- 103 Waylaid by Water Hemlock
- Death by Disastrous Disease
- 104 Cramped by Constipation
- 105 Doomed by Dengue
- 106 Drained by Diarrhea
- 107 Hung Up by Hantavirus
- 108 Laid Low by Leptospirosis
- 109 Licked by Lyme Disease
- 110 Mortified by Malaria
- 111 Put Away by Plague
- 112 Ravaged by Rabies
- 113 Sickened by Salmonella
- 114 Spaced Out by Spotted Fever
- 115 Trapped by Tetanus
- 116 Tricked by Trichinosis
- 117 Tortured by Tularemia
- 118 Wilted by West Nile
- Death by Nefarious Nature
- 119 Altered by Altitude
- 120 Abused by Avalanche
- 121 Capped by Carbon Monoxide
- 122 Dried Out by Dehydration
- 123 Ended by Earthquake
- 124 Fractured by a Fall
- 125 Fooled by Frozen Water
- 126 Hardboiled by Heatstroke
- 127 Hampered by Hyponatremia
- 128 Hindered by Hypothermia
- 129 Lit Up by Lightning
- 130 Quenched by Quicksand
- 131 Stamped Out by Starvation
- 132 Suffocated by Submersion
- 133 Twisted by Tornado
- 134 Toppled by Treefall
- 135 Tswept Away by Tsunami
- 136 Vaporized by Volcano
- 137 Withered by Wildfire
- Death bySpitefulSpider
- 138 Beaten by Black Widow
- 139 Busted by Brown Widow
- 140 Flattened by Funnel-Web Spider
- 141 Ruined by Recluse Spider
- 142 Worked Over by Wandering Spider
- Death by Fickle Fate
- 143 Censured by Centipede
- 144 Cheated by Choking
- 145 Cursed by Curare
- 146 Gone by Gun
- 147 Hassled by Helminth
- 148 Latched Onto by Leech
- 149 Numbed by Naegleria
- 150 Stung by Scorpion
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