F’n otter

[Meadow Skipper]

“Bitch took my board!”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/s...smid=url-share

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Fun fact - Sea otters are actually little fucking monsters with good P.R.

[SumJongGuy]

KOOK!

[PB]

Well, she is a true local.

... as in window smashing, beat-down delivering, wave snaking, board stealing nazi.

[Core Shot]

Tim Matheson stole a board?

[EWG]

Tim Matheson stole a board?

No, he stole our hearts. And he's damn glad to meet you.

[sb]

Locals get bitey.

[Ottime]

I came home to this story in the local paper and national news at the same time. Around '96 I recall an otter putting paws on the tail of my board at Steamers. Wonder if that was this otters mother.

[davjr96]

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/...z-18209050.php

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

One morning I was sitting in the lineup at Pleasure point, mellow day and usual crowd, and a huge silvertip male sea otter cruised by about 10 feet outside of everyone, hauling a very dead smaller otter with him as he went by.

The fucker had a total Charlie Manson look on its face, and we all were looking at each other like holy shit. Fuzzy cuteness aside, these are not nice animals.

[PB]

Badgers-of-the-Sea?

[XXX-er]

I got a ballcap that sez " The Beaver Guy " with a stitched image of a beaver, a gift from the beaver guy. If yer ranch, your million $ a day national railroad, or your highway is in danger of washing away call Billy

[Bunion 2020]

Meanwhile on the river in Montana:

Three women were injured by an otter on Wednesday while floating on the Jefferson River near Three Forks, including one who was airlifted to the hospital for more serious injuries, a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesperson said in a news release.

The airlifted woman’s condition was unknown at press time; a voicemail left for FWP was not immediately returned late Thursday afternoon.

The attack happened around 8:15 p.m. as the women floated on inner tubes three miles upstream from Sappington Bridge. FWP spokesperson Morgan Jacobsen said an otter attacked them before swimming away.

The women called 911, and multiple state and local agencies responded. All three were taken to Bozeman for medical treatment, including the woman flown to the hospital because of more serious injuries.

There are signs posted at several fishing access sites in the area warning recreationists of otter activity, but Jacobsen said the agency is not considering any further management of otters because of the attack.

Jacobsen said otter attacks are rare, but the animals can be protective of their young and food sources. FWP advises people to be aware of wildlife in the water and keep their distance, especially during the current drought and low water levels, and to fight back if attacked by an otter and seek medical attention.

[Meadow Skipper]

^ One otter kicks three people’s asses, including one airlifted out. Fuckers are not to be messed with.

[Bunion 2020]

They are the new Honey Badger.

[bodywhomper]

River otters are pretty big.

[XXX-er]

better call the Beaver Guy

[Core Shot]

better call the Beaver Guy

PM Viva

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]