Most animals you come across in the great outdoors will be scared of you, but some animals will be hungry enough to consider you a meal. This infographic from Backpacker Magazine shows the zones of your body animals will go for in an attack and how you can save your own skin.


Not everyone encounters dangerous beasts when they go hiking, but I've personally seen 7 of the 9 animals featured on this list in my own outings. So the chance of an encounter is very real, depending on where you hike.

Remember, most of the time critters will be far more terrified of you than you are of them, but it's important to know what you should do in each of these dangerous situations.


October 2013 Issue | Backpacker Magazine via I Love Charts