Hey guys what's up it's Charlie here and today we're going to be looking at
survival myths that could get you killed I'm sure we all think we know how to
survive out in the wild but there may be some tips you know that aren't tips at
all remember a lot of what you see on wildlife shows is totally fake so here
are some very common myths about survival that could get you killed if
you really tried them but one tip that won't harm you is to subscribe and press
a notification bill to coming up first we have sucking out venom we've all seen
it in movies somebody gets bitten by a rattlesnake out in the desert they think
they're done for but then if their heroic friend steps in their friend
grabs their arm or leg and sucks the poison out well it may look cool in the
Hollywood blockbusters but this is one big fat lie that's right cutting and
sucking out snakebite venom it will not work in real life all this does is put
saliva into the open wound this could actually make things worse if the venom
is non-fatal instead it could simply lead to an infection on the person who's
been bitten and a lot of the time infected bites are actually what takes
people out not the bites themselves not only that it could also harm the person
who's trying to suck the venom out that's because it would simply spread
into that person's mouth this will mean they're ingesting the poisonous venom
themself so what should you actually do if your pal gets bitten by a snake well
instead you should try and put pressure on the snake bite this will prevent the
bite from getting infected and hopefully stop the venom from spreading too much
into the person's bloodstream after that there's not much else you can do except
for try and find a doctor remember try not to panic as not all snake bites are
venomous but if you know that one is then your best bet is to simply find a
doctor next up is cave shelter let's say you're stuck in the woods the
number one priority probably look for is warmth and that's a good thing in TV
shows people often try and find a secluded cave and then light a fire you
may think that if you can get a good fire going in a cave you can live there
for quite some time and survive well that is not the case at all instead you
should do one or the other either go into a cave for wolves or make
a fire for warmth not both that's because lighting a fire in a cave
can be very dangerous and I'm not even talking about the fire part instead is
the heat part of the fire which is dangerous in a cave heat from a fire
makes rocks expand and expanding rocks then break these broken rocks will often
crush and trap people inside the caves so either have a fire outside or go into
a cave for warmth don't do both hundreds of people in the u.s. say hello and make
this mistake every year some of them aren't even lost they just think it will
be cool or romantic to have a fire in a cave but the reality is it will simply
make rocks expand and trap you in there next up is playing dead we all know the
very common tip about what to do when you encounter a bear in the wild
many nature shows your parents and even teachers at school may have told you to
play dead if you encounter a bear but this is an epic misconception what you
should actually do if you encounter a threatening bear is back away that is if
it's brown or grizzly bear if that's the case they're likely trying to get you
away from their children so in that case do what they want you to do and back
away but if it's a black bear then things are a different matter
if you encounter a black bear then they're often very aggressive in that
case you may well have to fight for your life so if you go out into a word known
to have black bears bring some bear spray just in case next up is eating
snow imagine you're lost out in a snowy terrain you may be feeling really
thirsty and it's essential you keep your fluids sir you may think you don't need
to worry about getting dehydrated in a snowy environment but that is not the
case eating snow for water is actually a terrible idea the reason why is because
snow is freezing cold this can bring your
core temperature down to dangerous levels
what you should actually do is try and boil this water first if you can try and
make a fire then get some snow and boil it in a pan
this will make it normal water and meme your body temperature doesn't go down to
a seriously low level or if you can't boil it try and keep it in a container
and sit on it to make it hot it may sound silly but it's better than eating
snow next up is eat what animals eat if you're stuck in the wilderness you're
likely gonna get pretty hungry so everyone knows you need to forage for
food but what foods are dangerous for you to eat and which foods are safe
unless you're a survival expert you likely don't know every single berry
which is poisonous and every single one which is safe well you may have heard
the famous rule eat and if an animal seeds you may assume that what's good
for birds and squirrels and bears is good for us too right well unfortunately
for us that that's not the case there are many things that birds and squirrels
eat which we would find toxic certain types of nuts mushrooms berries and
other things we find poisonous but they're totally fine for squirrels and
birds so if you see an animal eating something don't automatically assume
it's safe instead collect it just in case but
don't eat it unless you're sure it's safe then only eat these potentially
toxic things if you really need to otherwise you could be risking your life
for no reason next up is drinking pee yeah now it's time for the survival myth
we've all seen on TV Bear Grylls got famous for pointing out that drinking
pee can keep you hydrated but that is not always true drinking urine to stay
hydrated only works if you actually have enough water in your sister remember
your pee is not a bunch of fresh water instead it's just recycled bodily waste
and even pee which is healthy it's not necessarily recycled water a lot of it
is the things which are not good in your body which is trying to get out most of
the time a pee carries no rehydration value and instead it will have the
opposite effect making you dehydrated not only that pee is very hard to keep
down and could make you vomit this you'll mean you'll have even less water
and food in your system which is not a good thing so instead try and find a
nearby lake or river or if you're in a snowy environment to do what I suggested
before and boil snow next up we have wet matches of course one of the most
essential things you need when surviving out in the wild is matches they can be
great in order to make an SOS smoke signal
or if you need to cook up some food or snow using a fire now it's a common
survival myth that wet matches will work when you dry them again but that's
actually not the case at all moisture changes the chemical balance in the
match heads this makes it impossible to light even if you make them dry again so
make sure you keep your matches out of the water preferably in a waterproof
container alternatively before you go into the wild coat your matches in nail
polish nail polish will actually waterproof your matches this will mean
that even if they do get wet then at the nail polish will protect the chemicals
in the match head next up is drink seawater let's say your boat crashes and
you have to escape in a lifeboat you may not have many water supplies around so
the obvious thing to do may be to drink seawater well believe it or not that
would be the worst thing you could possibly do remember seawater is salted
this means it will make you even more dehydrated rather than quench your
dehydration instead you should try and rely on the water purification tablets
most lifeboats have the same goes for if you're out lost in the desert you may
find what is known as a dry lake which is a lake in a desert but oftentimes
these dry Lakes will have salt water if you're able to make a fire you can
actually boil the salt out of salt water this will make purified water that you
can normally drink but remember although it seems obvious drinking seawater can
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