30 cases when people put themselves in danger out of ignorance (30 photos + 1 video)
In addition to the known causes of death, such as accidents, diseases and old age, there are many dangers that lurk around us. Sometimes we encounter them without suspecting the threat. And some even manage to take pictures of what could have been their last moment: from naive tourists in the clutches of a crane with deadly radiation to inexperienced naturalists who picked up poisonous crawling creatures.
1. "Today we found such a giant. Weighs 56 kg and is marked 62-Tbt95 and U.S.S.A.F. Any idea what we're dealing with?"
That's an unexploded ordnance...
2. I hired a lawn mower and he sends me pictures of the snakes he finds
That's a water snake.
I told him he was out of his mind and that it was better not to touch the snakes if he couldn't identify them. He thought it was a python...
3. The Blue-Ringed Octopus is one of the deadliest creatures in the world
4. Tourists in Chernobyl
The crane was used to clean ultra-radioactive graphite. The device showed radiation of 39.8 microsieverts per hour, while the norm is 0.17. The claw will continue to emit radiation for thousands of years.
5. In case of an accident, it will be very painful
6. "Wild carrot? Found on a beach in Denmark"
This is hemlock, a very poisonous plant.
7. "24 hours underground, we drank mine water"
8. Lucky to be alive. Textile cone in the Red Sea, Egypt

This type of mollusks is dangerous for humans. In severe cases, fainting, spastic paralysis of skeletal muscles, heart failure are possible.
9. Nailed a hose to a gas pipeline...

10. Megalopyge opercularis caterpillar

One of the most poisonous insects in North America.
11. This is definitely a bad idea

12. "I came home to find my mom boiling bleach to clean the pot."

13. "I bought about $5,000 worth of crystals and rocks from an old man. He told me not to take them out of the container. This one is heavy for its size. What could it be?"

It's probably uranium. You should have listened to your grandpa...
14. This is the pothole

15. "What is this? The dog brought it"

Rat poison.
16. "A round metal ball with a hole, found during excavations. Very heavy, 3 kg for sure"

A cannonball. A hole for igniting the internal explosives.
17. "My daughter found them in the cemetery"

"The Angel of Death" is a deadly poisonous mushroom.
18. "I was cleaning the cobwebs off the porch..."

Black widow bites are dangerous.
19. The Mechanic Has Never Seen Such Bald Tires

20. A Taxi Ride to the Airport

21. "Who's That Adorable Baby My Friend Found on the Coast of North Carolina?"

German wasp (velvet ant).
22. And immediately remembered "Final Destination"

23. "Needless to say, I immediately changed lanes?"

24. "My husband was working in the basement of our 1901 house and almost fell into this well."

25. They dug a hole on the beach more than 4 m deep

26. When nature itself warns of an impending avalanche

27. Stinging tree

This plant is known for its extremely painful and long-lasting burn, which can leave the victim suffering for weeks or even months.
28. And how many impressions...

29. Gastropod mollusk Glaucus atlanticus

This bizarre creature is very poisonous and can sting painfully.
30. "Is this raccoon rabid? He bit me"
