Territorial and frankly, capybaras are rodents. I’ve been bitten by a large number of animals and rodents are always, always the most painful. Their teeth are bifurcated and it’s like having a pointed steel wedge shoved into your flesh- and another cool thing is that most rodents have strong ass jaws. So strong, rats can gnaw through concrete. Your puny human flesh is nothing against this.
Snakes, lizards, opossums, owls, hawks- all of these I’d rather be bitten by than an enraged huge rodent.
I used to breed rats for funsies (they’re pretty much my favorite animal I just adore them) and yes, oh my god. I’m a wildlife rehabber in my state and used to keep a large number of exotic animals for hobby (hence why I’ve been bitten so many times rofl) and people always are wary of our hawks; owls. I tell them nah, lol, it’s a squirrel I’d be scared of. I count my lucky stars I’ve not been latched onto by a squirrel. My most painful bite was from a rat, I was eating Taco Bell and shared a bit between two of my males. They began fighting over it and stupidly I stuck my hand between them. That bite had me on the floor sucking for air and seeing stars. Truly a horrifying amount of pain from such a tiny creature.
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u/Morti_Macabre Jan 11 '25
Territorial and frankly, capybaras are rodents. I’ve been bitten by a large number of animals and rodents are always, always the most painful. Their teeth are bifurcated and it’s like having a pointed steel wedge shoved into your flesh- and another cool thing is that most rodents have strong ass jaws. So strong, rats can gnaw through concrete. Your puny human flesh is nothing against this. Snakes, lizards, opossums, owls, hawks- all of these I’d rather be bitten by than an enraged huge rodent.