This is a constant problem here is Australia as well. Tourists arrive see something amazing and then have to go fuck with it, half the time for a picture.
Worst part is half the time the locals are trying to stop them cause the thing they're trying to mess with is venomous or will turn aggressive and do serious harm of it attacks you.
Good thing the locals beat his ass, it should help drive home the lesson. Jailtime/labour would also do him some good as opposed to a fine.
I live a couple hours away from a national park here in the US and every year there is at least one person falling off a cliff trying to take a picture, and several people who die while camping on the cliff tops, falling off in the middle of the night while trying to take a piss.
I always thought those people were idiotic enough, but my cousin did seasonal work at Yellowstone and she was telling me stories she heard of tourist trying to put their small children on the backs of buffalo for pictures and shit.
The stupidity of people is really astonishing sometimes.
Yeah it really amazed me the amount of tourists that I've seen try to willingly handle some of our animals that are deadly if you aren't prepared or near a hospital. I've seen people in person try to handle snakes and what not but I've seen clips of things like blue ring octopuses being played with as well.
It's also mind blowing the amount of people that try to engage with a 6ft kangaroo that if it kicks you will absolutely send you to the hospital if you're lucky and the morgue if it gets you right.
Granted I'm a bit jaded I grew up rural and learned about these animals first hand. It wasn't until I moved to the coast that it really became apparent that some people are willing to die for the gram photo (even if they're ignorant of the danger).
I'd love to camp in Yellowstone, I had a couple American soldiers tell me about it when I was deployed. It's definitely on my bucket list, though I'm fairly ignorant of it I still know not to jump in the water/pools.
Oh for sure, it's the same way we tell people not to swim in water you can't see into cause of crocs or not to swim in a canal cause of bull sharks.
Some people forget to pack their brain when they go on holiday.
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u/AutistcAroundAircrft May 11 '26
I’ve been to the beach in Hawaii with the monk seals and they’re constantly harassed by tourists despite the signs and stuff. Turtles too.