One Bad Dude!

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WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) - Dale Rippy says he was acting on instinct when a rabid 25-pound bobcat attacked him on his porch in this central Florida suburb.
Rippy, 62, endured the bobcat's slashes and bites until it clawed into a position where he could grab it by the throat.

Then he strangled it.

Rippy said it was clear the crazed bobcat had to be stopped.

"I was bleeding everyplace," the Vietnam veteran said of the May 30 attack. "If that cat had attacked a child, it would've been really bad. It wouldn't have quit."

Rippy's neighbors in this suburb 25 miles northeast of Tampa called for help. Tests showed the dead bobcat was rabid. Rippy was treated for exposure to rabies, and several bites and cuts.

Authorities praised Rippy for clear thinking under pressure.

"We give this guy a lot of credit for what he did," said Pasco County Animal Control Manager Denise Hilton. "The man was definitely using his head when he did that. If he let the cat go, we could have had more victims."

I really don't know how he was able to get that cat into a position to choke it! That's like trying to grab a skill saw by the blade! John

 

[noharleyyet]

Performance under duress John.

 

[sreekers]

I wouldn't want to get in a fight with that dude. I think he could take me!

 

[Spitz]

That is one bad-ass grandpa! Clear thinking under pressure for sure.

 

[Tom]

I hope he comes out ok, wow, not too many have stangled a bobcat.

 

[wilecoyote76]

I hope he comes out ok, wow, not too many have stangled a bobcat.

Oh yeah, go to MM.com!

 

[ELKCHSR]

This is what most men of old were made of

Not many around any more with a set of nuts big enough to do that...

 

[ashersdad]

I've heard of guys choking chickens but strangling bobcats!! Now that is something you don't see everyday.

 

[stilllearning]

Not bad at all. I would bet his training in the forces helped him to keep a cool head. Training like that never leaves you.

 

[cjcj]

Never underestimate, a pissed off "oldman"......rabies, thats the bad part....But if you've ever seen a bobcat in a trap.... pure evil.....cool story.

 

[IndyBrad]

Here's a link with a couple pics.


http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/19/Pasco/Man_strangles_rabid_b.shtml