She wasn’t a complete idiot.
It was probably for the best that a woman who got way too close to a herd of bison tripped when one chased after her.
That’s because the woman reportedly said that she knew the best thing to do in that situation was to play-dead.
The video, at least in this instance, appeared to show that was a good strategy. The charging bison stopped, investigated the scene, and eventually left her alone.
The individual who shot the video said the incident occurred at Nez Perce Creek and and the woman was “a Montana local so she knew to play dead in that situation.”
Of course the best way to avoid that situation is not to get too close to the bison in the first place.
Reports are that the woman was not injured.
No word on the condition of the man, appropriately dressed in green shorts and sandals, who tried to pick up a tree branch (and failed) in an effort to look like he could actually do something against a 2,000 pound bison.
