Every summer people flock to national parks. Moms and dads utilize this time around to bond with their kids. And both children and adults alike are hoping to obtain a look of the country’s natural prizes. A male tourist lately went viral for all the wrong reasons. He learned by hand that messing with a bison is never a great idea.

Published to Facebook by Lindsey Jones, the video clip reveals a bison is causing a traffic on a road inside the Hayden Valley location of Yellowstone National Park. In the video clip, a man later identified as Raymond Reinke, 55, of Pendleton, Oregon, can likewise be seen approaching the animal and he started shouting while beating his chest.

It is obvious that the bison is not in the mood. Provoked by the mn, he reacted by charging at him. The tourist was able to get away just in time as he dodged the bison. The animal transforms his attention to other cars. The park rangers arrested Reinke on suspicion of harassing wild animals.

The Yellowstone’s website warns: “The animals in Yellowstone are wild and unpredictable, no matter how calm they seem. The safest (and often finest) sight of wild animals is from inside a vehicle. Always remain at the very least 100 yards far from bears and wolves, and at least 25 yards away from all various other animals, including bison and elk.”

Yellowstone spokesperson Morgan Warthin claimed, “The truth that visitors are so passionate about Yellowstone and the animals is extraordinary. Yet we ask them to maintain their distance to safeguard themselves and protect the amazing landscape with numerous thousands of free-roaming animals.”

According to the National Parks Services, the animals at Yellowstone “tend to pay little attention to people and cars.” They will often even come between 5 and 10 feet of vehicles. But compared to various other animals at Yellowstone, bison have actually injured more people. The issue is that most visitors who visit the national park tend to think of Yellowstone as a zoo.

The bison is the largest land mammal in North America. Men or “bulls” weigh up to 2,000 pounds (900 kg) while females or “cows” weigh about 1,000 extra pounds (500 kg). A bison is active and quick. It can run up to 35 miles per hour (55 kph). It can likewise pivot rapidly which is its benefit when combating predators that go for hindquarters.

When visiting national parks, you always have to remember and remind everyone who is with you that the majority of the wildlife here is not contained “in any way.” They have the freedom to find and go within the park as they please. They won’t usually trouble you, however if they really feel that you are a risk in any way, then it’s a different tale. Never treat them like zoo animals.

Mike Mooring, a biology professor at Factor Loma Nazarene University in San Diego who invested more than a years researching bison also added to never ever treat harmful wildlife that weighs up to a ton “like it’s a tame pony.”

And when going to Yellowstone, the first thing that site visitors see signifies a person being tossed into the air by a bison. And that should be enough reminder for everybody.