I read about a woman who was hiking near the trail head and a raccoon attacked her. She ended up having to drown it in a puddle; it would not let go. Tested positive for rabies too. Good grief.
The beaver was probably 65 years old. I tell my wife I should have got a pet coon. The older the coons get the meaner they get. Well the beaver get that way too. Ive thought about beating my wife with a boat paddle but shed chew it up along with me. Its all sides.