Do you know what happens when someone goes into the woods alone in cougar country? The guy below does. This video is just a gentle reminder that even though it is rare to run into a cougar in the woods, they do exist and one must always be prepared. Don't forget to bring your pepper spray — and always be aware of your surroundings! Just check this out as a gentle reminder:

He's really lucky he didn't have to fend off that enormous predator alone. Despite the fact that he went into the wilderness by himself (don't do that, ever), the man behind the camera did everything right.

He kept his face to the cougar, stood tall, and yelled at it. He let the mountain lion know that he was aware of its presence and that he wouldn't go down without a fight.

Despite the obvious fear he felt, he refuse to run, which is likely what saved his life. Predators like mountain lions have a primal part of the brain that launches an attack when prey takes off — they just can't help it.

Despite this man's luck, your main takeaway from this should be never to go into the woods alone or if you do to bring pepper spray and always be aware of your surroundings. Unlike this man, you may not be so lucky.