Badass of the week

This dude drove off an attacking bear by biting off its tongue:

According to Russian truth orifice RT, Nikolay Irgit was collecting shed antlers in the Tuva region with a couple of mates. 

The deer and moose remains, RT said, can fetch a tidy sum on black markets for their alleged medicinal properties and to make furniture. 

You need a licence to scavenge them – which Irgit and company did not have so the gang were likely hoping for a quick and painless trip. 

They set up camp, cooked some grub, sang Ging Gang Goolie then split up. 

The gods were not smiling upon Irgit, it seems, as he soon met a brown bear – one of the largest carnivores second only to its cousin, the polar bear. 

Scared, Irgit screamed at the beast, hoping it would scarper. Instead it charged the lad, chomping down on his head and also injuring his hands and stomach. 

At this point, chances of survival are drastically waning and yet our heroic antler thief prevailed. 

The police report said that as the bear had its teeth locked round his skull, Irgit "managed to bite the bear's tongue off, after which the bear was frightened and ran away".

Woah.  Sadly, Our Hero is being prosecuted for collecting antlers without a license.