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Some animals can also prove fatal if eaten…

Lion Fish

Some 200 lionfish were tested in 2010 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the NOAA issued its proclamation, and more than 25 percent were found to have unsafe levels of a toxin that can cause ciguatera, a fish-based food poisoning. If you nosh on lionfish, you risk not only the typical food poisoning symptoms (diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue), but also neurological problems. The latter includes tingling in the hands and feet, the feeling that your teeth are loose and a reversed sense of temperature.

Bats

Bats host more viruses than any other mammal on Earth. In fact, it’s believed that the Ebola outbreak of 2014 came from bats in West Africa. The real danger is not so much from eating bats but from being bitten or scratched by them during hunting or from coming in contact with their bodily fluids during cooking and preparation.

So there’s two animals to avoid. Getting a deadly disease or food poisoning isn’t going to help you survive a SHTF situation, so it’s best to stick with safe food such as a rabbit, deer, or another animal you can hopefully catch with a trap. There’s always hardtack and beef jerky if you have some on hand!

There’s one more thing that’s vital for for you to stay away from…