Watch a man survive a moose attack while snowmobiling with his family on a trail in Idaho

Watch a snowmobiler survive a split second after a 1000lb moose was charged at him while he was with his brother on a trail in Idaho. class="author-section byline-plain">By James Reynolds for Dailymail.Com

Posted: 15:31 GMT, 6 Mar 2023 | Updated: 17:43 GMT, March 6, 2023

This is the moment a snowmobiler on an Idaho trail narrowly survived an encounter with a charging moose.

The man and the moose, estimated to weigh more than 1,000 pounds, were able to get away without injury, but the snowmobile was damaged when the animal fell on it.

Brothers Josiah and Jeremiah Bigelow were on a trail near Palisades with their family on Wednesday morning.

The female moose, which averages between 850 and 1100 pounds, came out on the path between the brothers and suddenly turned to charge.

Josiah said, "I didn't have time to think. I just reacted.'

His brother added, 'Josiah got ahead of us and then the moose came in the way...she had her head down, ears back and looking like r very angry.'

Josiah said he pressed the throttle on his snowmobile but when he saw the moose charging he thought 'I'm just going to get out of here. " height="533" width="634" alt="A moose walks the trail between the two brothers on a trail in Idaho" class="nothing" />