Minnesota fur trapper snares marten, revives 'vicious' critter with mouth-to-snoot resuscitation

A northern Minnesota fur trapper inadvertently snared a marten out of season, then swiftly brought the normally ornery critter back from near death with mouth-to-snoot resuscitation.

The revival of the furry creature played out Saturday in the woods near the southern shore of Lower Red Lake in central Beltrami County, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

That's where the trapper was checking one of his bobcat sets and was upset that he had caught the marten, which showed little signs of life.

https://www.startribune.com/northern-minnesota-fur-trapper-revives-snared-marten-with-mouth-to-snoot-resuscitation/600332390/