A father-and-son fishing trip to a Pennsylvania lake had an ending that neither of them could have expected.

The brown bear that went viral for perching on a power pole in New Mexico was reportedly electrocuted atop the pole.

"In response to the many comments about venomous snakes, this video shows how Cheryl and I handled a recent rattlesnake rescue."

Witnesses watched as this coyote pulled himself ashore, drenched and exhausted, after a potential two mile survival swim!

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The incidents in Southern California are raising new concerns about an uptick in dangerous encounters with venomous snakes.

The contest was dreamed up by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which modeled it after Alaska's Fat Bear Week competition.

The bear walked into the zoo from the surrounding Sequoia Park, a 60-acre forested area home to a variety of wildlife.

Some believe the incidents are just the antics of animals that are partly curious and partly annoyed at the encroachment on their territory.

At first, the shark let him go to chase a nearby seal. Then the seal came back, using the surfer as a diversion.