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Iridescent Colombian rainbow boa found under a chair indoors, then nips hand during rescue

A group of people sit at a table outside, then a wild boar runs at them.

Outdoors

CCTV shows wild boar charging into tea stall, injuring man, and sparking panic

A police officer wearing a uniform with "POLICE" printed on the back stands in a crowd.

Outdoors

Georgia police rescue fleeing suspect that jumped into alligator pond

A snake on the ground near a wooden box containing nesting material and broken eggshells.

Outdoors

Snakes kept raiding a backyard chicken coop, and one egg-shaped bulge exposed the culprit

An alligator partially submerged in water with its head above the surface.

Tech

Alligators keep turning up in Michigan, far from their native range, stoking fears

A banded rock rattlesnake.

Outdoors

Arizona rattlesnake's metallic green shimmer mirrors lichen on desert rocks

A death adder in leaves.

Outdoors

'Spot the death adder': Photo shows why this venomous snake is so easy to miss

A snake eating a fish.

Outdoors

Banded watersnake swallows invasive tilapia nearly its own girth

Snake bites on a person's hands.

Outdoors

North Carolina contractor bitten on both middle fingers by venomous snake while tearing out deck

A fox being examined at a veterinary clinic.

Outdoors

Young fox slips through cat flap, raids pantry, and escapes with a bloody jaw

An eastern hognose.

Outdoors

South Carolina homeowner finds hissing porch snake, then discovers hognose nest under deck

A puppy with a swollen jaw lies on a table in an animal care setting.

Outdoors

Colorado stray puppy survived a rattlesnake bite, then found a new home