Wildlife Encounter News Archives | Page 21 of 180 | The Cool Down

A snake with part of its body wrapped around a smaller animal it is consuming.

Outdoors

8-foot python enters home in India, swallows chicken, and gets stuck inside

A raccoon showing its teeth with a blurred green background.

Tech

Texas police urge families to avoid wildlife after rabid raccoon turns up near homes

Two emergency responders examine a car engine with a container labeled "Danger Reptiles" nearby; a snake is in a glass display.

Outdoors

Driver in France pops hood to change battery, finds 5-foot boa constrictor

A snake is coiled inside a toilet bowl.

Home

Retiree tries to flush toilet, then finds 3-foot snake coiled under the rim

A snake rests on a rock near the water's edge.

Outdoors

Lake Erie ranks among the most snake-filled US lakes, and it's home to a unique species

A hand holds a small snake near a person's skin.

Home

Tennessee cat wakes owner just in time to discover a brownsnake on the bed

A snake is positioned on a plastic bag while a person uses a stick to interact with it.

Home

Couple finds tiny ring-necked snake stuck in painters' tape, frees it with olive oil

A brown bat resting on a white surface.

Tech

Virginia doctor wakes with bat pushing into her mouth: 'I thought I was still dreaming'

A horned viper with patterned scales is coiled and has its mouth slightly open.

Outdoors

Albanian emergency services 'hung up' on tourist after viper bite, forcing a WhatsApp rescue

A snake slithers across a patch of disturbed soil and debris, including a tire track.

Outdoors

Experts sound alarm as snakes vanish from familiar habitat and turn up closer to homes

A swarm of yellow-and-black-striped wasps flying against a green background.

Outdoors

Rescuers warn of trail wasp surge after swarm forces helicopter rescue

A bee is perched on the edge of a stone surface with a blurred blue background.

Outdoors

Alaska homeowner says wasp surge turned her yard into a no-play zone