An employee is mauled to death by a bear on the farm of an Ohio man who kept numerous exotic animals on his property.
A suicidal Ohio man releases 56 exotic pets into the wild, forcing police to kill 49 of them in the name of public safety.
A girl is attacked by her father's giant python; an Australian snake enthusiast has an ill-fated encounter with the world's deadliest species.
Despite earlier incidents of danger, South African farmer Marius Els continues a risky relationship with his pet hippo, Humphrey.
Entertainers find fortune and fame with their performing big cats until a fatal incident occurs involving a white tiger.
A family lives in a trailer with 200 snakes; a man milks venomous snakes.
A man flirts with danger when he attempts to tame a wild crocodile.
A man in Maryland keeps 50 of the most deadly venomous snakes in his basement; a man injects himself with venom.
A man is killed by his seven large Nile monitor lizards; a woman who owned more than 20 snakes and lizards is killed by them.
Stories of fatal consequences for the owners of big cats.
Owners recount their stories of survival after being attacked by their pet chimpanzees.
In 2003 a 500 pound tiger was removed from a New York apartment in the notorious projects of Harlem.
Anita Finch was found dead in her trailer-park home, her passion for nature developed into an obsession for venomous snakes.
Donna's life ended in tragedy when she tried to intervene in a conflict between an adult male bear and a cub.
Cincinnati local is bitten on the face and neck by his 13 foot python.
Ricky Weinhold paid with his life when he tried to keep a bull as a pet.
A tiger loose in the streets of suburban New Jersey tips off locals to a larger and potentially deadly problem.
Three men tempt fate when they bring a buck, a buffalo, and a bull into their lives and homes.
Two families are torn apart by one member's choice to keep big cats close at hand.