A python trapped a 63-year-old woman in her home for two hours as it tried to suffocate her. Here’s the story.

A bear mauled Ryan Beierman, but he survived the attack thanks to the quick and precise actions of his 12-year-old son, Owen.

It took rescue crews nine hours to rescue an 11-year-old boy who got stuck between two house-sized boulders in New Hampshire.

No one’s ever photographed a live New Britain goshawk—that is, until this past March. Get the story and see the rare bird here.

A hiker survived a nasty 100-foot fall near Racehorse Falls in Washington State. Get the rescue story here.

Scientists discovered a new species of parasitic wasp, and its way of life is disturbing. Get the grisly details here.

A river otter attacked a young child at a marina in Washington State. The otter managed to pull the child into and under the water.

An extremely venomous inland taipan snake bit a South Carolina man hours after he shared a video of himself handling the snake.

A Cheetos bag made Carlsbad Caverns National Park mad. It’s not just a piece of trash, the park argues. It’s much, much more.

Locals didn’t expect to see an elusive predator in a downtown area, but cameras caught a mountain lion running through Salinas, California.