A heron swallowed an eel whole and thought it had its meal in the bag. Unfortunately for the heron, the eel wasn’t going down without a fight.

A woman bought her mom a bird feeder to attract hummingbirds, but a bear showed up instead. Whoops. See her funny video here.

A resident of Cypress, Texas got a shock when her doorbell cam went off, and it was a large snake. (She didn’t answer.) See footage here.

This must be the cutest snake whisperer on the internet. A popular video shows a brave toddler girl wielding two long snakes.

A massive animal galumphing around Gordon’s Bay, a harbor town at the southern tip of South Africa, caused quite a stir. See it here.

A world-famous eagle family has exciting news to share: One of the babies, a viral eaglet named Sunny, has taken her first flight. Watch here.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office had a good idea to use a laser pointer lure a bobcat from a woman’s home in Colorado, but it fell flat.

A couple of tapirs in Guatemala wanted to cool off in a small watering hole . . . at the same time. Thankfully, a trail cam was there.

A roofer and a mountain lion came face to face in Santa Barbara, California, and a video of the encounter shows just how close they were.

Guests on a rafting trip on the Colorado River spotted a Bigfoot-like creature, and the video has circulated widely. Watch here.