Animal Attacks and Encounters

True life encounters with deadly crocs, alligators and rogue hippos

Austin risks everything to photograph hyenas in the wild.

See the real stories of humans attacked by Great White and Bull Sharks

Fishing a remote tributary of the Amazon where no sport fisherman has gone before. A four part series.

A cougar attacks a biker, and other humans fall prey to coyotes and wolves.

Behind the scenes with real-life Crocodile Wranglers

A freediver risks his life to get up close and personal with killer whales

Austin confronts his claustrophobia in search of vampire bats.

Steve goes back to a deep section of the river in search of giant catfish

The jaguar attack at the New Orleans Audubon Zoo only killed other animals. In this true life episode of HUMAN PREY, a hungry tiger gets loose at a zoo's charity fundraiser and savages a donor

Jump deep into the African ocean these five fearsome creatures.

A telecom worker in Africa is attacked by a mad alpha chimp

Austin seeks to photograph large African pythons before they become extinct.

Bears fall back on their killer instincts to prey on hikers and hunters.

A hungry great white shark manages to sneak into a diving cage

Austin gets way too close to feasting grizzly bears.

Watch lions, tigers and bears putting the bite on humans...and each other

An enraged rodeo bull gets loose on a deadly rampage

A year after being attacked by a shark, nature photographer Tony White returns to the scene of the accident.

The Florida everglades has a new predator, and Austin is determined to learn more about it.

The fiercest predators of the African savannah ambush human prey

In Australia, Austin searches for native species of reptiles threatened by the invasive cane toad.

Steve catches massive peacock bass and triara his last day on the Rio Travessao

A polar bear is up for dip with his human

Bear hunter becomes a bear snack

Austin has been assigned to photograph not just any elephant, but a charging elephant.

Three caged predators break loose--and attack

Great White Sharks Attacks Metal Cage

Humpback Whale Splashes Next to Dinghy Boat

Guy Escapes Getting Bit by Rattle Snake

Elk chases golfer off a green...the rest of the foursome finds this hi-larious

Woman Moves Giant Snake off Road

Alligator latches onto its trainer's hand and won't let go

A man swims around with an alligator

Austin goes face to fang with a deadly Gaboon Viper

African python almost attacks man

Tour Truck Gets Chased by Elephants

Massive gator looks poised to attack

See Australia's wildest and weirdest creatures in extreme habitats

A black piranha takes a bite out of master fisherman Steve Townson

Bisons Charge Down Hill

A cheetah feasts on a steenbok

Shark Attacks Scuba Diver While Fishing

Austin Stevens feels the fangs of a Giant African Python

Lions attack a herd of water buffalo and fight the herd to keep their prize.

Perfect killing machines pursue a giant bull giraffe

Boy Gets Snake Out of Car

Jackal Bites Lions Tail

Trying to harpoon a fish, this scuba diver encountered another fish that was just as hungry.

A killer whale slides in a for tasty seal

A pack of lions fight a crocodile over an elephant carcass

A cheetah feasts on a steenbok

A cage proves little protection against a Great White

Austin attempts to photograph one of the most deadly animals in Africa, the hippopotamus.

A visit to a game preserve in China turns deadly

Day 2 on the Rio Travessao brings massive fish and a close encounter with a tapir

Overfishing is becoming a dangerous global problem

Tiger Shark versus Hammerhead...no contest

Steve gains special access to the Rio Travessao to catch giant, record breaking fish!

The king of beasts gets buffaloed

A tiger nabs a leopard for lunch

Austin ventures to the rainforest of the Yucatan in search of the elusive and aggressive tzabcan rattlesnake.

Steve continues up the Rio Paru to fish uncharted territory.

A tiger cools off with trainers at poolside

Austin goes on assignment to photograph lions on the hunt, a first for this South African.

Austin searches for the most elusive of Africa’s Big 5, the leopard.

An enraged leopard attacks a safari convoy

Austin risks his life to photograph the endangered white and black rhino before they become extinct.

Steve runs into black piranha while seeking the elusive bicuda and giant catfish