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The snake started causing problems when cats in the neighbourhood started disappearing in Oklahoma. Eventually the huge snake was found to be living underneath a particular house surrounded by the carcasses of its prey

Lakaydia Reynolds, 24, was viciously attacked and brutally mauled in a park in Lambeth, South London, by the three dogs and is now fearful of being attacked again

A four-and-a-half-month-old puppy was left with two broken elbows after an accident in the garden at his home, and his owner described him as 'screaming' and 'wailing' from pain

As another victim is mauled to death by an XL Bully, The Mirror takes a look at the sinister world in which innocent animals are turned into brutal killing machines in the name of making money

One in five Brits who have a cat or a dog feel their furry friends is carrying more weight than they should be - and they are consequently having to shell out more on vet bills

Natasha Bailey, 31, had to make the heart-wrenching decision to euthanise Luna, her five-and-a-half-month-old Cane Corso, after she contracted parvovirus

The 73-year-old woman was with her husband and a dog in the Flathead National Forest, west of Glacier National Park and just south of the US-Canadian border when the bear attacked her

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A doomed killer whale was discovered - on the coast of one of the Commander Islands - far from its usual hunting grounds, leaving scientists baffled

From extra cosy beds to gadgets that let you video call your dog and send them treats - here's how to keep your pet occupied when you need to go our for a few hours

The huge reptile was found by the family's nanny curled up in their South London home and is thought to have escaped from a nearby home or been cruelly dumped locally

The robotic scarecrows, known in Japan as the Monster Wolf, were initially used to stop wild animals intruding on farmland, but authorities are now buying their own to prevent bear attacks on people

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced XL Bully dogs will be banned in the UK by the end of the year after a spate of deadly attacks, with desperate owners now trying to flog the pets online

Peeking inside the world of 'furries' and 'therians' reveals a man who has spent a small fortune on a realistic dog costume. Becoming an animal is his passion

A toxic tin of sardines has left an American man "unable to see or speak" after visiting France on vacation and eating just two of the salty little fishes at a cafe that has ended up at the centre of a botulism scandal where a dozen people became sick

Brian Summerlin was fishing in Tangier Sound, off the US state of Maryland, when something huge snagged his line with eerily human gnashers - and it has gone on to break record

Even if you don't have a cat yourself, you want to ensure that neighbour's cats, or strays, don't feel like making themselves at home in yours - and this is how

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Paul Bolingbroke was walking his Staffordshire bull terrier Buddy through his local park when a "restless" Rottweiler made a beeline for them and attacked twice

A sea lion briefly escaped to freedom as the pool it lived in Central Park Zoo flooded amid the torrential rain that is menacing in New York City

Sisfahan was reinstated to the field for Sunday’s £4.5 million showpiece after his trainer confirmed to France Galop he had not withdrawn the horse

Comedian, actor and writer Paul O'Grady, also known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage, died 'unexpectedly but peacefully' in March at the age of 67

RSPCA officers have been dealing with a number of snakes on the loose in the same West Sussex village - one of which was a staggering four feet long

BBC Radio 1's breakfast host Greg James is trying to trace the tortoises who the Stranger Things star had given to a school

Zookeeper Kenichi Kato, 53, had been feeding a lion at Tohoku Safari Park, Japan, when he is said tro have forgotten to lock the cage door and was mauled to death by the big cat

I don’t envy ITV the job of finding someone to replace Paul, but replace him they should - he would almost certainly have argued that no one was bigger than the show

Officials at Toledo Zoo are stumped—a set of rare twin Siberian tigers were born and they have no idea what to name them. The zoo has given the public a chance to vote on a name, but the zookeepers will ultimately make the decision