Fatal Attractions - Episode Guide

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.

Hear the stories of people who keep dangerous big cats, such as tigers, lions, and leopards, as pets and learn how just one mistake can result in devastating consequences.

Chimpanzees, our closet animal relative, possess six times the strength of an average adult male and have the temperament of a five-year-old child. Despite their strength and their wild tendencies, some people believe chimps make loving companions.

In 2003, a 500-pound tiger was removed from a New York apartment in the notorious projects of Harlem. Veteran's tigers helps him cope with his post traumatic stress disorder, but another tragic story reminds us that predators can never be denied.

Anita Finch, a 33-year-old Californian woman was found dead in her trailer-park home, clutching a note with words, "Northfield Hospital, ask for ICU." How did her passion for nature develop into an obsession for venomous snakes?

Donna Munson was an elderly lady who enjoyed feeding the bears that congregated around her home in the woodlands of Ouray, Colorado. Her life ended tragically when she tried to intervene in a conflict between an adult male and a cub.

Cincinnati local is bitten on the face and neck by his 13-foot python. While in a feeding frenzy, the snake coiled around his neck and asphyxiated him as Ted's horrified girlfriend witnessed.

Ricky Weinhold paid with his life when he tried to keep a bull as a pet. Texas rancher RC Bridges has gone a step further and keeps a huge pet buffalo called Wild Thing. At one time, it even had its own room in the house.

A tiger loose in the streets of suburban New Jersey tips off locals to a larger and potentially deadly problem. Meanwhile, a man's insistence on keeping tigers costs one person their life.

A Wisconsin school teacher follows his dream of owning a two-ton Asian elephant, but isn't prepared for the inevitable. Doug Terranova, a former circus performer, wants his young daughters to follow in his footsteps.

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.

An Australian man keeps two 10-foot saltwater crocs in a shed in his backyard. Aussie Vicky Lowing shares her suburban home with three pet crocodiles, one of whom she takes for drives in the car, another that lives in the bath.

One man moves his family to a trailer where they share their space with more than 200 snakes. Another man continues to milk deadly snakes on a daily basis, despite developing a life-threatening allergy to venom.

On a compound in Florida one man is killed and another fights for his life when a tiger breaks free and attacks. In Kansas, a young and innocent girl lies broken and dead when her dream photo shoot with a tiger goes badly wrong.

A leading snake scientist lies dying in a remote jungle, bitten by the creature he set out to find. In North Carolina, a snake obsessive risks death for the 7th time at the fangs of his deadly 6 foot bushmaster.

Crocodiles are one of the most dangerous species on earth. Over 200 million years old, they survived even the dinosaurs with their rapacious ability to hunt and stalk prey. Yet one man believes he actually has the ability to tame a wild crocodile.

In the basement of a normal Maryland house one man keeps 50 of the world's most deadly venomous snakes, putting himself in mortal danger on a daily basis. In Mexico another man injects himself with deadly venom to keep himself alive.

In an 8th floor apartment in Miami Beach one man raises a spotted hyena, putting himself in mortal danger. In Africa, a schoolteacher wakes to the sound of her own bones crunching as she is dragged away in the vice-like grip of a hyena's jaws.

Sam Mazzola kept bears on his farm in Iowa. He charged people to wrestle them and enjoyed the attention and financial rewards. When a young employee is killed while tending to a savage bear, the dark truth about Sam's destructive lifestyle is revealed.

In 2011, 49 dangerous animals including tigers, lions and bears roamed free in Ohio. The ensuing bloodbath hit headlines across the world. But what drove the man responsible release his exotic pets and how did his addiction to them spiral out of control?

A young girl's worst nightmare is brought to life when her father's giant python attacks her in bed. In Australia, a young snake enthusiast's life is snuffed out at the very moment he realizes his dream to work with the deadliest species on Earth.

Despite an attack on a family member, Marius Els, one of the first ever men to interact closely with a hippo, couldn't give up on the pet he saw as his surrogate son ... until it was too late.

One woman's secret life with deadly venomous snakes is exposed in shocking circumstances while another woman's obsession with venom leads to several near-fatal accidents. Can her family persuade her to give up her passion?

A showbiz couple toured the world with their performing tigers, leading an intoxicating life of stardom, money and power, which was cut brutally short when their co-performer was killed by their prized white tiger. And that's not the end of their story...