Animal Attacks

Viral video purports to document an exceedingly brief but grisly encounter between a bungee jumper and the crocodile patiently awaiting his dive in the river below.

Little did he realize as he tramped off by himself to the seventh hole of the golf course that he was about to become Ol' Mose the Crocodile's last meal. (This image is not for the weak of stomach.)

Dear Urban Legends: Our Scoutmasters always insisted that there are small, parasitic fish in some rivers (particularly the Amazon) that can swim up the urine stream and get inside you. Inside your urethra, specifically. And it's very painful.

Emailed pictures of a giant, 1,600-pound, man-eating grizzly bear in Alaska who allegedly rushed at the hunters who ultimately killed him.

These viral images purport to show a humongous, man-eating catfish finally caught and killed in the Furong Reservoir of Huadu, China.

Viral image purports to show a mountain lion (cougar) stealthily sneaking up behind an oblivious hunter in North Dakota as he poses beside his freshly-downed elk.

A series of viral images graphically depict injuries sustained by the survivor of a polar bear attack in Alaska.

Dramatic still photo appears to show a great white shark lunging out of the water at a military diver dangling from the ladder of a low-flying helicopter.

Another viral image shows what appears to be a massive shark looming behind two blissfully unaware scuba divers vacationing in Australia.

Forwarded email reports that a small child died after being bitten by rattlesnakes in the play area of a well-known fast food restaurant. True or false?

This less-than-charming series of images purports to show a rather large serpent that was killed and dissected in the process of swallowing a full-grown man.