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Unexpected guest drops in on podcast, upstaging discussion

"It’s only a carpet python," the Australian guest coolly said before continuing with his talk. "He’s the rodent control officer."

Video: Sneezes from Christmas tree lead woman to hidden possum

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Twins! Rare pair of African elephants born on Kenya reserve

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Man in El Salvador has last wish honored with wake at nightclub

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Hiker faces off with bear on trail in California

Video filmed by a fitness enthusiast shows a brown bear charge toward her with two cubs. The bears then continue to follow her on the trail as she backs away while roaring in an attempt to scare away the trio.

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A runner had a frightening encounter with a brown bear and two cubs on a narrow hiking trail in Sierra Madre, California, on November 8. Video filmed by a California fitness enthusiast shows a brown bear charge toward her with two cubs. The bears then continue to follow her on the trail as she backs away while roaring in an attempt to scare away the trio. ?Went trail running and turned a blind corner to find a mother bear?s head about 5 inches from my waist and her cubs a few feet behind her,? said the source. The recorder told Storyful the trail behind the bears split and both paths led down the mountain. Together with another hiker she encountered, they encouraged the bears to take one trail while they descended using the other. Credit: @_lauragold via Storyful