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Fatal Attractions

Fatal Attractions explores cases where sharing a home with deadly pets has devastated lives. What drives people to get so close to animals that are best left in the wild?
IMDb 7.8201013 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Reptiles
    March 13, 2010
    44min
    TV-14
    A man who lived with seven large Nile monitor lizards and a woman who kept several species of venomous snakes have fatal run-ins with their pets. Their fascination with a potentially deadly hobby ultimately led to their demise.
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  2. S1 E2 - Big Cats
    March 24, 2010
    44min
    TV-14
    People who keep dangerous big cats such as tigers, lions and leopards as pets learn how small mistakes can have devastating consequences. A misinterpreted mood or an open cage door can lead to disaster.
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  3. S1 E3 - Chimps
    March 27, 2010
    43min
    TV-14
    Our closet animal relatives are six times as strong as an average adult man, but have the temperament of a five-year-old child. Despite chimps' strength and wild tendencies, some people believe they make loving companions.
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  4. S1 E4 - A Tiger Loose in Harlem
    October 7, 2010
    41min
    TV-14
    In 2003, a 500-pound tiger was removed from a New York apartment in the projects of Harlem. A veteran's tigers helps him cope with his PTSD, but another tragic story reminds us that these predators can never be completely tamed.
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  5. S1 E5 - Snakes in a Trailer
    October 14, 2010
    43min
    TV-PG
    A California woman's passion for nature morphs into an obsession with deadly venomous snakes. She and others like her often ignore serious warnings about the danger of their desires, sometimes with tragic results.
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  6. S1 E6 - Don't Feed the Bears
    October 21, 2010
    41min
    TV-14
    Donna Munson 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.
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  7. S1 E7 - My Pet Python
    October 28, 2010
    41min
    TV-14
    A Cincinnati man shows off his 13-foot python to his girlfriend, but is strangled in the process. A deadly rhinoceros viper bites its owner, and a man who milks snakes to produce antivenom suffers a horrific workplace accident.
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  8. S1 E8 - Raging Bulls
    November 4, 2010
    41min
    TV-14
    Farmers in Pennsylvania and Florida have dangerous run-ins with powerful and aggressive bulls they had raised since they were calves. A Texas rancher has gone a step further and has given a huge buffalo its own room in the house.
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  9. S1 E9 - A Tiger Stalks New Jersey
    October 7, 2010
    41min
    TV-14
    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 leads to multiple accidents and costs one person their life.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Deadliest Show on Earth
    February 17, 2011
    41min
    TV-14
    A Wisconsin school teacher follows his dream of owning a 2-ton Asian elephant but isn't prepared for the inevitable. A former circus performer wants his young daughters to follow in his footsteps as a tiger trainer.
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  11. S1 E11 - A Buffalo Rides Shotgun
    February 24, 2011
    44min
    TV-PG
    Three men tempt fate when they bring animals into their lives and homes. A pet whitetail buck poses a deadly threat during rutting season, and inexperience gets the best of a man and his newly acquired bull.
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  12. S1 E12 - My Sister the Lion
    March 3, 2011
    41min
    TV-14
    Two families are torn apart by the consequences of keeping big cats close at hand, as they make the mistake of assuming that the animals are domesticated and could never pose any threat to them.
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  13. S1 E13 - There's a Crocodile in My Bed
    March 10, 2011
    41min
    TV-14
    Two Australians share their lives with dangerous crocodiles. One man keeps two saltwater crocs in his shed, while a woman keeps three crocs as pets, taking one of them for drives in her car and letting another live in the bath.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Anna ThomsonNigel LevyAnne SommerfieldChris HoltTom PeppiattHayley SmithMarc TileyMatthew WortmanSteve BakerAngus Cameron
Starring
Trevor White
Studio
discovery plus Extraordinary Stories
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