Horse trailer overturns on the Belt Parkway

A trailer carrying two horses overturned on the Belt Parkway in Queens Wednesday morning causing significant delays.

China's migrating elephant herd may be finally heading home

The herd of elephants that made international headlines after wandering the populated streets of China may be finally heading home.

Over 15-foot python nabbed during 2021 Florida Python Challenge

The results are in for the 2021 Florida Python Challenge with 223 invasive pythons caught. The 10-day-event last month more than doubled the number of pythons captured the previous year.

Louisiana family tries to coax 12-foot alligator off of busy highway

A group of Louisiana drivers spent hours trying to move a 12-foot alligator off a busy interstate with a paint-roller extension pole.

Plague infected chipmunks in South Lake Tahoe prompt closures

Chipmunks have tested positive for plague in South Lake Tahoe, prompting closures to some areas so vector control experts can carry out an abatement program.

Man dies after Arizona bee attack; 3 others taken to hospital

Authorities said the swarming bees came from 100-pound open beehive that was in a tree inside a home’s backyard.

Woman faces charges for Yellowstone bear encounter

An Illinois woman faces criminal charges after she was captured on video being bluff charged by a grizzly bear while she was taking photos in Yellowstone National Park.

More sharks spotted at Nassau County beaches

All Town of Hempstead beaches are closed to swimming after several sharks were spotted in the water on Wednesday afternoon.

Raccoon's head gets stuck in can; cop comes to the rescue

Video shows a cop putting on gloves and trying to pull a can off a raccoon's head several times but the tin remains stuck. But the officer doesn't give up.

Male seahorse gives birth to hundreds of babies at Clearwater aquarium

A male seahorse was brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for buoyancy issues and a few days later gave birth to hundreds of babies.

Sharks spotted near Jones Beach; swimming prohibited

A day after a lifeguard was possibly bitten by a shark on Jones Beach, there was another sighting of a shark Tuesday, forcing lifeguards to prohibit swimming.

Possible shark attack on Jones Beach lifeguard

An EMT treated a lifeguard for what appears to be a bite on his calf. The lifeguard is expected to be OK, officials said.

Two-headed turtle found at South Carolina state park

South Carolina park volunteers found three loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings -- and one had two heads.

Helicopters and marine patrols to monitor Long Island beaches for sharks

After two days of shark sightings off the coast of Nassau County, officials announced that more helicopter and marine patrols will be deployed along the shoreline to help alert beachgoers and swimmers to the presence of sharks.