21 Photos Taken Seconds Before Tragedy Struck

At times in a blink of an eye, your whole world can change. When this is for something better, it’s a blessing, but once in a while a tragedy strikes and changes the fate of the person. There are moments in life when you know something terrible is about to happen but you cannot look away. Most of us loves animals, but just like nature if you don’t treat them well you can get into danger sometime. Here are some photos which taken just before the accident struck and it is a lesson how alert you should be at times.

1. Photographer Tom Peschak was down to the last frames on his roll of film when he captured the photo he’d been waiting for: a great white surfacing behind researcher Trey Snow’s kayak. “Instead of the scientist tracking the shark the shark is tracking the scientist,” Pescak says.

2. Who knew goats could be so terrifying?

3. This hunter has killed a large stag only for the blood to bring cougar to come by. A wily animal, a mountain lion, is more than capable of getting its own kills, but it is unlikely it could bring down something this large on its own and will attack others if it thinks it can get an easier meal than making its own.

4. Fischbacher and Roy discontinued their magic stage show after a white tiger named Mantecore attacked Horn during a 2003 performance, leaving him partially paralyzed.

5. While visiting a zoo in New Delhi, India, one man wanted to see the rare white tiger close up and was climbing on the enclosure to get a better view. He was repeatedly warned to get down as both the fall and the animal could be potentially disastrous. Undeterred, the man held his position until losing balance and falling into the tiger cage. Instantly the white tiger prowled up to the man and kept him cornered for almost 15 minutes as other visitors and zookeepers tried to distract the animal. Unfortunately, it eventually decided to pounce and dragged the man, by the neck, back to its den before killing him.

6. Having escaped the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, in West Bengal operations were put in place to recapture the animal. During its escape, it had terrorized the village of Limbu and was tracked down but ineffectively tranquilized. Here the animal is attacking a forest warden, who survived but the animal did not as it was shot by the man nearby. Sometimes it is not the animals that are the most dangerous but humanity.

7. A selfie with a duck should be safe but do remember they are wild animals constantly on the lookout for food, so if they think you have some, they will go for it. The problem with fingers is that they can look a little like worms to colorblind ducks that don’t have digits of their own. This photo is more hilarious than tragic, but it still shows how all animals should be treated with care.

8. When these hunters took a black bear as a trophy; they failed to notice its family member behind them as they posed for a photograph with their prize kill.

9. This cop soon found out when a gator decided to crawl out of the nearby undergrowth and greet the lawman who at least managed to get on top of his patrol vehicle. Gators have thick hides, and sometimes a bullet is not enough to keep them at bay.

10. When a woman named Mandy K jumped into Berlin Zoo’s polar bear enclosure in 2009, stunned onlookers couldn’t quite believe what they were seeing, leading many news outlets from around the world to report on the near-fatal drama. The ex-husband of Mandy later revealed that she was incredibly depressed because she couldn’t find a job and believed it was a suicide attempt on her part. However, zookeepers were nonetheless incensed by her actions and went ahead pressing charges against her for breaching the peace and bringing their organization into disrepute. Fortunately for Mandy, she recovered from her injuries, which included severe maulings across the body.

11. Here, whilst driving on a safari, a couple is probably wishing they had a bigger car right now as an elephant uses its trunk to see what is going on. It must be a scary prospect even if you know it means you no harm.

12. Sometimes a disaster doesn’t have to mean putting yourself in the way of harm; sometimes it can just be a little less painful and a little more, disgusting. Maybe it is the red top that he confused for a hydrant but either way, we wouldn’t want to be in her position at this moment in time.

13. This picture was taken by a hiker in New Jersey, USA whilst on a trail. Sadly, the bear then went on to attack the hiker moments later, killing them.

14. This spot is just perfect for a nice photo. Too bad this poor woman doesn’t realize that she’s on the lunch menu for the crocodile lurking in that cave. We sure don’t know if this lady made it out in one piece, but that shirt she’s wearing is symbolic of the danger she’s in.

15. Camels rarely attack humans but they are known for being aggressive with one another. But on occasion, they will sniff a human out and mess with their hair. But for some odd reason, this camel was frustrated or hungry and decided to try and eat this poor tourist.

16. This poor lady heartbeat must’ve stopped when her husband held a stingray against her back. Fortunately, the only thing that happened was this priceless expression going viral, causing several memes to be used with her face. Sadly, we all know how powerful a stingray’s sting can be. Just ask Steve Irwin. Fortunately, this woman lived to tell the tale.

17. Surfer Mick Fanning felt something playing with his board’s leash and noticed a massive shark trailing behind him. Jumping out of the way, the shark went for his board before turning its attention towards him, but Fanning got in their first landing blows on the Shark so that it turned tail and swam away. With a damaged board and a little shaken up, Fanning was otherwise unharmed when rescuers pulled him from the water.

18. This is actually a staged photo by professional animal trainer Charlie Sammut and his wonderful trained lion Josef for Davis/Lynn photography and no persons or animal were ever in danger of harm.

19. Emerging from the ocean in Australia, this man was shocked to find he had picked up a hitchhiker whilst in the water as an octopus clung desperately to his back. A tiny and beautiful octopus that looks rather stunning, it is quite often missed as it hides in amongst coral reefs. With a painless bite that can go unnoticed, within five or ten minutes they can induce paresthesias, numbness, muscular weakness and a difficulty breathing and swallowing. Luckily, the octopus was extricated without harm bar pinched and visibly pink skin.

20. Wild boar can be extremely aggressive and their fearsome tusks and size make them incredibly dangerous if you get too close to them. However, as they do not hunt for food, if you can outrun them they will rarely pursue you.

21. Why this woman is playing with a giant Burmese Python, we do not know, but given that these things have been known to swallow small human beings, it is not something we would like to practice ourselves. We’re sure this woman was fine.