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SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE tales we’ve published have also been the most terrifying—survival stories of near-death encounters with dangerous game, ferocious fish…and snakes. Here is a collection of a few of the most brutally honest descriptions of what it feels like to be on the receiving end of claws, teeth, fangs, and more.

“Mauled by a Grizzly”

One arm