Beast Buddies

AN ANIMAL lover has turned her small London flat into a secluded paradise for her collection of snakes, including a 16 foot Burmese python

A CORPORATE high-flyer has traded in her high heels and glitzy networking events to spend her days training giant alligators and handling some of America’s deadliest snakes

FOR this conservationist, there is only one way to start her day - by hanging out with leopards

AFTER more than a year apart, an animal advocate has reunited with his best friend – a CHEETAH

MEET the brave couple that share their home with a playful two-year-old COUGAR

INSIDE this ordinary suburban home there lives a host of hopping surprises - a troop of baby kangaroos

IN A small pool of water in an Indonesian back yard, lives Kojek the crocodile

A DARING mother and son duo have hand-raised 14 bears in their back garden

AN ECCENTRIC Frenchman lives with SEVEN lions and tigers right outside his front door – and he looks after them on his own

WHILST MOST 22-year-olds are socialising with friends, Gabby Scampone is wrestling alligators

A PETITE animal owner does not let her size stop her from interacting with deadly lions that weigh more than 480lbs

A 20-YEAR-OLD animal trainer and acrobat performs incredible stunts with five African elephants

The UK’s pet population stands at a staggering 54 million – but for some, owning a cat or a dog just isn’t enough