In Phoenix, I run into scorpions (obviously but I've only seen a few actually), coyotes in the city, Javalina (wild pig) too. We have a hunting season for them. Bighorn Sheep at Canyon Lake. Elk/Moose and wild horses (a real problem) up towards Flagstaff. Wild horses just south of me:
https://mediaassets.abc15.com/video/...nty_109585.mp4
Recent reports of a Bobcats in the neighborhood.
In Boy Scouts I saw all manner of snakes and spiders.
Saw a badger in Joshua Tree National Forest.
Cats, mice, Jack Rabbits, owls...