About

Coyote Peterson is the host of the Discovery Digital Network web series Breaking Trail, in which he encounters wildlife in various exotic locations around the world. Online, Peterson has gained a reputation for allowing animals to painfully bite and sting him on camera.

Online History

On September 14th, 2014, the Brave Wilderness channel uploaded a trailer for their Breaking Trail series, in which Peterson travels around the world to interact with various exotic animals (shown below, left). On December 2nd, a video titled "Grizzly Bear Attack!" was uploaded to the channel, in which Peterson explains how to react when coming across a wild grizzly bear (shown below, right).

On August 4th, 2015, a video in which Peterson allows an alligator snapping turtle to bite his arm covered in a brace (shown below, left). Within two years, the video gained over 12.9 million views and 19,800 comments. On September 20th, 2016, the Brave Wilderness channel uploaded a video titled "Stung by a Cow Killer," in which Peterson is filmed being stung by cow killer wasp, garnering upwards of 26 million views and 79,000 comments over the next three months (shown below, right).

On December 20th, 2016, the Brave Wilderness channel uploaded footage of Peterson getting stung by a bullet ant, known for its incredibly painful sting (shown below, left). Within one week, the video gained over 15 million views and 114,000 comments. The following day, YouTuber 3..2..1..Squanch! uploaded a "We Are Number One" remix featuring Peterson's yelling while being stung by the ant (shown below, right).

Social Media Presence

As of December 2016, Peterson has over 230,739 likes on Facebook,^[2] 70,600 followers on Instagram^[3] and 15,700 followers on Twitter.^[1]

Search Interest

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