A surveillance video shows a heroic mom snatching her toddler up in their family's backyard before a rampant bear did.

The video begins with the toddler standing on the back patio of their Redmond, Washington home. She squeals with excitement after seeing a bear run across their stone retaining wall.

"It's a BEAR!" she shouts as she takes off running across the backyard to pet it.

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Just as she leaves the patio, her mom, Samantha Martin, barrels out of the patio door to grab her daughter.

"SHIT!" she yells as she runs out into the yard.

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"Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! There's a f***ing bear outside!" Martin shouted as she ran back into the house with her toddler under her arm like a football.

Samantha said her daughter, Juniper, loves all animals, no matter how predatory they may be.

"I was scared and started cussing like a sailor," she said.

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