A toddler had a heart-stopping brush with a coyote right outside his Pasadena, California, home on Monday, according to surveillance footage that captured the frightening moment.

In the video, the 3-year-old boy ran out onto the driveway before abruptly freezing in his tracks. He then turned around in panic, fleeing at full speed while letting out a terrified shriek.

Moments later, the coyote appeared on camera, trailing closely behind the boy. As the animal moved through the family’s front yard and past the camera, a much louder scream — appearing to come from an adult — rang out.

According to local outlet KABC-TV, the boy’s mother was right behind him when the harrowing run-in unfolded.

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"Sal went out the gate like he always does before me," Aida Svelto told the outlet, referring to her son. "Then I heard a scream, and Sal came running back.…