Deadly 60 (2009)
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Steve Backshall as
Episodes 78
In the Costa Rican rainforest, Steve is almost strangled by a boa constrictor, is struck dumb by the strike speed of a viper, and plays hide and seek with a deadly bushmaster. Then he gets hands-on with the world's most poisonous frog, nearly gets a nip from a blood-sucking vampire and encounters a huge American crocodile.
Read MoreIn the heart of South America, Steve hunts for the mighty anaconda, swims with piranha and has a surprising face-to-face encounter with a creature that bit him. Steve then visits Peru to meet the giant river otter and another very formidable snake.
Read MoreIn Central America, Steve takes to the water in chain mail in search of a deep sea monster. Back on land he searches for the world's biggest wasp before setting off for a day of snake hunting. Then he heads to Panama to track down one of the largest birds of prey in the world: the harpy eagle. Finally, Steve handles some giant bullet ants, who possess the world's most painful insect bite.
Read MoreSteve Backshall is in the Philippines for another of his best ever missions. He has a tense and intimidating encounter with a living dinosaur, and delves into a subterranean world to find an arachnid with legs four times longer than its body.
An early morning dive in the beautiful waters of the Philippines rewards him with a stunning shark that spends most of the day 550 meters below the surface. There is a swim with one of the deadliest snakes on the planet, and a nocturnal search in the jungle reveals a Tarsier, a deceptively cute predator who eats its victims head first.
Read MoreSteve starts in a natural museum comparing skeletons, notably dental, of predators from British Columbia. In coastal waters, he meets the huge Steller sea-lion with a scarier mouth then bears. On the sea bottom lurks the basilisk-like fish wolf-eel, who crushes even sea-urchins, devoured with spine. Next the giant Pacific octopus, a crab cracking specialist. As finale orcas, the only killer whale species, actually the largest dolphins, who even demonstrate they hunt the giant sea-lion, but it escapes.
Read MoreSteve is on a mission to choose his ten favourite lethal weapons. In this blazing battle to the finish, there are ultimate talons and tusks, even some bloodthirsty plants with killer spines, and the world's most painful sting!
Ten fabulous weapons used to hunt and fight, but which will Steve choose to be crowned as number one?
Read MoreSteve is on a mission to choose his ten favourite killer tactics. These are the cleverest tricks that animals use to catch their dinner, and this cunning countdown includes a team of top hunting dogs, nifty net-throwing spiders, and an amazing fishing snake!
Ten absolutely tactical creatures that all depend on their deadly strategies to survive - but who will Steve choose to be crowned as number one?
Read MoreDeadly Top 10: Toxic
Steve is on a mission to choose his ten favourite toxic animals. This lethal line-up includes an ancient dragon with killer drool, a spear-throwing snail, and a venomous spider that can bite through your toenail!
Ten totally toxic creatures that all depend on their deadly poison to survive - but who will Steve choose to be crowned as number one?
Read MoreDeadly Top 10: Fiercest
Steve is on a mission to choose his ten favourite fiercest animals. This fearsome line up includes a vicious deep-water monster, powerful sharks, and even gigantic killer hornets!
Ten absolutely terrifying creatures, that all depend on their deadly ferociousness to survive. So who will Steve choose to be crowned his number one fiercest?
Read MoreDeadly Top 10: Fastest
Steve is on a mission to choose his ten favourite fastest speedsters. In this race to first place, there is a turbo-charged fish, a mole with a record-breaking nose, and an animal whose tongue accelerates five times faster than a fighter jet!
Ten ultimate speed machines that all depend on their deadly velocity to survive - but who will Steve choose to be crowned his number one fastest?
Read MoreSouth Africa
In Hoedspruit, South Africa, Steve Backshall encounters an angry hippo and a venomous scorpion.
Read MoreSouth Africa
Steve Backshall finds out if crocodiles deserve their reputation, and tracks down one of Africa's most elusive predators, the awesome hunting dog.
Read MoreSouth Africa
In South Africa, Steve Backshall braves rough seas to get close to a great white shark, and goes out scavenging with the world's most fearless animal.
Read MoreUnited Kingdom
The Deadly 60 team scours the UK in search of its lethal beauties. Gannets prove to be more than a match for Steve in a diving competition.
Read MoreUnited Kingdom
Scouring the UK for lethal beauties, Steve goes otter-spotting with Terry Nutkins, meets with the UK's biggest spider, and falls prey to the peregrine falcon.
Read MoreBahamas - Shark Special
Steve Backshall heads to the Bahamas to see a whole bunch of shark species, and must decide which ones will earn a place on his Deadly 60 list.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes
Steve Backshall looks back at his favourite encounters from the wildlife series, from abseiling into a cave looking for bats to a thrilling meeting with a hippo.
Read MoreMaking of Alaska and South America
Steve Backshall looks at the challenges faced when filming in the frozen tundra of Alaska and the steaming rainforests of Brazil.
Read MoreEndangered
Steve finishes his journey with a look at the vulnerable side of deadly animals.
Read MoreBaja California, Mexico
On a trip to Mexico, Steve Backshall takes to the water in search of a monster of the deep seas and searches for snakes in the desert.
Read MoreBritish Columbia
Steve tracks the weirdest-looking fish on the planet, comes face-to-face with a giant Pacific octopus and goes kayaking with killer whales.
Read MoreCosta Rica 1
Steve and the crew are thrown deep in the steamy rainforests of Costa Rica. They are on a mission to find the largest cat in South America, the jaguar.
Read MoreCosta Rica 2
In the jungles of Costa Rica, Steve is strangled by a boa, gets hands-on with a poisonous frog and nearly gets a nip from a blood-sucking vampire.
Read MoreMozambique
Steve Backshall explores the Indian Ocean, searching for a fish that can weigh as much as a double decker bus, and looking for the fastest fish on the planet.
Read MoreSouth Africa
In South Africa, Steve Backshall swims with a pack of 30 blacktip sharks, examines a nest of killer bees and encounters a black eagle.
Read MoreMadagascar
Steve encounters gremlin-like aye-ayes and Madagascar's most ferocious carnivore as he searches the vast island for contenders for the Deadly 60.
Read MorePhilippines 1
In the Philippines, Steve goes nose-to-nose with a living dinosaur and meets an arachnid with legs four times longer than its body.
Read MorePhilippines 2
Steve dives in the beautiful waters of the Philippines to check out a shark that spends most of the day 550 metres below the surface.
Read MoreUnited Kingdom
Steve and the Deadly 60 team are on their home turf, the UK. The adventure begins in a lake as Steve dives in to track down a deadly monster lurking in its depths.
Read MoreTracks and Signs
Steve Backshall demonstrates how reading the tracks and signs left by an animal can lead to fantastic encounters.
Read MoreInside Deadly 60
At the Museum of Natural History in Oxford, Steve takes a look inside some of the top predators featured on Deadly 60 to find out what makes them so deadly.
Read MoreEndangered Special
Steve Backshall reports on animals that are endangered, and explores why the chimpanzee, mountain gorilla and harpy eagle are threatened with habitat loss and their populations severely depleted. In Madagascar, he also meets the most bizarre creature he has ever seen - the aye-aye.
Read MoreDeadly 60 On A Mission: South Africa and Namibia
In South Africa, Steve confronts blacktop sharks, the mighty black eagle, and a huge swarm of killer bees. He then heads into Namibia, to encounter a sidewinder and gets hands on with the ultimate Africa predator, the lion!
Read MoreUnited Kingdom
Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.
Read MoreSouth Africa 1
Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.
Read MoreAustralia 1
Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world.
Read MoreNew Zealand
Steve and the team head to New Zealand for the first time, where Steve descends deep into the Waitomo caves to find an unusual predator.
Read MoreSouth Africa 2
Steve and the crew are back in South Africa to turn the latest camera technology on a trio of deadly snakes and meet the predatory crowned eagle.
Read MoreAustralia 2
Steve and the crew are back in Australia for one of his most dramatic encounters ever as he is dropped into a nest of giant, wild saltwater crocodiles.
Read MoreSouth America 1
Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.
Read MoreSouth America 2
Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.
Read MoreSri Lanka 1
Steve Backshall and the crew head for the island paradise of Sri Lanka in search of two massive predators and Steve attempts to free dive with a blue whale.
Read MoreSri Lanka 2
Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.
Read MoreSouthern States
Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA and join a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.
Read MoreKiller Shots
Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.
Read MoreSuperpower
Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.
Read MoreDeadly Neighbours
Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.
Read MoreSelf Defence
In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.
Read MoreEndangered
In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.
Read MoreUnseen
Steve Backshall looks back at some remarkable unseen footage from the filming of Deadly 60, including the rescue of a juvenile fur seal from hungry great white sharks in South Africa and a terrifying run in with a giant venomous centipede in Venezuela. There are also some funny outtakes and Steve reveals his all time favourite animal encounter ever.
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