Deadly 60

2009•6 series

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Steve Backshall lives for adventure, and his mission to come as close as possible to 60 of the world's most deadly animals is a brazen way to challenge himself. The naturalist and wildlife expert journeys to five continents and encounters a wide range of mammals, birds, reptiles and insects - some familiar, others quite unusual - including Baja rattlesnakes, tarantula hawk wasps, Humboldt squid, wolf eels and flesh-eating cockroaches. Backshall also tries to mimic the animals to see if he can match their lethal skills, such as hanging like a bat or flying down a zip wire to emulate a fish eagle.

Episode 1Indonesia

Steve Backshall and his crew have a close encounter with a group of komodo dragons.

Episode 2Ethiopia

Steve has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.

Episode 3UK

Steve heads for the seas off the coast of Plymouth in search of monsters from the deep.

Episode 4Alaska

Steve and the crew head to the home of some of the most impressive predators on Earth.

Episode 5South Africa 1

Steve Backshall is charmed by the snake-stomping secretary bird.

Episode 6Mexico 1

Steve and the crew head to Mexico's breathtaking Yucatan Peninsula.

Episode 7Australia 1

Steve and the crew are in Australia and it's deadly to the extreme.

Episode 8New Zealand

Steve and the team head to New Zealand for the first time.

Episode 9South Africa 2

Steve and the crew are back in South Africa, one of the deadly capitals of the world.

Episode 10Australia: Part 2

Australia 2. Steve goes in search of the most venomous animal on earth, the box jellyfish.

Episode 11South America 1

Steve braves a thunderstorm to get a close-up view of one of the world's rarest canines.

Episode 12Nepal

Steve enlists the help of an elephant to track down a very grumpy rhinoceros.

Episode 13Mexico 2

Steve searches a swamp at night for a rare and beautiful crocodile with a nasty bite.

Episode 14Venezuela

Steve heads beneath the rainforest into a dark cave infested with vampire bats.

Episode 15South America 2

Steve heads out for a night-time encounter with a monster of the Amazonian waterways.

Episode 16Sri Lanka 1

Steve Backshall tries to free dive with the largest animal ever known to have lived.

Episode 17Sri Lanka 2

Steve attempts to catch a glimpse of the majestic and seldom seen Sri Lankan leopard.

Episode 18Southern States

Steve joins a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.

Episode 19Florida

Steve wades into a swamp to try and catch a slippery amphibian.

Episode 21Killer Shots

The crew reveal how they film stunning images of the planet's most lethal predators.

Episode 22Parasites

Steve Backshall delves into the weird and wonderful world of parasites.

Episode 23Superpower

Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the skills and senses that many animals have.

Episode 24Deadly Neighbours Special

Self Defence. Steve Backshall looks at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves.

Episode 25Self Defence

Endangered. Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening animals worldwide.

Episode 26Endangered

Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening animals worldwide.

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