• Air date: 26 Mar '12 26 episodes
      Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Indonesia

      26 Mar '12
      Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three very different reptiles to add to his list of deadly predators.
    • 2. Ethiopia

      27 Mar '12
      In the medieval Ethiopian city of Harar, Steve Backshall has a unique and potentially lethal encounter with a pack of spotted hyenas.
    • 3. United Kingdom

      28 Mar '12
      Steve is on his home turf, scouring land, sea and air for some of the deadliest critters that the UK has to offer.
    • 4. Alaska

      29 Mar '12
      Steve and the crew head into the beautiful Alaskan wilderness, home to some of the most impressive predators on Earth - humpback whales and grizzly bears.
    • 5. South Africa 1

      30 Mar '12
      Steve Backshall looks for one of the most iconic of all predators in South Africa, the ferocious great white shark.
    • 6. Mexico 1

      07 May '12
      Steve and the crew head to Mexico's breathtaking Yucatan Peninsula, where he embarks on a high-octane chase with the fastest fish in the sea.
    • 7. Australia 1

      08 May '12
      Steve heads into the blistering sun of the Australian outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous snake in the world.
    • 8. New Zealand

      09 May '12
      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.
    • 9. South Africa 2

      10 May '12
      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.
    • 10. Australia 2

      11 May '12
      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.
    • 11. South America 1

      04 Jun '12
      Steve and his crew are back in the jungles of South America, where they head into crocodile-infested waters for a spooky nocturnal encounter.
    • 12. Nepal

      05 Jun '12
      Steve and the crew head to the mountain kingdom of Nepal to search for more animal predators, including a very grumpy rhinoceros and a Bengal tiger.
    • 13. Mexico 2

      06 Jun '12
      Steve heads to the stunning Mexican coastline for an exhilarating encounter with one of the most dangerous sharks in the world.
    • 14. Venezuela

      07 Jun '12
      Steve and the crew comb the Venezuelan wetlands looking for the biggest snake in the world, the mighty green anaconda.
    • 15. South America 2

      08 Jun '12
      Steve joins a team trying to save an endangered predator, the orinoco crocodile, and witnesses the ferocious maternal instincts of a female croc.
    • 16. Sri Lanka 1

      20 Aug '12
      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.
    • 17. Sri Lanka 2

      21 Aug '12
      Steve and the crew continue their Sri Lankan adventure on the hunt for another three perfect predators, including an elusive mugger crocodile.
    • 18. Southern States

      22 Aug '12
      Steve and the crew visit the southern states of the USA and join a team of scientists tracking and tagging wild bobcats.
    • 19. Florida

      23 Aug '12
      Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA, where he wades into a swamp to try and catch a slippery amphibian.
    • 20. Killer Shots

      24 Aug '12
      Steve Backshall reveals the advanced camera technology and tricks of the trade that allow him and the Deadly 60 crew to film stunning images.
    • 21. Parasites

      25 Aug '12
      From leeches to tapeworms and cuckoos to mosquitoes Steve reveals the mind-boggling methods that parasites employ to survive, breed and feed by exploiting their animal and human hosts.
    • 22. Superpower

      27 Aug '12
      Steve Backshall takes a look at some of the super skills and senses that animals around the world use to hunt and survive.
    • 23. Deadly Neighbours

      28 Aug '12
      Steve Backshall investigates how humans around the world are increasingly coming into contact with dangerous and potentially lethal animals.
    • 24. Self Defence

      29 Aug '12
      In this Deadly 60 Special, Steve Backshall takes a look at the incredible methods animals employ to protect themselves against predators.
    • 25. Endangered

      30 Aug '12
      In this Deadly 60 special, wildlife expert Steve Backshall examines the increasing pressures threatening our planet's animal populations.