Episodes 6

1 Costa Rica

April 11, 2010

Steve Backshall embarks on one of his best ever missions, to the steamy rainforests of Costa Rica, where he hunts down some of the deadliest animals in Central America.

2 Argentina and Peru

April 18, 2010

Steve Backshall journeys to the heart of South America. A hunt for the mighty anaconda goes badly wrong when Steve is attacked by an unseen predator.

3 Mexico and Panama

April 25, 2010

Steve is in Central America for another of his best missions. He takes to the water in search of a monster of the deep seas, and seeks the world's biggest wasp.

4 Philippines

May 2, 2010

Steve Backshall is in the Philippines to seek a living dinosaur, and delves into a subterranean world to find an arachnid with legs four times longer than its body.

5 South Africa and Namibia

May 9, 2010

Steve Backshall is in South Africa where he braves an encounter with a pack of blacktip sharks, faces a swarm of killer bees, and gets close to a lion.

6 British Columbia

May 16, 2010

Steve Backshall takes to the waters of British Columbia, where he encounters a fast and fierce sea lion and one of the weirdest-looking fish on the planet.

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