Deadly 60 – 12 Sept 2010

Just one recording today, which starts with the end of Escape from Scorpion Island. Then it’s Deadly 60 – Brazil. Steve meets one of the largest fish in the world, and gets head-butted for his trouble. He finds a Lancehead snake, apparently responsible for more deaths in the Americas than any other snake. In the forest he spots a patch of Processionary Caterpillars. He manages to catch a Red-Bellied Piranha. He goes fishing for some very carnivorous catfish, a Giant Candiru, with a big chunk of meat. He catches a Spectacled Caiman. An Amazon Tree Boa. Some wild Pink River Dolphins. Media Centre Description: Steve Backshall and the Deadly crew head into the flooded forests of Brazil. Steve takes a swim in a piranha-infested river in order to find out more about these killer fish. They are assured of a place on the Deadly 60 list until other mysterious fish lurking in the depths make Steve think again. Steve and the team go in search of pink river dolphins, and an encounter with one of…