Nigel explores almost every type of environment in China to track down his top ten. On his list are the fearsome hundred-pacer: the massive, mysterious dragon of the mountains, the Mangshan viper, and the king cobra, the largest venomous snake on Earth.

Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven

China

Costa Rica has two venomous snakes for every hectare of land, including some of the world’s most feared tropical species. Which of these kings of the jungle will make it to the top of Nigel’s list?

Costa Rica

The USA is the land of the rattlesnake, with over 30 species of rattler found here. But what’s the deadliest serpent in the country?

With almost 2000 snakebites causing 250 deaths every year, South Africa is a hotspot for deadly snakes. But what’s the most deadly?

South Africa

Pluto

Nigel comes face-to-face with the Philippine cobra, the most lethally venomous cobra on the planet. In deep, dark caves on Palawan Island, Nigel searches for giant reticulated pythons sheltering from the heat of the day.

Philippines

With an infra-red camera in the dead of night, we watch a forest pit-viper sense and strike a target just fractionally warmer than its surroundings. We film a hunting mussurana, a snake that is immune to their venom.

Brazil

Extending a fiber-optic camera into the intricate tunnels of a leafcutter ant nest, we uncover a Central American coral snake sharing the burrow of the ant colony. Nigel then meets a rattlesnake without a rattle.

Mexico

Nigel discovers the burrowing asp, a snake that can bite you without even opening its mouth, the saw-scaled viper, hidden in the sand until you hear its eerie threat display.

The Middle East

Over four action-packed episodes, snake fanatic Nigel Marven journeys to Costa Rica, the USA, South Africa, and China, dodging snapping jaws and vicious fangs to count down his list of each country’s ten deadliest snakes.

Philippines

Full Episodes

Season 3, 4 episodes