Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven

On the trail of his top ten Nigel meets worshippers and vipers at Penangs famous Snake Temple and meets a new squeeze a snappy reticulated python over 4 meters long In hilltop forests theres a redheaded krait and the David Bowie spider He joins fishermen to net some superb sea snakes But which of Malaysias 40 venomous snakes will make the top spot

Australias renowned deadly serpents include the inland taipan the most toxic serpent in the world and the enormous king brown which can deliver more venom in a single bite than any other snake As Nigel counts down his top ten hes helped by Steve Irwins son Robert whose favorite billabong is a prime spot for a snake on Nigels list

Over a million people are bitten by snakes every year resulting in some 46000 deaths Nigel tracks down the ten deadliest He meets an enormous king cobra and the infamous Russells viper a snake responsible for more deaths than any other With the help of the Irula a tribe of snake hunters he faces off with kraits vipers and cobras

Europe is home to some 50 species of snakes around 19 of them are venomous Nigel crosses the continent in search of the most dangerous On the Greek island of Milos theres an endangered viper that ambushes birds while in Spain there are Montpellier snakes asp vipers colorful lizards and eggladen toads Amid ancient Turkish ruins he uncovers a massive Ottoman viper a snake once used as a weapon of