Deadly 60

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Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals.

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Nikki Waldron

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Deadly 60: Series 2: Episode 5: Costa Rica

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Episode 5: Costa Rica

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Steve gets hands-on with a poisonous frog and nearly gets a nip from a vampire!

Wildlife series. In the jungles of Costa Rica, Steve is strangled by a boa, gets hands-on with a poisonous frog and nearly gets a nip from a blood-sucking vampire.

Steve Backshall and his long-suffering crew return for a series of deadly encounters with animals hoping to earn a place on his hallowed Deadly 60 list.

Steve and the team are in the jungles of Costa Rica. On his search for the Deadly 60, Steve gets strangled by a giant boa, is struck dumb by the strike speed of a viper, and plays hide-and-seek with a deadly bushmaster. As if that wasn't enough, he gets hands-on with a poisonous frog - and nearly gets a nip from a blood-sucking vampire!

Deadly 60: Series 2

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