From tiger sharks to giant centipedes, funnel web spiders to the golden poison frog; Steve Backshall's latest adventure is a race against time to find the creatures, others spend a lifetime avoiding. Travelling across six continents over six months, Steve searches through trees, deserts, swamps and seas in his bid to find the 60 deadliest creatures on the planet.

Episode 1: South Africa 1 - Wednesday 19th May
This high-adrenalin series nearly gets off to the worst possible start due to an unplanned run-in with an angry hippo which causes utter chaos and comes within a whisker of attacking Steve. Shaken but undaunted, Steve wants to know which local snake is the deadliest: the black mamba, the rock python or the rhinkal? Then it's a night under the stars camping in the bush on the hunt for giant spiders and a scorpion that can spray its venom in your face!

Episode 2: South Africa 2 - Thursday 20th May
When a Nile crocodile attacks a local six-year-old girl in her swimming pool, Steve makes it his mission to investigate whether these ancient reptiles truly deserve their deadly reputation. In true Steve style, there is a lot of climbing and a certain amount of falling involved as he puts himself against the soaring Fish Eagle in a power dive competition to catch a fish. Will Steve be able to mimic the eagle's masterful skills? Finally, he's hot on the trail of Africa's most elusive large predator, the Hunting Dog. Searching the bush by foot, by jeep and by air for this rare creature, gives him the opportunity to see just how good the hunting dogs are.