Austin Stevens: Snakemaster
Austin Stevens: Snakemaster also known as Austin Stevens: Most Dangerous and Austin Stevens Adventures in some countries, is a regular airing nature series hosted by Austin Stevens that is broadcast on Animal Planet and five. Most of the footage was filmed in HD format with certain episodes featuring sequences of time slice photography. The series took a five-year hiatus, but was revived in fall of 2008, having started to air on Channel Five and Discovery Canada. The new episodes do not always focus on snakes; several feature other animals such as hyenas, rhinos and niglett bears.
Cast: Austin Stevens
Season 1
15 episodes
- 1. In Search of The Man-Eating PythonAustin Stevens goes to Borneo to find the Reticulated Python. He soon finds the snake on the edge of a river bed. Thinking it was a small snake hidden beneath the log, it turns out to be a 20-foot snake which bites Stevens on his arm (edited off in the final episode, but shown in Most Striking Moments) and coils around his waist.CC40minOct 5, 2004
- 2. In Search of The Giant LizardAustin Stevens is now in Australia to find the Perentie Lizard. He spends 37 days without finding one, but finally he finds one running across the outback.CC40minOct 12, 2004
- 3. In Search of Monster RattlersAustin Stevens is in the Florida Panhandle in search of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. He eventually finds one in the middle of the ocean.CC40minOct 19, 2004
- 4. In Search of The Ultimate Pit ViperAustin Stevens is in the forests of Costa Rica to look for a large Terciopelo,commonly known as Lancehead viper. During the making of this episode, Stevens planned upon finding a Black-Headed Bushmaster, but after weeks of not being able to find one, he found a Lancehead instead.CC40minOct 26, 2004
- 5. In Search of Rattlers of the WestAustin Stevens is in the deserts of the southwestern United States to find western Diamondback Rattlesnakes hibernating in caves. In doing so he overcomes his claustrophobia.CC40minNov 2, 2004
- 6. The Valley of the SnakesDeep in the Queensland rain forest lays a remote and inaccessible valley where Australia's biggest snake, the Amethystine Python is rumored to congregate. Austin Stevens embarks on a journey to find this hidden valley and photograph its enormous inhabitants in a race against time. Impending storms will make getting into the valley impossible or could leave him stranded once inside. On his way, Austin encounters some of the world's most deadly snakes and some of its most treacherous terrain on a journey that has cost previous explorers their lives.CC40minNov 9, 2004
- 7. In Search of The Giant AnacondaSnake master Austin Stevens photographs a powerful green anaconda in the Amazon.CC40minNov 9, 2004
- 8. In Search of The King CobraThis episode tells of the King Cobra, which Stevens goes to India to look for.CC40minNov 16, 2004
- 9. Seven Deadly StrikesJoin Austin Stevens as he hunts down the deadliest snakes in Africa – creatures with the killing power to easily dispatch a human being. Learn why these snakes attack, their methods and the power of their incredible attacks. In this episode Austin Stevens searches out seven deadly snakes and rates them out of ten in three categories – Speed, Venom and Strike… The snakes include: A Peringuey’s Adder; A Spitting Cobra; A Puff Adder; A Snouted Cobra; A Boomslang; A Gaboon Viper; And the Black Mamba.CC40minNov 23, 2004
- 10. In Search of The Silent FateCheck out the amazing pictures Austin Stevens takes when he gets too close for comfort to a pit viper.CC40minMar 1, 2005
- 11. In Search of Desert GiantsHow close can Austin Stevens get to a heard of roaming elephants? Pretty darn close.CC40minDec 7, 2004
- 12. The Snake That Killed CleopatraIn this episode he looks for the mystery snake said to have killed Cleopatra, later determined to be the Egyptian Cobra.CC40minOct 22, 2005
- 13. In Search of The Komodo DragonStevens searches for fighting male Komodo Dragons on the Island of Komodo.CC40minDec 17, 2005
- 14. In Search of The Flying SnakeEven though active flight is commonly associated only to birds, insects and bats, the Golden Tree Snake has an amazing gliding ability that makes it look like its actually flying! The gliding of the Golden Tree Snake can reach a distance of at least 79 feet (29m).CC40minDec 28, 2004
- 15. in Search of the Black MambaAustin handles a black mamba in the Namibian desert. Black Mambas are the second largest venomous snakes in the world.CC40minMar 27, 2007
Austin Stevens: Snakemaster
Austin Stevens: Snakemaster also known as Austin Stevens: Most Dangerous and Austin Stevens Adventures in some countries, is a regular airing nature series hosted by Austin Stevens that is broadcast on Animal Planet and five. Most of the footage was filmed in HD format with certain episodes featuring sequences of time slice photography. The series took a five-year hiatus, but was revived in fall of 2008, having started to air on Channel Five and Discovery Canada. The new episodes do not always focus on snakes; several feature other animals such as hyenas, rhinos and niglett bears.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Sarah Peat, John Vandervelde, Graham Booth, Katherine Buck
- Cast
- Austin Stevens
