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Florida

Steve Backshall continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida, where he swims with a wild alligator in the Silver Springs river.

Steve Backshall continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida in the USA.

He dives into the crystal clear waters of the Silver Springs river to swim with a wild alligator, before wading into a swamp to try and catch a slippery amphibian, the weird and wonderful amphiuma. Steve then heads to the drier pine woodlands on the trail of America's largest serpent, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

Steve then travels to South Carolina, joining a team of scientists, tracking and tagging wild bobcats. His journey ends back in the water, in the Florida Keys where he witnesses first-hand the sophisticated hunting methods of a highly intelligent predator, the bottlenose dolphin.

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Massive Attack

    Angel (feat. Horace Andy)

  • The Vaccines

    Under Your Thumb

  • Florence + The Machine

    Drumming

  • The Vaccines

    Teenage Icon

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Steve Backshall
Presenter Steve Backshall
Director Katharine Arthy
Director Katharine Arthy
Producer Katharine Arthy
Producer Katharine Arthy
Camera Operator Richard Taylor-Jones
Camera Operator Richard Taylor-Jones
Camera Operator Mark Sharman
Camera Operator Mark Sharman
Series Producer Scott Alexander
Series Producer Scott Alexander
Sound Recordist Simon Cole
Sound Recordist Simon Cole
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling
Executive Producer Jonny Keeling

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