Steve Backshall's Deadly 60

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Saker is a member of the Clan, a clandestine group offering child renegades for hire to the highest bidder.

He has just six months to travel to six continents and find 60 of the deadliest creatures on the planet for the 26-part Children’s BBC series of the same name. After graduating from university, Steve began writing for the Rough Guides travel series, which then led to television work.Steve's global adventure spans the continents and his encounters range from famous killers such as the African Cheetah, the Neotropical Piranha and the North American Grizzly Bear to less famous but no less deadly animals. He has presented on Earth Pulse on the National Geographic channel, Springwatch and the primetime BBC series The One Show. He has presented on Earth Pulse on the National Geographic channel, as well as the popular BBC children's' series The Really Wild Show and the primetime BBC series The One Show and the Expedition series, where he visited remote places such as Guyana, Alaska, St Kilda and Borneo. Soon he was carrying business cards from National Geographic which described him as their ‘Adventurer in Residence’.

He has presented on the programme Earth Pulse on the National Geographic channel, as well as the popular BBC children's' series The Really Wild Show and the primetime BBC series The One Show and the Expedition series, where he visited remote places such as Guyana, Alaska, St Kilda and Borneo. In 2003, Steve moved to the BBC’s Natural History Unit, where he took his place on the long running children’s wildlife programme ‘The Really Wild Show’. This is a book that I would never have chosen myself, so it was great to receive the recommendation. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . His wide range of work has inspired the next generation of naturalists and has taken him to South East Asia.Steve travels the world to learn about the most inspiring predators, from boxing mantis shrimp to charging tigers. Stunning colour photographs and exciting accounts of Steve's own encounters with some of these animals bring the world of natural venom alive He also looks at the science of natural toxins, and at how natural venoms are increasingly used in medicine and for the treatment of chronic disease in humans.