Experts Siouxsie Gillet and Simon Keys have hold of the deadly Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) that has been feeding off kittens in a school shed. (
Nyiragongo volcano in the distance the smoke from a height of 3470m latitude. In the foreground, one of the guards of the Park guard. His job is precarious, the last 20 years more than a hundred Virunga rangers have been killed in the line of duty. Even the director Emmanuel de Merode was shot and critically wounded. This is from Extraordinary Africa.
Prof. Boris Dreyer races two Roman patrol boat replicas, that his team have constructed in Germany over 18 months. This is from Lost Treasures of Rome, Season 2.
A resort in the Bang Tao area of Phuket, Thailand is pictured on Jan. 11, 2005, after it was leveled by the Dec. 26 tsunami. This is from Tsunami: Race Against Time.
Various theories are circulating about the zebra lines. Zebras might interfere with the choice of prey at the decisive moment of the chase. This is from Extraordinary Africa.
A restoration professional works on metal corrossion on the outer walls of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. This is from Lost Treasures of Rome, Season 2.
This is a stunning close up shot of a one of Africa's deadliest snakes, a Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). It is showing off its famous pitch black mouth, which makes the snake easily identifiable. This is from Snakes in the City.
Survivors walk across the debris in the aftermath of the tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean sets off a tsunami which within minutes arrives in the bustling city of Aceh, causing unprecedented havoc and devastation. âTsunami: Race Against Timeâ follows the desperate struggle to survive of city-dwellers in Indonesia and tourists in Thailand caught in the unfolding catastrophe, as well as the scientists racing against time to warn the world. This is from Tsunami: Race Against Time.
Over in India, snake catchers Siouxsie Gillet and Simon Keys are joined with local snake catcher, Gouri to catch a large king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah). This is from Snakes in the City.