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In the new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about snakes. They slide. They slither, and some of them can even "fly." Understand snake biology, life cycle, fun facts, the various varieties of snakes, and how snake venom can save lives! Detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video combined with on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about the biggest, baddest, most venomous snakes in the world. What is the Black Mamba's special skill? What is a hemotoxin? Why can the Gaboon Viper deliver such a high level of venom to its prey? How does seeing prey 330 feet away give the King Cobra a hunting advantage? Which snakes are the longest, heaviest, and deadliest? What precautions should humans take when going into areas with venomous...
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A mining operation in Colombia opened a window into an unknown period of the Earth's history where a world with giant creatures emerged. The biggest of them all was Titanoboa, a 43-foot snake, the largest that ever lived. New discoveries suggest that Titanoboa's rule was challenged by a giant crocodilian. Experiments reveal unmatched hunting prowess. So which one was the apex predator 58 million years ago?
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Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg team up with local "python hunters" in the Florida Everglades, as they work to control the population of the invasive Burmese python, which have been thriving and threating other native animal species populations in the region, and dissect and examine the anatomy of a python.
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Agent Flynn is escorting a witness on a plane that is bound for Los Angeles. The problem is that an assassin is bent on killing the witness. The assassin releases a crate containing about 450 deadly snakes onto the same plane. Flynn finds out and determined to do his job sets out to get the snakes back where they belong -- on land. If the snakes won't cooperate, he'll just have to send the snakes on to snake heaven.
8) The reptiles
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Program 1, Snakes: Snake experts, some of which have been bitten hundreds of times, hunt and handle these slithery creatures giving you insight into their biology and behavior. Also shows how snakes can be beneficial to humans.
Program 2, Lizards: The most diverse of the reptiles, the more than 4,000 different lizards include ones that can walk on water, dance on the sand, and change their appearance to suit their needs, or to save their lives. This...
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Live action footage of animals in their natural habitats are combined with clips from Disney's animated films to introduce children to the world of animals. Each segment features a different animal, offering students detailed information about the animal's habitat, living conditions, behavior, diet, survival techniques, and life cycle. Content is tied to K-3 National Science Education Standards. This DVD features segments on snakes and frogs and toads....
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The remains of a 48-foot snake were discovered in a Colombian coal mine. Follow scientists to the mine, into the labs, and into the field while they attempt to reconstruct the life of this enormous reptile that lived in a time just after dinosaurs were wiped from existence.
11) Predators
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Includes After the Attack (stories of people who have survived unimaginable attacks from animals); Up Close and Dangerous (a look at camera operators and animal show hosts that risk their lives in order to get the best footage of some of the world's most vicious creatures); and Killer Crocs of Costa Rica (follow the life of a female crocodile and her young as they go through mating, birth, and growing up).
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The teacher from the black lagoon: It is the first day of school, and a boy imagines the worst about his teacher, in this wildly funny look into the mind of every child.
The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Join in all the fun and excitement when Jimmy brings along his pet boa constrictor on a class trip to the farm.
Monty: Ride along when Monty, a dependable and considerate alligator taxi for three children, decides that he needs a vacation.
Shrinking...
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Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie needs a cloak: When Charlie's old cloak becomes torn and...
14) Sssssss
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A respected ophiologist masks a frightening desire to transmute a man into a king cobra. Before the snake expert's new lab assistant realizes what is happening to him, the metamorphosis from human to serpent has begun.
15) Reptiles
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Bill Nye talks about reptiles, their nature, habitat, food, body temperature, and how they breed. Snakes and crocodiles are fascinating creatures and Nye gives us a close look.
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Join Stevens, one of the world's greatest wildlife photographers, as he risks his life in search of the planet's most lethal reptiles: the Borneo jungle's 30 ft. reticulated python; the Australian outback's largest lizard, the 7 ft. Perentie; and the most dangerous rattlesnake known to man, the Florida Panhandle's 8 ft. eastern diamondback.
17) The reptile
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"A deadly epidemic is spreading through the remote Cornish village of Clagmoor Heath. As darkness falls its victims are found foaming at the mouth with savage wounds upon their necks. After his brother becomes another fatality, Harry Spalding travels to Clagmoor to investigate his sibling's mysterious death. With little help from the superstitious locals, Harry follows a trail of macabre intrigue that leads him to the sinister Dr. Franklyn, his strange...
20) Spiders & snakes
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This double feature includes: "True adventures of the ultimate spider hunter": Arachnologist Martin Nicholas travels through Mexico looking for spiders. "In venom cure": Medical researchers believe using snake venom may cure medical problems in the future.