About this season
Australian host Steve Irwin and his wife Terri run a wildlife refuge. Their shared passion is educating the world about wildlife, including the much feared crocodile and numerous venomous snakes. Steve's specialty is the capture and relocation of crocodiles. No animal appears too threatening to Steve, his true respect for animals is the foundation for everything he does.
Episodes (16)
1. Legends of the Galapagos
Aired 4 September 1999 • 44 min
Steve and Terri study the Galapagos on their 168-year-old tortoise's birthday.
2. America's Deadliest Snakes
Aired 5 September 1999 • 44 min
Steve travels to the United States where he researches the remarkable rattlesnakes, the most venomous serpents of all, to show how placid they can be when unprovoked. In Florida, he finds snakes as diverse as the pygmy rattler and eastern diamondbacks. He also has a close encounter with timber rattlers in Virginia.
3. Reptiles of the Deep: Sea Snakes
Aired 6 September 1999 • 44 min
Steve films the deadly sea snake in its underwater environment.
4. Reptiles of the Deep: Saurians
Aired 7 September 1999 • 44 min
Reptiles still living in the sea include saltwater crocodiles and lizards that can dive deep.
5. Steve and the Dragon
Aired 8 September 1999 • 44 min
Steve ventures to the remote part of the Indonesian islands to observe the largest lizard in the world, the Komodo dragon. Animals are Komodo dragon, gecko, golden tree snake, monkey, water buffalo, Russell's viper, and orange-footed scrubfowl.
6. Australia's Wild Frontier
Aired 9 September 1999 • 44 min
Steve and Terri venture out to Cape York in Queensland, Australia, one of the most remote areas in the country. Among the creatures they spot are the Scrub Python, the Slately Grey Snake, feral pigs, a Rusty Monitor Goanna and the tree-jumping Canopy Goanna, the rarest goanna species in the world.
7. Faces in the Forest
Aired 10 September 1999 • 44 min
Falling in love with the orangutans of Sumatra, Steve assists them in their rehabilitation process.
8. Steve's Story
Aired 11 October 1999 • 44 min
Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his mother Lyn, and some of his friends, as they reveal the man behind the adventure series.
9. Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures
Aired 11 October 1999 • 44 min
Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.
10. Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures
Aired 18 June 2000 • 44 min
Steve's greatest crocodile captures are shown in this episode. Steve and Terri also review the proper methods to use in such captures.
11. Wild River of Africa
Aired 19 June 2000 • 44 min
The Luangwa River in Zambia includes hippoes, Nile crocodiles and monitor lizards among its residents. Steve witnesses a crocodile feeding frenzy.
12. A Handful of Elephants
Aired 20 June 2000 • 44 min
Steve tracks wild elephants in Sumatra, crocodiles, water monitors and wild boars.cess.
13. Jungle in the Clouds
Aired 21 June 2000
Steve journeys through the wilderness of New Guinea, moving through the mangroves of the coast, jungles on the lowland plains, valleys, and mountains toward his destination: a rare equatorial glacier. He examines wildlife large and small all along his route.
14. Wildest Baby Animal Videos
Aired 22 June 2000
Steve and Terri visit the small, cute and entertaining world of baby animals, including possums, bears, snakes, bison, crocs and tigers.
15. Wildlife in Combat (Part 1)
Aired 23 June 2000
Steve and Terri help U.S. Army Rangers to remove venomous snakes out of harm's way from a training course at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
16. Forces of Nature (Part 2)
Aired 24 June 2000
Visiting U.S. armed forces at Eglin Air Force Base, Steve gets to ride in Air Force jets. Then, he and Terri visit the Everglades in South Florida.