About this season
Our sprawling continent is undoubtedly a dangerous place to call home. From jellyfish and sharks to crocodiles and snakes, these are astonishing real life stories of deadly animal encounters.
Episodes (13)
1. Beast in Her Backyard
Aired 10 March 2013
A vet encounters a native animal in her own backyard; a swimmer and a surfer find themselves in the jaws of one of Australia's deadliest predators.
2. Attacks: Deadly Dingo
Aired 28 March 2013
German backpacker Justin discusses his mauling by a pack of dingoes. The victim of a funnel web spider bite reveals how the bite left him paralysed.
3. Episode 3
Aired 17 May 2013
A grandmother wakes to find a 2.5m crocodile; a girl is attacked by a magpie; Jayne's mosquito bite results in Australia's Ross River fever.
4. Outback Nightmare
Aired 17 May 2013
A man falls into a spider's nest; an encounter with a deadly playground of crocodiles; a highly venomous stonefish bite.
5. Lethal Jelly
Aired 24 May 2013
Mia wakes up one morning and can't get out of bed. The doctors are baffled as she becomes paralyzed, but an unexpected discovery solves the mystery. Then meet Mike, a diver who was unknowingly stung by an Irukandji jellyfish and only sought medical help hours after the venom had taken force in his body. Was it too late? Meanwhile, as Carol is alone in the ocean, she as a sea lion attacked her, leaving a gaping hole in her leg. Carol fights for her life as she tries to get to shore.
6. Episode 6
Aired 24 May 2013
Features ferocious attacks, including a great white shark that took off a surfer's leg with a single bite, a saltwater crocodile, and a dangerous mosquito.
7. Killer Kangaroo
Aired 31 May 2013
Some of the fiercest animal attacks from Down Under, including the near-death ordeal of a woman bitten by a jack jumper ant and a girl who was attacked by a kangaroo.
8. Episode 8
Aired 31 May 2013
A surfer's leg is mauled by a deadly shark; a boy is bitten by one of Australia's most venomous snakes.
9. Episode 9
Aired 7 June 2013
Venomous jellyfish become Australia's biggest predators; a spider with a red stripe on its back has a fatal bite.
10. Sea Lion Attack
Aired 7 June 2013
Ella is attacked and bitten in the neck by an aggressive 600kg sea lion; Haley experiences excruciating pain within seconds after being bitten by the tiny Irukandji jellyfish.
11. Deadly Playground
Aired 14 June 2013
A great white shark attacks a wakeboarder; a snake bite puts a man's life in danger; a jumping jack ant bites a child.
12. Killer Waves
Aired 14 June 2013
A bull shark attacks a surfer; a mother finds her four-year-old son coiled by a python; a stingray stings Michelle.
13. Shark Coast
Aired 21 June 2013