

Watch Planet Earth II’s incredible snake chase scene below courtesy of the BBC Earth YouTube channel. Here’s The Story Behind That Terrifying Iguana Vs. One of Planet Earth II’s most memorable and suspenseful scenes came in the nature documentary’s first episode “Islands.” Filmed on the volcanic shores of the rugged and remote Isla Fernandina in the Galápagos Islands, the scene follows a hatchling marine iguana as it spends the first few moments of its life trying to sprint across the sand to the safety of its colony with a pack of hungry racer snakes in hot pursuit.
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Related: Planet Earth III Updates: Will The Stunning Documentary Series Return? Students will enjoy learning about Planet Earth with this Planet Earth Bundle. It was every bit as wondrous a wildlife spectacle as the original series, capturing amazing scenes of animals including a pygmy three-toed sloth swimming the mangrove swamps of Panama’s Isla Escudo de Veraguas and the pick-pocketing, parkouring macaque monkeys of Jaipur, India. Filmed on Fernandina Island in the Galpagos, the Galpagos racer ( Philodryas biserialis) is a slim, fast-moving, mildly venomous snake that reaches lengths of up.

Filmed using cutting-edge technology, the sequel series took over five-and-a-half years to make and saw its crew visit 40 different countries across the globe. This jaw-dropping scene aired as part of the new series of the BBC’s flagship natural history programme, Planet Earth II, and seems to have captured the imagination of millions. Filmed for the first time, hatchling marine iguanas are attacked by racer snakes. Planet Earth II was well worth the wait, however. 2315 likes, 119 comments - BBC Earth (bbcearth) on Instagram: The.
