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'I'd rather be bitten by a boa constrictor than a Jack Russell'
Here in Blighty the chance of being bitten by a boa constrictor isn't too great, but on the island of Gorgona you could feel like a voodoo doll within five minutes.
It's like a reverse Ireland; there are snakes everywhere. Here Nigel recounts his encounters with wild boas, why a boa bite is better than a dog's, and which of the island's inhabitants took on the Spanish Conquistadors.
Oh, and Nigel? There's a spider on your face. Just thought we'd mention it.
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'It was a wonderful experience to be kissed by a hummingbird'
We've all had holiday romances and Nigel Marven is no exception, because during this tour of Colombia he kisses a hummingbird. They are such flighty sorts.
Apart from admitting to puckering up to one of nature's most delicate creatures, Nigel also told us what makes Colombian hummingbirds so special and why dentists would shudder at their diet.
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'I'm always in awe of what snakes can do'
All those years marvelling at the realism of the 1997 B-movie Anaconda have been wasted, as Nigel Marven's explanation of how these fearsome snakes devour their prey is very much at odds with how the snake in the film trashed Jennifer Lopez's boat.
Nigel was desperate to find an anaconda while filming, specifically one that had just caught its dinner, and here he explains why he's so intrigued by these monsters.