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Austin Stevens, Snakemaster - In Search of the Giant Lizard, Monster Rattler and More!

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One is lucky to meet, perhaps, five people at the most in one's lifetime who are TRULY passionate about their work, whose life IS their work. Such is the case of Mr. Austin Stevens and his passion for snakes. And it is this passion that is self-evident in his Snakemaster series, THE captivating spirit for the viewer.

This DVD contains three episodes of the entire Snakemaster season produced by Animal Planet, each documenting a buildup of Mr. Stevens' captures of snakes or reptiles in their native habitat, climaxing at the end with the capture of the biggest and "baddest" snake/reptile. For Borneo, it is a 20ft.+ Reticulated Python, a snake capable of eating an adult human being without any problem, in Australia's desert it is the giant Perentie lizard, and in the Florida Panhandle it is an 8ft. long Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake. Mr. Stevens has the innate talent to "take" us, the viewer, with him on his adventurous journey as if we were right there with him. Right in our living room, he takes us to places that 98% of us will never have the opportunity to visit, a marvelous gift to us on his part. Breathtakingly filmed, beautifully scored (a la John Barry), and wonderfully narrated -- yes, Mr. Stevens is a superb storyteller -- this DVD is not only an excellent snake documentary, but a superb work of cinematographic art! I only hope that Animal Planet will release the entire Snakemaster series on DVD very, very soon.

If you or your children like reptiles, this is a great show. Although some scenes are somewhat dramatic, it's very entertaining and best of all, the camerawork, scenery and narration are all top notch.

Austin makes the show and his love of reptiles a joy to behold. He makes it a history lesson as in search of the snake that killed Cleopatra(not on this DVD) and other wonderful adventures a must. I wonder why Corwin gets the DVD's when Stevens is the real deal ???? You'll watch this DVD multiple times I bet, its so darn interesting and well done :)

Perfect quality, excellent DVD, just what I was expecting. Although I wish he would hurry up and put out more DVD's! Does anyone know if he has or not? I caught the episode where he wrestles an anaconda on cable TV and have been looking for it all over the net and on DVD but have been unsuccessful!! Any ideas?? I would also like to try get my hands on the episodes where it shows him getting bitten by a Cobra and had to go to hospital as well as getting bitten by some other deadly snake but lives to tell the tale! If anyone knows where I can find more Austin Stevens stuff please let me know!! [..]

I could sit back and drink beer all day to this DVD! Yeah Boy!! I highly recommend this DVD along with a few brew haaas to compliment it. The cold ones will help tone down all the needless dramatic screenplay he does. I was a little disappointed he couldn't ID the shed he found, which was from an Eastern DB (you can tell if you put it in slow motion), in the Eastern Diamondback episode. Who ever said you can't learn and drink at the same time?!

Austin Stevens has not been as world renowned as he claims he is. The DVD is great, there are well made episodes, all mastered in HD. However, from time to time, Mr. Stevens and his show get accused of abusing animals. Many also accuse his show of being staged. There are even some that think that he's not even a herpetologist! Also, his photographs are often stills from the footage, although I've seen his real pictures. Still, this is a great DVD.

Austen Steven is so so so so so brilliant.I love Austen Steven.I Try to watch him every day.