Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• VHS Release Date: January 13, 1998
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 0792254724
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,846 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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While older kids might consider chill-inducing reenactments of snake bites and Komodo dragon attacks totally cool, less hormonally charged viewers are likely to be completely creeped out by much of Nightmares of Nature: Deadly Reptiles. Yet there is natural drama in the authentic, if sometimes shocking, footage. A Colombian Indian harvests poison from a frog to make lethal darts, then kills a monkey with his new weapon. Indonesian villagers speak in their native tongue as they relive attacks by a 300-pound lizard, the alligator-like Komodo dragon. A trip to rural Asia reveals a culture that values snakes as protectors of grain, despite potentially deadly snake bites. While the soothing-voiced announcer tries to reassure viewers that reptiles mean to hurt flies, not humans, you'll be hard-pressed to believe it. To educate the under-10 set, and avoid giving them nightmares, turn to the Amazing Animals series instead. --Valerie J. Nelson

Product Description

One of the world's most dangerous reptiles may be lurking near by, ready to strike without warning. From finger-thin vipers to nine-foot bushmasters, they can kill within minutes. In Indonesia, a 300-pound komodo dragon - with crushing jaws and razor-sharp claws - emerges from the forest and silently prowls where children are busy at play. In a village in Thailand, a nest of cobras lies hidden among sacks of grain. When a young mother comes to gather rice for her family, the result is nearly fatal. Witness these and other harrowing true-life human encounters with nature's silent killers. But beware, a quiet hiss could be the last thing you hear.

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT WORTH ONE STAR, July 15, 2004

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This review is from: National Geographic's Nightmares of Nature: Deadly Reptiles [VHS] (VHS Tape)

National Geographic should be ashamed of itself, putting its name on this terrible video. I own many N.G. videos and DVDs; some are interesting, and some are boring. However, none were superficial until this one. This video is only 1/2 hour long, and it consists of 1) a woman's voice trying to sound ominous, and 2) very brief and superficial shots of some reptile predators. This video gives no information on habitat, habits, or even areas where the given reptiles are found. The "re-enactments" are so clumsily done that they are laughable.
I gave this video one star only because No Stars was not an option. My opinion of N.G. has greatly fallen. DON'T BUY IT !!