People Are Calling This Scene From Planet Earth 2 The Most Intense TV Moment Ever
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Ten years ago the BBC brought us Planet Earth, the most intense wildlife documentary series ever made. Until recently that is. Because after over five years in the making, the hugely popular series finally returned to our TV screens recently, and the opening episode contained quite possibly the most horrifying, the most fascinating, and the most unforgettable piece of wildlife footage we’ve ever seen.
We are of course talking about the terrifying battle between racer snakes and baby iguanas on Fernandina, the third largest island of the Galapagos Islands. Well, we say “battle”, but as you can see from the video below, “massacre” would be more appropriate. The footage had many people yelling at their TV screens, while other people preferred to yell from behind the couch. And we don’t blame them, because the scene unfolds like something out of a horror movie. See for yourself, but be warned: it’s pretty brutal…
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This is like straight out of an action movie...(Just how many snakes are there in this literal snake pit?)
No matter how much they try, I can't think of a single action movie with a scene as intense as this! XD
It's easy to see why - action movies are literally just movies, the heroes and bad guys, actors all, retire at the end for dinner and drinks before heading back to their trailers. THIS, on the other hand, was literally a matter of life and death, one against many... and the one prevailed. Defiance of not-quite-but-close-to-impossible odds. Epic lizard.
Iguana Jones!
RAMBOLIZARD!
Whoa. There were some close moments where I thought that lizzy was certainly done for. Those snakes are FAST. And that tense music! How many cameras did they have!?
The lizard is like "oh sh!t, nope nope nope nope nope nope" 🏃💨💨💨💨💨💨
Incredible cinematography and editing!!!! The iguana's performance is outstanding also :-)
It's what the BBC is best known for. They do these better than anyone else in the world.
But I see an unbelievable difference already between this one and the first! The cinematography in this one is unbelievable! This is a prime example of how you can truly see a difference in the advanced technology and I am sure everything they have learned filming these over the years!
This is like straight out of an action movie...(Just how many snakes are there in this literal snake pit?)
No matter how much they try, I can't think of a single action movie with a scene as intense as this! XD
It's easy to see why - action movies are literally just movies, the heroes and bad guys, actors all, retire at the end for dinner and drinks before heading back to their trailers. THIS, on the other hand, was literally a matter of life and death, one against many... and the one prevailed. Defiance of not-quite-but-close-to-impossible odds. Epic lizard.
Iguana Jones!
RAMBOLIZARD!
Whoa. There were some close moments where I thought that lizzy was certainly done for. Those snakes are FAST. And that tense music! How many cameras did they have!?
The lizard is like "oh sh!t, nope nope nope nope nope nope" 🏃💨💨💨💨💨💨
Incredible cinematography and editing!!!! The iguana's performance is outstanding also :-)
It's what the BBC is best known for. They do these better than anyone else in the world.
But I see an unbelievable difference already between this one and the first! The cinematography in this one is unbelievable! This is a prime example of how you can truly see a difference in the advanced technology and I am sure everything they have learned filming these over the years!