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Animal Planet Presents – Austin Stevens: Most Dangerous
Austin Stevens Takes Viewers Face-To-Fang With The World’s Venomous, Beautiful And Fascinating Creatures
Austin Stevens – a herpetologist, award-winning photographer, filmmaker, author, Kung Fu black belt and extreme adventurer, Stevens is as fascinating as the deadly creatures he scours the world to find, study and photograph. Known to Animal Planet viewers for his popular specials, Stevens now hosts AUSTIN STEVENS: MOST DANGEROUS programme.
Viewers follow Stevens as he travels the world, from the deserts of the American West to the remote forests of Costa Rica, the outback of Australia and the forbidden forests of Borneo, to explore and photograph some of the world’s rarest and deadliest snakes and reptiles. AUSTIN STEVENS: MOST DANGEROUS Programme airs every Monday at 10 PM on ANIMAL PLANET CHANNEL.
On his journey, the hot desert sun is not the only thing causing Stevens to perspire as he searches southern Arizona and New Mexico in the United States for the Western diamondback rattle snake, one of the world’s largest venomous snakes. His intuition and expert knowledge of snake behaviour, not to mention his extreme claustrophobia, is tested to the limit when he crawls into a dark rattlesnake den to capture rare photographs of dozens of these venomous creatures.
Stevens may be a fish out of water in the big city, but he’s never more at home than in the wild and with his camera in hand a few meters from a snake, like the Western diamondback rattlesnake.
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Animal Planet grabs you. The world’s leading animal entertainment brand, Animal Planet reaches 185 million subscribers in 160 countries outside of the United States with programming customized in 24 languages. Offering intrigue, adventure, humor, relationships, life and death, Animal Planet is the only television network on the planet dedicated to people’s fascination with animals. A joint venture between Discovery Communications and BBC Worldwide, Animal Planet launched in India in 1998 and is currently distributed to 24 million subscribers in the region.
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
