Secrets of Skin
Defence
Season 1 Episode 5 of 6
Biologist Ben Garrod explores the complex ways, from camouflage to deadly toxins, in which the skin helps animals defend themselves against threats of all kinds. Featuring a look at one of the most iconic warnings in nature - that of the rattlesnake. Ben takes a teaching sample of a rattlesnake's tail to the University of Bristol to test just how fast in can vibrate
Secrets of Skin airs on BBC Four HD at 2:50 AM, Thursday 5 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Ben Garrod
Presenter
Reema Lorford
Series Producer
Doug Mackay-Hope
Executive Producer
Honor Peters
Producer