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Big Pacific
Snake Island
Some islands are less than hospitable. In China’s Bohai Sea is a fleck of land called Shedao, also known as Snake Island. This is the home of 20,000 deadly Pit Vipers, and they are all poised to make a meal of the autumnal songbird migrations.
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Follow the adventures of the filmmakers behind Big Pacific.
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In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors.
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The challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific.
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Those that live in the Pacific must choose whether to avoid conflict or rise to meet it.
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We yearn to unravel the mysterious Pacific but she does not give up her secrets willingly.