Animal Reptile documentaries
The Secret Life of Snakes
This documentary explores some of Europe's most amazing snakes including the Aesculapian snake, the Nose-Horned Viper and the Dice snake. "The Secret Life of Snakes" is narrated by Andrew Solomon and was first published in 2016. The film features stunning high-quality foot[...]
Planet Dinosaur
Planet Dinosaur, a six-part documentary series created by Nigel Paterson and Phil Dobree which brings dinosaurs back to reality with updated graphics after the phenomenal 1999 series "Walking With Dinosaurs". Yes this a must watch for anyone interested in learning more about d[...]
When Dinosaurs Roamed America
When Dinosaurs Roamed America is a two-hour nature documentary film narrated by American actor John Goodman (The Big Lebowski, 10 Cloverfield Lane) about the history of dinosaurs on the continent of America. The film features dinosaurs created by Paleo-artist and art director Mark Dubea[...]
Prehistoric Park
Prehistoric Park is a 2006 docu-fiction dinosaur series presented by British wildlife lover Nigel Marven. The story which is stylised into documentary format follows Nigel as he uses a time machine to go back in time and collect dinosaurs and other extinct animals. Once he finds them th[...]
Walking With Dinosaurs
Walking With Dinosaurs is a 1999 BBC documentary series narrated by Kenneth Branagh and directed by Tim Haines. The idea for the series came about during the mid-nineties with the resurgent interest in dinosaurs thanks to the release of the highly successful 1993 movie "Jurassic Pa[...]
Last Day of the Dinosaurs
“Last Day of the Dinosaurs”, a documentary about the extinction of the dinosaurs, known as the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event around 66 million years ago. This film brings that fateful day back to life using animation and physical models which shows just how brutal a la[...]
Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts: A revolutionary series that was a follow up to the landmark BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs. These documentaries take us into the world of the Cenozoic era which is a Geologic time period around 66 million years ago, just after the Tunguska event which wiped out the[...]
The Real T-Rex With Chris Packham
Naturalist Chris Packham reveals new evidence about the most iconic dinosaur in the world, the tyrannosaurus rex which will change how we look at this creature forever. Since it was first discovered in 1905 the Tyrannosaurus (meaning the king in Latin) is still one of the largest carnivorous sp[...]
The Chameleons of Madagascar
A 2004 documentary about the Chameleons of Madagascar narrated by Mitch Earle. The Chameleon is one of the strangest, most illusive, colorful and rare reptiles in the world which live in both deserts and rain forests. 202 species of Chameleon are currently known and have been dis[...]
What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?
Do we really know what killed the dinosaurs? This extinction event is known as the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event where around three quarters of all life on Earth was suddenly wiped out by a massive meteorite around 66 million years ago. Some creatures did survive this cata[...]
Voyage of the Lonely Turtle
Voyage of the Lonely Turtle. A story of one loggerhead turtle which makes a 9000 mile journey across the vast ocean to nest solo. She travels solo but she will not be lone as there will hammer-head sharks, squid and other dangerous predators in her path which is why the loggerhead tur[...]
Anaconda: Silent Killer
Anaconda: Silent Killer. In the remote Amazon rainforest lives one of the most feared snakes in the world. The Anaconda. In this documentary film makers journey into unchartered parts of the largest Forrest in the world to uncover the secrets of the mythical reptile beast. The rain[...]
Into the Dragons Lair: Nile Crocodile
Nile Crocodile documentary. The African Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is the second largest reptile currently in existence (The largest is the salt water crocodile) and lives in sub-saharan Africa with a concentration to the south and east of the continent. The typical habitat for this[...]
Arctic Dinosaurs
Arctic Dinosaurs: Entering another dinosaur era, this documentary looks at the dinosaurs that survived in frigid, ice regions and asks the question—how did some dinosaurs survive in such drastic conditions? NOVA searches the Alaskan slopes for fossils and clues. Palaeontologists risk their liv[...]
A curated collection of reptile documentaries available to watch online for free. All of the reptile documentary films featured here are full length.