Season 3

River MonstersSeason 3

2011
7 Episodes

Episodes

The Mutilator
S03E01

The Mutilator

Jeremy Wade travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate a spate of bizarre deaths on the Sepik River. An island renowned for cannibalism, macabre rituals, and head hunters, Wade is on the trail of a creature reported to devour certain male body parts.

10 Apr 201145m
Flesh Ripper
S03E02

Flesh Ripper

Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater described over 200 years ago by a famous explorer. Is the 8-ft beast in question a mere legend, or could it be the same, flesh & blood creature that has attacked divers & children?

17 Apr 201145m
Silent Assassin
S03E03

Silent Assassin

Jeremy Wade travels to the Paraná River in the remote corner of Argentina to investigate the death of a young girl. This creature is not armed with bone-crunching jaws or razor sharp teeth, but a razor-sharp blade tipped with tissue-destroying venom.

24 Apr 201145m
Chainsaw Predator
S03E04

Chainsaw Predator

Jeremy Wade heads to the Australian outback to try & catch the fearsome Freshwater Sawfish. This shadowy predator is said to be 18-feet long & attacks boats. But does the fact that it could slash Jeremy to shreds make it a killer?

01 May 201145m
Electric Executioner
S03E05

Electric Executioner

Jeremy Wade travels to Brazil's "wild west" in search of a river monster that has killed three cowboys. The search for the culprit sends him deep into prospecting cattle country, where he discovers the shocking truth about a fish he's never caught before. He has to combat all his fears to catch this monster, and after a long chase, Jeremy finally corners his elusive prey in the most unexpected place. All he has to do then is catch it without getting killed.

15 May 201145m
Cold-Blooded Horror
S03E06

Cold-Blooded Horror

Having never been to Japan, Jeremy Wade is entering new territory in more ways than one. The river monsters there are like no others he ever has encountered, from the devastating "Namazu," which legend says causes earthquakes, to a child-snatching killer called the "Kappa." Can our extreme fisherman uncover the truth behind these legends? Can he catch a monster in the rivers of Japan that reveals the reality behind these horrific tales? He is about to find out.

22 May 201145m
Jungle Killer
S03E07

Jungle Killer

Jeremy Wade sets out to discover the true river monster of South America. Piranhas get all the press, but is there a more fearsome predator lurking in its rivers? Tipped off by an account of an attack on a diver, Jeremy soon discovers that there is a real monster to find. Tipped off by the the local Amerindian tribe, Jeremy heads deeper and deeper into the remote jungles of Suriname to come face to face with a jungle killer like no other.

30 May 201145m