Chasing Monsters

An electric eel can emit a devastating 700-volt shock to kill its prey. But is this enough to kill a human? Although these creatures appear in countless myths and legends of the Amazon, much about them is still unknown. In order to study and understand this mysterious creature, Cyril has been given the dangerous task of catching and handling the shocking beast.

Every year, hundreds of people are injured by sharks, barracudas and wahoos in the sunshine state of Florida and the Bahamas. But why? In this episode, Cyril goes on a mission to find out if these misunderstood predators are really responsible or if the people provoked the attacks themselves.

On the Parana river in Northern Argentina, countless fishermen have been violently pulled into the water by unidentified creatures and some have even mysteriously disappeared... Cyril ventures deeper and deeper into caiman and piranha-filled swamps to answer one question: what beast could possibly be strong enough to pull a man under?

Mysterious disappearances, brutal attacks, and wounded people leaving trails of blood... Could the piranha, with its razor-sharp teeth, reputation as a true man-eater and ruthless predator, really be responsible? To answer this question, Cyril must survive deep in the Amazon jungle as he chases down the biggest piranha out there: the mythical black piranha.

Cyril's attention is captured by tourist videos of unidentified creatures appearing in the Gulf of Mexico. Discovering and trying to catch these monsters becomes an obsession. But, is it even a fish? The list of possible suspects is long and Cyril knows that the only way to truly identify the beast is to explore the dangerous waters around the sightings.

Guyana's jungle in South America is known for its wild and untamed territories. Cyril is on a dangerous quest upriver, going deep into the rainforest, beyond where gold diggers look for bounty. Avoiding stingrays, caimans and braving deadly rapids, he reaches the heart of the indigenous land, home of the most powerful fish in the world: the brutal redtail catfish.