# 1994 VHS • Eyewitness Reptile 60 FPS

Eyewitness Reptile is a documentary program from the BBC Eyewitness series, structured around the Eyewitness Reptile book and produced with the series' characteristic white-background studio photography and location footage. The program covers all four reptile families: lizards and snakes, turtles, crocodilians, and the Tuatara. Topics include reptile physiology as cold-blooded, solar-powered animals; the thorny devil's dew-collecting spines; the basilisk's ability to run on water; gecko adhesive feet; giant tortoise strength and longevity; sea turtle diving depth and long-distance migration driven by continental drift; crocodilian heat release and prey capture; the difference between crocodiles and alligators by jaw shape and geographic range; the saltwater crocodile named Sweetheart; snake internal organ arrangement; Sidewinder locomotion; constriction; the tongue and Jacobson's organ for scent detection; chameleon color change and independently moving eyes; snake charmer mechanics; warning coloration in coral snakes and frilled lizards; tail autonomy in lizards; Tuatara biology and the threat of introduced predators on New Zealand islands; shelled eggs as the key adaptation enabling reptile land colonization; venomous fangs and anti-venom production from milked snakes; skin shedding and its symbolic meaning; the Komodo dragon; the alligator-snapping turtle; and reptile mythology spanning Egyptian Sobek worship, Hindu serpent symbolism, and European dragon legends. The…

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1994
- By: The Vista Group®
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheVistaGroup-EyewitnessReptile)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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