River Monsters : Jeremy Wade, Killer Fish : Animal Planet

River Monsters, hosted by extreme angler Jeremy Wade, explores the strangest, largest, most dangerous and most elusive beasts of the world’s rivers and lakes. Man-eating piranha, the elusive goonch catfish, the enormous piraiba and more.

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WATCH RIVER MONSTERS VIDEO
KILLER FISH PHOTOS
MEET THE RIVER MONSTERS
WHERE TO CATCH RIVER MONSTERS
MEET HOST JEREMY WADE
RIVER MONSTERS PUZZLES

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Where to Catch River Monsters
Jeremy Wade maps out where to go, what to look for and how to reel in giant river monsters.

Meet the Monsters
From the man-eaters to the misunderstood, meet the world's largest, strangest and most dangerous freshwater killers.

SEASON 2: APRIL '10
In the meantime, click here to check out video highlights from Season 1.

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RIVER MONSTERS VIDEO

Man-Sized Killer Catfish

Monster Wels Catfish

Battling an Arapaima

Landing a Giant Alligator Gar

A Really Big Piranha

Turtle Strikes Like a Snake

Vampire Piranha?

Built to Kill

The Powerful Arapaima

KILLER FISH PHOTOS

See incredible photos of some of the world's largest, strangest and most dangerous predatory fish, as seen in River Monsters. Check out the enormous wels catfish, the man-eating goonch catfish, the bizarre cui cui, the fearsome piraiba and more.

MEET THE RIVER MONSTERS

Goonch Catfish: An alleged maneater, the goonch catfish lives in the Great Kali River between India and Nepal, where it can grow to the size of a person.

Wels Catfish: Hailing from Europe and Russia, the wels catfish — which can grow to 10 feet — has been accused of feasting on people as far back as the 15th century.

Piraiba Catfish: The largest catfish in the Amazon River, the flesh-eating piraiba — which can grow to 9-½ feet — has a sordid reputation for biting off more than it can chew.

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