Wild Recon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

While other children were out playing soccer, nine-year-old Donald Schultz was busy catching and handling the deadliest snakes on the planet. Born and raised in South Africa, Donald was the youngest person ever to give venomous snake demonstrations at the world-famous Fitzsimons Snake Park. But catching, caring for and studying snakes were not enough. Now, Donald travels the globe tracking down dangerous creatures, all in the name of science. He uses his animal acumen and taste for adrenaline for a greater cause, risking his own life for research that may one day save the lives of animals and humans. Each episode of Donald Schultz to an exotic locale where he faces some of Earth's mightiest, deadliest and most fascinating creatures in their natural habitats.

Series details

• Title: Wild Recon
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2010-01-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-03-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19486
• TVDB ID: 145421

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-01-05; final listed air date 2010-03-09.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wild Recon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.