I've never actually met one in the wild, but I have seen a king cobra. They go towards people, they rear up six feet tall and they're very aggressive and they are very fast. And one bite means certain death. So if I encountered a king cobra in the wild I would be very alarmed.

I'm luckier than my grandfather, who didn't move more than five miles from the village in which he was born.

An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment...

It never really occurred to me to believe in God.

Climate change will affect the whole of humanity, while terrorist attacks will only affect a small section of humanity. Of course, you wouldn't say that if you were related to someone who had been beheaded or blown up or murdered. But humanity is facing a very big, slow, long, drawn-out threat, and that is to do with the way the weather is changing and the size of the population.

Its about cherishing the woodland at the bottom of your garden or the stream that runs through it. It affects every aspect of life.

I don't approve of sunbathing, and it's bad for you.