Real life 'Mick Dundee' confronts croc who almost took his hand - Part one | 60 Minutes Australia
499In fiction and in reality the crocodile has generated some amazing Australian characters. Think Dundee and Irwin. And there’s another we all should know – the Barefoot Bushman. Rob Bredl is a shoeless showman who relies on the science of animal behaviour to ride on the backs of monster crocs, all the while insisting that playing with them is not as dangerous as it looks. That’s a position he still holds even though last year one of his beloved animals grabbed him in a death roll and tried to eat his arm. The attack almost killed Rob and he spent months in hospital and in recovery. Now, battered but fit again, the Barefoot Bushman is about to get back on the croc, and Charles Wooley went along to find out if he’s fearless or just plain foolish.
Reporter: Charles Wooley
Producer: Ali Smith