I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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Crikey means gee whiz, wow!
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.
My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the pest.
You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.
Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know.
Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.
My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.
I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.
The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.
Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart.
So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.
I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.
I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.
Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling.
I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise.
You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.
I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that.
Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.
Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.
No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence.
No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem.
Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.
I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything.
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