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Shark Vs Croc (2004)

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clip Don’t try this at home

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

Ben Cropp swims with a crocodile in an attempt to get good video footage.

Curator’s notes

In Shark Vs Croc there are a number of scenes where suspense is created by Cropp’s proximity to his subjects. Here, after all the information he’s provided about how dangerous they are, Cropp astonishingly decides to actually get into the water with a crocodile. This moment happens a long way into the program. At least we know Cropp lived to tell the tale. This is just one of many sequences where Cropp provides insight into his filming methods.