Robert Irwin — the son of the late crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin — saw his skills put to the test after he was chased by a croc while filming.
The 18-year-old was wrapping up the season finale of his series, "Crikey! It’s the Irwins," at the Australia Zoo when a light-pigmented leucistic saltwater crocodile named Casper proceeded to take numerous lunges at Irwin as he attempted to coax the reptile out of its enclosure.
Irwin said in a three-minute video shared to his Instagram that he was feeding Casper for the first time in the crocodile’s new habitat. "If he’s coming out of the water giving big strikes that means he’s going to be ready for the Crocoseum show," the reality star said.
Robert, Steve and Bindi Irwin pose with 3-year-old alligator Russ at Australia Zoo on June 25, 2005, on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. (Photo by MeganSlade/Newspix/Getty Images) However, instead of going after the large chunks of meat Irwin was using to lure Casper, who weighs some 350 kilograms (about 772 pounds) and measures about 12.1 feet in length, the croc made a beeline for Irwin. "Bail, bail, bail," Irwin shouted to the cast and crew.
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