Like father, like son! Robert Irwin rescues 'distressed' woman after she stumbled across a giant python
- Robert Irwin has rescued a snake that was scaring 'distressed' woman in his zoo
- The son of conversation icon Steve was riding around Australia Zoo on scooter
- He saw the incident and pulled over before catching releasing the python
A 'distressed' woman has been rescued by a famous face after she came across a slithery visitor.
A large carpet python made its way into Australia Zoo, owned by the Irwin family, and had come across Carol Crawford, who was not expecting his company.
Robert Irwin, the spitting image of his father Steve, happened to be riding past when he saw the confrontation.
'It was a little bit surprising for her, she was slightly distressed with this snake,' he told Sunrise.
A large carpet python made its way into Australia Zoo, owned my the Irwin family, and had come across Carol Crawford, who was not expecting his company
Robert Irwin, the spitting image of his conservation icon father Steve, happened to be riding past when he saw the confrontation
Australia Zoo, located north of Brisbane, is surrounded by lush forest which would be home to many animals including snakes and spiders, which sometimes find their way in.
Robert said he was just riding around the park on his scooter when he spotted the python.
'He was a little bit frightened, there were a lot of people around,' he said of the snake.
Ms Crawford said she was completely shocked by the series of events.
'You wouldn't believe it, just walked into Australia Zoo and a carpet python reared up at me from the bush,' Ms Crawford said.
'I high tailed it to get staff who called someone. Out of the bush on his scooter comes Robert Irwin with a sports bag and catches said snake and scoots away with it.'
Robert took the snake out of the park to a safe area in the outside bush and released it back into the wild.
Robert said he was just riding around the park on his scooter when he spotted the python. 'He was a little bit frightened, there were a lot of people around,' he said of the snake
His father was famously bitten by a similar python while appearing on a Queensland television show in 1991
His father was famously bitten by a similar python while appearing on a Queensland television show in 1991.
'The only reason I'm doing this is because hes a python, he wont bite me. He isn't scared of me, he knows he cant eat me, so he wont bite,' Steve Irwin says as the snake slithers up his chest.
The harmless python then locks on to his neck, as you can see Steve's demeanour immediately change.
'You might have to cut here, hes biting my neck,' he says to the host, before apologising when it finally releases.
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