‘Only in Australia’ at the moment the 4m crocodile is pushed by the snout

They say never smile at a crocodile. But how about taking one away while fording a river?

That’s exactly what Australian Matt Wright can be seen doing in his latest viral video.

Wright, a star of National Geographic’s Outback Wrangler show, shared a video called “dangerous work” with his 307,000 Instagram followers on Tuesday, showing him shoving a 4-meter crocodile by the snout.

Wright has a reputation for being a serious Australian conservationist who is known for his Steve Irwin-style confrontations with local wildlife.

In the latest footage, Wright explains that he and his co-worker Tommy Nichols were clearing logs on a Northern Territory waterway when the 4-meter alligator started following them.

“We have been having a bit of a bad time, we have a little friend who has come to visit us,” he tells the camera while panning to show a crocodile idling next to his leg.

Wright removes the jaw from the animal, turns his back to the animal, and then dives up to his knees in the water to help Nichols with work.

But in a matter of seconds, the predator starts swimming towards him.

“Give it up,” he tells the crocodile, pushing his snout into the water.

“We are trying to do some work.”

The pair seem slightly irritated, ordering the crocodile to stay put.

“Stay, sit, sit!” Nichols then instructs the crocodile named “Bonecruncher”, as if leading a pet dog.

“Bonecruncher is an absolute pest (sic.) We are working to clean up some logs in the water,” Wright said in another post about the encounter.

It is not the first time that Wright has met Bonecruncher.

“He’s a low-self-esteem alligator and hangs out where big crocs don’t,” Wright told NT News.

Wright said he had known the crocodile through encounters in the past seven years, and that it had become “vulnerable” after losing an eye and part of its jaw.

“Guys understand that this is not normal behavior for a saltwater crocodile,” he told NT News.

“I have been working with crocodiles for over 20 years … and this is the first crocodile that I have seen behave in this way,” he said.

“It’s great to see and be a part of this relationship with a wild crocodile, but remember that the saltwater crocodile is the most aggressive crocodile in the world and is the cause of many deaths,” he said.

The clip quickly went viral, with fans commenting that it’s the kind of thing that “would only happen in Australia.”

“Welcome to Australia,” wrote one person.

“This is the most Australian I’ve ever seen,” added another.

“Australians literally don’t give a shit. Swatting flies in America. These guys are literally squashing alligators like cubs,” read one comment.

“I can’t wait until tourists see this and think Crocs are big puppies. What could go wrong?”

Some said Wright reminded them of the late Australian icon Steve Irwin.

“I am convinced he is Steve Irwin reincarnated,” said one.