Hiya champ, you good?
Hello.
Hey mate, come and take a seat.
You're a reptile ranger, is that right?
Mm-hmm.
What sort of animals?
Snakes, mammals.
I'm a little bit scared of snakes.
How on earth do you get the courage to play with snakes?
When I first held my first snake when I was two, I started to hold it and I started to like it.
That's fantastic.
Have you got any pets of your own?
I have a lizard and I have snake.
What sort of snake?
Pygmy python.
There's something coming out of your pockets.
What is that doing in there?
Oh no, Charlie.
It's a corn snake and it comes in the cornfields in India.
Is there any way of getting it to go back to the cornfield just for a moment?
This is very uncomfortable.
I have a bit of a thing about snakes.
And they don't scare you.
Nope.
We've got a clip of you here feeding, oh my goodness, is that an alligator or a crocodile?
Alligator.
It's an alligator.
That's you feeding an alligator?
Mm-hmm.
What are you feeding it?
Um, chicken.
Why is it running after you?
Because it wants the food.
But you don't have food.
It seems to be going for you.
How on earth can someone your size be so brave to stand in an enclosure with alligators?
I used to hold alligators when I was about four and I got used to them and I fed them and I took care of them.
He's getting a little bit close.
I got told you had a spider as a pet.
Yeah, a bird-eating spider.
A bird-eating spider.
How big is a bird-eating spider?
About as big as my hand.
What's its name?
Creepstick.
Yes, I agree.
Creepstick.
Do you reckon I can handle a snake?
Here we go.
Put two hands out.
Put two hands out.
And support him, yeah.
Does he feel supported?
I'm going to do some calm movements.
You don't need to do that.
Okay.
So he is actually squeezing my hand.
So if he was bigger, would he be trying to kill me now?
He seems less calm with me.
No, that's not a full-grown size, but he couldn't kill you because he doesn't have a big enough mouth.
If it was a Burmese python, it could probably kill you.
Even me at my size?
Mm-hmm.
Well, mate, I know you've brought some more friends with you, haven't you?
Mm-hmm.
You stay right there, mate.
When he comes back, we're going to see what he's got in store for me.
He's brought along some animals that I know are going to freak me out.
Let's hear it for seven-year-old Reptile Ranger Charlie.
Hey, buddy.
All right.
So what have we got here, mate?
What's in there?
A shingleback lizard.
A shingleback lizard.
When a predator sees the shingleback lizard, the tail looks like the head.
Yeah.
And then the eagle goes for the tail, and then the tail comes off, and then the shingleback lizard can run away.
So if ever I'm being attacked, I should just tape a head that looks like this to my backside.
And just quickly give it a bit of work.
That'll work with it.
Yeah, I reckon we're onto something here.
All right.
I was thinking the turtle.
No.
Got to go over there, do we?
Hmm.
OK.
Right.
Where is he?
Oi.
So is that an alligator or a crocodile?
Oh, he whacked you in the face.
Alligator.
Have you ever thought you're going to be bitten by one of these?
No, but I have been bitten by a little two-foot one, and he swinged over and bit my finger.
Tell us about that.
Do they latch on?
Yeah, they latch on and they kind of don't let go.
Oh, they kind of don't let go.
And how long was he latched onto your finger for?
Probably about two hours.
Did you just say two hours?
Yeah.
Okay, in he goes.
Why am I getting close?
Who we got over here?
It's a leopard tortoise.
Can I get him out?
Yeah.
How do I pick them up?
What's the best advice for picking them up?
Um, pick him up like a hamburger.
Oh, well, get out of the way.
I'm a pro.
Oh, that's a little bit of something that's just on my fingers there, which is exciting.
He, um, um... It's good.
Oh, it's good, to be honest about it, I suppose.
All right, just a little bit of mustard coming out of the burger.
So...
Yeah, they eat bones for calcium and they eat.
I'm not squeezing, if that's what anyone's wondering.
I'm not making this happen.
This is voluntary.
Okay, so I'll pop her back in and let her finish what she's up to there.
Right, so I was told you had someone else you wanted me to meet.
Wow, fantastic.
It's a Nalabino Burmese Python.
They're the size snakes I don't like, Charlie.
It's the fourth biggest snake in the world and it can kill birds and it can eat kind of small alligators.
Mum, do you want to come up here?
Because I know you work with the animals too, because I would like more people here for the snake to choose from than just the great, meaty looking meal option.
Put that on to Charlie.
Okay.
The only thing I know about pythons is that they actually try gee whiz.
Their idea to kill is to crush the wind out of things.
So how do you know at which point that's starting to happen to you and, if it happens, what do you do about it?
Oh, she'll give you lots of little signs and yeah, but she hasn't given any signs now.
How do you feel about your son wrapped in a snake?
No, he's fine.
I often see him wrapped in a snake.
All right, I'm going to... Shane's going to help.
I'm going to help here.
Don't you bring that head over here.
No, that's all right.
But that's weird.
Charlie, that thing is so strong.
I don't know how you don't find that terrifying.
That's wrapped around your foot.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think I'm standing beside, or kneeling beside, one of the bravest boys I've ever met.
Let's hear it for Reptile Ranger, Charlie.
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