{"id":66925,"date":"2023-09-21T06:51:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=66925"},"modified":"2023-09-21T06:51:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:51:22","slug":"aussie-tour-guide-grapples-with-600-crocodiles-on-his-commute-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/aussie-tour-guide-grapples-with-600-crocodiles-on-his-commute-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie tour guide grapples with 600 crocodiles on his commute to work"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>You think your daily commute to work is tough? I drive my car through an Aussie river filled with 600 starving killer crocodiles to get to my day job<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Tour guide David McMahon has to cross the East Alligator River for work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>It is filled with approximately 600 hungry crocodiles\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Aussie man revealed how to spot hidden sea creatures on the shore<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An Australian tour guide drives through a river filled with 600 crocodiles to get to work every day &#8211; and the terrifying journey frequently has him fearing for his life.<\/p>\n<p>David McMahon, 36, is a head tour guide for Venture North Safaris in Australia&#8217;s Northern Territory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve been\u00a0guiding in Northern Australia for over 15 years through some of the most remote and spectacular parts of the country,&#8217; he told FEMAIL.<\/p>\n<p>One of David&#8217;s tours see him cross the East Alligator River at Cahill&#8217;s Crossing &#8211; a deadly journey that has claimed two lives in the past.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t think this is everyone&#8217;s idea of a commute to work &#8211; but things are a bit different up here in the Top End,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/05\/75668591-12538961-David_McMahon_36_is_a_head_tour_guide_in_Australia_s_Northern_Te-a-4_1695272057259.jpg\" height=\"915\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David McMahon, 36, is a head tour guide in Australia&#8217;s Northern Territory<\/p>\n<p>He then shared a short clip that showed almost 15 crocodiles monitoring his car.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m crossing the mighty\u00a0East Alligator River &#8211; they&#8217;re lined up as the diamond scale mullet and barramundi are swimming up the crossing,&#8217; he explained about the starving crocodiles.<\/p>\n<p>David shared that the disparity in the name and creature occurred because English explorer Phillip Parker King couldn&#8217;t tell alligators and crocodiles apart.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is truly such a wild place,&#8217; David said, gazing out onto the deadly reptiles.<\/p>\n<p>He told FEMAIL: &#8216;There has been many times over the years when I&#8217;ve crossed this river with my heart in my mouth!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The worst is at night time, and there was one occasion I had to cross it really deep when the tide had stopped and before it started rushing out again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As soon as I entered the water, the headlights went under and I had to do the crossing blind &#8211; knowing exactly what was waiting for me if I made a mistake.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/05\/75668587-12538961-image-m-39_1695268900880.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/05\/75668589-12538961-image-m-41_1695268912980.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>An Australian man revealed that his daily commute to work includes driving across a river filled with 600 crocodiles &#8211; and the terrifying journey frequently has him fearing for his life<\/p>\n<p>But despite the frequent dose of terror, David truly loves his job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I love being able to share the beauty of Northern Australia with guests from around the world,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s such a wild place up here and there are fewer and fewer places on the planet like this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To spend so much time in the bush is a privilege I never take for granted and I honestly can&#8217;t pick a part of the job I don&#8217;t love,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/05\/75668597-12538961-The_short_clip_David_shared_showed_almost_15_crocodiles_monitori-a-6_1695272057262.jpg\" height=\"763\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The short clip David shared showed almost 15 crocodiles monitoring his car<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Here are seven little-known hidden travel gems in Australia you need to visit<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/05\/50848507-12538961-image-a-5_1695272057261.jpg\" height=\"738\" width=\"586\"><\/p>\n<p>Many were shocked by David&#8217;s arduous commute and commended him for his bravery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;d be so afraid of doing that &#8211; too close for comfort,&#8217; a woman said. &#8216;Good on you!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My anxiety peaked watching that, you&#8217;re so brave,&#8217; another added.<\/p>\n<p>While others chose to combat their fear with humour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s the road my dad crossed everyday on foot to get to school,&#8217; one wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At least you don&#8217;t get stuck in a traffic jam there,&#8217; a second said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/real-life\/article-12538961\/australia-tour-guide-david-mcmahon-crocodiles-east-alligator-river-northern-territory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You think your daily commute to work is tough? 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