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NARRATOR: It's like a horror
story from an ancient time...

a phantom beast that kills
people without warning...

except today, in one African
country, the story is real.

Brady Barr is in Uganda to help
capture a man-eating crocodile

and rescue a village
from its grip.

For him, it's a supreme
test. Saving lives is vital.

But can he also save an animal
driven to kill humans

to survive?

For years, a killer has preyed
upon a lakeside village in

Uganda...silently it
stalks...and then in an

instant...strikes.

There's a furious struggle...a
frantic cry...and then...quiet.

It's a nightmare scene repeated
all too often...a desperate

situation that brings croc
expert Brady Barr to the village

of Namoni...to help
catch a man-eater.

Brady Barr: These people
are tied to this lake for

water-washing clothes, fishing,
bathing-but yet when you come

down to the lake, you could be
lining up for the slaughter.

NARRATOR: A slaughter
too painful to tally.

News stories account
for many deaths,

yet in the local villages
word of mouth tells of more-

family members...friends...
neighbors- lo st to the monsters

hiding in the lake.

Brady Barr: The capture of these
animals is literally gonna save

lives-human lives.

NARRATOR: In Namoni, Brady
is briefed by his friend,

Peter Ogwang, a ranger with
the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Brady Barr: This
is a problem area.

They have a problem with
man-eating crocodiles that are

killing locals.

Peter: Namoni village is one of
the villages which have reported

problem crocodiles or man-eater
crocodiles in the area.

Over 20 people have been killed.

And most of them are fishermen.

Some are of them are women going
to fetch water, and children.

Brady Barr: Children,
man that's tragic.

Peter: Yes.

Brady Barr: This is
a fishing village,

so these people's lives
literally revolve around

the water.

NARRATOR: Which puts them at
the mercy of a deadly predator.

While the situation is critical,
Brady and Peter need a team to

capture a man-eater.

For that, they leave Namoni and
head to Murchison Falls National

Park on the Nile River
in northwest Uganda.

It's a wildlife preserve that's
also used for training rangers.

And it's where, six years ago,
Brady gave Peter a crash course

in capturing crocodiles.

Brady Barr: Come in and get it.

NARRATOR: At the time, Peter was
among the first rangers chosen

for Uganda's problem
crocodile control unit.

Brady Barr: Pull 'im out, pull
'im out. You got it?

NARRATOR: But he needed
field experience.

Brady Barr: Okay...pull!
Tight, quick!

Jump on its neck,
just jump on its neck.

It can't get you.
Go, go, go!

One, two, three. Good job!
Whoo! Man!

NARRATOR: Since then, Peter's
supervised the capture of

over 20 crocs.

Today, a new group of
trainees arrives at the park

to meet Brady.

Peter: We have here, Richard.
Brady Barr: Richard...Brady.

Peter: John Fisher.
Brady Barr: John.

NARRATOR: Each has volunteered
to join Brady and Peter in the

mission at Lake Victoria-despite
having little croc-catching

experience.

Brady Barr: Let's get in
boats and get out of here.

NARRATOR: They know about the
deaths in the villages and

want to help.

Brady and Peter will train them
to safely handle a croc after

it's been captured.

But first, Brady will need
to catch a croc for them to

practice on-and do it
as soon as possible.

On the way up river, the
two friends catch up...

Brady Barr: So after I left
last time, shortly after I left,

you captured that really big
crocodile that we almost caught.

You captured it.
Peter: Yes, I captured it.

It was really huge, it
was five meters long,

and weighing about one ton,
one thousand kilograms.

Brady Barr: Very
dangerous crocodile.

That crocodile was
very dangerous.

Peter: It was huge,
huge, huge, huge.

Brady Barr: That killed
many, many people.

Peter: Yeah, it
killed over 80 people.

Brady Barr: You became
famous for that capture.

It was in the newspaper
and on television.

Peter: Yeah, I was really,
very happy, of course,

it was my first experience.

NARRATOR: As part of the
government's program,

Peter and a team of rangers
relocated the giant croc to a

national park.

This area is home to over 1100
crocodiles living along 20 miles

of Nile River shoreline.

But despite the large numbers,
capturing one isn't easy.

Crocs are masters of evasion.

Brady Barr: Go,
go...that thing's huge!

NARRATOR: When you do see
one, you've got to move fast!

Brady Barr: This shows you how
difficult it is to catch crocs

during the daylight hours.

Peter: Yeah, it's
very difficult.

Brady Barr: Oh, it's
almost impossible.

It's just hard, really difficult
to get close enough to even have

an attempt to capture them.

NARRATOR: Crocs are territorial
and tend to stay close to home.

NARRATOR: So Brady decides to
set a trap where the animal

entered the water.

Brady Barr: We'll tie a rope
to this tree and put the noose

right there.

NARRATOR: He's showing the
rangers a basic technique for

capturing crocs-one they'll
likely use when they go after a

man-eater.

Brady Barr: Alright, guys, we're
going to set up a snare and hope

the crocodile walks through it.

No bait. Let's get some rope and
noose and get this underway.

NARRATOR: Brady doesn't bait the
snare to avoid luring one of the

park's other animals-like a
lion or leopard-into the trap.

Brady Barr: Try to make this
as big as possible, you know,

and hopefully, we know the
crocodile comes and

goes right here.

We'll put it right like this.

Ranger: I would suggest
that we put it here.

Brady Barr: Here?

NARRATOR: A snare trap consists
of a wire noose-tied with rope

to a tree-that catches onto the
croc's body as it crawls along

the ground.

The noose locks tightly to
restrict the animal's movement.

Brady Barr: Alright, we've
got the snare in position.

We saw that giant crocodile
leave its basking site when it

saw us and come
right down this hill,

so we've positioned our snare
where we think its gonna exit.

With some luck we may come back
later and find this

crocodile snared.

It's tied to the tree and it has
plenty of rope to get down into

the water.

Let's get back in
the boats and go.

NARRATOR: They search for crocs
along the shoreline for hours

without spotting another one.

Peter: This place over here.

NARRATOR: By midday, Brady and
Peter take the team inland to a

spot they remember
from six years ago.

Brady Barr: We're having a hard
time finding the crocodiles.

Last time I was here, we found
them very far from water so

we're thinking maybe we'll
have similar luck this time.

You gotta be careful, though.
They could be anywhere in here.

NARRATOR: The creatures they're
searching for are supreme

survivors.

Two hundred million years of
evolution has created one of

nature's fiercest predators.

Nile crocs are among the
deadliest animals on the planet.

An ambush killer, it's perfectly
adapted to aquatic hunting.

Its eyes, ears and nostrils lie
just above the water's surface.

So while the croc's body
is completely submerged,

its senses are on high alert.

This deceptive posture means
even a giant man-eater in Lake

Victoria can remain almost
completely hidden from its

victim...until it strikes.

With a bite force of
over 3,000 pounds,

its jaws can literally cut its
victim in half-whether a zebra

at a watering hole or...
villagers along the shoreline.

By sundown, they've still
not captured a croc.

Their search continues
into the night,

when the animals are
out hunting for food.

Until Brady gets one
to train the rangers,

they can't go after a
man-eater in Lake Victoria.

Peter: A croc?

Brady Barr: Yeah,
right there. See 'im?

The big crocodile;
it's under the tree.

Brady Barr: Okay, that's good,
that's good. Stop. Oh no!

Brady Barr: Okay, that's good,
that's good. Stop. Oh no!

NARRATOR: The croc slips
out of the snare and gallops

away...leaving
Brady empty-handed.

Brady Barr: Can you believe
what bad luck we're having?

I think it's gonna be a good
night, though. It's warm.

I think the crocodiles
are out on land.

Let's see if we can
find another one.

NARRATOR: After
hours of hunting,

Brady finally makes his first
capture...a docile young croc

he'll present as part of a
National Geographic online

game for kids.

Brady Barr: Hey, Animal
Jammers! Doctor Brady Barr here.

Check this out...there's only
two alligators on the planet and

there's 14 types of crocodiles.
But crocodiles, regardless...

Brady Barr: Ummph! That's why
you gotta be careful whenever

you're holding crocodiles,
regardless of size.

That was a small crocodile,
but he gave me a good bite.

I've learned my lesson.

Next time, I won't be as
casual when I'm holding

a small crocodile. Ouch!

I'm 'bout ready to
call it a night.

We've been out here
about five hours.

I mean, tonight defines
disappointing and embarrassing.

We had multiple misses,
got bitten by a small one.

These rangers are probably
rolling their eyes saying,

"And this guy's our teacher?"

All I know is it
can't get any worse.

Tomorrow's a new day.

NARRATOR: Day two on the
Nile River in Uganda.

Until he catches a croc here,
Brady can't teach the young

wildlife rangers the skills to
help him capture a man-eater

in Lake Victoria.

And right now things
aren't looking good.

Brady Barr: Crocodiles
have got incredible senses.

I mean, they've got a great
sense of sight and a great

sense of smell.

Peter: Yes.

Brady Barr: It's
hard to fool them.

They're very in tuned to
everything in their environment.

NARRATOR: So, Brady'll try a
technique that's out of the

crocodile's own
evasion handbook.

Brady Barr: For years I've
wanted to try this crazy

unorthodox technique for
capturing crocodiles.

I went to sniper school.

I was trained by the experts
on the art of camouflage.

This morning, I'm
gonna give it a try.

You can't just
camouflage yourself.

Man, you gotta camouflage
everything...the pole, the rope,

the snare-everything has to
be covered with something

that looks natural.
It may not even work.

I may not be giving the
crocodiles enough credit.

They may immediately say, Oh
what's this-here's a human

camouflaged laying under
a tree on my basking site.

I'm not going up there.
We're getting ready to find out.

Brady Barr's gonna disappear.

I've now become part of the bush
and we're ready

to catch monster crocs!

NARRATOR: Brady's going to a
site where yesterday they saw

signs of croc activity.

Brady Barr: The key is
the natural vegetation.

Stick this here like this.
Okay, that's good.

Stick this here like this.
Okay, that's good.

I'm gonna lay here very quietly
for a couple hours maybe.

NARRATOR: While
Brady lies quietly,

the rangers wait in a boat at
the shoreline...and wait...

and wait.

After two hours, Brady still
hasn't fooled a single croc.

It's pointless to continue.

Brady Barr: Well, maybe
I'm not giving these crocodiles

enough credit.

I guess you're not on this
planet for a couple hundred

million years by
being lazy and stupid.

Big crocs-you see 'em?

Keep going, go fast.
Go fast, go, go, go!

NARRATOR: Back along
the Nile River,

Brady needs to
catch one croc soon.

Brady Barr: We did say fast.

NARRATOR: Otherwise, he can't
train the rangers to help him

hunt a man-eater.

Brady Barr: In the
heat of the day,

it's just too hot for the
crocodiles to be in the sun,

so they crawl up on land,
underneath these shade trees and

it's really stressful when
you come looking for them.

Brady Barr: Did you see one?

Peter: That one
went behind there!

It's here-yeah,
come, come, come!

Brady Barr: Watch yourself,
watch yourself...watch yourself!

Brady Barr: Watch yourself,
watch yourself...watch yourself!

Get the rope!
Peter, help me

hold onto the rope!
Hold onto the rope!

NARRATOR: Finally, the training
can begin for the eager

young rangers.

Brady Barr: Hang on,
we don't wanna him.

Come this way, let him roll
up. You guys, grab the rope.

I have it.

This is a good one; we'll do
our lecture with this one.

I want to try to get the upper
jaw so we can better control him

Get it behind the
teeth, tighten it up.

NARRATOR: The rangers' job is
to use the rope to control the

croc, so Brady can jump on
its back and secure its jaws.

But with the animal
rolling, it's not easy.

Brady Barr: Alright, Peter, just
leave that, let me have that,

Peter...you help me
jump on the tail.

When he rolls, let him roll.

Okay, get the legs...pull
over that way...just hold it.

That's excuse me.

We're going do some
work on him up here.

I'm going to show you what
you can and can't do with

this animal.

We're gonna pick it up.

but don't pick it
up by the legs.

You have to go
underneath the body.

And I'm gonna hold the head
'cause that's the most dangerous

part, but hey, be careful.

Don't let the head swing over
and get you...okay, one, two,

three, go.

Okay, let's get
this snare off...

NARRATOR: From the start, Brady
talks safety-for the rangers and

the croc.

Brady Barr: As you saw the first
thing we did when we got a rope

on it, is to secure those jaws.

If it gets a hold of anything,
you're gonna lose it.

If it gets your arm, if it
doesn't just bite it off,

it'll roll and rip it off.

NARRATOR: But even with the jaws
tied shut, this is still very,

very dangerous...because they'll
swing their head, like this.

Brady Barr: It'll hit you in
the face, knock your teeth out.

That's bone...there's two
danger zones around the

crocodile -danger zone is from
here and all the way around

here...and it comes
up this way too.

The other danger zone is
back here by the tail.

The crocodile right now is
stressed, it's confused,

it's scared.

So we cover the eyes like that,
it has a calming effect on

the animal.

Okay, let's roll it
towards us. You ready?

One, two, three-roll.

NARRATOR: Next, Brady gives a
quick lesson in croc biology.

Brady Barr: You guys know
how to sex a crocodile?

Now here's the vent.

You know all reptiles
only have one opening?

You stick your finger in there
and if you feel something,

it's a male, you'll
feel a penis,

but if you don't feel
anything, it's a female.

Stick your figure in and tell
me if it's a male of a female.

You feel anything?

Yeah, it's a female...yeah,
there's nothing to feel.

NARRATOR: At all times, Brady
stresses being in control and

having a healthy respect
for the croc's jaws.

Brady Barr: If that's your
hand, you just lost it.

Please, if I don't
teach you anything else,

the only thing I want you to
remember is to stay out of that

danger zone, 'cause I
do not want to hear,

months from now Peter's gonna
e-mail me and say, yeah,

Little John went into the
danger zone and lost his hand.

I'm going to hold the jaws shut
and I'm going to have you come

around and I'm gonna have you
tape them right here behind

the nose, okay?

If he starts struggling,
though, you get out of the way.

Little John: You
don't close the eyes?

Brady Barr: Yeah, that's a
good idea, close the eyes.

No, no, no, not till I'm ready.

NARRATOR: For the
inexperienced ranger,

the simplest tasks can
lead to costly mistakes.

Brady Barr: No, no, no wait,
you got my finger in there.

Okay, don't cover
up the nostrils. Good.

Brady Barr: Man, I tell you,
I've done a lot of things with

crocs over the years, but this
is the most rewarding thing I've

ever done, because what I'm
teaching these guys saves lives.

NARRATOR: By training
the rangers now,

Brady's preparing the next
generation of croc catchers to

go to villages like Namoni
and prevent future tragedies.

Brady Barr: Wow, this crocodile
is bigger than I thought.

It's eleven, feet six inches.

NARRATOR: The capture and
relocation process has one

final part.

Brady Barr: Peter and I will
show you how to release a

crocodile, which is absolutely
the most dangerous part of the

whole procedure.

You usually count one-two-three
and then on three we're gonna

jump off.

You ready?
One...two...three.

Oh, it is gonna go right
back to the water.

See that? Let's go, man!
That's great, right?

That's how you safely
release a crocodile. Yeah,

Peter! You guys all did good.

Now you know what
we've got to do?

Let's go catch a
bigger one! Yeah!

NARRATOR: Evening at Murchison
Falls...with one croc capture

under their belts, the wildlife
rangers are halfway through

their training.

Before going after a
Lake Victoria man-eater,

Brady takes them out
again...because nighttime

captures are far more common.

That's when the crocs
are most active.

But it's also when catching
them is more dangerous.

The fact is, crocs have
excellent night vision,

allowing them to see predator
or prey in minimal light.

Plus, their low profile in water
or on land makes them a danger

to even the most
experienced croc catcher.

Brady Barr: Don't move!
Don't anybody move!

Oh, it's going the other
way! Light it up. We got it.

Help, he's coming back, he's
coming back towards you!

NARRATOR: While Brady's
snared the croc,

it's thrashing out of control.

Brady Barr: Man, you talk
about having a tiger by a tail.

This is a bad apple here.

This is a mean croc, a dangerous
animal, be careful...okay,

all the rangers can come up.
That's an aggressive croc.

That thing is really pissed.

NARRATOR: Faced with
an angry animal,

the rangers appear nervous.

Brady Barr: Alright, I
tell you what, you know,

I told myself the next croc we
catch I was going to let the

rangers do it all by themselves,
but this one is so mean I think

I'm going to try
to secure the jaws.

That is an angry crocodile.

Oh, very dangerous when it's
up against a tree like that.

Oh, give him some slack!
Give him some slack!

NARRATOR: While Brady's
concerned the crocodile may

injure itself against the tree
trunk, there's another danger.

Brady Barr: When you
capture a crocodile,

it's not only dangerous for you,
but it's also very dangerous for

the animal, because these die,
the animals die very easily.

NARRATOR: Despite their
armor-plated exterior,

crocs have an inner
physiological weakness.

Brady Barr: He's getting tired.

NARRATOR: During prolonged
exertion-a fight or a

capture-lactic acid builds up
in the animal's bloodstream.

Too much lactic acid acts
like a poison in its body,

depriving it of oxygen.

A struggling croc can literally
exhaust itself to death.

Brady Barr: Little John,
hold this rope here.

NARRATOR: Brady has to teach
the rangers to move quickly

to secure the croc.

Brady Barr: Don't pull,
just keep it tight.

Don't pull-just keep it tight.

Peter: Don't wrap the
rope around your hand.

Brady Barr: Oh, very good point.

Yeah, man, it'll
rip your hand off.

One, two, three.
Okay, let go, let go.

You guys, give us some slack.

Let's secure these
jaws real quick.

Pull those legs up, can you?

This is a very
aggressive crocodile,

I guarantee you this is
a male. Let this down.

Little John, come and
tape it right there.

NARRATOR: Now it's time for the
rangers to practice handling

the croc.

Brady Barr: That's good...
I'm going to get off

and I'm going to let
you guys do the rest. Whoo!

My job is done.
Big John and Little John.

Tie the back legs...and someone
else can tie the front legs.

Here and I'll hold
the light for you.

Don't tie Little John
to the crocodile!

Hey, you remember Little
John taped my finger to

the crocodile.

NARRATOR: Brady
watches them carefully.

Overlooking a mistake here could
prove costly when they tackle a

Lake Victoria man-eater.

Brady Barr: Here look, these
legs need to be tied like this.

Look at the size of that foot.
That is a huge crocodile.

Peter: This has to meet.
Brady Barr: That's perfect.

That is a nice crocodile.
Here, who's gonna measure it?

Tip of the snout-hey,
now wait a minute, yeah,

don't get into that
danger zone...just about

eleven feet long.

Let's roll it this way and
somebody has to sex it.

We gotta find out
what sex it is,

but I'll bet you
anything this is a male.

NARRATOR: But even if
the croc seems secure,

you can't let your guard down.

Brady Barr: No, no, no, no!
Don't get off, don't get off!

Don't ever get off.
No, no, no.

If you're ever gonna get off,
he has to sit here, behind you.

Peter: Remember, I said
never leave one person on

the crocodile.

Brady Barr: That's right.
Okay, that's good. No, no, no.

You gotta hold onto it.
Hold onto it.

Somebody sex it.
Somebody, put your finger in.

You feel a male organ?

Peter: If you feel
something inside.

Brady Barr: Nothing?
Alright, somebody else do it.

Here, John, hold this head.
I'll double check for you guys.

That's a female.
That's a big female.

I woulda guessed a
male, how aggressive.

But that's a heavy croc.

That's a one-quarter-ton
Nile crocodile right there.

When you capture a
problem crocodile,

when you capture
a nuisance animal,

many times you have to carry
it very far to a truck.

Instead of just untying it
and letting it run back to the

water, everyone's going to pick
up the crocodile and we're going

to take it through the woods to
the water on the other side and

we'll release it over
there. Right here...down.

NARRATOR: Now comes the most
dangerous part of the capture.

Brady Barr: Alright, I'm going
to let the rangers release it,

see what kind of
students you are.

Remember, the danger zone.

Now what you're going to have
to do is we're going to cut this

and remove this and then once
you release it, you know,

you've got to untwirl that.
Okay, you ready to switch?

NARRATOR: Brady offers Big John
a last reminder...and a warning.

Brady Barr: You're
gonna count to three,

and then on "three" you
and Little John are going

to jump this way.
You're gonna be right here.

You're gonna undo the jaws and
hopefully it's gonna go this way

If it comes after you, run.
I'm really nervous.

Hey, hey, hey, put that leg back
down, John, put that leg down,

put that leg down.

That thing will whip
over there and bite you.

Okay, John you're counting,
whenever you guys wanna go...

you're coming this way.

Big John: One, two, three.

Brady Barr: Oh, John,
John you left the rope!

That's pretty good, though.

Anytime you get off a crocodile
and no one gets eaten,

it's a good day.

Ooh someone's shoe
is underneath there.

Did somebody lose a shoe?

Oh, that scares me when I see
somebody's shoe underneath it.

We'll get your shoe
back in just a second.

NARRATOR:Brady shows the rangers
how to finish the release.

Brady Barr: I'm going to turn
him back this way and he's

going to go to the water.

Is that an amazing
animal or what? Yeah!

You guys did it!

Successfully captured and
released a big crocodile,

you guys did it!
Whoo! Man.

Wait, wait, you
get your shoe back?

Alright, we got your shoe
back, we didn't lose a man.

That's great, guys!

Now we're headed to Lake
Victoria to the problem area,

where people are losing their
lives to these big aggressive

crocodiles.

And these man-eaters,
as you know,

are a lot more difficult to
catch than these animals here in

the national park.

Let's get out of here!

NARRATOR: Next morning, the
mission to capture a killer

begins.

The team travels southeast from
Murchison Falls back to the

village of Namoni on Lake
Victoria...a place where danger

lurks in the water.

For years, villagers have lived
in fear of man-eaters that

emerge suddenly...attack
quickly...and then vanish back

into the water.

Peter: We shall go with the
canoe up to the point where the

local communities are telling us
they're seeing the crocodiles.

NARRATOR: Peter explains the
plan to set baited snare traps

on the water.

Given the topography, it'll work
better than hunting the animal

with a snare pole.

Peter: If it's there
and it eats the bait,

that one will be trapped.
I think we can now go.

Brady Barr: Alright,
well let's go.

We're running out of daylight.

NARRATOR: They're off to capture
a giant crocodile-one that's

bigger, smarter and more
aggressive than those at

Murchison Falls.

Little John: Push the boat!

NARRATOR: They set out in two
canoes-identical to the fishing

boats man-eaters are used to
seeing on the lake...the same

type of boats that have
been attacked in the past.

Brady Barr: Alright, we got a
couple hours of daylight left.

We're gonna run out and try
to set some snare traps.

We'll set as many traps as we
can around this village where

there've been many
fatal attacks on humans.

And they're taking
people from the boats.

Peter: Yeah.

Brady Barr: They knock the boats
over and then eat the people?

Peter: Yeah, like that one who
is seated behind...

the last person.

He comes and picks that one
and dives back with him.

Brady Barr: Well, I'm
glad I'm the first person.

Peter: Dives back
with him in water.

NARRATOR: From the canoe, Brady
sees a key reason why crocs

become man-eaters.

Brady Barr: People have
completely denuded this area of

natural prey.

There really aren't any animals
and they've overfished the lake.

So the crocodiles really don't
have anything else to eat other

than domestic
wildlife...or people.

NARRATOR: They come to an area
where a man-eater has been

spotted.

Here, they'll place the first
of five traps-some using Peter's

technique, others using Brady's.

Brady Barr: Peter's perfected
a technique where he floats the

snare with pieces of meat on it
and then the crocodile comes in

and bites it and snares
itself as it swims away.

So that's beef lung.
That's very smelly.

That is so bad! I mean, I cannot
describe to you the stench.

We'll see. I think the
crocodile will prefer

my chicken to your cow
lung. That looks good.

Not as good as my chicken
snare, but not bad.

I like to dangle my
bait above the water,

so the crocodile
sees it, jumps up,

bites it and snares
itself as he comes down.

NARRATOR: Brady first tried
his chicken-bait trap during an

expedition in Mozambique.

Back then, it
worked like a charm.

Brady Barr: We got one.
Yeah, baby!

The trapped worked.
Woohoo!

Man, I knew the chicken
trap would work!

It's right on the upper jaw
just like it's supposed to be.

So we'll see which the
crocodiles like better-the beef

lung or the Brady chicken.

In the past, when I would
be trying to set snares for

crocodiles, I wouldn't even
consider this area because

there's not a tree
to tie the rope to.

These are actually
floating plants.

But Peter has told me that
it's possible to tie it to this

papyrus and it's strong
enough to hold a crocodile.

Peter: Yeah.

Brady Barr: Okay, I'll
believe it when I see it.

It looks good.
It looks tasty.

Peter: Yes.

NARRATOR: Their snare traps set,
they head back to the village

for the night, passing
an old fisherman.

Brady Barr: So he saw
the croc? Peter: Yeah.

Brady Barr: These man-eating
crocodiles around these villages

are just like phantoms.

You never see them
during the daytime.

You just don't see them.

They remain hidden and then
they strike quickly at night.

NARRATOR: The next morning
they head back to the boats.

Brady Barr: One of the fishermen
went out early this morning and

came back with some good news.

He said not only is
there one crocodile,

but he said we have two
crocodiles in our traps.

We're getting ready to find out.

We're going to go
check the trap.

NARRATOR: With word they've
snared two crocodiles,

Brady and the team
head out to the traps.

Brady Barr: The first
trap's right up here.

Hey, now, we're
approaching the first trap.

We don't know if there's a
crocodile on this rope or not.

Oh, I see it.
I see it, it's right there.

NARRATOR: Peter's first
cow-lung trap is untouched.

So too is Brady's
chicken-baited trap.

Brady Barr: First
two traps, nothing.

We're coming up on
trap number three.

Three of five.
I see the rope. Right there!

Rope right in front of us!
Yup, there's something.

There's something on it.
There's something on it.

NARRATOR: With the line taut,
there's every reason to think a

crocodile is at the
end of the rope.

Brady Barr: I'm going to
pull the crocodile up.

You'll try to get
this on the upper jaw.

That's a huge crocodile
if it's a croc.

NARRATOR: They could be moments
away from encountering an angry

man-eater.

Brady Barr: Careful,
careful, careful, careful.

NARRATOR: Then...disappointment.

Peter: It has cut the wire!
It was a croc!

Brady Barr: A crocodile was
on our rope and broke the,

broke the rope.

And that rope is very
strong. Well, let's continue.

We have two more traps.
Let's go check them.

It's just heartbreaking.

You just don't get that many
chances to catch these giant

man-eaters and that's why
they're so big, I mean,

they're good at escaping
and avoiding capture.

NARRATOR: They move on toward
another of Peter's cow-lung

baited traps.

Brady Barr: That's
where our trap is!

Peter: In front! That side.

Brady Barr: Do you see
it? Peter: Not yet.

Brady Barr: Do you see the rope?

NARRATOR: Within
the papyrus reeds,

Little John feels a tug...

Little John: He's here!
Brady Barr: Is he pulling?

Little John: Yes, he's pulling!

Brady Barr: See, there's the
snare. There's the snare.

Peter: Okay.
Brady Barr: Yes. Just a second.

We have the end of the snare,
which means the crocodile is

just two, two and a half
feet beneath our hands.

Hang onto that rope!

Okay wait, he's coming
out, he's coming out.

He's here! He's huge!
Right there! Get 'im!

Right there. Come on, this is
it, Peter. Get 'im-right there!

NARRATOR: To Brady and Peter, a
croc this size is a man-eater.

Brady snares the
croc's upper jaw,

which is the length of his
arm and hints at the animal's

immense size.

Brady Barr: That thing is huge.

It's got to be four
meters-four and a half meters?

What do you think-four
point five meters?

Hey, hey! Wait, wait,
wait, hey! Stop!

No celebrating yet. We
have not captured this animal.

He can still turn us over.

I mean, you laugh; his
jaws are still free.

He can turn the boat over; he
can take one of you out of

the boat.

Let's make sure we get the jaws
secure-then we'll celebrate.

Alright, here he comes.

NARRATOR: The struggle
pits men against a monster,

but-unlike the mythic
stories-it's not a fight

to the death.

Instead, two battles are going
on: One to capture the man-eater

and secure its jaws to
keep the men safe...

another to keep
the animal alive.

Brady knows the
longer they struggle,

the greater the chances of
lactic acid poisoning killing

the croc.

Brady Barr: There we go.
Pull it out, out! Pull it out...

NARRATOR: Brady can't secure the
jaws with the animal so close to

the boat.

Brady Barr: Pull it
away from the boat.

We've got about a
dozen men, six ropes.

Thing is, this is just so
stressful because it's such a

dangerous animal, I mean, I'm
just shaking and I've worked on

crocodiles for 20 years.

Okay. There you go.
Perfect!

Hold it right there with
its chin on the boat.

Hold it right there.
Don't let it spin.

Pull its chin up if you
can, once it stops spinning.

You need to pull it up and away
from the boat just for about one

minute and I can get this...

NARRATOR: While a plastic tie is
holding the croc's jaws shut for

now, tape is more effective.

Brady Barr: Keep it there,
keep it there. Keep it there.

NARRATOR: Finally, the
croc is no longer a threat.

Back in the village,
people gather on shore,

anxious to hear that
a killer is captured.

But out on the lake, there's
a life still at risk.

NARRATOR: While Brady and Peter
have captured a man-eater in

Lake Victoria, its
life is in danger.

Brady Barr: The crocodile's so
big and we're so far from shore,

we don't know how we're
gonna transport it back.

It's too big for us to paddle.

Many times when you
drag a crocodile,

its lungs fill with
water and it drowns.

We don't wanna kill this animal.

This animal's probably
80, 90 years old.

Pull it up out of the water.
One! Two! Three! Pull up!

Let's tie the tail and the head
to this boat then we're gonna

have our big boat tow our
boat back to the village.

That's the safest
thing for the croc.

NARRATOR: The rangers see up
close a beast that's spread

terror along the lake.

Brady Barr: Nice throw.
Ranger: Is it strong enough?

Brady Barr: Yeah,
it's...strong enough.

NARRATOR: They lash the croc's
massive body to the side of

the canoe.

Then they'll be towed
to the village.

Brady Barr: Okay, is that tight?

Hey, it's missing
much of its tail.

It's not going to be as
long as it should be.

So this would be
the third largest?

Peter: Yeah.

Brady Barr: Third largest
crocodile Peter's captured.

Well, we need to measure it.
Let's wait until we measure it.

NARRATOR: On the way
back to the village,

there's a moment to celebrate.

Brady Barr: Hey, man-we did it.
You told me we'd do it.

Hey and we caught
it on beef lung.

Peter: Yes, improved technique.

Brady Barr: Hey, man you're
teaching me techniques and I'm

supposed to be here teaching
the rangers techniques.

Hey, you know what? I'm going
to go home and I'm going

to use beef lung.
Loving it.

NARRATOR: A hero's welcome
awaits them back at the village.

Brady Barr: Yeah, we got
half the village out.

This is a big moment for them,
we've captured their monster,

this is the thing
of their nightmares.

NARRATOR: But there's
more work to be done.

Brady Barr: Pull it up this
way. Peter: Pull the boat?

Brady Barr: Yeah.
More like this way.

NARRATOR: As the team pulls
the croc onto the shore,

pandemonium erupts.

Brady Barr: Yikes, we got some
serious crowd control

issues here.

Alright, now the rangers are
going to use what they've

learned, what I taught
them in the national park.

We're going to secure the legs
and then we're gonna try and

pick this beast up and
get it out of here.

NARRATOR: For the villagers,
this is as close to a deadly

croc as they'll get...and live.

Brady Barr: Now's
the time I love.

We're going to put a tape
measure on this big boy.

So let's do it, you sit
here and I'll measure.

Coming under you...hand right
here...right here...hand...

Peter, 4.6 meters.

Peter: Four point six meters!

Brady Barr: That's 15 feet and
one ton of giant crocodile.

The beautiful thing
about the UWA,

the Uganda Wildlife Authority,
is they decided they don't want

to destroy these rogue
animals-these nuisance

crocs-they want
to relocate them.

They see the value, the genetic
value, in these giant animals.

So we're getting ready to put
this on a truck and we're going

to take it to a protected area,
and we're going to release it

unharmed, back into the wild.

Is that beautiful?
Yeah! Gwinna! Whoo!

NARRATOR: Before releasing
it back into the wild,

the croc must be
prepared for the journey.

Brady Barr: Keep
coming, keep coming.

NARRATOR: The truck moves
to a temporary station,

where Brady and the rangers
help the croc recover from

the capture.

Brady Barr: Alright, we've now
got the animal in the shade.

The biggest danger
is it overheating.

These big animals can't control
their body temperature-

they're ectotherms.

They control their body
temperature through

behavioral changes.

They can slide into water or
they crawl into the shade.

Since we've captured
it, that's now our job.

Little John, can we get more
water to pour on the animal?

Peter-are you
making a spider web?

A very large spider web.

We're gonna tie it
up, safe and secure,

and then we're going to start
the journey to the protected

area where we're
going to release it.

NARRATOR: One hour later, the
man-eater leaves Namoni with

the rangers on its way to a new
home in the Murchison Falls

Wildlife Preserve.

On Brady's return to America,
he flies over the preserve and

takes a moment to reflect

Brady Barr: Wherever
crocodiles and humans co-exist,

problems can arise.

But with a capture and
relocation program in place,

you'll protect the animals
and save human lives.

And that's a great solution.