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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.