G'DAY, DEADLY REPTILE FANS, WELCOME TO ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF 'LIFE IS A CROC!

... THE SHOW FOR PEOPLE WHO INSIST ON RECKLESSLY PROVOKING DANGEROUS WILDLIFE.

I'M STEVE IRKSOME, THE CROCODILE DENTIST. I TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE ... CLEANING AND STRAIGHTENING THE TEETH OF THE MOST FEARSOME REPTILES. ON THE PLANET

WITH ME IS MY TRUSTY SIDEKICK AND DENTAL HYGIENIST, CLIVE WIMPLE-SMYTHE ... AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE CLIVE.

TOGETHER, WE TRAVEL TO EXOTIC LOCALES TO BRING TO YOU THE VERY BEST IN REPTILE ORAL HYGIENE.

WE'RE HERE IN THE VAST DESERT OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST.

THIS HARSH LAND IS HOME TO THE LEGENDARY MOJAVE RATTLER ... KNOWN THE WORLD OVER FOR HIS TOXIC VENOM AND EXTREME OVERBITE.

WORKING WITH ONLY A SNAKE HOOK AND A BAG, WE SHALL CAPTURE THIS BAD BOY OF THE DESERT AND FIT HIM WITH BRACES.

AS ALWAYS, MY EVER-RELIABLE ASSISTANT, CLIVE, HAS DONE THOROUGH PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE CANVAS SNAKE BAG.

"HE'S WASHED IT WITH SOAP AND A BRUSH TO REMOVE DIRT AND GRIME."

"HE RINSED IT WITH CLEAN WATER AND HUNG IT TO DRY TO PREVENT MILDEW."

"HE'S PATCHED THE HOLES AND TRIPLE-STITCHED WEAK SEAMS."

DE LUXE SNAKE BAG

HE'S CLOSELY INSPECTED THE BAG. NO FLAW OR DEFECT HAS GONE UNNOTICED. FOR CLIVE, PM IS NOT A CHORE ... IT'S A PASSION!

CRIKEY!

HARK! THE TELL-TALE WARNING OF A FEISTY MOJAVE RATTLER!

NOW WORKING AS A TEAM, CLIVE AND I WILL OUTFLANK THE LITTLE BUGGER AND CAPTURE HIM ...

... IN THIS SNAKE BAG.

GO TO IT, CLIVE!

HE'S A GNARLY LITTLE BEGGAR ... AND SO'S THE RATTLE. WHAT A BEAUTY!

JUST LOOK AT THOSE FANGS. A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF RATTLER OVERBITE.

NOW THAT CLIVE HAS THE RATTLER SAFELY CONFINED IN THE SNAKE BAG, THE DANGER HAS PASSED. WE'VE NOTHING TO FEAR.

CLIVE WILL NOW GET AN IMPRESSION OF THE FANG.

BA-A-AD RATTLESNAKE!

YOU'RE A BIT NAUGHTY, LOVE

BY CRIKEY, THAT WAS A RIPPING GOOD TIME. FORTUNATELY, ANTI-VENIN AND PRESSURE BANDAGES WITH HIS PASSPORT.

NOW WE'RE HERE IN THE MOSQUITO-INFESTED SWAMPS OR NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, HOME OF THE AUSTRALIAN SALT WATER CROCODILE.

WE'RE HUNTING A 20-FOOT, ONE-TON SALTIE CALLED MONTY.

USING ONLY JAW ROPES AND A CROC-CATCHING DINGHY, WE SHALL LASSO THIS BIG BLOKE AND CLEAN HIS TEETH.

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