Robert Irwin Smashes Head While Catching a Crocodile

Steve Irwin made a name for himself as the crazy animal guy on TV shows.

The man was fearless when it came to interacting with wildlife in its natural habitat, something that he passed on to his son, Robert.

Robert did not meet the same fate as his father, but he had a bit of a scare recently while capturing a crocodile.

That Hurt

Robert Irwin was scheduled to appear at the Logie Award shows as a presenter, but he decided to go for a bit of an adventure just hours before his appearance.

Like his father, he makes his name by interacting with wildlife, which includes capturing wild crocodiles when called upon.

In this particular instance, Irwin smashed his head into a tree during the capture, but he seems no worse for wear.

When he was asked about the accident before the show, he said that he was going to need “a big make-up job” before hitting the red carpet.

He explained, "I just got my head smashed into a tree.

"I was on a croc's head, it was a big make-up job but I'm here, I'm excited and we are pumped and I get to do it with one of my best mates, which is awesome."

His father was a legend and I can remember watching him on talk shows showing off all kinds of crazy animals as well as his videos battling various wildlife in its natural habitat.

Unfortunately, Steve lost one of those battles in 2006 while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.

Irwin was stung by a short-tail stingray barb in the chest, which caused massive trauma and killed him.

His son, Robert, was only about three years old at the time of his father's death, but the apple did not fall from the tree.

At 20 years old, he has followed in his father’s footsteps, but we would prefer for him to be a bit more careful and not die in his 40s like his father did.