The late great Steve Irwin’s son Robert has taken on the animal-wrangling mantle previously held by his father, and it’s freaking out some fans.
Posting a video filmed during the nocturnal hours on Instagram yesterday, the 20-year-old conservationist could be seen encountering a death adder that was attempting to cross a road.
Irwin, whose father garnered global fame by presenting The Crocodile Hunter before tragically passing away in 2006, stayed a sensible distance from the snake while explaining its nature to his social media followers.
For some of those watching though, the footage proved extremely stressful.
On his haunches beside the critter, Irwin told the camera: “Well talk about an unassuming snake. This, believe it or not, is one of Australia’s most dangerous snakes and one of the most …