** New and
exclusive to the Herp Shop ** The Natural History of a Crocodile - Solomon's Story. This is a natural history of Rob Bredl's largest crocodile, Solomon. Solomon was caught as a 4 metre rogue near Bamaga in Cape York peninsula. When he arrived at Rob's zoo he seemed different from other wild caught crocodiles. Rob came to believe that he had let this one go as a baby from the crocodile farm at Edward River. Years later, Solomon became famous for attacking and nearly killing Rob's niece, Karla. Rob and Karla tell us just what went wrong and we learn of her remarkable rescue by her father Joe. Crocodile Filmed in 1972, this programme is one of the first ever to be made on crocodiles in Australia. It gives a rare glimpse of life at Edward River when Joe Bredl, with the help of his son Rob, fought to create the Edward River Crocodile farm, at a time when almost nothing was known about crocodiles and they were a species bordering on extinction in Australia. Click here for a Mpeg preview (16mb)
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Bush Tucker Banquet In BUSH TUCKER BANQUET Rob Bredl gives us a light hearted, entertaining and informative guide to bush tucker in the 20th century Australian bush. For Rob Bredl and his mate John Robinson, the bush is just one big playground. Together they travel deep into far north Queensland's gulf country to show us what's to eat, what's nice and what's not. As they journey, we learn important lessons on how to live off the land. In his bush tucker kitchen the Barefoot Bushman prepares such things as feral rat, barramundi sausage and cane toad legs and gives some good advice on how to save on the supermarket bill. Rob Bredl uses traditional aboriginal trapping and hunting techniques and a few of his own to show just how easy it is to get a feed in the bush if you are not too fussy. Originally the plan was to film the plane wreck of the Grady Gaston which went down in the Gulf country during World War Two but as they said: "We spent several days here filming but by now it was clear that the concept of the programme had to change and so it became Bush Tucker Banquet, a modern day recipe for survival in the Australian bush, garnished with a topping of Rob Bredl's quirky tongue in cheek attitudes on getting a feed in the bush. It was one of the top ten rating documentaries when it was televised." This one hour plus documentary includes 18 minutes of
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Twin (2) Barefoot Bushman DVD's
for just $30 per set at the Herp Shop. Exclusive to the Herp Shop Rob Bredl has a unique gift.
It is a fearless understanding of animal behaviour. This gift has seen
him judged by many as the world's best crocodile wrangler. It would
be a surprise indeed, if these two programmes did not provide us with
a unique and highly informative view of these two groups of Australian
snakes. These are probably the two best shows ever produced on the TIGERS
and TAIPANS
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