I met Jeff Corwin once and as I remember he was in his early teens or younger [before he became famous or infamous]. He was a pompous kid even. Just by watching his shows I can tell he is not intimately aquainted with dangerous wildlife and handles them in a clumsy unproffesional way. He is NOT what I call "THE REAL DEAL" as Nigel Marvin and Mark O'Shea are. Either of them are so much more knowledgeable and skillful than Corwin it would be like comparing a Black Mamba to a Copperhead in terms of danger to people. On one of his early shows in Belize I saw him jump on a Morelet's Crocodile only about 3' long and even then the jaws were taped [I saw this on Animal Planet not in real life and the tape was clearly visible if one looked closely. Not only is he our enemy but what I consider a wannabe. In my opinion he shouldn't be in the same room with Nigel or Mark in terms of real skill and knowledge.
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Tom Crutchfield

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