The WORST episodes of The Crocodile Hunter

Every episode of The Crocodile Hunter ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Crocodile Hunter!

The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to its unconventional approach and Irwin's approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and Croc Files. The series has been presented on Animal Planet and has been in international syndication on networks worldwide.

Last Updated: 7/23/2025Network: Animal PlanetStatus: Ended
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#1 - Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/12/2002

Steve's greatest crocodile captures are shown in this episode. Steve and Terri also review the proper methods to use in such captures.

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#2 - Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/12/2002

Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.

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#3 - Steve's Story: Home Video

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2001

Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his mother Lyn, and some of his friends, as they reveal the man behind the adventure series.

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#4 - Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/1999

Steve looks back on his most dangerous encounters, including those with Komodo dragons, various crocodiles and venomous snakes.

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#5 - Steve’s Story

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/1999

Interviews with Steve, Terri, his father Bob, his mother Lyn, and some of his friends, as they reveal the man behind the adventure series.

Legends of the Galapagos
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#6 - Legends of the Galapagos

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1999

Around 10 million years ago, an archipelago of over 200 volcanic islands was forming 500 miles west off the coast of South America. Named the 'Galapagos Islands', these unique land masses are now a wildlife sanctuary supporting a diverse number of animal species living in harmony. Steve and Terri take an intimate look at the lives of the islands' exotic inhabitants: land iguanas, marine iguanas, sea birds, seals, sea lions, and of course the giant land tortoise.

Reptiles of the Deep: Turtles
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#7 - Reptiles of the Deep: Turtles

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/1998

A report on green and loggerhead sea turtles includes segments on the females' struggle to lay eggs on land and the hatchlings' fight to reach the ocean. Also: an annual scientific-and-medical survey of the creatures conducted off the east coast of Australia.

Faces in the Forest
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#8 - Faces in the Forest

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/10/1999

Falling in love with the orangutans of Sumatra, Steve helps in their rehabilitation process.

Australia's Wild Frontier
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#9 - Australia's Wild Frontier

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/9/1999

Queensland's Cape York is one of the last wild frontiers in Australia. Steve and Terri set out on a journey along some of the most treacherous roads and remote rivers to reach the very northern-most tip of the country. Along the way they encounter a huge array of wildlife including a slately grey snake, an angry scrub python, a rusty monitor goanna, feral pigs and a tree-jumping canopy goanna - the rarest goanna species in the world.

Jungle in the Clouds
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#10 - Jungle in the Clouds

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/21/2000

Steve journeys through the wilderness of New Guinea, moving through the mangroves of the coast, jungles, valleys, and mountains toward his destination: a rare equatorial glacier.

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#11 - Hidden River

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/1997

Steve attempts to rescue a turtle in a river despite the presence of crocodiles.

Directors: John Stainton
A Handful of Elephants
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#12 - A Handful of Elephants

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/2000

Steve tracks wild elephants in Sumatra, crocodiles, water monitors and wild boars.

Reptiles of the Deep: Saurians
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#13 - Reptiles of the Deep: Saurians

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1999

Reptiles still living in the sea include saltwater crocodiles and lizards that can dive deep.

Swimming with Alligators
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#14 - Swimming with Alligators

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2001

Steve goes to Florida's Eglin Air Force Base to remove an alligator from a missile-testing zone, and travels through the Everglades, where he has a close encounter with a cottonmouth and an alligator snapping turtle.

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#15 - Operation Bunya Rescue

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/14/2002

Steve and Terri are faced with the daunting task of relocating an entire zoo full of animals from a failed business operation. Included: birds, kangaroos, koalas, snakes and crocodiles.

Wild River of Africa
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#16 - Wild River of Africa

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/19/2000

Steve travels the Luangwa River in Zambia, observing hippos, Nile crocodiles and monitor lizards. Included: a crocodile feeding frenzy.

Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures
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#17 - Steve's Greatest Crocodile Captures

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/18/2000

Revisiting some of Steve and Terri's most hair-raising crocodile captures of the past.

Big Croc Diaries
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#18 - Big Croc Diaries

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2002

Steve and Terri introduce their favourite crocodiles at Australia Zoo in an in-depth and action-packed episode that has more close calls and snapping jaws than any other. Some unique high-speed film sequences show the tremendous power and speed of each crocodile and incredible footage shows some of Steve's biggest crocodiles devouring whole pigs.

Wildest Baby Animal Videos
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#19 - Wildest Baby Animal Videos

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/22/2000

Steve and Terri visit the small, cute and entertaining world of baby animals, including possums, bears, snakes, bison, crocs and tigers.

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#20 - Elephants and Orange People

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/1997

Steve encounters orangutans and elephants in Sumatra.

Directors: John Stainton
Where Devils Run Wild
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#21 - Where Devils Run Wild

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/1998

Steve and Terri seek the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct since the 1930s; Tasmanian devils; copperhead snakes; black-face shaggs; Paddy Mellon joeys; wombats.

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#22 - Outlaws of the Outback (2)

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/1998

Non-indigenous animals threaten Australia's native population.

Directors: John Stainton
Dangerous Africans
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#23 - Dangerous Africans

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/7/2002

Steve goes on an African safari that features his being charged by elephants and chased by hippos. Also: snakes, spiders, scorpions, lions and buffalo.

Sidewinders of Arizona
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#24 - Sidewinders of Arizona

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/25/2000

The deserts of Arizona are home to the notorious sidewinder rattlesnake. Steve and Terri set out on an adventure to find their first sidewinders in the rugged landscape of the Barry M. Goldwater Military Range. As a special occasion and to introduce Steve to the real 'Sidewinder' missile, the US Airforce base at Luke invite Steve to take the controls of an F16. In a spin reaching 'G' force 'nine', Steve loses consciousness in the air.

Journey to the Red Center
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#25 - Journey to the Red Center

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/19/2000

Steve and Terri set off from Australia Zoo, at Beerwah on Australia's east coast, and head towards Australia's red desert interior. While traversing some of the roughest outback terrain, Steve and Terri encounter venomous snakes, desert-dwelling lizards and some of the most endangered mammals in the world. This journey takes them to Australia's most famous geological landmark - Uluru (Ayers Rock).