The Field Wizard. The Human Multi Tool. Or, as I've most recently labelled him, Chris Attenborough-Peberdy. Whatever you call him, the bloke delivers top tier value every time he speaks.
Chris is skilled in several professional disciplines which makes him a cross-platform unit and an absolute weapon of a player when our studio calls for professional guidance particularly when venomous snakes and crocodiles are involved.
Chris has been handling wildlife professionally for over 20 years in Australia’s Northern Territory and is held in high regard for his work by many respected identities.
Chris’s knowledge doesn’t come from books alone, he is primed on field work, very regularly getting hands on, catching both snakes and crocodiles under regulated conditions.
Real world experience: 2009 snake bite fatality.
In 2009, Chris was called upon by the Northern Territory Police Force to respond to a scene in suburban Darwin, where his skills were employed to catch a snake that had taken a man’s life.
On arrival at the scene, the deceased was present in the driveway, in what Chris describes as a confronting scene.
Despite the confronting circumstances, Chris commenced a systematic search for the suspected venomous brown snake. After several hours, no snake of interest was located. However, a number of days later, a local resident reported another sighting and Chris was recalled to the scene. A small Northern Brown Snake was subsequently located hiding behind a paving brick and safely captured.
Chris later provided expert assistance during the coronial investigation, helping determine the cause of death by comparing intra-fang measurements taken from the deceased with a controlled bite impression made by the captured snake on a piece of foam. This process identified the the captured snake as the snake responsible.
Chris provides a short account of the incident in the linked video excerpt.
2026 Wangi Creek Croc Trapping.
In early 2026, Chris was part of the Parks and Wildlife Management team responding to a 4.6 metre saltwater crocodile captured in a management trap in Litchfield National Park.
Wild Creek was present and observed the recovery operation unfold.
Chris responded in company with veteran crocodile ranger Tom Nichols and met with local rangers inside the park.
It was a wet season day and overcast when the rangers came together on the creek bank, preparing to remove the crocodile. Chris took carriage of preparing and administering sedative drugs to the crocodile, enabling a safer working environment for both rangers and the animal itself.
Once the drugs were administered and a calculated timeframe had lapsed, the team were able to safely retrieve and secure the crocodile for transport.
From my observations, the operation was executed with deliberate action and precision skill.
Passion for historic Northern Territory.
Chris is a Katherine boy and grew up invested in old territory crocodile stories such as " The Saga of Sweetheart" a title written by Col Stringer.
Chris has been invited on several occasions to participate in Wild Creek film operations, providing valued opinion and knowledge on several stories, the most recent being the apprehension Australia's most iconic crocodiles named, “Sweetheart”.
The value Chris added to this production was educational and contextual, providing similar involvement in several other Wild Creek films.
Image: Chris Peberdy during interview with Wild Creek
In June 2026, Chris accompanied our team on an educational crocodile run on the East Alligator River, also present was Garry Lindner of the Kakadu Crocodile Management Team. The operation involved close quarters croc work. Chris was able to provide our team with a clear and concise safety briefing specifically designed for working alongside these dangerous animals.
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