David McMahon irish

David shared that the disparity in the name and creature occurred because English explorer Phillip Parker King couldn't tell alligators and crocodiles apart. 'This is truly such a wild place,' David said, gazing out onto the deadly reptiles.   He told FEMAIL: 'There has been many times over the years when I've crossed this river with my heart in my mouth!   'The worst is at night time, and there was one occasion I had to cross it really deep when the tide had stopped and before it started rushing out again.   'As soon as I entered the water, the headlights went under and I had to do the crossing blind - knowing exactly what was waiting for me if I made a mistake.'   But despite the frequent dose of terror, David truly loves his job.   'I love being able to share the beauty of Northern Australia with guests from around the world,' he said.   'It's such a wild place up here and there are fewer and fewer places on t

David McMahon Irish , 36, is a head tour guide for Venture North Safaris in Australia's Northern Territory and has to face driving through a river filled with 600 crocodiles to get to work every day. One of David's tours goes across the East Alligator River at Cahill's Crossing which is not for the faint-hearted and has claimed two lives in the past. In a video crossing the mighty East Alligator River, he is seen surrounded by the beasts. He says: "They're lined up as the diamond scale mullet and barramundi are swimming up the crossing. This is truly such a wild place." One of David's tours goes across the East Alligator River at Cahill's Crossing which is not for the faint-hearted and has claimed two lives in the past. In a video crossing the mighty East Alligator River, he is seen surrounded by the beasts. He says: "They're lined up as the diamond scale mullet and barramundi are swimming up the crossing. This is truly such a wild place."