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Brady Barr (born 1963) is a herpetologist and currently the host of National Geographic's Dangerous Encounters. He has been employed with National Geographic since 1997.He has also been the host for two other series "Reptile Wild" and "Croc Chronicles" with Dr. Brady Barr.[1] A Texas native, Barr graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in science education and later became a high school teacher.[2] After earning a Ph.D. at the University of Miami,[3] he became the first known herpetologist to have captured all 23 extant species of crocodilians in his career.[4]
Barr assisted paleontologist Paul Serino in a scientific expedition to learn more about a giant 30 foot prehistoric crocodiles of the past.
While Barr was a doctoral student at the University of Miami in Coral Gables he studied alligators living wild in the Everglades National Park.
Barr's adventures have taken him to many exotic places such as Australia, South Africa, Borneo, India, and China; taking him face to face with some of the most amazing creatures in the world from giant salamanders to saltwater crocodiles.
While filming for an episode of dangerous encounters called "Snake Bite", Barr was horrifically wounded from a bite of a reticulated python. His bite made world news.
Barr regularly appears on the Tonight Show.
Barr is also the only man that have captured all 23 crocodile species.
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