MILKING VENOM, WRANGLING CROCODILE - ALL IN A DAY'S WORK ANIMAL PLANET BRINGS NEW SEASON OF 'THE WILD LIFE OF TIM FAULKNER'

Australian wildlife expert Tim Faulkner has been working in the zoo and conservation industry his whole life. Since volunteering at a Sydney wildlife park from the age of 14, Tim has worked with some of the world’s rarest and most endangered species. Join Tim as he wrestles saltwater crocodiles, wrangles deadly taipans and milks funnel-web spiders. It's all in a morning's work for the reptile park operations manager and wildlife expert.  Animal Planet’s popular series THE WILD LIFE OF TIM FAULKNER returns for one of wildlife's greatest journeys across Australia.

The new season of THE WILD LIFE OF TIM FAULKNER premiering January 18, weekdays (Monday to Friday) at 9 pm on Animal Planet will feature him wrangling a five metre saltwater croc, surveying a newly discovered dolphin, sun bathing with a sea lion, fishing for a long lost lizard, and more.

Tim's tour of the continent has him come face to face with some of the world's weirdest, cutest, rarest and most fearsome animals.  Tim has got it covered as he takes in some of Australia's most stunning scenery. And if he's not zigzagging the country he can be found hard at work at the world famous Australian Reptile Park dealing with amorous cassowaries, unidentified alligators and insolent emus.

Tim currently works as the General Manager of the award winning Australian Reptile Park, and has received accolades for his conservation work on Tasmanian devil breeding facility Devil Art. Tim’s infectious enthusiasm and fervor for adventure has made him one of the most credible wildlife experts in the world. A conservation series, THE WILD LIFE OF TIM FAULKNER follows the busy schedule of Tim Faulkner, as he tackles the daily challenges of running one of Australia's most action packed wildlife parks.