Zoo snaps up family of well-travelled crocs

Swimming with a creature that might consider you a nice snack is not to everyone’s taste but it’s just a day at the office for James Hennessy, who runs the Reptile Village Zoo in Kilkenny.

James, 38, has been handling reptiles since his teenage years and, apart from running the zoo, lecturing, and doing television and film work, he travels the world helping to conserve the creatures.

His latest acquisition is a family of saltwater crocodiles. It took eight months of planning and overcoming a lot of red tape to complete their transfer from Butterfly Creek Zoo in New Zealand.