Australian zookeeper and TV star Steve Irwin’s only son Robert Irwin had a close encounter with death similar to his father who unfortunately passed away doing what he loved the most.

The 22-year-old conservationist was left in a situation where he feared for his life by a 317kg crocodile.

The crocodile, named Jimmy Fallon, had locked Robert up in a “death toll”.

Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Robert recalled the incident when he escapred death.

“I named this crocodile Jimmy Fallon, like, years ago, and he’s now what we call a boss croc. He’s huge, right?”, he said.

Robert revealed he was almost crushed by the 14ft long creature.

“So I jumped on the back of Jimmy Fallon… and, get this, he death-rolled me. So I’m stuck underneath him with my arm hanging out. I’ve got like, probably, I don’t know, maybe 700 pounds on top of me? And I’m just like, ‘What do I do?’” Robert recalled.

The zookeeper said the crocodile rolled away by himself that ended up saving his life.

“I was fine, but he’s a goer, Jimmy. He’s a goer.”, Robert commented.

His father, Steve was one of the most famous crocodile hunters in the world when he passed away after being stabbed by a short-tail stingray in 2006.