An Australian wildlife warrior has gone where most people would not dare by filming himself swimming alongside deadly saltwater crocodiles . Beau Greaves has tried to show off the 'sensitive side ' of the predators and released extraordinary footage of him up close and personal with the reptile on his YouTube channel . The 24-year-old crayfish diver took a dip in the Great Barrier Reef , in Queensland 's far north , to capture hours of video , exploring the wildlife it had to offer - including stingrays and wobbegongs , commonly known as the carpet shark . Scroll down for video . Beau Greaves has always had a fascination with wildlife and in a new video he swims dangerously close to saltwater crocodiles . Mr Greaves spends nine months of the year on a trawler working as a crayfish diver near Cape York . On his YouTube page , Mr Greaves said he was a thrill seeker who never did things in halves . His sister , Ebony , told Daily Mail Australia this had always been the case . 'Beau is a very extreme person , as a little kid we grew up at Lake Cooroibah [ north of Queensland 's Sunshine Coast ] , ' she said . 'Ever since I could remember he would go out for hours by himself , and trawl up and down the lake and catch all kinds of snakes , spiders and eels and other exotic wildlife . 'One time he came home with a crab attached to his finger when he was five years old . ' Ms Greaves said her brother had an unexplained connection with wildlife , which helped him swim unnoticed by animals . When asked if she and her family even feared for Mr Greaves ' safety , his sister answered : 'Absolutely . ' The 24-year-old is seen swimming alongside crocodiles in the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland 's far north . At no point in the video does the crocodile appear to behave aggressively towards the Sunshine Coast man . He said he had 'absolutely no fear ' but he respected crocodiles and does not touch them with hands . 'To be honest , he 's an extreme person . When he 's not catching wildlife , he 's into surfing and into extreme motocross riding , ' she said . 'He always finds the extreme in everything he does . 'No matter how worried our family is ... he loves what he is doing . ' I ca n't ever imagine him being an office person , he loves the wildlife . ' Mr Greaves told The Sunday Mail it was 'unbelievable ' to be able to swim so closely with the crocodiles , an act which wildlife experts warned was detrimental to his safety . 'They 're just a big old dinosaur , and they 've got big teeth too , ' the wildlife warrior said . This is a carpet shark , also known as a wobbegong , which Mr Greaves also dares to interact with . Here he is seen swimming with his head resting underneath the carpet shark , which looks to be unfazed with this . Mr Greaves also dares to give the shark a pat as he continues to explore the Great Barrier Reef . Mr Greaves is also a reptile carer on the Sunshine Coast and works for nine months of the year diving the coral reefs in remote Cape York for crayfish on a trawler . He uses his time living in the area to film his wildlife videos and gives him an opportunity to learn about dugongs , snakes , turtles , dolphins and whales . Mr Greaves believes he had a 'primal connection ' with the dangerous beasts , which he helps them remain calm around him . ' I just gauge their mood , and if they 're relaxed , it 's all cool . I jump in and swim around with them , ' he said . ' I love crocs . I 've got absolutely no fear . But I do respect them . And I 've learnt my lesson not to touch them . ' At one point in the video , the 24-year-old is seen swimming near a stingray with its tail facing the diver . In a terrifying moment , he reaches out and prods the back of the animal with a rod close to its barb . A barb through the chest was what killed Mr Greaves ' idol , Steve Irwin , who was known as 'The Crocodile Hunter ' . The 24-year-old also dares to swim close to stingrays - which killed crocodile hunter Steve Irwin . He daringly reaches out and prods the stingray 's tail with a rod in a terrifying moment . But Professor Grahame Webb , from wildlife sanctuary Crocodylus Park , said Mr Greaves was reducing his life expectancy by swimming so closely with crocodiles . 'Unless he is Doctor Dolittle and can talk to the animals , he 's a croc snack waiting to happen , ' Prof Webb told News Corp. 'Wow . He 's got big kahunas . But that 's really asking for it . ' For those who think crocodiles that live in open water or reefs are not as deadly , Prof Webb said this was simply not the case . According to News Corp , 10 per cent of the 111 attacks that have happened since crocodile hunting was banned in Australia in the 1970s involved scuba divers , snorkellers or spear fishermen - putting Mr Greaves in the 'very high-risk category ' .
Beau Greaves is seen swimming alongside saltwater crocodiles in a video . The footage was posted on YouTube by the Australian Reptile Park and has been viewed more than 1 million times.