Audacious film-makers disguise themselves to swim with crocs

Daring film makers have dressed themselves in unique wet suits in an effort to convince massive crocodiles that they too are reptiles.

The creative suits are designed to mimic the crocodile’s scaly skin while blocking the body’s electrical current so they can capture footage in their natural element.

Self proclaimed "reptile-nerds" Forrest Galante and cameraman Mark Romanov went face-to-face with six colossal crocs to capture the footage.

“The theory was by looking like a crocodile, acting like a crocodile, we might actually be a little bit safer and be able to get closer to the crocodiles,” Mr Galante said.

“I don't know if those things played into it or not, but either way we got really close to the crocodiles and we were safe.

“When I was swimming with the crocodiles I was in this excited, tranquil, nervous, happy state all at once - I mean it was just every kind of emotion you can imagine all at once while being in the water.”

While they are professionals, Mr Romanov said he is still blown away by the sheer grace the massive reptiles display under water.

“This was a really interesting one to us because it showed animals, that are thought of as dangerous, in a capacity that we could interact with them.”

The wildlife biologists chose not to disclose where exactly they captured the incredible footage, at the risk of encouraging untrained divers to emulate them.

"We are trained professionals, we're wildlife biologists - this is what we do for a living," Mr Galante said.

"This is not something that just anyone should go out and try and jump in the water with the crocodiles. You will get hurt or you will hurt the animal."

"These creatures are just phenomenal, when you see them up close, the power they have, the grace they have, it's incredible to see,” Mr Romanov said.