Rob “Caveman” Alleva has a voracious appetite for knowledge and is completely self-taught. He learned to handle a bevy of dangerous animals by traveling the world studying exotic creatures and considers animal handling to be a lifelong learning process—like a martial art.

Rob once had a severe rattlesnake bite which almost killed him. That near-death experience inspired him to raise awareness about deadly creatures around the world. Now, he’s ready to take whatever pain these creatures can dish out.