Man Eating Crocodile - WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT

[Eventually_Africa_Again]

And that's why I wouldn't risk eating a croc, assuming I'd even get the chance to go for one (for some reason my wife really loves these old fellows so I think the odds of me getting a wack at one are pretty non existent) . Still...what a story!

 

[siml]

They say on the Zambezi river, a person is taken every second day by crocodile.

 

[Philip Glass]

This is the best argument for trophy hunting for this species. Taking the big ones does not hurt the population and the big ones eat people! Plus the big ones eat tons of the baby crocs as well.

Regards,
Philip

 

[siml]

@Philip Glass , I guess you could say the same about lions . . .

 

[spike.t]

This is the best argument for trophy hunting for this species. Taking the big ones does not hurt the population and the big ones eat people! Plus the big ones eat tons of the baby crocs as well.

Regards,
Philip

they dont have to be that big to take someone........

 

[Philip Glass]

they dont have to be that big to take someone........

No but the big ones know how to do it!

 

[siml]

Crocs are amazing creatures , patience and silent killers . We baited a croc this year and had the pleasure of watching him for over 8 hours . When he eventually came out the water and walked to the bait , it was a true experience to watch , his massive body going up and down . . . Sent chills through your body .

 

[PeteG]

No but the big ones know how to do it!

I've had to shoot a couple of crocs in the last few months, not because they were big, but they were pretty damn bold.
One was about 6-7' and was quite happily watching and waiting for my guy who was clearing grass and tidying up the jetty at the Lake. This guy that i sent down to clear the jetty had lost his wife to a croc about 3 years prior only .5km up the lake from the jetty. She went down to draw water and never came back.
Just before i left last weekend, there was a croc basking on one of the rocks to the side of the jetty below the offices. He didnt move very quickly when my guys went down to the water to check on the water pump!
might be a candidate for testing the new peregrines in the 300.

Its quite a problem for me as i have scuba divers in the water for a minimum of 5hours every day about 1km down the shoreline from the jetty.

 

[spike.t]

No but the big ones know how to do it!

if its 8 ft or 14ft i promise you both sizes know exactly "how to do it".... and once you are in the water you are pretty much fkd , even a 6 footer in its enviroment i.e. the water would pull you under no probs.........

 

[Dragan N.]

if its 8 ft or 14ft i promise you both sizes know exactly "how to do it".... and once you are in the water you are pretty much fkd , even a 6 footer in its enviroment i.e. the water would pull you under no probs.........

Yeah people don't realize how little additional weight it takes to drown a person while they are in the water. I remember reading somewhere that a 20 pound fish that clamped on or bite you while in the water, and if it won't let go, is more than capable of drowning the average person (I guess of average water comfort/swimming skills).

To all skeptics who might think this is too little and hard to believe try tieing a 20 pound dumbbell to one of your arms or legs and swimming with it- its not gonna happen. A 20 pound fish or marine animal is probably going to bite or hold on to one of your limbs given its size but this also makes swimming much more difficult. And a dumbbell is just dead weight which wants to sink and is pulling you down, imagine what it is like when this same weight is living and fighting to pull you underwater.

Even if the dead or additional weight is in an anatomically better position- ie on your back and not on one of your limbs swimming while easier will still be extremely difficult. To illustrate this put a 20 pound backpack/pack on your back and try swimming with it- again very difficult and a person would tire very quickly.

As a real life case there was the example of people getting drowned while noodling by relatively small fish and there was even a case of like a 15 or so pound stingray that stabbed someone with its tail while they were in the water, the barb got stuck- couldn't come out and the person drowned as they couldn't reach shore.

Now, I'm not to familiar with crocodilians but I suspect a 6 foot croc. could weigh 100 pounds or so? Now imagine razor sharp teeth and a wickedly powerful bite clamped onto your arm or leg and pulling you underneath. The person doesn't have a chance.

I think some people don't quite grasp how out of their element humans are in water.

 

[CAustin]

I know this thread started long before I joined AH so I went back and looked at the pictures. When you the contents of the animals gut it paints the real picture. These animals are killing machines and if you give them the chance they will win the fight. Might hunt one of these someday!

 

[Rule 303]

The power of the croc verses the power of stupidity. A couple of us were doing a night patrol along a beach in Guadalcanal back in 2006. Now there was a couple about 30mts out and apparently could not afford a room or just thought it was a romantic thing with the full moon. Anyhow we had passed a good 5mt croc about 500mts earlier and it was heading their way. When we advised then to get out of the water we were meet with a tirade of abuse. When we told them why, well Usaim Bolt could not move that fast on dry land Yes they knew a decent sized croc lived in the creek just up from them.

 

[Baldi59]

Not the best idea.Count your lucky Stars.

 

[Baldi59]

And that's why I wouldn't risk eating a croc, assuming I'd even get the chance to go for one (for some reason my wife really loves these old fellows so I think the odds of me getting a wack at one are pretty non existent) . Still...what a story!

Croc Tail Steaks grilled with Garlic Butter and Lemon Juice.Good eating and will soon get you mind off the Crocs dietary preferences ie the vunerable local population.

 

[PeteG]

Croc Tail Steaks grilled with Garlic Butter and Lemon Juice.Good eating and will soon get you mind off the Crocs dietary preferences ie the vunerable local population.

@bluey what say you? Yours was muddy tasting and not great right?
I've been tempted several times here to try it

 

[MJ75]

This is the best argument for trophy hunting for this species. Taking the big ones does not hurt the population and the big ones eat people! Plus the big ones eat tons of the baby crocs as well.

If you target the big crocs that eat the little guys you'll end up with a population explosion in the future!

Seen the same thing happen here in the UK when people used to think it was a good idea to remove large pike from trout fisheries. The truth was, the big pike regulated the population as they preyed on smaller pike leaving the healthy trout alone...

 

[spike.t]

need a population explosion in some places as the fishermen are killing them when caught in the nets, and with the explosives used for killing any fish they can.......

 

[johnnyblues]

Man.....Tuff stuff.

 

[MJ75]

This is the best argument for trophy hunting for this species. Taking the big ones does not hurt the population and the big ones eat people! Plus the big ones eat tons of the baby crocs as well.

Regards,
Philip

But if you take out the big ones then there won't be tons of baby ones being eaten! Are you sure that would not increase the population?

I can tell you for sure though that one person is not eaten every second as suggested further up the thread though! That would be 31,536,000 people per annum!

 

[mrpoindexter]

Every second day, meaning 182-183 per year.