Giant croc captured alive in Philippines

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A ONE-tonne saltwater crocodile has been captured in a southern Philippine town.

Published On: 05-Sep-11 11:04 PM
Source: AP via NEWS.com.au

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[abnrmal91]

Thats massive

 

[vampstorso]

at least they're not gonna kill it! woooh!

 

[SteveNT]

Thats massive

That's par for the course. Anyone who thinks they're a big goanna, think again.

No pic it didn't happen apparently.

 

[Australis]

Here you go steve.

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, Mayor Cox Elorde of Bunawan township, Agusan del Sur Province, pretends to measure a huge crocodile which was captured by residents and crocodile farm staff along a creek in Bunawan late Saturday in southern Philippines.(AP Photo)

source:Giant croc to become star of Philippines tourist park - CTV News

MANILA, Philippines — Villagers and experts have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town.

Mayor Cox Elorde said Monday that dozens of villagers and experts ensnared the 6.4-meter male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province after a three-week hunt. It is one of the largest crocodiles to be captured alive in the Philippines in recent years.

Elorde says the crocodile killed a water buffalo in an attack witnessed by villagers last month and is also suspected of having attacked a fisherman who went missing in July.

Elorde says putting the huge crocodile in a tourism park will turn it "From a threat into an asset."

 

[Nighthawk]

Wow! Not something you really want to play peek-a-boo with!

 

[AllThingsReptile]

Wow! Not something you really want to play peek-a-boo with!

eh, i'd give i a go



seriously that is one huge croc, they should give it a medal or something

 

[Nighthawk]

eh, i'd give i a go



seriously that is one huge croc, they should give it a medal or something

Good luck with that, let me know how it goes lol :lol:

 

[RickLeekong]

Oh......my.......god

 

[mmafan555]

Huge 21 ft crocodile caught in the philippines - YouTube

Truly enormous beast...Would love to see how it matches up with that huge crocodile Brutus that lives in the Adelaide River in Australia.....Glad it will be relocated and not killed...a croc of that size needs to reproduce and pass on its genes as much as possible.

 

[Bel03]

That things feet are almost as big as me in total! :shock: They really are beautiful, even though 'just a bit' scary! :lol:

 

[Grogshla]

I wonder how old the croc would be

 

[pythrulz]

Just imagine what that huge croc has been eating on over its lifetime I hope they look after it properly and it doesnt become a sideshow attraction

 

[FusionMorelia]

holy carp! thats the biggest one of those i ever saw!

 

[jedi_339]

That things feet are almost as big as me in total! :shock: They really are beautiful, even though 'just a bit' scary! :lol:

wow you must be tiny

 

[user 16446]

Crikey

 

[tyson001]

;they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town; why cant they just relocate it so it can breed and create more giants?

 

[jedi_339]

I remember they did a tracking study of big salties up around the cape at some stage, might have even been Steve Irwins boat.
If I remember correctly those big salties will travel thousands of km's to return to their territories, sometimes not straight away either, one big male stayed down in the gulf of Carpentaria till the season changed then swam back when the currents were right, was an interesting read actually

 

[Gibblore]

What a beast

 

[mysnakesau]

Well lets hope they can keep him healthy & happy in their park. He might have been the "Lake Placid" star.