A woman has recounted the moment she saw her friend get killed by an enormous saltwater crocodile. Model Ginger Meadows had been to visit Australia after watching the movie Crocodile Dundee, having gone out on a trip on the Lady G, a luxurious boat, before planning to head on to Papua New Guinea. The skipper […]
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‘Straya: Mulletted Aussies wade through croc-infested waters with a beer, a smoke and a gun – just days after a publican was killed in a vicious attack while fishing
Two men have been slammed for wading in croc-infested waters just over a week after a hotel owner was killed and eaten by two crocodiles while fishing. The men were captured on camera walking waist-deep through the Jardine River at Cape York in Queensland’s Far North. One of the men is shirtless holding a can […]
Female zookeeper mauled by 16ft monster crocodile in horror reptile park attack
A female zookeeper “lost a lot of blood” after she was attacked by a 16ft saltwater crocodile in northern Australia. The 34-year-old woman was rushed to hospital after the giant reptile, known as Leo, reportedly bit her on the arm in a surprise attack. It is believed the member of staff was trying to put […]
Queensland fisher missing after suspected crocodile attack
A fisher is missing in far north Queensland after a suspected crocodile attack, sparking a major search and rescue operation. The 65-year-old Laura man was fishing along the Kennedy River at Rinyirru national park in Lakefield on Saturday afternoon when he disappeared after a commotion reported by nearby campers. Bystanders described the fisher as being […]
Five-metre saltwater crocodile called Leo tears flesh off woman, 34, in horror mauling at Crocosaurus Cove reptile park: ‘There was a lot of blood’
A worker at a crocodile park tourist attraction is lucky to be alive after being mauled by a five-metre saltwater crocodile. The 34-year-old woman was taken to hospital after she was attacked by resident saltwater croc Leo while working at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin on April 29. It’s understood the female employee was putting a […]
Holidaymakers horrified by sick and emaciated PET crocodile which escaped its cage and ended up on busy Bali beach
A ‘pet’ crocodile has tugged at heart strings after it was recaptured at a popular tourist spot, with some terrified about how close the mammoth reptile was found to the community. The saltwater crocodile was snapped by Australian woman Deb Schnippins who posted photos while she was on Legian Beach in Bali on Wednesday. Images […]
Queensland proposal to remove more large crocodiles could raise risk of attacks, experts warn
Critics of a proposal to remove more large crocodiles from Queensland’s populated far north coast say the move will result in a “silent cull” and could actually put more people at risk of attack. The Queensland government said crocodile numbers had been slowly rising and it was conducting modelling to see what impact taking more […]
Swine dining: crocodiles are thriving in the NT and it could be because of feral pigs
The exponential increase in saltwater crocodile populations in the Northern Territory in recent decades may be partly a result of them preying on feral pigs, new research suggests. Scientists who have analysed the diets of saltwater crocodiles in the Territory believe the reptiles have shifted from marine prey to predominantly terrestrial food sources in the […]