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MoonRiver

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17. "Salties" are among the most dangerous animals in Australia!
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 09:09 AM
Aug 2015


The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is also widely known by the common names, estuarine or Indo-Pacific crocodile, more rarely or informally referred to as the saltie, marine or sea-going crocodile.[2] This species is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest terrestrial and riparian predator in the world. The males of this species can reach sizes up to 6.3 m (20.7 ft) and weigh up to 1,360 kg (3,000 lb).[3] However, an adult male saltwater crocodile is generally between 4.3 and 5.2 m (14 and 17 ft) in length and weighs 400 to 1,000 kg (880–2,200 lb), rarely growing larger.[4] Females are much smaller and often do not surpass 3 m (9.8 ft). As its name implies, this species of crocodile can live in salt water, but usually resides in mangrove swamps, estuaries, deltas, lagoons, and lower stretches of rivers. They have the broadest distribution of any modern crocodile, ranging from the eastern coast of India, throughout most of Southeast Asia,

The saltwater crocodile is a formidable and opportunistic hypercarnivorous, apex, ambush predator. It is capable of taking almost any animal that enters its territory, including fish, crustaceans, reptiles, birds and mammals, including other predators. Due to their size and distribution, saltwater crocodiles are the most dangerous extant crocodilian to humans.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile

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LOL!! Look at this crazy gator [View all] CatWoman Aug 2015 OP
salt water and gators, never heard of that before! steve2470 Aug 2015 #1
maybe it was trying to beat the heat CatWoman Aug 2015 #2
Looking to establish a new species. hunter Aug 2015 #3
good info, thanks! nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #9
My (second) favorite part of Lake Placid (1999) Fla_Democrat Aug 2015 #11
"Salties" are among the most dangerous animals in Australia! MoonRiver Aug 2015 #17
21 Feet! Sheezh. Octafish Aug 2015 #24
Don't know. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #25
The Northern Territory (Australia) newspaper often features these idiots SwissTony Aug 2015 #26
I guess these idiots think they're proving their manhood by taking on a gator MoonRiver Aug 2015 #33
he's a pretty scary looking beast indeed nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #36
Yes, and just imagine if you were face to face with this! MoonRiver Aug 2015 #37
Wow! alfie Aug 2015 #4
Lost his surfboard? shenmue Aug 2015 #5
Haven't you ever hear of body surfing? He's just emulating the man Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #28
Cool shenmue Aug 2015 #35
Shootin the curl... tularetom Aug 2015 #6
He was on vacation. :) Solly Mack Aug 2015 #7
He's lucky he wasn't attacked by a shark! Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #8
Sounds like the premise of a SyFy movie. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #14
a big shark vs a big gator/croc SwissTony Aug 2015 #27
Go, Surfin' Gator, Go! WinkyDink Aug 2015 #10
He was surely auditioning for a part in the film "Gator Curator:" DFW Aug 2015 #12
Gators go out into the surf to wash off the parasites... 1monster Aug 2015 #13
This couldn't be photoshopped, could it? I thought gators didn't like salt water. nt raccoon Aug 2015 #15
News outlets reported the story, and the local police tweeted about it. Chiyo-chichi Aug 2015 #18
SC and GA beaches are low country where fresh water mixes with ocean. Its very salty, tho. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #16
Where the fish are! Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #30
Sci-Fy doesn't need any ideas. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #19
Who woulda' thunk it madokie Aug 2015 #20
that is one heck of a great photo. KittyWampus Aug 2015 #21
yikes! mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #22
I've seen many gators in salt and brackish water. Darb Aug 2015 #23
Surf-Surf-Surfing Safari! Octafish Aug 2015 #29
Look at this crazy gator... TeeYiYi Aug 2015 #31
Sensitive gators are so quick to take a fence. Orrex Aug 2015 #32
!!! pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #34
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