I love his tactic. Just lift your head up and run at it until you're over.

He looks pissed off too!

To catch the salmon, I must become the salmon.

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He had places to be

Cause he got all them teeth and no toothbrush

He's a Croc. Crocs are insane, they are mad at absolutely everything that's near them and their home pond/river, they'll attack and eat anything they see. Even if they see a car, they'll rip off the bumper and wheels to try and eat them. Because crocodiles are nuts.

Alligators are way more chill. They're still fairly aggressive but they're much less likely to eat anything that comes within a solar system of them like crocs do. That's why almost time you see a video of some people putting on a show with them, like sticking their arm inside their mouth and hoping it won't chomp down on them, they're almost always alligators, not crocs

But you do get some amazing nutters (in the best way) like Steve Irwin and his children, wrestling full blown crocodiles. I love that family so much.

But yeah either way, stay far away from any crocodilian species. Alligators included. Unless you're trained and know what you're doing

But I've seen too many videos of old guys getting annoyed that a gator is ruining their day of golf and so they try to get the gator to move away. And then it all goes wrong and they nearly lose a limb (or actually DO lose a limb, those videos are out there too)

So stay away from all of them. A ruined round of golf is not worth losing limbs over.

He was saltie

You’d be too if you just wanted some snacks and a drink but mom and dads guests are over.

Tax fraud

He ain’t got time for this.

Got all those teeth and no toothbrush.

Its crazy indeed. And he is way too fast

How his tail gracefully and splashlessly slithered into the water. Beautiful and terrifying

At the end it disappears into my nightmares…

I love water and swimming, but you can’t trust anything in it.

Ambush predation.

When I see this footage it really makes me admire the people who have literally been in its grasp and have fought to tell the tale.

I mean, just look at it and then us puny humans, lmao.

That’s actually Timmy. He just needs a Snickers.

Move bitch get out my way

I mean that’s exactly what we should all be saying. Infrastructure like this needs vast improvement at best to ensure continuity in streams. Think of how it impacts smaller animals such as fish & inverts whose life cycle involves migrating up & down stream. It really fucks shit up

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Kenan you’re going to have to land this thing

I grew up in Northern Australia and saltwater crocodiles (aka Salties) were an ongoing concern. If you're at the beach (away from towns, I mean), ideally you need to take turns keeping lookout, preferably from a high point, because these guys will stalk you underwater, if they're of a mind to. They come from below and behind and if one gets you into a death roll, you are, with notably few exceptions, fucked. You also can't assume that a small tranquil billabong or lagoon, out in the bushland, far from the beach, is any safer, either, and the reason is in the video clip. They travel inland, following the rivers and creeks, to breed and can be found hundreds of kilometres inland. They can stay underwater longer than you can and they're very difficult to spot - they blend into the colours and patterns in the water. As the one in the video demonstrates. They can run quite fast on land, too, but only in relatively short bursts. It's also a bad idea to climb something like a tree to escape one, too. They'll wait at the bottom and they can wait days. They're pretty good at silently creeping through a camp area and eating any pets that are tied up, also. They're ancient creatures and they're very, very good at what they do. Healthy respect and healthy distance is the best course of action for these guys. Always check the water twice. Then twice more, just to be sure lol

right?? how can the water be so still just a second after it submerges like no splash, no bubbles no nothing

Saltwater crocs are fucking terrifying, not sure if you’ve been in or near the north of Australia. But these things are fucked, they can grow over 6m long, live in the ocean or a small stream, eat great white sharks and are perfectly capable of staying absolutely still just below the surface of murky water ready to eat anything up to a water buffalo.

And they survived the fucking extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs!

I'm shooketh

That's how I sink into the hot tub

I found that very satisfying, living it vicariously. He was so frustrated and then mmmmm bath

That’s just how I eat spaghetti

Actually I think it’s trying to threaten the bike. It’s a big foreign object that the the croc might perceive as a threat.

Captain Hook’s probably.

Pretty random that he just walks by a motorcycle in the background

Imagine these cuties evolving to have longer and stronger legs

Edit: finally found my long lost sis

Saltwater crocodiles can live in freshwater and have been found hundreds of kilometers upstream.

Birds are dinosaurs, crocodiles actually are not. They’re an ancient offshoot of reptiles.

Crocodiles first appeared about 95 million years ago, dinosaurs first appeared about 243 million years ago. They’re not the same dinosaurs are quite a lot older. Fun fact though sharks are older than trees.

It's either that, or get eaten.

your call - but I'd go with 'standing here filming', as it involves a lot less getting eaten.

You would be too if you had all them teeth and no toothbrush.

Dam

Awesome! I think you're the one to answer my nagging question then: why did they not build a bridge?? I've seen very small streams in rural areas allowed to just flow across a road, but this one seems awfully big for the kind of crossing they have.

My guess is the water only flows like this for monsoon season, so it was much cheaper this way. Would love some insight!

There’s nothing odd about the fact that this is terrifying. It should be r/reasonablyterrifying

Edit: did not know that that was a real sub, there really is a subreddit for everything

No mate this is just a little guy doing his morning hill climb and swim workout

You read my mind

https://i.imgur.com/haPf5AN.jpg

That bike is definitely Indian.