Posted on 01/17/2019 8:18:50 AM PST by Eddie01
An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a huge pet crocodile on the island of Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday.
Deasy Tuwo, the head of a laboratory at a pearl farm in Minahasa in North Sulawesi, was killed by the 4.4-meter (14-foot) reptile last Thursday, authorities said.
The 44-year old's badly mauled body was found by colleagues the following morning, Hendrik Rundengan, from the local conservation agency, told AFP.
"The indication is that she fell into the crocodile's enclosure," he said, adding the incident was still being investigated by police.
The crocodile, named Merry, had eaten one of the woman's hands and most of her abdomen was missing, Rundengan said.
"These parts may still be inside the crocodile now," he added.
The giant reptile was sedated and removed from its enclosure Monday in a three-hour operation that involved dozens of people, including conservation officials, the army and police.
The reptile, which was owned illegally, will be transferred to a conservation area, Rundengan said.
The Indonesian archipelago is home to a vast array of exotic wildlife, including several species of crocodile that regularly attack and kill humans.
In April 2016, a Russian tourist was killed by a crocodile in the Raja Ampat islands, a popular diving site in the east of the archipelago.
Never smile at a crocodile
Never tip your hat and stop to talk awhile
Never run, walk away, say good-night, not good-day
Clear the aisle but never smile at Mister Crocodile
You may very well be well bred
Lots of etiquette in your head
But there's always some special case, time or place To forget etiquette
Indonesia is full of dangerous reptiles.
So is Washington DC.
“”These parts may still be inside the crocodile now,” he added.”
May?
Parts is parts.
Crocodiles....our friendly neighbors in the swamp.
The RAT-commies don’t want a wall. How about a moat with crocodiles??
Whoever came up with the idea of having a huge croc as a pet is seriously deluded.
Two words I never thought I’d see in same sentence: “Pet Crocodile.”
Was.
>>So is Washington DC.<<
Ha! Good one!
>>>Indonesia is full of dangerous reptiles.<<<
This is one of the countries where they let infants play with cobras. Somebody was eaten by one of their gods. Now that’s news! Not.
Surely you are joking.
I’m not certain you know what a cobra is...
They can’t buy the boy a Tonka?
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