"Hell, I'm not a Moslem. I eat anything."
Posted on 09/26/2005 7:14:40 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
THE latest fatal crocodile attack in the Northern Territory has sparked renewed calls for trophy hunting of the killer reptiles.
Englishman Russell Harris, 37, was snorkelling with a friend in a popular swimming spot off Groote Eylandt, near Arnhem Land, when he disappeared on Saturday afternoon.
His American wife was relaxing on remote Picnic Beach with the other man's partner, but the group became worried and alerted police when Mr Harris failed to return by late afternoon.
Mr Harris' body was found on Sunday at the mouth of Eight Mile Creek, about 1.5km north of where he was last seen.
"It's a shocking tragedy," police Acting Sen-Sgt Stephen Pfitzner said yesterday.
"There are a number of injuries on the deceased and also there was a crocodile sighted very close to where the deceased was."
Mr Harris, from Nottingham, had worked for five months as technical services superintendent at BHP Billiton's Gemco mine on the remote island.
Authorities were yesterday hunting the 4m crocodile so they could move it to another area.
The NT Government has long been lobbying the Federal Government to lift a 33-year ban on trophy hunting of crocodiles, as it grapples with an explosion in croc numbers.
Environment Minister Ian Campbell is due to make a decision in coming weeks, but has indicated opposition to it.
About 75,000 crocodiles live in Northern Territory waterways, of which 600 a year can be legally harvested for their skins.
Crocodile hunter Mick Pitman said it was time to allow crocodile hunting.
"They are eating people, eating dogs, cows and horses. We are sick of it up north," Mr Pitman said.
If some dopey bloody Pom goes swimming in their home, what does he reckon they'll do?
Well, maybe they should be not culled, but purposefully exterminated, with only a few individuals left in the major zoos. Life will become so much simpler and easier.
Where's Louis Vuitton when you need him?
that would offend the Greens
Croc on the barbie?
You'd think he'd be needing lots of crocs to make replacements for all the handbags purchased by hurricane evacuees with their government debit cards.
We must look into the root causes of the Croc's hatred of humanity.
Problem solved: feed the Greens to the crocs!!!!
It's time for Aussies to step up to the plate!
Ummm, you know what I mean...
Aren't they green (or greenish), and isn't grren the clor of ISLAM?
Are you sure those aren't Indonesian crocs infiltratig the Northern Territories?
We can declare open season on crocs when a few go bad and become mankillers, but we can't declare open season on muslims when 90% go bad.
"If some dopey bloody Pom goes swimming in their home, what does he reckon they'll do?"
The Poms are getting more and more European each day. I guess they would all go on like the greenies in our countries do? (And interesting aside: how many who have read this thread know what the term "Poms" means? ;-) )
But do they eat pork?
I thought a POM meant Prisoner of Mother England and was a reference to prisoners held in Australia from the early days. Is my memory correct?
So you are saying that they can eat us but we can't eat them?
Are you saying that crocs need Affirmative Action when it comes to the Food Chain?
We humans have to eat too.
I would bet that Australian crocs as just as tasty as Florida gators. :-)
I cant fathom some idiot going in the same water those things are in. Your asking for it if you do.
"Then the greenpissers are to be officially equated with, and counted as, crocodiles, with the same bounty per skin, but without zoo preservation privileges."
Crocodilians everywhere are deeply saddened.
How would you like to be lumped in with those things? And any bounty would have to include the cost of the arm length rubber gloves needed for anyone attempting to dress and clean one of those things.
On the other hand, perhaps there might be a market for 'Greenie' purses - IF the provenance could be established. Think of what might be paid for an Ingrid Newkirk purse. ;-)
Now there's an idea to grab onto! Y'all can feed your wackos to your crocs and we can feed ours to the Churchill, Canada Polar Bears!
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