300kg croc hauled from Darwin river

The Australian ^ | November 07, 2006

[Dundee]

FIVE people were needed to haul a 300kg crocodile from a Northern Territory river popular with locals for water sports.

The 3.7m male saltwater crocodile was dragged from Howard River at Howard Springs, about 40km south of Darwin, early today.

[Dundee]

...a 300kg crocodile from a Northern Territory river popular with locals for water sports.

The last time I was up in Darwin I had lunch in a park near the centre of the CBD (such that it is in Darwin) and a 10 foot croc decided it would sun itself not 50 yards from where I was sitting. I definately kept a close eye on it while I had my lunch but my friend (who was born and raised in Darwin) didn't seem too interested.

[Lancey Howard]

Interesting post.
What does "300kg" mean in American? I take it that's heavy?

[GSlob]

Why couldn't they simply drill a, say, 7.62mm 220 grains hole in it? Think of all the handbags, wallets and boots.

[Natural Law]

"What does "300kg" mean in American?"

660 lbs.

[Dundee]

Just over 660 pounds.

[Mr Rogers]

Ah. A youngster...

[advertising guy]

and how long ?

[GSlob]

12 feet few inches

[Wiggins]

"That's a Crock."

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I guess I'm the first to say it - in the spirit of Steve Irwin....

"Crikey!"

[Dallas59]

We got em in Texas too....



Story:

Columbia Texas Alligator

Joe Goff, a game warden with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, walks past a 13-foot, 1-inch alligator that he shot and killed in the back yard of a home in the Bar X Ranch on FM 521 near West Columbia.

[beaversmom]

I didn't post it, but I did think of it. Poor Steve. He was a good guy.

[BradyLS]

Just over 660 pounds.

That's a quite a heap o' Chicken McNuggets from just one crockocritter!

[BradyLS]

That's some good eats, too!

[advertising guy]

holy crap..........look at that sucker from Texas..........looks like that sucker grew up on chicken fries all it's life

[Dallas59]

Carrying deer



Here’s a story of a very large alligator in Texas. Not the biggest ever, but still pretty damn large. Here’s a picture of it taken a KTBS helicopter flying over Lake Conroe in Texas with a whole deer in its mouth! Think of how large it has to be to fit an entire deer in its mouth.

The alligator was found between Athens and Palestine, Texas near a house. How would you like to meet this fella in the dark? Never let it be said that they don’t grow them big in Texas. Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator as he clearly could devour an entire family for lunch.Gator stashing deer

Apparently, the locals could hear the bellowing in the night. Neighbors had been saying around the street that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind their house, but every story was dismissed as exaggerations. “I didn’t believe it," Charles Rogers (on neighbor) said. This past Friday they realized the stories were, if anything, understated. Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast.

[advertising guy]

is this one the one in the pic above ? the 13 ft'er ?

[Dallas59]

I believe so. Ours are freshwater.

[advertising guy]

I just did a pinger measure and that 13 ft'r is the size of the officer from his head to his knees

[advertising guy]

dang...too many Sam Adams but meant finger measure