Australia man killed by a crocodile after falling into river

[Dobymick]

A 4.9 meter crocodile was shot dead following the incident

Apparently about 3 people die each year by crocodiles in Australia on average. So it's pretty bad luck what happened to him. Some die due to reckless behavior but that was not his case

While in Africa the Nile crocodile kills hundreds of people each year. Estimates goes from 200 to 500 but some says it's more because a lot of deaths go unreported. There are a lot more exposure though

 

[THEfightsAREfixed]

i blame crocodile tourism industry

 

[Sweater of AV]

That's a tough way to go. RIP.

Thankfully the croc was shot. Message sent.

 

[AGGAMEMNON66]

Krikey

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

How do we know she didn't push him ?
Also I don't understand why they kill the animal in situations like this .
It's not like it walked up in his yard and ate him.
Croc was just being a croc in his home .

 

[listrahtes]

How do we know she didn't push him ?
Also I don't understand why they kill the animal in situations like this .
It's not like it walked up in his yard and ate him.
Croc was just being a croc in his home .

Because it can change the hunting pattern permanently. We know that from Nile crocodile and from Congo esp etc were crocodiles start focusing on humans with hunting patterns we would never think them capable of. It's important to kill the animals that kill a human. Has nothing to do with revenge.

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

Because it can change the hunting pattern permanently. We know that from Nile crocodile and from Congo esp etc were crocodiles start focusing on humans with hunting patterns we would never think them capable of. It's important to kill the animals that kill a human. Has nothing to do with revenge.

Bullshit , did you read the part where they say they kill 3 people a year ?

 

[listrahtes]

Bullshit , did you read the part where they say they kill 3 people a year ?

You did not really try to understand my post. In countries were there is no population control in that way crocodiles have changed hunting pattern harassing villages frequently killing humans.

Sure it's not as much in Australia as it's much less inhabitated. I don't know about the numbers of kills with Crocs but ISAF for sharks only documents a small number of the real occuring kills .

It doesn't matter if the croc , shark whatever lives in Australia or Africa they are all capable of that and so it's important to prevent this by killing the animal. Same with GW , Tiger Sharks...etc. It's not about what we want to be true because of emotional attachment to animals but the neurophysiological decision making process and it's variable pathways in animals.

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

You did not really try to understand my post. In countries were there is no population control in that way crocodiles have changed hunting pattern harassing villages frequently killing humans.

Sure it's not as much in Australia as it's much less inhabitated. I don't know about the numbers of kills with Crocs but ISAF for sharks only documents a small number of the real occuring kills .

It doesn't matter if the croc , shark whatever lives in Australia or Africa they are all capable of that and so it's important to prevent this by killing the animal. Same with GW , Tiger Sharks...etc. It's not about what we want to be true because of emotional attachment to animals but the neurophysiological decision making process and it's variable pathways in animals.

Great well that's not the case here .

 

[Dobymick]

How do we know she didn't push him ?
Also I don't understand why they kill the animal in situations like this .
It's not like it walked up in his yard and ate him.
Croc was just being a croc in his home .

The argument is that they can grow a taste for humans. I also find a bit unfair for the croc. Australians are usually very cautious about them. I don't think there is a risk for them to become man hunters because that is simply not a reliable food source. With Nile crocodile however they do become man hunters in some cases though because they are in constant contact with humans and see them as a food source

Also, sometimes they kill the wrong croc. I'm sure there is no way to know for certain that they killed the right one. In Philippines they went out to kill a croc that ate a woman and they just target the biggest one they could find in the area but they weren't sure if it was the right one and it was probably not

 

[ChosenOne]

I watch a lot of National Geographic animal type shows.

There was one where two giant male lions had to cross a crocodile infested stream. They watched and waited and waited and waited trying to pick a low activity time and they made their break for it. Swimming as fast as they could, but instantly a big crock made a bee line at them and they were not going to beat him. You could see the closest lion to him watching his approach, and just as the crocodile reared its head out of the water with mouth wide open to grab, the lion actually dived under the water and under the crocodile coming up under him.

It was not a violent hit but it startled the crocodile (their eyes are closed when their mouth is open to attack to protect the eyes) and the crocodile bolted in the opposite direction thinking he was being attacked. Both lions made it the opposite shore.

I had no idea lions knew how to dive nor had the strategic knowledge to know how to counter the attack.

I cannot find that video but i think it was that, that lions maneuver that lead to this infamous finish move...

Spoiler

 

[Dobymick]

I watch a lot of National Geographic animal type shows.

There was one where two giant male lions had to cross a crocodile infested stream. They watched and waited and waited and waited trying to pick a low activity time and they made their break for it. Swimming as fast as they could, but instantly a big crock made a bee line at them and they were not going to beat him. You could see the closest lion to him watching his approach, and just as the crocodile reared its head out of the water with mouth wide open to grab, the lion actually dived under the water and under the crocodile coming up under him.

It was not a violent hit but it startled the crocodile (their eyes are closed when their mouth is open to attack to protect the eyes) and the crocodile bolted in the opposite direction thinking he was being attacked. Both lions made it the opposite shore.

I had no idea lions knew how to dive nor had the strategic knowledge to know how to counter the attack.

I cannot find that video but i think it was that, that lions maneuver that lead to this infamous finish move...

Spoiler

Maybe this was the footage you saw



There is also this one made by tourists

 

[ChosenOne]

Maybe this was the footage you saw



There is also this one made by tourists

Yup that first one is it. NIce find.

Is it weird that i hate to see the crocodiles win that battle (like in the second video) and kill a lion, despite the fact lions kill other animals?

It is like i see crocodiles as the villains in the predator world.

 

[Elvis.]

Wherever these guys are , I am not , fuck that

 

[SaiWa]

Great well that's not the case here .

What do you mean that's not the case here?

You do that practically everywhere in the world with predators: bears, wolves, crocodiles, sharks, etc… The reason as others have stated is you don’t want one to change its behavior and others learn from it.

And you have a lot less deaths Australian crocodiles because most Australians do not live on wetlands or near crocodile habitats. It also helps that Australian crocodile population is low because they were hunted voraciously and have been protected from international trade since the 70s. If more Australians lived around them you’d see a lot more accidents.

 

[davidlemonparty]

The argument is that they can grow a taste for humans. I also find a bit unfair for the croc. Australians are usually very cautious about them. I don't think there is a risk for them to become man hunters because that is simply not a reliable food source. With Nile crocodile however they do become man hunters in some cases though because they are in constant contact with humans and see them as a food source

Also, sometimes they kill the wrong croc. I'm sure there is no way to know for certain that they killed the right one. In Philippines they went out to kill a croc that ate a woman and they just target the biggest one they could find in the area but they weren't sure if it was the right one and it was probably not

Crocs are highly territorial so if they just kill the croc in that area it'll be the same one

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

What do you mean that's not the case here?

You do that practically everywhere in the world with predators: bears, wolves, crocodiles, sharks, etc… The reason as others have stated is you don’t want one to change its behavior and others learn from it.

And you have a lot less deaths Australian crocodiles because most Australians do not live on wetlands or near crocodile habitats. It also helps that Australia crocodiles population are low because they hunted voraciously and has been protected from international trade since the 70s. If more Australians lived around them you’d see a lot more accidents.

Guy was in the Crocs territory.
If they start marching into people's yards it's fair game .

It's like idiots that get eaten by bears in the woods or people who get eaten by a shark in the water.
They aren't going out of their way to attack you . You're in their kitchen .

 

[crabmeat]

Wish he could have traded places with this idiot.

 

[downthepines]

If someone in my family had been ate by a croc I am going to want that animal shot for closure reasons alone. Let alone the potential risk of it eating someone else. Get a clue.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

How do we know she didn't push him ?
Also I don't understand why they kill the animal in situations like this .
It's not like it walked up in his yard and ate him.
Croc was just being a croc in his home .

It's so they don't get a taste for human flesh. Lots of packets of takis fuego could have been saved if someone had shot me after I'd tried my first one.