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Croc bite - graphic don't look if you don't like blood!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:50 pm    Post subject: Croc bite - graphic don't look if you don't like blood! Reply with quote

Found a few photos I took of a friend who got a quick 'nip' off a 3ft Caiman. It snapped at him while he was trying to catch it (silly sod thought he was Irvin!)

Anyway, this shows the damage that they can cause with just one quick bite from a small animal.

He was extremely lucky, the puncture wounds missed his tendens and nerves by mm's, after a 10 hour wait in casualty (they didn't believe it was a croc bite to start with Laughing ), he made a full recovery.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have some great photos of the panic on his face but he probably won't be too chuffed if I posted them up.....lol.

The hospital let me take photos while they stitched him up too, the doctor really couldn't cope under pressure (i was filming too!) and he made a right hash of the stitching!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the offending croc! (man I wish I bought it as a keep sake! Laughing )
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Coulda been a lot worse then that!! You just don't realise how sharp their teeth really are until you see them in the flesh, because in books/on documentaries they look a bit blunt. Next time wear some chainmail gloves Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

James, ask mr grant about his shark bite ......lol that was funny too! (i guess he's probably already told you)
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked Crikey!!Just shows how dangerous they are even at that size!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ha ha yeh I heard about the lemon shark!! Got a cool scar out of it though Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

can you tame them
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry about your friends injury but WoW thats a beautiful croc Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thomas mcpherson wrote:
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I doubt you could ever really trust a caiman but they certainly can settle right down and even come over and take food off of tongs etc.
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