While she was successful, confronting a crocodile is a risky thing to do. Pro Tip: If you spot a croc, back away slowly and try not to make sudden movements. Splashing in water will only draw attention. If a crocodile heads your way, run away in a straight line. The myth about moving in a zig-zag motion is just that—a myth. Crocodiles can move at 10 miles per hour, so remove those flip flops so you can run faster.
In , Stephen Moreen waded into water near Peppimentari, Australia to retrieve geese he had been hunting when a crocodile grabbed his arm. The creature released him and swam away.
Pro Tip: If you are ever in the unfortunate situation of engaging in battle with a croc, aim for the eyes. Crocodile hiding underwater. Thirty-two years before a woman managed to shoo away a croc with her flip flop, Val Plumwood faced down a reptile in the same park in Plumwood was canoeing alone when she saw a crocodile in the water.
She tried to jump onto surrounding low-hanging branches, but the crocodile grabbed her legs and pulled her into a death roll—an attack meant to drown and subdue the prey.
After surviving two death rolls, Plumwood attempted to climb a paperbark tree when she was pulled back under into a final roll. Determined to survive, she fought against the crocodile by hitting it and jabbing her fingers into what may have been its eyes or nose. Plumwood escaped by clawing her way up a slippery mud bank and using torn clothing as a tourniquet for her wounds. Get medical attention right away.
Even small puncture wounds could get infected easily because of the multitudes of bacteria in their mouths and the waters they live in. I once had a girlfriend who had teeth-shaped scars across her chest. Everyone who heard what happened wanted her to recount the story. It went something like this:. On a hot and muggy morning before the other tropical plant researchers got out of bed, she decided to go for a relaxing swim in the Panama canal. There were signs that had recently been erected that said beware of crocodiles , but because people had been swimming there for years, nobody paid attention to the signs.
The goal that day was to swim to a channel marker about m offshore. At first, the swim was like any other. At 75 meters from shore though, this dramatically changed. She remembers getting slammed in the chest and spun around. She had tooth marks across her chest and was staring at a massive crocodile.
Then it sank beneath the surface, out of sight. She screamed bloody murder, waking up the entire camp. Either way, it was probably the best ending to a terrifying situation. The visiting researchers at this site now pay attention to those signs, and nobody swims in the Panama canal anymore! When I heard that story, it reinforced my already healthy fear of crocs.
But it just so happens that, in my line of work, I very often find myself in croc country. It was years after the incident, and I was helping a fish biologist put out gill nets to trap fish. The operation required us snorkeling down 10 feet to install the nets in the croc infested waters of the canal. The idea was that an attack underwater was unlikely. So we came up with a plan.
Five guards with guns stood around as we jumped in the water and did our little operation. It did make me think more about croc behavior and the dangers though. In the particular case of crocodiles, I think my fear is probably a good thing because they are one of the few animals that do actively hunt humans if given the opportunity. Crocodile handlers have started patrolling the northern beaches of Cairns and have already removed two of the animals.
Under the crocodile management plan crocs will be removed from areas popular with locals and tourists and taken to farms or zoos. Brien said saltwater crocodiles displayed different behaviour when catching prey compared with when they fought each other, but that the vast size of the animals posed significant dangers to people.
This article is more than 7 years old. Researchers found the saltie exhibited vastly more bellicose behaviour than other species of crocodile.
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