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Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos
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Saltwater Crocodile - Data, Pictures and Videos
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Absolutely massive Sri Lanka saltie
Giant crocodile is rescued after getting stuck in a flooded canal while hunting for food  *This image is copyright of its original author
The reptile found in the southern city of Matara was believed to weigh close to a ton and measured 17 feet long, local media reported. 'We found a similar size crocodile four, five months back in the Polathumodrara river. This is the maximum these type of crocodiles grow,' said environmentalist Uppala Jayatissa. The reptile was found on Monday stuck in a canal leading to the Nilawala River which flows across the district. It was reported that the crocodile was searching for food after water levels rose due to heavy rain.  *This image is copyright of its original author 'With the help of the villagers and the police we achieved what we wanted which was to send the crocodile back to where he came from without hurting him in any way,' said wildlife department official, Ravindra Kumar. 'The reptile was too big to move out of here on its own.' The giant reptile was pushed back into the river with the help of a JCB digger and a tractor with a trailer. " http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3920750/Giant-crocodile-rescued-getting-stuck-flooded-canal-hunting-food.html#ixzz4Pc7xgs00 
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/1...the-world/
An army of 1000 Japanese soldiers was decimated by saltwater crocodiles during the Battle of Ramree Island of World War II.
altwater crocodiles are the leading cause of death as well as non lethal attacks on humans in the Republic of Indonesia, being attributed to 90+% of all attacks.
An Analysis of Recent Crocodile Attacks in the Republic of Indonesia - a Case Study on the Utility of the CrocBITE Database "As the country with the highest number of recent attack reports and very little crocodile population data, Indonesia is a perfect example of how CrocBITE can be used as a tool to help inform crocodilian conservation and management. Indonesia is a large, heavily populated nation composed of 34 provinces over an archipelago of 17,508 islands. There are currently four recognized crocodilian species in Indonesia - Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Siamese crocodile (C. siamensis), New Guinea freshwater crocodile (C. novaeguineae) and Tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii). Between 1 January 2007 and 6 June 2014 we recorded 279 crocodilian attacks resulting in 139 deaths in 27 of the 34 provinces. Attack reports were acquired almost entirely from online news reports, the vast majority of which were reported solely in the Indonesian language. The majority of attacks and deaths were attributed to C. porosus (268 attacks resulting in 135 deaths), while T. schlegelii was responsible for a small number of attacks and deaths (10 attacks resulting in 4 deaths); a single non-fatal attack was attributed to C. siamensis. The information derived from these attacks provides us with important information regarding human-crocodile conflict within Indonesia and which problem areas likely require greater attention. Introduction Indonesia is a very large, heavily populated tropical archipelago nation covering over 1.9 million square kilometres and consisting of 17,508 islands over 34 provinces. The current human population of Indonesia is over 253 million people and covers a large number of ethnic groups speaking over 700 different languages (The World Factbook). There are currently four recognized crocodilian species present within the country - Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Siamese crocodile (C. siamensis), New Guinea freshwater crocodile (C. novaeguineae) and Tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii). The worldwide crocodilian attack database (CrocBITE/www.crocodile-attack.info) has allowed us to examine current and historical crocodilian attack reports. Historical attack reports suggest a much wider distribution for crocodilians in Indonesia during historic times than today. Our more recent attack data, combined with relevant publications regarding population status, suggest that crocodilians are still present throughout the lowlands of Sumatra, Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi, Papua, and many of the smaller islands. On Java the only recent records of attacks on humans have come from western Banten province near Ujung Kulon National Park. The large size and number of islands present within Indonesia, combined with the numerous different ethnic groups present and widely varying infrastructure throughout parts of the archipelago, makes the obtaining of crocodilian attack records quite difficult. In addition, nearly all attacks that are reported by the media never go beyond the local Indonesian language news services. Methods Nearly all of the attack records we have obtained from Indonesia came from online news articles that were mostly reported locally and exclusively in the Indonesian language. We used online search engines to find attack reports; important search terms for finding attacks included “buaya diterkam” (“crocodile pounced”), “buaya dimangsa” (“eaten by crocodile”), etc. Online translation tools were then used to translate the articles into the English language. Most of these Indonesian attack articles provided detailed location specifics, including river (“sungai”), village (“desa”), sub-district (“kecamatan”) and regency (“kabupaten”). Attack location was usually limited to waterbody and precise location was rarely known, thus the coordinates used for the attack location specify the general area in which the attack may have occurred. Some articles even provided information on which species may have been responsible, which was particularly useful in areas where the determination of the responsible species was difficult (eg nonfatal attacks in far inland areas); “buaya muara” (which translates to “estuary crocodile”) referred to C. porosus, while “buaya supit” (which translates to “chopstick crocodile”) referred to T. schlegelii. In most cases however, C. porosus was the obvious culprit given habitat type or location; in addition, in most areas C. porosus is the only species known to be present. The details of the attack were then entered into an Excel database before being transferred to the online CrocBITE database and publically displayed. Historical attack data (19th Century through to the mid-20th Century) came from news archives of the Dutch East Indies in the Dutch language. The historical data is significantly more limited and less accurate than the modern data, but has nonetheless provided interesting information. There is a noticeable blind-spot in our data from 1960 through 2000, likely due to Indonesian language news archives from this period not being available. [b]Results[/b] Historical attack data for Indonesia is very limited and sporadic, but so far we have been able to find 131 attacks resulting in 76 deaths dating from 1854 to 1957. New historical reports are consistently found and put into the CrocBITE database. While the historical data is too sparse to providing any useful analysis of historic attack trends, it does provide us with details on the historical distribution of crocodiles (primarily C. porosus) within Indonesia and attack frequency in highly-populated areas from which crocodiles have been extirpated in modern times. Historically, attacks were frequently reported from Java, including within the major cities of Jakarta, Semerang and Surabaya. Attacks were also frequently reported from North Sumatra (particularly around Tanjung Balai, where a ban on bathing was reportedly considered during the mid-1930s) and from within the city of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. Inland records also suggest a much wider historic distribution of crocodiles in portions of Indonesia than in the present day- attacks were reported from North Sumatra in the Batang Gadis Marsh, an inland valley south of Padang Sidempuan, and from near Pematang Siantar, approximately 33 km east of Lake Toba. Modern attack reports are, however, much more numerous and useful. For 1 January 2007 to 6 June 2014 we recorded 279 crocodilian attacks resulting in 139 deaths (49.8% fatality rate); the more numerous reports are from the years 2010 through 2014 and this is likely due to the disappearance of media reports from the internet (we didn't start collecting data until October of 2010), rather than an actual increase in the numbers of attacks. Unsurprisingly, the majority of attacks (96.1%) and deaths (97.1%) were attributed to C. porosus, while a small number were also attributed to T. schlegelii (10 attacks resulting in 4 deaths) and a single non-fatal attack was attributed to C. siamensis. Attacks were only attributed to T. schlegelii under specific circumstances, including if (in a fatal attack) the victim's remains were recovered from the Tomistoma, if (in a non-fatal attack) the species was positively identified by the victim or if crocodile specialists with knowledge of the attack location or circumstances suggested that the attack was more indicative of T. schlegelii than C. porosus. The single non-fatal C. siamensis incident may have been a case of unintentional provocation by the victim (Agata Staniewicz, pers. comm.). No attacks were attributed to C. novaeguineae, although it is possible that attacks did occur, as no attack information for any species is available from the mainland portions of Papua and West Papua where C. novaeguineae is present. Skins larger than 3.5 m in length for this species are apparently “regularly reported” from the Sepik River region in neighboring Papua New Guinea (Cox 2010), thus the species certainly grows large enough to represent a potential danger to humans. Specific provinces and regencies have been the site of high levels of attack frequency. The province with the highest number of reports was East Kalimantan with 40 attacks resulting in 25 deaths, the majority of these reports came from Kutai Kartanegara regency (eg Mahakam River Delta, Santan River) and East Kutai regency (eg Bengalon River, Sangatta River). It is worth mentioning that the number of attacks reported from East Kalimantan has dropped during the past 2 years. The province of South Sumatra had reports of 27 attacks resulting in 20 deaths; the majority of these attacks (85.2%) and deaths (90%) were reported from the Banyuasin regency. The eastern Lesser Sunda Islands province of East Nusa Tenggara had reports of 28 attacks resulting in 14 deaths; the majority of these attacks were reported from Kupang regency (West Timor) and Lembata regency (Lembata Island). Other provinces with high attack report frequency were Riau (25 attacks resulting in 12 deaths), Bangka-Belitung (33 attacks resulting in 11 deaths), Lampung (19 attacks resulting in 9 deaths), Central Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan (each reporting 12 attacks resulting in 7 deaths). In addition to providing important information on human-crocodile conflict, the Indonesian portion of the CrocBITE database has also revealed some very interesting recent species distribution records through the reporting of attacks. The current distribution of C. porosus within Indonesia is poorly known, thus such distribution reports provide useful information. It is unclear if attacks in an area signify a resident crocodile population or itinerant animals and all reports presumably involve C. porosus. The small island of Lembata lies approximately 40 km to the east of Flores Island and approximately 100 km northwest of Timor in East Nusa Tenggara Province. From December 2011 through June 2014 8 crocodile attacks resulting in 4 deaths were reported from Lembata’s coastal estuaries and beaches. The attack reports suggested that the locals were familiar with crocodiles and viewed them with reverence in much the same way as the Timorese. A single fatal attack was also reported from Flores Island itself, specifically at Lembor in West Manggarai regency in western Flores. Only one non-fatal attack was reported from the western Lesser Sunda Islands province of West Nusa Tenggara. This report came from Woja in Dompu regency on Sumbawa Island. The Riau Islands province had non-fatal attack reports from Great Karimun Island and Bintan Island (both near Singapore), as well as from Lingga Island to the south. Interesting inland attack reports came from Tugumulyo and Purwodadi in the Musi Rawas regency of South Sumatra (approximately 500 km upriver) and the Kuantan Singingi regency of Riau (approximately 375 km upriver); later news reports warning of the crocodile danger in Musi Rawas stated that the crocodile involved was "buaya muara" (C. porosus). Of the 249 attacks in which the sex of the victim was provided, males comprised the majority of victims (77.3%) and deaths (79.1%) within Indonesia. The most common activities associated with attacks were fishing (36.8%), bathing (17.6%) and swimming (14.7%). Fishing activities were defined as any activity where the victim was intentionally attracting or catching fish in the attack area (eg placing/retrieving fishing/shrimp nets, collecting clams or crabs, etc.) since such activities may have caused the crocodile to be attracted to the area. Bathing activities included ritual washings (ablutions), washing faces/feet, etc. and swimming activities included diving for shells, snorkeling, etc. The highest number of attack victims were in the 11-20 year old, 31-40 year old and 41-50 year old age groups, while the highest fatality rates came from the 1-10 year old and 11-20 year old (children and teenagers) age groups. In some portions of Indonesia the killing of crocodiles in retaliation to attacks appears to be a problem. In recent years there have been numerous reports from Bangka Island of C. porosus of all size classes being killed following attacks on humans. On Bangka Island many of these attacks occurred in tin mines and on tin mine workers. In some attack reports from various parts of Indonesia local residents suggested that crocodile attacks did not occur or were rare prior to the destruction of crocodile habitat within the region (in many cases reportedly to make way for oil palm plantations, timber or mining). Discussion In the future we hope to find better regional contacts within portions of Indonesia; the country is so large and diverse (ethnically, geographically, etc.) that contacts for particular regions within the country would be very helpful. Of particular importance would be the provinces of Papua and West Papua, from which we 335 have no attack data, and from the Maluku Islands, from which we have limited attack data. We also plan on seeking funding for localized human-crocodile conflict surveys in hot-spot regions; these surveys would include interviews/questionnaires with local people, visiting attack sites, determining the level to which attacks may go unreported, localized surveys for crocodile presence, etc. Similar surveys have been conducted by the Madras Crocodile Trust in the Maharashtra state of India (Whitaker 2007) and Little Andaman Island of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Whitaker 2008). Link to article
Animal estimated to be 8m long,i am under the impression of this male being ~6m or so. Thoughts?
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@Paleosuchus ,
You are doing very good job in Reptile section. Keep up the good work
Animal estimated to be 8m long,i am under the impression of this male being ~6m or so. Thoughts?
With nothing in the picture to compare with, it is impossible to estimate the crocodile's size. But, he sure looks like a big one. 
The average male salt-water crocodile measure 4.26-4.87 m and scale 408-521 kg. (Gerald Wood, 1978)
The largest confirmed saltwater crocodile on record drowned in a fishing net in Papua New Guinea in 1979, its dried skin plus head measured 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) long and it was estimated to have been 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) when accounting for shrinkage and a missing tail tip.
However, according to evidence, in the form of skulls coming from some of the largest crocodiles ever shot, the maximum possible size attained by the largest members of this species is considered to be 7 m (23 ft 0 in).  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.researchgate.net/publication...hilippines A research paper on the morphology and physiology of crocodilians by the government of Australia estimates that saltwater crocodiles approaching sizes of 7 m (23 ft 0 in) would weigh around 2,000 kg (4,400 lb).  *This image is copyright of its original author http://www.environment.gov.au/system/fil...hology.pdf  (12-28-2014, 07:27 PM)sanjay Wrote: People in a village on the Niger River in Africa were losing fellow villagers at a rapid rate, and called in the army, which shot a > 7 m, 1200 Kg crocodile. Here is the original article on this croc and its not a 7m long croc, instead its a much smaller crocodile.  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (12-21-2016, 03:36 AM)Paleosuchus Wrote: Absolutely massive Sri Lanka saltie That is huge crocodile. (01-27-2017, 04:27 PM)Apollo Wrote:(12-28-2014, 07:27 PM)sanjay Wrote: People in a village on the Niger River in Africa were losing fellow villagers at a rapid rate, and called in the army, which shot a > 7 m, 1200 Kg crocodile. That photo looks like 23 ft  (01-13-2017, 10:15 PM)Paleosuchus Wrote: Animal estimated to be 8m long,i am under the impression of this male being ~6m or so. Thoughts? @Paleosuchus He is really huge, I think it is 6 meters long or very close to that size (01-21-2017, 12:38 PM)Vodmeister Wrote: The largest confirmed saltwater crocodile on record drowned in a fishing net in Papua New Guinea in 1979, its dried skin plus head measured 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) long and it was estimated to have been 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) when accounting for shrinkage and a missing tail tip. @Vodmeister Very good information
Information from the book AUSTRALIAN CROCODILES A NATURAL HISTORY
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