Croc Hunting!!

We drove out to Fog Dam on the road that leads to Kakadu and visited Harry Bowman and his croc boat. The photos say it all really. 5 meter 800 tonne monsters!

Here it comes....

Closer...

and SNAP!!!



needless to say i was extremely nervous, that boat was just not big enough!

Time to have a go driving the boat, back to home base, and finally i can relax!

..i was the only nervous one of course!

These animals are the perfect predators -scoots on their back so they dont make ripples on the water as they move, can hold their breath for up to 2 hours, their eyes roll back into their head as they capture their prey so the prey cant poke its eyes out, they can shut off the back of the throat so they dont drown while they're making their capture, if a limb is injured they just cut off the circulation to the area so they dont bleed to death, and when those jaws snap around you there is no escape!..

..safely back on land i relaxed enough to appreciate our surroundings! note the luxurious toilets lol!

Despite being very nervous on board, it was a great experience.. really!