A monster 4.3-metre saltwater crocodile who was terrorising locals and eating dogs has been captured from the Daly River – south-west of Darwin, Australia.
The beast was 4.3 metres long and had to be tranquilised in order to wrestle it from its trap
It took about six people and tranquilisers to wrestle and capture the
beast.Parks and Wildlife Commission Northern Territory’s crocodile
management had to remove the 4.3-metre carnivore because it was posing a
threat to the community.
It had been eating dogs and terrorising locals along the Daly River, and had to removed for community safety reasonsh
The crocodile was stalking young children and dogs near the
indigenous community on the Daly River. According to Wildlife ranger Tom
Nichols the saltie could have easily weight in at 550 kilograms and
would have been 4.8 metres long if it was not missing part of its tail.
The croc was then put into a special trailer after it was pulled from the trap by ropes
“It was posing a threat to the community by taking dogs on the
bank and there are kids who swim and fish close to the bank and people
in the community who used the waterways. There was six people who helped
all together. We utilised different people to do it and most were
watching. It always gathers a crowd down there,” Mr Nichols said.
The animal had been spotted near Mango Farm boat ramp, south-west of Darwin in the Northern Territory
One of the witnesses, Margaret Ray said:
“When you live on the
Daly River… you’re sharing the space with them. Generally you have to
try and live together. You hear about crocodiles stalking fishermen or
taking dogs from the back of the community then officials have to remove
them.”
The crocodile had to be sedated to make the job easier on the team. A
nose rope is then attached to it so it comes out head first from the
trap. Cable ties are used to secure the legs and rope is used to pull it
out. Eventually the animal was winched onto a specially made trailer
and relocated to Darwin Crocodile Farm.
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