Solomon Islands Croc Attack

A man was killed by a crocodile while fishing along the Matepona River. (News source.)

Croc Attacks

The recent Palawan crocodile attack has prompted calls to curb the illegal mangrove tanbarking trade, which some say contributes to greater croc-human interaction. (News source.)

Two people were recently attacked and injured by crocodiles in Orissa, India. (News source.)

Philippines Croc Attack

A 7-year old boy was killed by a crocodile in Palawan, while he was swimming in a river. (News source.)

Croc Ad Upsets UK Parents

Some parents in the UK are upset about the use of a crocodile in a television ad for a soft drink. (News source.)

Crocodilian News

A Florida golf ball diver was attacked by a 10+ foot alligator, managing to barely escape with a broken arm and crushed shoulder. (News source.)

A 3-foot crocodilian was reported from Swansea lake, in the UK. (News source.)

A hunt for gharials in Pakistan didn't locate any of the species. They may have been wiped out by hunters. (News source.)

Stolen Croc Found (Uganda)

A young crocodile stolen from a conservation education center in Uganda was found abandoned at the airport. (News source.)

Croc Attack and Croc Escape

An illegal logger captured by Myanmar forest rangers was knocked out of a boat and killed by a crocodile. (News source.)

And, a large saltwater crocodile escaped from a croc farm in Malaysia, but was captured by 10+ villagers and sent to the police. (News source with photo.)

Death by Crocodile Brain

A crocodile in Zimbabwe was killed, and only its brain taken. It is a superstition in that region, that croc brains can be used to poison an enemy. (News source.)

Almost Got the Dog

A crocodile almost got a pet dog as it was being walked on a Cairns, Australia, beach. (News source.)

More Croc News

A small alligator was handed over to the Indianapolis Zoo by a man who claimed he found it in the White River. (News source.)

Here's a profile of a Tanzanian man who recovered from a crocodile attack when he was a young boy, that ripped his arm off.

Croc Attack

A Uganda government official was fishing in a boat when a crocodile attacked, killing and eating him. (News source.)

Ukraine: Crocodile Monument

A monument has been opened in Mariupol, where a small crocodile escaped in May 2007, eluding capture for several months. (News source.)

Croc Industries

In Zimbabwe, farmed crocodile meat is becoming a cheap alternative as other meats become far more expensive than many people can afford. (News source.)

Australian crocodile farmers have a labor shortage (few skilled crocodile butchers), so cheaper imported croc meat from PNG and elsewhere is taking over the market, while the Australian farmers focus on skins. (News source.)

Crocodile Attack in Costa Rica

A Costa Rican woman was killed by a crocodile in Guanacaste province, on the Bebedero river. (News source.)

Crocs Stolen

18 baby saltwater crocodiles were stolen from a Darwin, Australia, crocodile farm. (News source.)

Croc Attacks Woman

An Australian woman was grabbed by a crocodile as she swam in Litchfield National Park, NT. Her husband jumped onto the croc and forced it to release her. The croc swam off and the woman was taken for treatment to the local medical clinic. (News source.)

Legal Trouble

First, a Kentucky man's home was raided, and numerous prohibited reptiles confiscated. Meanwhile, he was in the hospital for a snakebite. (News source.)

A Roanoke, VA, family gave up their illegal 6-foot Nile crocodile. (News source.)

UMiami Croc

An American crocodile has taken up residence on the University of Miami campus, on the shore of Lake Osceola. USFWS regulations are hindering efforts to remove the animal to a safer location. (News source.)

Drunk vs Crocodile

Australian police had to shoot at a large saltwater crocodile that headed toward a 27-year old miner who was swimming on a bet. No surprise, the man was drunk. (News source.)

Croc Farm Problems

Vietnamese crocodile farms are having die-offs due to contaminated water from local factories that dump untreated sewage into the local waterways. (News source.)

Croc at the Beach

A Cairns, Australia, woman swimming at Trinity Beach mistook a 3m long crocodile for a floating log, until it started spouting water. She swam away quickly. (News source.)

Sumatran Croc Attack

A Sumatran woman jumped into a river and kicked a large crocodile until it let loose of her 25-year old daughter. The daughter received 50 stitches and remains in the hospital. (News source.)

Crocs Prefer Drunks

An Australian study shows that croc attacks are more likely to be on drunken locals than unwary tourists. (News source.)

Crocs May Go

Cypress Gardens in Berkeley Co., SC, may be getting rid of their crocodile exhibit. (News source.)

Crocs in the News

Vietnamese farmers are finding that croc raising isn't as lucrative as they hoped, and poor caging means that escapees are common. (News source.)

Here is a profile on a caiman hunter/skinner.

Croc Attacks Boy

An 11-year old boy in South Africa was pulled under by a croc while sitting on rocks after swimming in the Xitumbe River. (News source.)

Crocs

This is why you don't tease crocodiles.

A 12-year old Botswana boy was killed by a crocodile while swimming in the Chobe river. (News source.)

Sanibel Croc

A lone female on Sanibel Island is the northernmost crocodile in the New World. (News source.)

Crocodopolis: World Record Crocs

The online magazine, Crocodopolis, has announced the Crocodilian World Records Project, with the first phase focusing on record alligators. For details, go here.

Reptile Encounters

A Zambia man fought off a crocodile that attacked him in Southern Province. (News source.)

An Israeli man milking venom at the country's only venom extraction facility was bitten by a viper. He was hospitalized, and experienced severe symptoms: "He vomited, had abdominal pain, and his blood pressure went dangerously low. Soon, the palm of the bitten hand became severely swollen, causing the doctors to fear that the swelling could spread throughout his body." Antivenom stabilized him, and the arm was saved. (News source.)

PNG Crocodile Attack

In PNG, a crocodile dragged a 15-year old boy into a creek. The boy's father was unable to prevent the attack, but tried to block off the creek with a fishing net to prevent the crocodile from moving into the main river. He went for help, returning with others who killed what they believed was the same crocodile. No signs were found that the boy had been eaten, so a search for the body was in progress. (News source.)

Croc Surgery

A 14-year old African dwarf crocodile at the Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) underwent surgery for removal of a corneal ulcer. (News source.)

Crocodile News

Here's an article at LiveScience on crocodilian digestion.

Chinese parents won a lawsuit against a crocodile farm where their child was killed by a croc. The boy and some friends had snuck over a fence to a staging area, then slung rocks at the reptiles and hit them with sticks. One croc lunged at the boy, and pulled him underwater, where he was eaten. The keeper was not at his station, and other conditions brought the court in the parent's favor. (News source.)

Toads Kill Crocodiles

Ten freshwater crocodiles were found dead after eating cane toads, "on Auvergne Station near the Northern Territory and Western Australia border." (News source.)

More Crocodile Attacks

Authorities in Mozambique report that three people have died and two others injured this month in separate crocodile attacks, bathing in the flooded Zambezi river. (News source.)

In Swaziland, a hippo apparently killed two fishermen, who were then eaten by crocodiles. (News source.)

South African Croc Attack

A 25-year old South African woman was walking across a section of the Blyde River on a fallen log, when a crocodile leaped up and grabbed her arm, pulling her into the water. Her boyfriend grabbed her other arm and managed to pull her free. She recovered at the hospital after surgeries. (News source.)

PNG Croc Attacks

PNG officials have organized a crocodile cull after recent deaths involving humans who have intruded on crocodile territory during breeding season. (News source.)

Smugglers and Poachers

Pakistani wildlife officers found a partially skinned crocodile (protected) along a road in DHA. It was uncertain whether the reptile had been hunted in the wild or stolen from a breeding center. (News source.)

Two tortoise smugglers were shot and killed, three others got away, in an encounter with police in India. (News source.)

Too Many Crocs

The Manila Zoo has a surplus of crocodiles in its collection, and is hoping for trades... (News source.)

Croc Farm Keeper Bitten (then Shot)

A Darwin, Australia, crocodile farm staff member was bitten on the arm by a crocodile while he was trying to collect eggs. Another staff member shot the crocodile, managing to release his co-worker, but accidentally shot him in the arm. The man is doing fine after surgery. (News source.)

South African Croc Stories

Here is an interesting narrative with crocodile stories from the Pongolo River in South Africa.

Another Croc Attack?

There have been several recent articles lately in the news about a crocodile attack in northern KwaZulu-Natal, and I've been uncertain about whether they represent more than one attack on a teenage boy. This article suggests that there have been two similar attacks, possibly by the same crocodile.

Croc Stories

Uganda rangers captured a 4 1/2 meter-long female crocodile that had been aggressive toward herdsmen and fishermen along River Kafu. It was relocated to a private crocodile farm. (News source.)

A 6-meter long crocodile has killed and allegedly eaten a teenage boy and his younger friend, and possibly a third person, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The boys were fishing in the Sibhicayi River when they were attacked. (News source.)

Crocs in Sri Lanka

Were saltwater crocodiles introduced into Ceylonese moats centuries ago? Interesting article on crocs in Sri Lanka here.

Crocodile Attacks in Malawi

In Malawi, just fetching water can be a life-threatening experience. Crocodile attacks are rampant. (News source.)

Croc Farm Targeted

Thieves have hit a South African crocodile farm, with several small crocodiles and building materials being taken. (News source.)

Croc News

The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust has hatched six Cuvier's dwarf caiman, the first time for that species in South Asia. (News source.)

The Taiwanese veterinarian who lost his arm to a crocodile has had it reattached. (News source.)

A Russian crocodile smuggler was caught red-handed at the Cairo International Airport with baby crocs, turtles, and lizards. He was deported, and the animals confiscated. (News source.)

Bully Crocs

A researcher at the Darwin Crocodile Farm is looking into farm-raised crocodile social-interaction. Bully crocs can create problems when they pick on runts, making the latter unprofitable for farming. (News source.)

Monster Saltwater Croc Reported

Fishermen along the Keep River, Australia, say they saw a monster 5meter+ long crocodile. They had mistaken it for a rock ledge, until it opened its jaws. It disappeared into the river before they could photograph it. (News source.)

More Croc Attacks

A 19-year old Zimbabwe man from Nyabira was killed by a crocodile while swimming near Darwendale Dam. The croc first attacked another man, but released him and went after the victim. (News source.)

A Papua New Guinea man was killed by a crocodile on the Wareba River in Ambasi district, while he was fishing. Recent flooding has displaced many of the reptiles. (News source.)

Crocs in Mozambique

Mozambique is starting a crocodile census, to determine if it would be economically feasible to begin exporting crocodile products (skin and meat). (News source.)

Uganda Croc Attack

A Uganda man was killed by a crocodile while bathing in Lake Victoria. He is the 19th to be killed by a crocodile in that region this year. (News source.)

Croc Found Dead

A large man-eating saltwater crocodile was found dead in Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary in Orissa, India, where it had become a tourist attraction. Preliminary findings suggest natural causes. (News source.)

Queensland Rules

Queensland has released a new set of laws regarding crocodiles in that Australian state. (News source.)

India: Crocodile Attack

A 25-year old man was killed by a crocodile while fishing in the Bhitarkanika national park area. (News source.)

Misc Herp News

A South African man was charged with possession of a python, which he was using for healing purposes. (News source.)

The Iowa state director for political candidate Mike Huckabee is a snake enthusiast. (News source.)

Two American crocs have been confirmed in the Sans Soucí port region, Dominican Republic, concerning the locals. (News source.)

Here is a profile on a luxury resort in Oman with beaches used by nesting sea turtles.

Here is a profile on a gila monster that had to be x-rayed, and the steps taken to do so safely.

PNG Croc Attack

A young man swimming in a river in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (PNG), was attacked and killed by a crocodile estimated at 7 meters. Police later shot the crocodile. (News source.)

Croc Attack

A 19-year old man was killed by a crocodile while swimming in the Komati River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Police are searching for the body. (News source.)

Croc Theme Park

Crocosaurus Cove, a three-story crocodile theme park, is under construction in Darwin, to open next year. A featured attraction at the $29 million facility will be Burt, the albino saltwater crocodile. (News source.)