Crocodile stalks New Zealander for a fortnight

[klr]

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Skip would've known what do to in a tight situation - he always did.

[klr]

An expendable travelling companion.

[Bella Fortuna]

An expendable travelling companion.

[SteveB]

Turns out they just extended the set of Desolation of Smaug to Aussie.

[laklak]

Johnny Wiessmuller.

[Cormac]

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Skip would've known what do to in a tight situation - he always did.

Flipper, surely, would be the sensible option. I mean, let's be realistic here...

[laklak]

Bruce the shark. He lives nearby.

[Collector1337]

So children, have we learned anything yet?

What did this guy not have that he needed?

The means to call for help, as he was very likely in an area with no signal coverage.

Of course, rely on the government to save you when you could easily save yourself.

[Ian]

So children, have we learned anything yet?

What did this guy not have that he needed?

Once again, the definition of a fanatic: someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.

[laklak]

Pretty stupid to be out in croc country in a kayak, truth be told. I do a bit of kayaking, but I do NOT do it in rivers or most lakes. Gators are no where near as big or aggressive as salties but I still wouldn't want to fuck with one. And I certainly don't carry a gun with me in a kayak, about all I've got with me other than a couple of beers is a cheap cell phone and a pocket knife. I ain't Tarzan, so the idea of rolling around in the water with a 12 foot alligator stabbing it in the eye with a pocket knife doesn't particularly appeal to me. Good thing this guy was seen by another boat, or he'd have had to chance it and I don't fancy his chances against a 20 foot crocodile. 20 fucking FEET, that's the size of a goddamned BIG tiger or hammerhead.

[laklak]

Shit, we had THREE shark attacks this weekend, all in Volusia county, two in New Smyrna Beach and one in Ormond Beach (where I grew up). Nobody killed, the one in New Smyrna was probably the same shark, just a little one about 3 feet long, it bit the ankle of one guy and the calf of another. The Ormond attack got a guy in the shoulder and took 30 stitches. Volusia county is the shark bite capital of the world, maybe it's all those fat NASCAR fans coming for the races in Daytona.

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[JimC]

Pretty stupid to be out in croc country in a kayak, truth be told. I do a bit of kayaking, but I do NOT do it in rivers or most lakes. Gators are no where near as big or aggressive as salties but I still wouldn't want to fuck with one. And I certainly don't carry a gun with me in a kayak, about all I've got with me other than a couple of beers is a cheap cell phone and a pocket knife. I ain't Tarzan, so the idea of rolling around in the water with a 12 foot alligator stabbing it in the eye with a pocket knife doesn't particularly appeal to me. Good thing this guy was seen by another boat, or he'd have had to chance it and I don't fancy his chances against a 20 foot crocodile. 20 fucking FEET, that's the size of a goddamned BIG tiger or hammerhead.

laklak, the biggest Aussie crocodile known was measured at 8.2 metres (getting close to 30 feet), shot on the Norman River in the 50s

By a woman...

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Pretty stupid to be out in croc country in a kayak, truth be told. I do a bit of kayaking, but I do NOT do it in rivers or most lakes. Gators are no where near as big or aggressive as salties but I still wouldn't want to fuck with one. And I certainly don't carry a gun with me in a kayak, about all I've got with me other than a couple of beers is a cheap cell phone and a pocket knife. I ain't Tarzan, so the idea of rolling around in the water with a 12 foot alligator stabbing it in the eye with a pocket knife doesn't particularly appeal to me. Good thing this guy was seen by another boat, or he'd have had to chance it and I don't fancy his chances against a 20 foot crocodile. 20 fucking FEET, that's the size of a goddamned BIG tiger or hammerhead.

laklak, the biggest Aussie crocodile known was measured at 8.2 metres (getting close to 30 feet), shot on the Norman River in the 50s

By a woman...

Does anyone else find it weird that the croc was named laklak and you mentioned it responding to a post by our member, laklak? Coincidence? I think not!!1!!

[piscator]

Flares. Transoceanic SuperKiwi should have had flares.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Flares. Transoceanic SuperKiwi should have had flares.

Aren't they a little... dated?