Giant Croc Photo!

Posted At : January 26, 2012 9:21 AM | Posted By : Mike Hanback
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This photo popped up on my Facebook page. The giant was shot on the Zambezi, wherever that is, and the size of it is astonishing. No wonder these predators can swallow animals (including people) whole. I have no desire to hunt one, would you? comment  

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Curt's Gravatar Hell yeah! The shooter never has to jump in the water to get it. So, I'd be up for it. If I have to go in after it..forget it!
# Posted By Curt | 1/26/12 9:40 AM
Big Daddy's Gravatar the Zambezi river runs thru 6 countries prior to emptying into the Indian Ocean. I have hunted the Zambei delta for buufalo and croc an will tell you that croc hunting is a hell of alot harder than whitetail hunting (which I adore). Stealth is the method and you had better be dead on accurate as it is mandatory to hit a golf ball size brain at 100 yds or more, because rarely can one get closer to a croc than that. It surely is no southern USA gator hunt!
# Posted By Big Daddy | 1/26/12 10:20 AM
Jerad's Gravatar That thing is so prehistoric its crazy, being no photo altering was done. It makes you double take when you see it. haha
# Posted By Jerad | 1/26/12 11:24 AM
Greg Brownlee's Gravatar Mike, it's a trick photo. The people in the photo are about 10-15 feet behind the photo. This croc was "only" about 12 feet long. We did have a client shoot one in Ethiopia that was 18' long with about 2' of his tail missing, but this one's not as big as it seems.
# Posted By Greg Brownlee | 1/26/12 11:44 AM
V. in N.C.'s Gravatar Wow.
The evolutionary clock stopped on that thing a long, long, long time ago. That would make one hell of a nice pelt for the man cave wall.
I've seen hunting shows like "Under Wild Skies" where they would use Zebra and other game as bait for croc hunting.
And, like Big Daddy said, you have to be a marksmen to kill one with a rifle shot. You have to place your bullet right at the back of the
"smile". That is, just behind the corner of the mouth to anchor one on the river bank. I would not have a desire to hunt crocs.
But, I would love to travel to Africa one day to hunt plains game and maybe Cape Buffalo.

Imagine living in an environment where you have to go to a river to draw water for cooking and cleaning for your family, but you have
to take a wingman with you to watch out for crocs!
I read somewhere a while back that in certain parts of India, many people are killed each year by Tigers...
Some parts of the world are still unchanged from centuries ago.

Amazing photo...
# Posted By V. in N.C. | 1/26/12 11:54 AM
Cary Dion's Gravatar Thats a bunch of croc!
# Posted By Cary Dion | 1/26/12 8:16 PM
Dean Weimer's Gravatar Heeeeerrrre...Lizard, lizard, lizard!!!
# Posted By Dean Weimer | 1/27/12 12:36 PM
Luke Strommen's Gravatar I think I need a stronger bow.
# Posted By Luke Strommen | 1/27/12 5:05 PM
Martin's Gravatar Photoshop.
# Posted By Martin | 1/27/12 9:18 PM
Hunter Moore's Gravatar Ive seen that movie, I get killed.. no seriously id love to hunt one. That would be a different kind of rush for sure. I mean im down for any
kind of hunt but a croc, that would be a whole new level of excitment
# Posted By Hunter Moore | 1/30/12 3:55 PM
Dirty's Gravatar I think realistically that crock is about 18.5 ft long. Looks like a monster to me
# Posted By Dirty | 2/9/12 3:52 PM
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