Why It's a Bad Idea to Tease a Croc

Posted by Alex in Animal on March 5, 2008 at 5:16 pm


That’s Israeli fisherman Novon Mashiah, who thought that it would be a good idea to pose with a 12-foot crocodile. Here’s what happened:

The crocodile had swum towards the boat hoping to be fed fish. "I was shocked, the animal clearly wanted to kill me," said 27-year-old Mr Mashiah.

"One minute I was leaning over the boat teasing it for a picture. The next minute it burst out of the water with incredible speed.

"I jumped back and the croc landed on the boat and then slapped into the water. I was shaking."

Mr Mashiah’s friend Doron Aviguy, 22, took the photograph from a bigger boat nearby. The two Israelis are working as fishermen on the South Alligator River in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Mr Mashiah said: "They come near the boat all the time, probably because we are fishing. I was laughing, but it wasn’t funny in the end. I didn’t realise that crocs were so aggressive."

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8 comments to "Why It's a Bad Idea to Tease a Croc"

  1. Galinda
    March 5th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    This is amazing. Not that the croc came after them, but their statements about how/why this happend are great.
    They "didnt realize the crocs were aggressive" and were "shocked" that it wanted to kill you?
    Did they even know what crocodiles were previous to this encounter??

  2. Thespian24601
    March 5th, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    Exactly. These are one of nature's best killers. They didn't realize that crocs were aggressive? That's hysterical.

  3. Tempscire
    March 5th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    The stupidity is stunning.

  4. Kitty
    March 6th, 2008 at 12:20 am

    Heck, I wouldn't even call it aggressive. The guy was essentially offering it food. It was doing what came naturally.

  5. Ali S.
    March 6th, 2008 at 12:40 am

    Not the brightest boys are they?

  6. peach
    March 6th, 2008 at 8:03 am

    Danger Danger Danger!!!

  7. Garrick
    March 6th, 2008 at 9:42 am

    "I was laughing, but it wasn’t funny in the end. I didn’t realise that crocs were so aggressive."

    Crocs rate up there with sharks as being perfect killing machines. I almost wish this guy had put himself in for a Darwin award.

  8. Paul
    March 6th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    stupid is as stupid does. maybe next time he will be careful when dealing with wild animals. Who does he think he is the crocodile hunter. lol


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