Why It's a Bad Idea to Tease a Croc

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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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??
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"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.
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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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