Author Topic: Uganda Nabs 16-Foot-Long, Man-Eating Croc (Read 190 times)

Ðøšïå · « **on:** March 08, 2005, 01:28:36 PM »

KAMPALA, Uganda (Reuters) - A 5-meter-long (16 ft) crocodile said to have eaten more than 80 people has been caught alive in Uganda and transferred to a sanctuary, officials said Tuesday.

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The giant beast -- weighing about a ton-- was captured by wildlife experts who spent three nights camping in the bush before locating their target.
Residents told local media the crocodile killed 83 people over the last two decades, mostly fishermen plying their trade on Lake Victoria off the shores of Bugiri district.
"Much as the residents of Luganga wanted to kill the reptile after our rangers had captured it, it is our responsibility to protect it by removing it from that area and keeping it in a safe place," Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) spokeswoman Lillian Nsubuga told Reuters.
The beast - reportedly more than 60 years old -- was trapped using ropes and transported by pick-up truck to Buwama crocodile farm west of the capital Kampala.
The state-owned New Vision newspaper said it "roared" as it was released into a holding ground at the farm Monday.
Crocodiles sometimes attack and kill villagers collecting water or fishing in Lake Victoria, Africa's biggest lake.
Experts say most attacks are triggered as humans getting too close, and the crocodiles are protecting their territory.

nothing steve irwin couldnt handle.

BigBDrugStores · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2005, 01:56:31 PM »

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Mac 10 † · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2005, 02:09:26 PM »

now im gonna try and reallllly piss 'im off!!

im gonna jam my thumb right up his butthole!!

lol, south park is funny

THOEDINTHEGAME · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2005, 03:10:42 PM »

Big BpG · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2005, 08:43:39 PM »

I saw a National Geographic Show on this exact croc. The animal is absolutely huge. In the show, they set up a trap with a live goat in it. For three days, nothing came close to the trap. The goat, which was tied to in, just stood there for days. On the fourth day, the goat was gone, there was blood everywhere and the trap had been destroyed... the believe the croc did it all. When the show aired, it had killed 70+ people... every year more people disappeared.

Da WCC Hopar! · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2005, 06:09:32 PM »

dat thing is fuckin huge

eS El Duque · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2005, 06:13:12 PM »

Quote from: Mac_10 on March 08, 2005, 02:09:26 PM

now im gonna try and reallllly piss 'im off!!

im gonna jam my thumb right up his butthole!!

lol, south park is funny

lol

OpTiCaL · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2005, 04:54:48 AM »

Quote from: Big BpG on March 08, 2005, 08:43:39 PM

I saw a National Geographic Show on this exact croc. The animal is absolutely huge. In the show, they set up a trap with a live goat in it. For three days, nothing came close to the trap. The goat, which was tied to in, just stood there for days. On the fourth day, the goat was gone, there was blood everywhere and the trap had been destroyed... the believe the croc did it all. When the show aired, it had killed 70+ people... every year more people disappeared.

yeah theres been shows on discovery bout him... n the people that were trying to capture him humanely