Rangers haul four-metre crocodile out of Darwin Harbour creek....
kiwijims said
06:14 PM Jun 17, 2018
Wildlife rangers have hauled a four-metre male crocodile out of a creek in Darwin Harbour, which wildlife experts say is a reminder to some who think large crocs are not in the waters around the city during the cooler dry season.
Pretty common in Darwin Harbour. The locals reckon it's the dumb crocs that get caught and the cluey ones are still there.
Dave1952 said
08:15 PM Jun 17, 2018
Ive never seen one come out of the shower rose so I reckon I might be safe from them!
Warren-Pat_01 said
11:36 PM Jun 17, 2018
As the temperatures drop to single digits in Nth Qld, there are quite a number of big ones being seen warming themselves on creek & river banks - quite a few around Townsville.
Be wary if launching a boat!
There is one quite large one doing the rounds of Townsville creeks, rivers & beaches - he is too wise to be caught in anything other than a picture!
Treecrest said
11:54 AM Jun 18, 2018
Heard on Macca yesterday - some chap is planning to swim BreastStroke across the Darwin Harbour at the end of June - with no protection except for lookouts in kayaks!
kiwijims said
12:30 PM Jun 18, 2018
Treecrest wrote:
Heard on Macca yesterday - some chap is planning to swim BreastStroke across the Darwin Harbour at the end of June - with no protection except for lookouts in kayaks!
Well if this bloke does a "Beast'' stroke, he's going to be swimming pretty fast, could be tempting fate there,
K.J.
Dave1952 said
06:52 PM Jun 18, 2018
He can have that all on his little Pat Malone. No way of getting me into Darwin Harbour unless the boat is at least 25 ft long and I am in it - oh, and it floats properly, too. Ive seen just how fast those mud geckos are both in the water and out, as well as launching themselves from the water. I like life a bit much to tempt fate.
Desert Dweller said
06:13 AM Jun 19, 2018
A guy celebrating his 21st birthday was partying with his mates at Cahill's Crossing.
For a dare he swum across the river giving his mates the thumbs up when he reached the other side.
He never made it back to his mates on the return journey.
Dave1952 said
12:00 PM Jun 19, 2018
I love the sign at the boat ramp at Big Horse Creek, near Timber Creek. It has three points on it.
Point 1. When launching or retrieving a boat do not allow any part of your body to enter the water;
Point 2. When fishing form the shore, do not allow any part of your body to enter the water;
Point 3. Swimming in these waters WILL shorten your life considerably!
kiwijims said
01:51 PM Jun 19, 2018
Here's another one.....
Some people just can't read !!!
K.J.
iana said
06:50 PM Jun 19, 2018
It took two Rangers to haul that crock out, but it would have only taken one BT50 to do the same job!
Kebbin said
07:00 PM Jun 19, 2018
So your saying that your BT50 has only slightly better pull then two Park Rangers?
Doo in said
07:20 PM Jun 19, 2018
Gee i used to feel sorry for people taken by crocs
NOW i'm wondering.
Desert Dweller said
06:18 AM Jun 20, 2018
Yes you do see some drongos around.
Last year in Kakadu, right next to a sign saying DON"T STAND NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER was a grey nomad couple a few inches from the edge of a billabong.
He was fishing & she was sitting beside him in a camp chair, knitting, with her feet in the water.
Hewy54 said
07:33 AM Jun 20, 2018
Dave1952 wrote:
I love the sign at the boat ramp at Big Horse Creek, near Timber Creek. It has three points on it. Point 1. When launching or retrieving a boat do not allow any part of your body to enter the water; Point 2. When fishing form the shore, do not allow any part of your body to enter the water; Point 3. Swimming in these waters WILL shorten your life considerably!
Pulled a 16 lb barra at that boat ramp years ago. Fought it for 25 min, then got so excited I went into the water up to my knees to get it.
Several weeks later we were in Broome and went to the Malcolm Douglas croc farm. While there they showed us the rogue crocs they had been catching ready for relocation. One of them had been taken at that boat ramp only weeks earlier.
Do you reckon my wife gave me a serve when she saw it!!!!!!
Wildlife rangers have hauled a four-metre male crocodile out of a creek in Darwin Harbour, which wildlife experts say is a reminder to some who think large crocs are not in the waters around the city during the cooler dry season.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-17/crocodile-nt-darwin-sal****er-warning/9878436
K.J.
Be wary if launching a boat!
There is one quite large one doing the rounds of Townsville creeks, rivers & beaches - he is too wise to be caught in anything other than a picture!
Well if this bloke does a "Beast'' stroke, he's going to be swimming pretty fast, could be tempting fate there,
K.J.
For a dare he swum across the river giving his mates the thumbs up when he reached the other side.
He never made it back to his mates on the return journey.
Point 1. When launching or retrieving a boat do not allow any part of your body to enter the water;
Point 2. When fishing form the shore, do not allow any part of your body to enter the water;
Point 3. Swimming in these waters WILL shorten your life considerably!
Here's another one.....
Some people just can't read !!!
K.J.
It took two Rangers to haul that crock out, but it would have only taken one BT50 to do the same job!
NOW i'm wondering.
Yes you do see some drongos around.
Last year in Kakadu, right next to a sign saying DON"T STAND NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER was a grey nomad couple a few inches from the edge of a billabong.
He was fishing & she was sitting beside him in a camp chair, knitting, with her feet in the water.
Pulled a 16 lb barra at that boat ramp years ago. Fought it for 25 min, then got so excited I went into the water up to my knees to get it.
Several weeks later we were in Broome and went to the Malcolm Douglas croc farm. While there they showed us the rogue crocs they had been catching ready for relocation. One of them had been taken at that boat ramp only weeks earlier.
Do you reckon my wife gave me a serve when she saw it!!!!!!
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-20/crocs-tides-in-michael-wells-darwin-harbour-swim-attempt/9885594