Rangers haul four-metre crocodile out of Darwin Harbour creek....

kiwijims · Guru

Rangers haul four-metre crocodile out of Darwin Harbour creek....

dabbler · Guru

Pretty common in Darwin Harbour. The locals reckon it's the dumb crocs that get caught and the cluey ones are still there.

Dave1952 · Senior Member

Ive never seen one come out of the shower rose so I reckon I might be safe from them!

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

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 · Veteran Member

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 · Guru

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, disbelief

K.J.

Dave1952 · Senior Member

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 · Guru

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 · Senior Member

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 · Guru

Here's another one.....

Some people just can't read !!!

K.J.

iana · Guru

It took two Rangers to haul that crock out, but it would have only taken one BT50 to do the same job! biggrin

Kebbin · Guru

So your saying that your BT50 has only slightly better pull then two Park Rangers?

Doo in · Member

Gee i used to feel sorry for people taken by crocs

NOW i'm wondering.

Desert Dweller · Guru

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 · Senior Member

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!!!!!!

Treecrest · Veteran Member

Here is the ABC link for the Darwin Heads swim...
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-20/crocs-tides-in-michael-wells-darwin-harbour-swim-attempt/9885594