Steve from Top End Explorer Tours posted:

Hey Trevor.

That's a big Gator, It doesn't look like a trick photo.

A Croc has a species length of 5.2 meter's and a Gator of 4.2 meter's.

Tom Cole a Croc shooter up here in the 60 said he never shot a croc bigger than 6 meter's, I believe I have seen a Croc as big as 6.5/7 meter's, But a Gator that is 7 meter's would be a tall order.

Having said that assuming that, that person is 6 foot tall the gator would come close.

Cheers Steve.

Des Lexic posted:

Steve, I've read 3 of Tom Cole's books and they are a good read. Is he still alive?

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours posted:

Tom Cole passed away a couple of years ago in Sydney.

The source of this information was from a mate of mine.

Cheers Steve.

Trevor R (QLD) posted:

Steve, the email read the warden was 6'5". (almost as gargantuant as the gator hehehe)

Cheers, trevor.

turbopete posted:

that is typical of the Yanks,,if it does not co-operate "shoot it" and I think it is absolutely disgraceful that a unique animal such as that is destroyed

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours posted:

Trust me it's not just a yank thing.

2 years ago I had a close call with a 4 metre Croc place with held, reason being is if I told parks they would go and shoot it.

The close call was between me a fish and a Croc.

Cheers Steve.

turbopete posted:

as they ndid in the Daintree River some years ago when some one supposedly got taksn by a croc. bu more likely was executed for things unknown at the time according to what i have read about that incident had to do with illegal drugs

Gramps (NSW) posted:

Trev,

The hanging photo looks an obvious "trick" . The photos in the water look like he's about 14 foot given the 'probable' size of his snack.

The longest ever recorded appears to be just over 19 foot

see here

Gramps (NSW) posted:

Trev,

Oooooopps !! Snopes comes through again

Busted !!!

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours posted:

Anja has spent most of the wet season with Patsy and her aunty, Driving them around collecting Pandanus and colour to make baskets for sale, Anja has also learnt how to make Traditional weaving not as Dave puts it, White fella mission way.

The new pen is where you pull up to pick up Patsy and the croc came from the dam you would have been to, the water from the dam got within 50 metres of the house, at one stage they had a Croc trap 30 metres from the house.

Anja is going to post a thread on here soon all about her time with Patsy and what the did, This thread will be for the Girls on the Forum.

Cheers Steve.

HGMonaro posted:

cool.. we'll look forward to it

Nige..