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BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 12:50 PM Nov 2016

Frightening (but not graphic or tragic) CCTV vid of croc attacking couple in swimming pool

I've always wondered how people reacted should a alligator or crocodile decide to join in their nighttime swimming pool escapades. Well, no need to wonder. Posted by Zimbo88 last Friday on YouTube.

Below is a video of a couple having a midnight swim in Kariba, Zimbabwe,and I've gotta say...the lady is one tough woman!

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Hassin Bin Sober

(26,345 posts)
1. Wow. I've heard of people in Florida checking the bottom of the pool before jumping in.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 01:12 PM
Nov 2016

But that thing stalked them. Lucky it was a baby.

They say crocs can watch and learn your patterns.

Gonna need a better fence in case mom or dad gets any ideas.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
2. I've heard that, too, and that's a very smart thing to do in Florida - *and* Africa where they have
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 02:04 PM
Nov 2016

HUGE Saltwater Crocs. But I guess that couple thought that there was enough fencing to keep those deadly creatures out of the pool area - and got a frightening wake-up call.

But that baby croc sure is brash! The woman is twice its size, but it doesn't care! It just goes after her. Good thing she was able to knock it away from her, given that humans are weaker in water than on land.

I have no doubt crocs watch and learn patterns of their prey. It's why they've successfully avoided extinction for millions of years, and they needed no evolutionary changes, as is the case with other animals (including humans).

These aren't just dumb-eating machines, and no one should see them in that light. They have the advantage of tens of millions of years of experience, handed down to them through their genes.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,345 posts)
3. Looking at that again, he is a little larger than I thought.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 02:14 PM
Nov 2016

He is streamlined in the water but looks bigger on land. She might have had a problem if she was alone and maybe less lights and he got the drop on her.

Ambitious as he is, he will be big enough soon enough.

They are going to need a fence that curves out and down at the top.

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BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
4. Holy moly! That gator is about the size of the croc in the Zimbabwe vid! And it climbed the fence
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 02:20 PM
Nov 2016

with NO problems. Frightening thought. Now looking back at the CCTV vid, that woman was darn lucky to avoid a bite.

You're right about putting up a fence that curves outward at the top, and deep into the ground (they dig, too). I don't see how any fencing without these recommendations could keep a saltwater croc out if he gets it in his mind to scale the darn thing.

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)
5. They indeed do dig. They bury their eggs just under the surface of the ground near the water.
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 08:14 AM
Nov 2016

These big lizards are not stupid.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,380 posts)
6. Africa does not have Saltwater Crocodiles
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 07:44 PM
Nov 2016

They are not native to the African continent.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile

Crocs in Africa are Nile Crocodiles

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_crocodile

And while they have been known to be found in estuaries and marshlands, they are most common in rivers and lakes.

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