Never smile at a crocodile was Re: [SG] Terrain ... How Much

> At 07:09 15/03/02 +1100, Alan wrote:

Fisheries Science field trips in the Northern Territory can give some combat
vets the willies, they go issued with a shotguns, rifles and pistols (although
they have taken the pistols back, a scientist with a pistol is

too dangerous), never to be out of hands reach and never camp near the water
unless there's a fence. Once two scientists on a field trip were attacked in
their camp 500m from the water. The crocs are learning to leave the water at
night and seek out feral Water Buffalo carcass, shot from helicopter and left
where they fall, the crocs wander along a track until they encounter a meal.
Once this was a aboriginal family camping, it scooped up the mother, but
fortunately the family attacked the croc gouging it's eyes until it released
it's meal.

Since the shooting ban crocs are reaching 5 metres in length and there are
some 'personality crocs' who survived the shooting who are larger.

Cheers