The Fish 9103 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Crocodile attacks backpacker in Australia By Nick Squires in Sydney Last Updated: 1:24pm GMT 05/03/2008 A backpacker in Australia got the fright of his life when a massive crocodile he was "teasing" suddenly exploded from the water and nearly sank its teeth into him. The 16 foot-long saltwater crocodile came within an arm’s length of inflicting serious damage to the tourist, if not killing him. Novon Mashiah, 27, an Israeli backpacker, spotted the big crocodile during a fishing trip in the Northern Territory. Determined to have a picture taken of himself with the crocodile, he posed while leaning out of the back of his fishing boat, pointing towards the predator. "I began playing with it for a photo,'' Mr Mashiah said. "I was pointing at it when it suddenly jumped up at me - I didn't realise that crocs were so aggressive.'' The "saltie" – which experts believe probably approached the boat in search of a free feed of fish – propelled itself out of the water with terrifying speed. After narrowly missing its prey, it smashed into the side of the small metal boat before plunging back into the water. "I was shocked - the animal clearly wanted to kill me,'' Mr Mashiah, from Tel Aviv, told the Northern Territory News. "One minute I was leaning over the boat teasing it for a picture. The next minute it burst out of the water with incredible speed ... its jaws fully open. I was shaking,'' he said. Mr Mashiah's friend and fishing companion, Doron Aviguy, 22, captured the near-fatal attack from a nearby boat. The two men were working as fishermen after completing their national service in the Israeli army when they came face-to-face with the crocodile on Friday. deserves it's head to be stuffed and mounted on Mr C O'Diles wall iyam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Jimbo hasn't been feeding his crocs again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Tbf the croc was jew a good feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26738 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-35490011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9103 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Oh Wales. (I would have done that tracheostomy thing with a knife and a biro, because I'm basically MacGyver, which by the way, they're rebooting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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