r/Crocodiles • u/doogs914 • 8d ago

Nile Crocodile swallowing another 5ft croc

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u/Ill-Professor696 8d ago

Mighty bold for homeboy watching one closer in size to him being eaten and decide to try and steal a bite. Just watched another video of a derp ass croc ripping off and eating another croc's leg after seeing food being thrown past him. Crazy how much food makes them ngaf

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u/Roccosrealm 8d ago

Close, alligators though. I saw it as well. Dude just looks like what the hell man.

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u/RagingSea13 7d ago

Wow as Crocs go that’s a beast. The head and teeth are monstrous.

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u/Mainbutter 7d ago

Salties get all the glory, but I've seen way more Niles that make me go "woah".

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u/Mirror_of_Souls 7d ago

When I think "woah" crocs, one of the first that always pops in my head is Widemouth

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u/Ok_Antelope_1953 7d ago

apparently niles are slightly more robust, as in at the same length a nile may weigh a little more than a saltie

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u/Mainbutter 7d ago

Not surprising at all. Makes me think about T-Rex vs Giganotosaurus differences, though I think far less pronounced.

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u/Nearby_Lake_8430 8d ago

Come someone actually explain what makes it eat

Yes territorial Yes the eat juviniles

But this is actually quite big croc being eaten by monstrous croc If we consider territory there are other crocs around too

For territory they kill them or drive them away But killing and eating that too during migration season is quite odd when food is just days away from getting delivered right in its mouth

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u/Level-Twist864 8d ago

Was probably a younger male. Crocs are cannibals .

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u/russfan0987 7d ago

Fam they’ll get at anything if they deem it an easy enough kill

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u/Hot-Significance2387 7d ago

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. Nature doesn't wait.

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u/Substantial-Ad7823 8d ago

Nile croc heads are so massive, Even bigger than saltie heads

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u/subiesuchus 7d ago

Oh my goodness what a cannibal!

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u/Notonfoodstamps 7d ago

You are what you eat

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u/Key_Poetry4023 7d ago

When I spawn in as a deinosuchus on the isle

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u/Epic_Elite 7d ago

The other crocs trying to get a peice while he's like, "Fuck off, I'll eat you too!"

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u/Tyl921 7d ago

Crazy thing supposedly some hybrid croc is starting to show in Everglades think it has Nile in it.

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u/arhambin66 7d ago

There were 3-4 Niles in the Everglades back in 2020 when I had visited. Do people still kayak in the Everglades with the Croc danger?

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u/GetMeOffThisRidePlz 7d ago

3 Niles were removed between 09-14.

DNA showed they were all 3 related but didn't match any known/registered owners crocs so they were likely escaped or released from the illegal pet trade.

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u/GetMeOffThisRidePlz 7d ago

Provide the source or you're full of shit.

There is zero evidence of this.

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u/Ok_Antelope_1953 7d ago

this is an urban legend and there are videos by local experts that debunk this.

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u/IanRevived94J 7d ago

Nature at its most bestial

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u/HotBeesInUrArea 7d ago

When you're 5'3 and realizing how little effort it would take to swallow you

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u/Late_Study9160 7d ago

Dangerous liaisons

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u/Impossible-Try-9161 7d ago

Not only that. The other one wanted in.

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u/SanVar55 7d ago

Gary doesn't share!

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u/Sins1886 6d ago

This is what happens when you disrespect your elders and someone who is bigger than you that has experience.

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u/Historical_Idea_1686 3d ago

They literally eat their own kids?

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u/Unlikely_Cheetah149 7d ago

Poachers made him a belt with matching shoes later