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Crocs are so over rated
05 March 2014, 22:25
Beretta682ECrocs are so over rated
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05 March 2014, 22:27
Beretta682EThe croc is alive and well behaved.
Allowed me to shake this paws - need to train my german shepherd puppy to do that.
Outside Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
05 March 2014, 22:30
Beretta682E
05 March 2014, 22:32
Beretta682E
He must be full!
Hmm, where did that tracker go?
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06 March 2014, 00:08
L. David KeithHow much did that Croc charge you to pose with him?
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Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......
"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
06 March 2014, 00:30
Beretta682ETempted by 2 live chickens
But sadly they were feed to another faster croc
06 March 2014, 00:33
FrostbitIt's all fun till somebody loses an arm.
06 March 2014, 00:43
Beretta682EArms are so overrated.
Funny thing was as i was sitting on this croc and getting my pictures taken. I had left my brand new nikon slr in its bag like 50 feet away. We were on a sandbar like structure. Two six footer come out and try and take the bag. I get off the croc and run to other to retrieve nikon. Was a strange moment - jumping off a croc and running to get my camera from some smaller younger crocs.
Definitely need to check this place if anyone goes to Burkina Faso.
Mike
06 March 2014, 00:57
JCS271That second photo where you are holding the leg and looking at the camera was too close for comfort. But hey, if you get up here to Montana, for $50 you can kiss my wolf and cross that off your bucket list also!
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06 March 2014, 00:59
A.Dahlgren
I can almost see it eating your arm in the next photo and doing a "croc roll"
A baby croc in Ivory Coast
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Beretta682EIf you see the croc picture you can see the end of the tail is missing. The alpha bites of all the other crocs tails. There is definitely signs of fighting among the croc in the lake.
The lake also has pigs, goats and cattle drinking and swimming in it. Its also full of crocs. The guide said only the alpha hunts and occasional eats a pig.
He also said the alpha is very friendly to humans and likes to get his picture taken and paws shaken.
I kept my eye one for any large croc with a whole tail but did not see the alpha.
I do need to visit Montana.
Mike
06 March 2014, 02:05
cjfosterI've got to give you props for posing with a live croc.
The only way I would pose with one is if a bullet had gone thru it's brain!
06 March 2014, 02:19
pagosawingnutMike,
I thought we agreed that you wouldn't be drinking before 5:00 PM
06 March 2014, 02:29
Beretta682ETrue - I should follow a 5 pm drinking rule. But like the Jimmy Buffett/Alan Jackson song goes - its 5 a clock somewhere.
I thought I would be terrified of the croc but I was not.
My fear list is
Elephants
Lions
Crocs
Great White Shark
Shark diving was cool - was more afraid of the cold water than the Great White Sharks.
Crocs were cool.
Lions still scare me.
My encounter with Elephants last week has confirmed my fears. I am terrified of Elephants - especially African Elephants and absolutely terrified and fearful of Forest Elephants.
Pachydermophobia - what I suffer from (I googled that).
Mike
06 March 2014, 02:51
cal pappasA South Africa farm raised croc, perhaps drugged?
LOL
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06 March 2014, 03:19
boarkillerBy god he doesn't have any teeth
" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
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06 March 2014, 03:20
Beretta682ENow you guys are just being mean - no teeth and south african drugged croc.
I will post some videos tomorrow - having trouble uploading them to photobook.
I risk life and limb for a cool photo and I get challenged on the claims of the crocs teeth and medicated status - just not good cricket
06 March 2014, 03:37
Beretta682EFor my honor (and manhood)
06 March 2014, 10:06
ScriptusAfter watching the clip, the only improvement would have been watching Beretta high stepping if that croc turned.
Here, hold my beer, I want to pet this mamba thingy?
06 March 2014, 16:12
fvh40quote:
Originally posted by cal pappas:
A South Africa farm raised croc, perhaps drugged?
LOL
Cal
Come on Cal, some of us are not operating like that.
06 March 2014, 17:10
Scriptusquote:
Originally posted by fvh40:
quote:
Originally posted by cal pappas:
A South Africa farm raised croc, perhaps drugged?
LOL
Cal
Come on Cal, some of us are not operating like that.
It comes with the cold, Cal will thaw out a little in the next few months.
07 March 2014, 03:18
Beretta682ENo drugged South African crocs Cal
07 March 2014, 03:19
Beretta682EReal teeth and very active for live chickens. I forgot he was feed after we were done sitting on him.
Well mannered fellow - he waited for a proper live chicken.
07 March 2014, 03:52
kevin hendersonNothing good ever happens after "Here, hold my beer."
07 March 2014, 04:59
bwana cecilquote:
A South Africa farm raised croc, perhaps drugged?LOLCal
The croc probably wasn't drugged, but that crazy SOB in the photo with him must have been.
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Beretta,
- would you try your same party trick
with this 'Lizard'? ...
07 March 2014, 05:55
cal pappasGents:
As to my comments--I was jut plain'
In the above photo I think I get it now. Years ago I visited a croc farm in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. After feeding the eggs were gathered and the crocs were very lethargic. The workers walked among them with ease. Seeing how crocs are very timid in the wild and seeing others in the bank above, I would guess this a croc farm.
Cal
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2012 Australia
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07 March 2014, 06:03
Beretta682ECal
Its not a croc farm. Its like a tourist attraction and a religious site.
In Burkina Faso - crocs are protected and considered religious symbols.
There were a bunch of school buses and tourist buses there.
Mike
08 March 2014, 00:55
Beretta682EIn the background you can see herd of cattle.
Cattle, goats and pigs were drinking, swimming and wallowing in the croc filled lake.
Have no idea why the crocs did not attack them
08 March 2014, 09:22
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09 March 2014, 04:14
samirI shot birds in Fada about 6 hours east of that tourist attraction. The guides and trackers had no problem wading into croc infested waters to retrieve a dove or sand grouse. Burkina is the only place in Africa where I have seen that the people were not afraid of crocs. They are obviously not eating people or they would show them a lot more respect. All I know is I made sure I stayed away from the waters edge.
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