Australian saltwater crocodiles now also hunt in fresh water, they’re not only a very dangerous animal but are very intelligent as well. They’ll notice if a person visits the same areas often, so they then lay in wait to attack, lots of people have been taken by crocs due to people not understanding to vary the times they visit swimming and fishing areas.
alligator has the U shaped mouth, crocodile has the V shaped mouth. Also fun fact crocodiles are the only animal that will actively hunt humans if given the chance, they think we're a fun challenge
@@cyriloliver6747 nah, that's not true. They have some smarts, show evidence of team work, planning and pattern recognition. The idea of a small brain meaning stupid works only for mammals. Birds and reptiles lack the glial cells that bulk up our brain mass. They can do some very clever things with a lot less brain matter.
I'm an Australian, and I've seen both American Alligators and Saltwater Crocodiles in person. I have never lived in a part of the country where crocs also live, way too cold for them down South, but we all learn about them in school. I knew how big they got, how aggressive they are etc. But the very first time I saw an adult male croc in-person, I was stunned. They are more frightening, more aggressive, so much faster and so much stealthier than you would think. Saying that, they're an Aussie icon and are an integral part of our unique ecology. If you're in the north or any region where crocodiles live, and you see a body of water, assume there is a crocodile in it and act accordingly until you know for certain that there isn't and you won't have any problems.
Australia's not that bad. As long as you keep aware, follow signs and take advice on where to and where not to go, it's a great place to live and holiday :)
Exactly. You just use common sense. We have salt water crocs in the rivers here but a lot of people swim in the ocean, crocs arent really a threat there.
crocodiles eat other crocodiles. I was up in Darwin on a holiday and went on a crocodiles tour, saw a massive crocodile called Hannibal. I think he was nearly 6 metres long, he was known to eat other male crocs that came into his territory, and the occasional female croc. he was a gorgeous old man
The Australian Reptile Park near Sydney has 40 aligators in a small lake and 1 salt water crocodile in a seperate pond. In 2022, one of the keepers during one of the shows mentioned that: " if that 'crock' escapted and went into the lake it would kill all 40 aligators". I guess food is rarer in Aus for a big saltwater 'crock', therefore are much more aggressive than the 'gators'.
Salt water crocs are the big nasty ones you want to watch out for. North Queensland and Northern Territory. That’s where Steve Irwin (rip) used to go to tag them to track their movements.
I had a friend who used to work at the Reptile Park North of Sydney and he did on occasion swim across the Alligator enclosure to show just how timid Alligators are when not hungry. You would never do that in a Crocodile enclosure. hehehe.
Sadly, quite a few people over the years have been taken by Crocodiles in the top end (Northern Territory etc.) Seemingly safe places like water holes. streams and billabongs that aren't in remote places. The local people know the safe places to swim.... As I said before, Ryan, I'm enjoying your channel. Thanks....
I grew up beside a river were saltwater crocodiles bred and that had sea snakes in it. We would regularly go swimming in it - crazy the shit you do when you are kids - but the small crocodiles would head for the mouth of the river where we never swam...
I'm from Queensland and have crocs living in the creek in the area opposite my house, but you dont really see them much. On a trip to the northern tip of Qld, I happened to see a croc in the wild swimming up a watercourse in Lakefield Nat Park. Wow, he was huge and he just looked cunning. It made an impression on me how incredible they really are.
BRUTUS AND SWEETHEART PUT GATORS AND NILE CROCODILES TO SHAME 5.1 m Sweetheart was the name given to a male saltwater crocodile responsible for a series of attacks on boats in Australia between 1974 and 1979. Sweetheart attacked outboard motors, dinghies, and fishing boats, but there is no known case of his attacking humans. 5.5mWell-known Northern Territory reptile Brutus, located in the Adelaide River, is estimated to be about . Brutus has even even bigger nearby neighbour. Dominator has never been officially measured but it's estimated he measures up to 6.1m.22 Sept 2017
I seen stuffed sweetheart or the replica in NT when My Family visited in 1990, used to eat the outboard motors of boats cause it hated the noise, terrifying to an 8y/o! We went on those boats where the crocs jump up and get the meat, that was amazing! Catherine gorge was my favourite thing though I reckon 🙂
@@rogertull8888 for real 😳, I was terrified to go down this slide into a pool in NT, there was a mercy something on top. My Dad was water skiing in the river next to it (no nets) so I sent My little brother down first just to be sure lol. S'pose the Koori's had no issue ey, they'd be lining the banks of all the waters fishing and swimming with hardly a care, friggin terrifying if You ask me though!
@@rogertull8888 Not in the city of Darwin lol, although I was nearly abducted from there! My 12y/o sister saved My arse! We were walking to the payphone to call My Mum who was back in Sydney, walking from the Asti hotel a guy in a car tried to snatch Me, scarier than a croc!
I was in the northern territory once and we went on a small tour cruising down a stream in a ferry. Except the back half of the ferry had all its windows cracked like it had been in a car accident. The guide told us very casually that one of the biggies (basically a male croc around 3.5m) had very casually swiped his tail and slammed it against the ferry while he was fighting to be fed. They don't normally feed them but it was for a show where they'll hang out half a chicken and see of a nearby croc is hungry, and it attracted one of the bigger crocs who was a little too enthusiastic. From then on I knew, if I was on the run and trying to hide in the outback up north, I'd stay away from the swampy areas.
Great video reaction Ryan mate, Crocodiles only appear slow or sleepy, but when your the target and in range, it's like throwing a switch, they move sooo fast, you wouldn't know what happened... They're not an apex predator for nothing... ;-)
Bear Grylls in USA "I'm going to watch the water for a little while, there's no bubbles, I can swim across" Bear Grylls in Australia "The river is way over there, and I'm not going anywhere near it"
not quite. The largest salty ever measured was 1075kg or 2370 lbs. Supposedly there was a bigger one caught a couple of hundred years ago but it's never been verified nor has the one supposedly caught in 1957. A ton is 2240 lbs or 2000 lbs for a short ton. A tonne is 1000kg or 2205 lbs. So none at over 2 tons. There is a prehistoric croc called "sarcosuchus imperator" that was 12-13 metres long bigger than a T-Rex. It's skull was the length of an adult human.
The PSI's are wrong, MOST reptile experts will actually tell you an alligators bite force AVERAGES about 3900 PSI, while the AVERAGE crocodile will be about 4700 PSI
I actually live in Cairns in Northern Australia - see map on my page. Personally I wouldn't live anywhere else. Yes we have crocs, stinging jellyfish during summer, dangerous wild pigs, cassowaries (man sized birds with horns and raptor claws) and the usual snakes and spiders. We also have giant stinging trees in the forests close by. One thing we DON'T have in Tropical Far North Queensland are dangerous WASPS. I have an absolute FEAR of wasps and big stinging insects in general like European Wasps and any type of Hornet. Southern Australia has the European Wasp infestation and so I try not to visit anymore. Europe has it's fair share of big nasty wasps and I recently discovered Japan has Asian Hornets like those infesting the North West of USA so I won't be going to Japan or Washington State anytime soon. So yeah, give me Crocodiles any day.
@@virginiaviola5097 I'm in western Sydney and I've only ever come across them while on the toilet 😳 dunno why they like bathrooms so damn much, but they look robotic. Seen them on the south coast of NSW too, as far as Sussex Inlet.
@@pascalswager9100 ooh. Yuck. I’ve seen them in Lane Cove. They terrify me, although considering how few people get bitten, they’re fairly reclusive. But I’m more scared of them than snakes.
i jumped in the ute one day and pulled out onto the highway, you know how you lean forward as you turn, then sat back in the seat and bam. i thought someone had flicked a smoke through the window and it got sandwitched between my back and the seat but no one was close. i pulled up an the biggest yellow n black cunt of a wasp dropped down by the door. it got me real good hey, for the few seconds it was squashed against my back it fukn let me have it. that hurt for ages but the worry was i didnt see it leave the car an i couldnt find the prick.
I agree. We also dont have those bitey stingy large black ants that sometimes bite your bum in the back yard, when you sit down in the grass, like they do in Brisbane. Jeesuz that hurt, and its always a sensitive area they bite, lol.
so the reason you can easily hold their mouth closed is cause most of the crocs jaw muscles are for closing the mouth at great forces and speeds as such there is not as much strength dedicated to opening
You can't have that both ways. If birds _are_ dinosaurs, then crocodiles and alligators _are_ the closest living relatives of dinosaurs today, because birds fall within the category of dinosaurs.
You should check out an Aussie movie called ‘rouge’ it’s about a giant croc and it’s a brilliant movie if you’re into crocs, plus it’s full blown Aussie so you’d love it xD
Both croc & gator are SPECTACULAR creatures❤ So the reason why they shake the food to break it apart is cos their teeth & mouth are designed to grab, rip & tear. Bigger animals they will drown (like in the death roll) & then store the carcass usually wedged under a ledge. They leave it there until the meat softens making it easier to tear chunks off. I remember reading stories as a kid about people being taken after swimming in 'coffee coloured water' not knowing it was croc infested. To this day I still occasionally dream that I am stuck swimming in 'coffee coloured water' unable to figure out which way the surface is & knowing full well there are big arse crocs in there too & then..... I usually jump awake fortunately 😰😅
Australian salt water crocodile is much larger and has a much more powerful bite than the alligator, bt don't tangle with an alligator either unless you want to die 😁
It's really no contest. The salty is a monster - the comparison would have been closer with our freshwater crocodile. It's a fish eater and slender, the males only grow to about 8 feet long and 132 pounds. Alligators would smash a freshy, I suppose - but it's a similar size difference between the salty and the alligator.
that was 8n the USA, a Burmese python fought a gator, both died in battle, with the snake bursting open trying to swallow the gator. There us a photo of the result... hideous! Burmese pythons get to a massive size, introduced as exotic pets... a pet not for long as it grew and the owner started to look tasty. A huge problen m in the southern swamp areas of the USA
I read that for stealth, crocodiles dive or rise to the surface by moving their lungs backwards or forwards to change their weight distribution. This allows them to avoid moving their bodies, giving them a better chance of not being seen by their prey.
Ryan you should look up Krys, normaton Queensland crocodile. I am true aussie from FNQ and have watched some a number of your clips. There is a lot of other animals that you may want to look at, examples being casawory, Jabaru, black palm cockato to name a few.
Now that was fascinating. Disturbing but fascinating... I'm sitting here in the serenity of someone who doesn't have either crocodiles or alligators in their country.
Saltwater crocodiles or Salties as we call them have a narrower nose/mouth than an Aligator. We also have freshwater crocodiles with a very thin mouth/nose, these crocs are relatively harmless and will only attack if cornered, but even then they just want to escape, it's very rare to hear of a freshie attack... In the Northern territory they run tours where they feed crocs high out out the water from a boat, tourists get to sit in the boat and see them power out of the water to grab the bait, normally a chicken..
Growing up in Far North Queensland, Australia, apart of learning is how far to climb a coconut tree. Also, growing up 50m from the beach, nothing unusual for a saltwater croc to be seen on the beach. Swimming in almost All waterholes, stream, creeks, the ocean etc, came with a risk. Yes, you are them in the wild.
I think that the saltwater crocodile which we have here in Oz is the one you guys have in Florida and other areas close by right? We also have freshies (freshwater crocs).. they’re endemic to Australia, a little smaller and tend not to feast on humans to the degree that their saltwater cousins do 😂 You hear of lots of scary things in Australia but most of us are most freaked out by magpies.. as they are everywhere even in Sydney.
Alligators have the flat rounded snout where the teeth mostly aren't visible. Crocodiles have the long v shaped snout where the upper and lower teeth are visible. Also the eyes are different - alligator eyes are mostly black and crocodiles have green eyes.
first off loving youir videos ryan and gday from down under,as suggesteed look up brutus the aussie saltwater crock his head alone is about 3 feet he is missing his front leg he is over a ton and is about 19 ft long
I remember a Sesame Street bit, 1970. > The alligator is an American reptile, but with a shorter and flatter head. (Chomp). It has also been known to be extremely dangerous.
Australia also is the home to the only crocodilian to run on land. There's no other members of the crocodilian family that have this ability. This title belongs to the fresh water crocodile. If you come down here the freshies aren't the one's to worry about. Humans aren't on there menu. Have they attacked humans? Yes, but more often or not it is in self defence or it had been provoked. It's the salt water crocodile that you need to be wary, down here in Australia. Yes, the northern parts of Australia has some magnificent beaches. But, trust an Aussie that lives in the northern parts of Australia. If you want to go for a swim up here, take my advice stick to the swimming pool. Yes, visit our beaches go for a paddle in the surf. But don't swim in the ocean. If you swim in the ocean or especially the rivers, do it at your own risk. We have a saying down here. Crocodiles never kill people, they only kill dumb humans. If you're dumb enough to swim in a river with known crocodile sightings. Then it's on you. Trust me there are stacks of signs warning the public about crocodiles and jellyfish. Plus, now on the radio they keep warning us not to swim at dawn, dusk or putting scraps in the water. Their catch phrase is be Shark smart.
Re: Australian wildlife. Read up on “The Island Effect”, a known evolutionary hiccup where, when isolated, creatures that were large slowly become dwarfed versions and the small critters get bigger. Australia is hella big, but it’s still an island 👍🏼😉
We camped at one of these spots in Cape York, in the back of an enclosed ute (a car with a tray at the back, for anyone overseas). We wanted to be off the ground because of salt water crocs. A few years later, a crocodile came and attacked a camper who was in a tent there. Definately pays to sleep off the ground, if possible, if you are near the shore.
Crocs are natural predators & not many will mess with them but have been known to fight with Tigers/lions, jaguars, anacondas and hippos are usually what eat crocs....if they win of course lol
but Jaguars mainly in South America actually HUNT crocodiles as their regular prey & jags also love swimming. the jags have the strongest bite out of all the big cats! Tigers usually hunt Mugger Crocs, a Saltie (saltwater croc) will easily kill a tiger. Lions can tear through the crocs skin. Cougars are crazy tough haha
@@AiDOS__ haha obviously hippos don't eat croc. It was a metaphor that crocs don't mess with them dude 🤣 But is that all you got out of all that info? 😔
Saw an alligator bite an electric eel, it caused the alligator's jaw to stay clamped on the eel, where it was shocked over and over, till it began having seizures then it's heart gave out.
Crocs have six predators. 1. Humans 2. Killer Whale (Orca). 3. Hippopotamus. 4. Tiger. 5. Jaguar. 6. Anaconda. The last three listed are more likely to attack smaller crocs rather than larger crocs.
Just to be clear, there's no suck Croc called an "Australian Crocodile", the 2 Croc species that live in Australia are called the "Freshwater Crocodile" and "Saltwater Crocodile", but Saltwater Crocodiles are more common in Asia that in Australia
If you ever want to hear a terrifying story about a Salt Croc I recommend MrBallen on YT the video is called "Never swim in this Australian river" As an Aussie I am not a fan... this story did not help 🤣🤣 - this is why we have designated swimming areas
In Australia, Salt water crocs actually eat sharks, yes shake it apart I have seen one have goat in its mouth, it flicked it's head and the goat snappen in half
If say.. A saltwater crocodile met with a Great White (only shark actually capable) they would both probably leave each other alone, But if I had to hedge a bet, I'd say the shark. He would be hunting in his natural habitat while a croc just wants to be on the bank of a river or lake. Sharks specifically the great white are capable of reaching speeds of 50km in the water while a crocs top is about 36km in the water, Great white has a stronger bite force of 3200 psi. and with the added bonus that great whites are (like crocs) ambush predators that come from below, which is exactly where a crocodiles weakest part is. My money is 100% on a great white, simply because its bigger, stronger and faster. But the only sharks that actually do end up in the mouths of crocs are bull sharks, bull sharks are often dwarfed by the croc, and they have the most testosterone of any animal in the kingdom, and as a result, both male and female bull sharks are extremely territorial. basically they wont know when to quit, and the croc snatches them up. bulls are often the only shark a croc will ever interact with as they're the only shark to swim in both fresh and saltwater, every other species is confined to the sea.
also just in case you were interested, sharks are much older than crocs. the first predators on the earth were in the sea. the first predator of the sea, was a shark. Fish are much older than reptiles. much much MUCH older than nearly anything on land.
Sharks are rare close to the coast of northern Australia and saltwater crocodiles have been seen up to 50km offshore. Crocodiles are armored - sharks are not.
@@allangibson2408 sharks attack from below, a crocodile is not armoured below. and sharks are not rare in any part of the ocean. you just can't see them. because you're a terrestrial mammal and they are a fish, crocs are semi aquatic so of course you will see more of them.
@@allangibson2408 and just because crocs are 50km offshore doesn''t mean they are adapted to the ocean, they are just passing through to some other estuary
@@allangibson2408 ooo yeah and as said, a gws bite force is 3200 psi, thats plenty to crack the shell of a turtle, so a crocs dermal exoskeleton wont stand a chance lol, they have lost scutes to the cages they were escaping from. so their armour to a gws is literally nothing but a candy bar wrapper.
CROCODILE - a reptile - I saw a crocodile in Darwin swim under a dingy with two men in it drinking beer. I was in Darwin-Harbour playing around on a jet-ski for four-hours; the next morning people close-by discovered an eighteen-foot crocodile stranded in their swimming-pool - I had a lucky escape!🤺🇦🇺 The sharks of the land!🤺🇦🇺
Australian crocs just love the taste of American tourists, and another little known fact is that crocs are cannibals. If they are hungry or another one trespasses in their territory, they will have a go until one or the other is dinner.
Aussie crocs hands down are bigger stronger and more aggressive.aligstors are smaller and more docile. Steve irwin's Austrslia zoo here in queensland Australia has a crocodile called acco which steve caught in the 1980s he was as already 18 foot long and 1000kg then and is still going strong yet it's not known exactly how old he is
Australian saltwater crocodiles now also hunt in fresh water, they’re not only a very dangerous animal but are very intelligent as well. They’ll notice if a person visits the same areas often, so they then lay in wait to attack, lots of people have been taken by crocs due to people not understanding to vary the times they visit swimming and fishing areas.
third time is known to be unlucky
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alligator has the U shaped mouth, crocodile has the V shaped mouth. Also fun fact crocodiles are the only animal that will actively hunt humans if given the chance, they think we're a fun challenge
not the only animal, many animals actively hunt humans, many animals can be sadists aswell, polar bears are a great example of both
Actually they think of 3 things only. Eating Reproducing and Territory...for food reproducing and territory...
Also Alligator's jaws open from the bottom Crocodiles the top
@@leongt1954 I actually didn't know that, cheers.
@@cyriloliver6747 nah, that's not true. They have some smarts, show evidence of team work, planning and pattern recognition.
The idea of a small brain meaning stupid works only for mammals. Birds and reptiles lack the glial cells that bulk up our brain mass. They can do some very clever things with a lot less brain matter.
"Does anything eat a crocodile?" Yes...people, at least in Australia.
And America.
Yes America too I speak from experience.
@@stannetaprospere4301 i can't tell if this is meant to be passive or not
@@Tonybob12 nice i didn't know that!
@@paige7954 just truth. In the American South you'll find animals such as opossum, squirrel, rattlesnake and crocodile on the menu.
I'm an Australian, and I've seen both American Alligators and Saltwater Crocodiles in person. I have never lived in a part of the country where crocs also live, way too cold for them down South, but we all learn about them in school. I knew how big they got, how aggressive they are etc. But the very first time I saw an adult male croc in-person, I was stunned. They are more frightening, more aggressive, so much faster and so much stealthier than you would think. Saying that, they're an Aussie icon and are an integral part of our unique ecology. If you're in the north or any region where crocodiles live, and you see a body of water, assume there is a crocodile in it and act accordingly until you know for certain that there isn't and you won't have any problems.
Australia's not that bad. As long as you keep aware, follow signs and take advice on where to and where not to go, it's a great place to live and holiday :)
Or keep away from areas that have dangerous animals
Exactly. You just use common sense. We have salt water crocs in the rivers here but a lot of people swim in the ocean, crocs arent really a threat there.
crocodiles eat other crocodiles. I was up in Darwin on a holiday and went on a crocodiles tour, saw a massive crocodile called Hannibal. I think he was nearly 6 metres long, he was known to eat other male crocs that came into his territory, and the occasional female croc. he was a gorgeous old man
Hannibal Cannibal.
The Australian Reptile Park near Sydney has 40 aligators in a small lake and 1 salt water crocodile in a seperate pond. In 2022, one of the keepers during one of the shows mentioned that: " if that 'crock' escapted and went into the lake it would kill all 40 aligators". I guess food is rarer in Aus for a big saltwater 'crock', therefore are much more aggressive than the 'gators'.
Fun fact
Salties (salt water Crocodile) can be found in fresh water as well
Salt water crocs are the big nasty ones you want to watch out for. North Queensland and Northern Territory. That’s where Steve Irwin (rip) used to go to tag them to track their movements.
I had a friend who used to work at the Reptile Park North of Sydney and he did on occasion swim across the Alligator enclosure to show just how timid Alligators are when not hungry. You would never do that in a Crocodile enclosure. hehehe.
I’m guessing that’s the one at Gosford?
Steve Irwin described aligators as 'frogs with teeth' . Gators are cool but Crocs rule.
I was visiting friends in far North Queensland once and we found a croc that was nearly 6m long just basking in the sure.
Seriously an incredible site
Largest saltwater croc i have ever heard of was caught in my hometown of Mackay in the Pioneer river in 1951 measured in at 32 feet!
Sadly, quite a few people over the years have been taken by Crocodiles in the top end (Northern Territory etc.) Seemingly safe places like water holes. streams and billabongs that aren't in remote places. The local people know the safe places to swim.... As I said before, Ryan, I'm enjoying your channel. Thanks....
And Queensland not just NT
I don't live anywhere near croc territory but I still think about them sometimes when near a lake.
I grew up beside a river were saltwater crocodiles bred and that had sea snakes in it. We would regularly go swimming in it - crazy the shit you do when you are kids - but the small crocodiles would head for the mouth of the river where we never swam...
“Does anything eat a crocodile?” Croc jerky is pretty yummy 😅
I'm from Queensland and have crocs living in the creek in the area opposite my house, but you dont really see them much. On a trip to the northern tip of Qld, I happened to see a croc in the wild swimming up a watercourse in Lakefield Nat Park. Wow, he was huge and he just looked cunning. It made an impression on me how incredible they really are.
BRUTUS AND SWEETHEART PUT GATORS AND NILE CROCODILES TO SHAME
5.1 m
Sweetheart was the name given to a male saltwater crocodile responsible for a series of attacks on boats in Australia between 1974 and 1979. Sweetheart attacked outboard motors, dinghies, and fishing boats, but there is no known case of his attacking humans.
5.5mWell-known Northern Territory reptile Brutus, located in the Adelaide River, is estimated to be about . Brutus has even even bigger nearby neighbour. Dominator has never been officially measured but it's estimated he measures up to 6.1m.22 Sept 2017
I seen stuffed sweetheart or the replica in NT when My Family visited in 1990, used to eat the outboard motors of boats cause it hated the noise, terrifying to an 8y/o! We went on those boats where the crocs jump up and get the meat, that was amazing! Catherine gorge was my favourite thing though I reckon 🙂
@@pascalswager9100 I USED TO SWIM IN THE MARY RIVER AND IT WAS CROC INFESTED
@@rogertull8888 for real 😳, I was terrified to go down this slide into a pool in NT, there was a mercy something on top. My Dad was water skiing in the river next to it (no nets) so I sent My little brother down first just to be sure lol. S'pose the Koori's had no issue ey, they'd be lining the banks of all the waters fishing and swimming with hardly a care, friggin terrifying if You ask me though!
@@pascalswager9100 I NEVER SAW ANY CROCS WHEN LIVING IN DARWIN
@@rogertull8888 Not in the city of Darwin lol, although I was nearly abducted from there! My 12y/o sister saved My arse! We were walking to the payphone to call My Mum who was back in Sydney, walking from the Asti hotel a guy in a car tried to snatch Me, scarier than a croc!
I was in the northern territory once and we went on a small tour cruising down a stream in a ferry. Except the back half of the ferry had all its windows cracked like it had been in a car accident. The guide told us very casually that one of the biggies (basically a male croc around 3.5m) had very casually swiped his tail and slammed it against the ferry while he was fighting to be fed. They don't normally feed them but it was for a show where they'll hang out half a chicken and see of a nearby croc is hungry, and it attracted one of the bigger crocs who was a little too enthusiastic. From then on I knew, if I was on the run and trying to hide in the outback up north, I'd stay away from the swampy areas.
We've had Crocs as big as 26 feet long !
Great video reaction Ryan mate, Crocodiles only appear slow or sleepy, but when your the target and in range, it's like throwing a switch, they move sooo fast, you wouldn't know what happened... They're not an apex predator for nothing... ;-)
You should research the crocodile Sweetheart. It is a very well known one and is now kept in the NT museum.
i wouldn't want to swim with a gator but I'll jump right in if I have to choose against a salty or a gator
I'd like to add the Australian salt water croc is also known as the only croc to actively spend days stalking their prey this includes camping humans.
In Darwin you can swim with a crocodile in a clear cage - it’s called the cage of death. 🇦🇺
You should do a series on "Animal Face-off" was a brilliant TV show depicting hypothetical fights between different animals.
Bear Grylls in USA "I'm going to watch the water for a little while, there's no bubbles, I can swim across"
Bear Grylls in Australia "The river is way over there, and I'm not going anywhere near it"
What eats a crocodile? Usually a bigger crocodile.
You are hilarious,love your reaction to my home of Australia 🇦🇺
People hunt Alligators, Crocodiles hunt people. Some in NT are over 2 tons , heavier than your car.
not quite. The largest salty ever measured was 1075kg or 2370 lbs. Supposedly there was a bigger one caught a couple of hundred years ago but it's never been verified nor has the one supposedly caught in 1957. A ton is 2240 lbs or 2000 lbs for a short ton. A tonne is 1000kg or 2205 lbs. So none at over 2 tons. There is a prehistoric croc called "sarcosuchus imperator" that was 12-13 metres long bigger than a T-Rex. It's skull was the length of an adult human.
The PSI's are wrong, MOST reptile experts will actually tell you an alligators bite force AVERAGES about 3900 PSI, while the AVERAGE crocodile will be about 4700 PSI
I actually live in Cairns in Northern Australia - see map on my page. Personally I wouldn't live anywhere else. Yes we have crocs, stinging jellyfish during summer, dangerous wild pigs, cassowaries (man sized birds with horns and raptor claws) and the usual snakes and spiders. We also have giant stinging trees in the forests close by.
One thing we DON'T have in Tropical Far North Queensland are dangerous WASPS. I have an absolute FEAR of wasps and big stinging insects in general like European Wasps and any type of Hornet.
Southern Australia has the European Wasp infestation and so I try not to visit anymore. Europe has it's fair share of big nasty wasps and I recently discovered Japan has Asian Hornets like those infesting the North West of USA so I won't be going to Japan or Washington State anytime soon.
So yeah, give me Crocodiles any day.
Funnel webs scare the bejeesus out of me..so I avoid Sydney.
@@virginiaviola5097 I'm in western Sydney and I've only ever come across them while on the toilet 😳 dunno why they like bathrooms so damn much, but they look robotic. Seen them on the south coast of NSW too, as far as Sussex Inlet.
@@pascalswager9100 ooh. Yuck. I’ve seen them in Lane Cove. They terrify me, although considering how few people get bitten, they’re fairly reclusive. But I’m more scared of them than snakes.
i jumped in the ute one day and pulled out onto the highway, you know how you lean forward as you turn, then sat back in the seat and bam. i thought someone had flicked a smoke through the window and it got sandwitched between my back and the seat but no one was close. i pulled up an the biggest yellow n black cunt of a wasp dropped down by the door. it got me real good hey, for the few seconds it was squashed against my back it fukn let me have it. that hurt for ages but the worry was i didnt see it leave the car an i couldnt find the prick.
I agree. We also dont have those bitey stingy large black ants that sometimes bite your bum in the back yard, when you sit down in the grass, like they do in Brisbane. Jeesuz that hurt, and its always a sensitive area they bite, lol.
There is a movie called black water. Check that out.. Crocs wills hold a grudge and come after you. Gators would forget.
I've seen a hippo kill a croc.
so the reason you can easily hold their mouth closed is cause most of the crocs jaw muscles are for closing the mouth at great forces and speeds as such there is not as much strength dedicated to opening
American crocodiles are a different sub species with different temperament
Crocodiles and alligators are not the closest living relatives to dinosaurs today: birds are. In fact, birds literally are dinosaurs, avian dinosaurs.
crocs and sharks are actually much much much older than dinosaurs
You can't have that both ways. If birds _are_ dinosaurs, then crocodiles and alligators _are_ the closest living relatives of dinosaurs today, because birds fall within the category of dinosaurs.
You should check out an Aussie movie called ‘rouge’ it’s about a giant croc and it’s a brilliant movie if you’re into crocs, plus it’s full blown Aussie so you’d love it xD
Their lil legs are the cutest.
Both croc & gator are SPECTACULAR creatures❤ So the reason why they shake the food to break it apart is cos their teeth & mouth are designed to grab, rip & tear. Bigger animals they will drown (like in the death roll) & then store the carcass usually wedged under a ledge. They leave it there until the meat softens making it easier to tear chunks off. I remember reading stories as a kid about people being taken after swimming in 'coffee coloured water' not knowing it was croc infested. To this day I still occasionally dream that I am stuck swimming in 'coffee coloured water' unable to figure out which way the surface is & knowing full well there are big arse crocs in there too & then..... I usually jump awake fortunately 😰😅
Any Aussies here who have been to Darwin. working near the Daly and Mary river?
Death spin is called "crocodile roll"
Australian salt water crocodile is much larger and has a much more powerful bite than the alligator, bt don't tangle with an alligator either unless you want to die 😁
Crocodiles have no natural predators except humans & other crocks
It's really no contest. The salty is a monster - the comparison would have been closer with our freshwater crocodile. It's a fish eater and slender, the males only grow to about 8 feet long and 132 pounds.
Alligators would smash a freshy, I suppose - but it's a similar size difference between the salty and the alligator.
I remember once seeing a report of a large snake eating/killing a sizeable croc. Honestly I don't even want to know what happened.
that was 8n the USA, a Burmese python fought a gator, both died in battle, with the snake bursting open trying to swallow the gator. There us a photo of the result... hideous! Burmese pythons get to a massive size, introduced as exotic pets... a pet not for long as it grew and the owner started to look tasty. A huge problen
m in the southern swamp areas of the USA
Alligators are like smacked out crocodiles 😂
I read that for stealth, crocodiles dive or rise to the surface by moving their lungs backwards or forwards to change their weight distribution. This allows them to avoid moving their bodies, giving them a better chance of not being seen by their prey.
A crocodile is like a huge alligator with a bad meth addiction 😂😂🇦🇺🇦🇺
Ryan you should look up Krys, normaton Queensland crocodile. I am true aussie from FNQ and have watched some a number of your clips. There is a lot of other animals that you may want to look at, examples being casawory, Jabaru, black palm cockato to name a few.
Now that was fascinating. Disturbing but fascinating... I'm sitting here in the serenity of someone who doesn't have either crocodiles or alligators in their country.
Saltwater crocodiles or Salties as we call them have a narrower nose/mouth than an Aligator. We also have freshwater crocodiles with a very thin mouth/nose, these crocs are relatively harmless and will only attack if cornered, but even then they just want to escape, it's very rare to hear of a freshie attack... In the Northern territory they run tours where they feed crocs high out out the water from a boat, tourists get to sit in the boat and see them power out of the water to grab the bait, normally a chicken..
Growing up in Far North Queensland, Australia, apart of learning is how far to climb a coconut tree.
Also, growing up 50m from the beach, nothing unusual for a saltwater croc to be seen on the beach.
Swimming in almost All waterholes, stream, creeks, the ocean etc, came with a risk.
Yes, you are them in the wild.
I think that the saltwater crocodile which we have here in Oz is the one you guys have in Florida and other areas close by right? We also have freshies (freshwater crocs).. they’re endemic to Australia, a little smaller and tend not to feast on humans to the degree that their saltwater cousins do 😂 You hear of lots of scary things in Australia but most of us are most freaked out by magpies.. as they are everywhere even in Sydney.
No, in Australia we have crocodiles, America has Aligators. They're a different species
@@trojanhorsechannel I know that ? They also have crocodiles there lol
@@trojanhorsechannel the US have saltwater crocs and alligators. We have saltwater crocs and freshwater crocs too. This was my point 😉
@@Dr_KAP ahh I getcha now.
@@trojanhorsechannel all good mate
Alligators have the flat rounded snout where the teeth mostly aren't visible. Crocodiles have the long v shaped snout where the upper and lower teeth are visible. Also the eyes are different - alligator eyes are mostly black and crocodiles have green eyes.
The main difference between an alligator and a crocodile, it’s that one will see you later, the other will see you in a while.
I had a dream once where I had to walk through a house full of crocodiles and snakes so much so u could see the floor
first off loving youir videos ryan and gday from down under,as suggesteed look up brutus the aussie saltwater crock his head alone is about 3 feet he is missing his front leg he is over a ton and is about 19 ft long
I remember a Sesame Street bit, 1970. > The alligator is an American reptile, but with a shorter and flatter head. (Chomp). It has also been known to be extremely dangerous.
Australia also is the home to the only crocodilian to run on land. There's no other members of the crocodilian family that have this ability. This title belongs to the fresh water crocodile. If you come down here the freshies aren't the one's to worry about. Humans aren't on there menu. Have they attacked humans? Yes, but more often or not it is in self defence or it had been provoked. It's the salt water crocodile that you need to be wary, down here in Australia. Yes, the northern parts of Australia has some magnificent beaches. But, trust an Aussie that lives in the northern parts of Australia. If you want to go for a swim up here, take my advice stick to the swimming pool. Yes, visit our beaches go for a paddle in the surf. But don't swim in the ocean. If you swim in the ocean or especially the rivers, do it at your own risk. We have a saying down here. Crocodiles never kill people, they only kill dumb humans. If you're dumb enough to swim in a river with known crocodile sightings. Then it's on you. Trust me there are stacks of signs warning the public about crocodiles and jellyfish. Plus, now on the radio they keep warning us not to swim at dawn, dusk or putting scraps in the water. Their catch phrase is be Shark smart.
Saw some crocodiles when on holiday in Oz, not my cup of tea.
Re: Australian wildlife. Read up on “The Island Effect”, a known evolutionary hiccup where, when isolated, creatures that were large slowly become dwarfed versions and the small critters get bigger. Australia is hella big, but it’s still an island 👍🏼😉
Large saltwater crocs are top of food chain here in the kimberlies extremely territorial and are protected...thus their exploding population numbers
There have been incidents of crocodiles taking people out of their tents at night if they have camped too close to the waterline.
We camped at one of these spots in Cape York, in the back of an enclosed ute (a car with a tray at the back, for anyone overseas). We wanted to be off the ground because of salt water crocs. A few years later, a crocodile came and attacked a camper who was in a tent there. Definately pays to sleep off the ground, if possible, if you are near the shore.
We don’t have crocodiles in every state. The salty is one aggressive croc.😂
I really want you to react to outback wrangler or Wild Croc Territory!!
Crocs are natural predators & not many will mess with them but have been known to fight with Tigers/lions, jaguars, anacondas and hippos are usually what eat crocs....if they win of course lol
but Jaguars mainly in South America actually HUNT crocodiles as their regular prey & jags also love swimming. the jags have the strongest bite out of all the big cats!
Tigers usually hunt Mugger Crocs, a Saltie (saltwater croc) will easily kill a tiger.
Lions can tear through the crocs skin.
Cougars are crazy tough haha
Hippos are as likely to eat a croc as a man is to giving birth to a croc 😅 hippos are herbivores
They do kill crocs on occasion though, but mostly the croc stays out of the way
@@AiDOS__ haha obviously hippos don't eat croc. It was a metaphor that crocs don't mess with them dude 🤣
But is that all you got out of all that info? 😔
@@AiDOS__ hippos actually kill Crocs ALL THE TIME. it's alot more common then you think
here wher i live in tassie, we dont have crocs....sharks ate em all
That was a good one 💚
The answer to does anything eat crocodiles is humans and can be found in supermarkets in Australia. It is quite common and is delicious
Saw an alligator bite an electric eel, it caused the alligator's jaw to stay clamped on the eel, where it was shocked over and over, till it began having seizures then it's heart gave out.
Aussies eat crocodile
The other other white meat. They are actually very Chickeny.
This is like comparing a car to a Lion.
Alligators are more chilled out from what I understand - less eager to kill everything that moves
Crocs have six predators.
1. Humans
2. Killer Whale (Orca).
3. Hippopotamus.
4. Tiger.
5. Jaguar.
6. Anaconda.
The last three listed are more likely to attack smaller crocs rather than larger crocs.
Saltwater crocodiles and Nile crocodiles can range from 20-28 feet.
Tourists swimming in waterholes are often taken by crocs
Just to be clear, there's no suck Croc called an "Australian Crocodile", the 2 Croc species that live in Australia are called the "Freshwater Crocodile" and "Saltwater Crocodile", but Saltwater Crocodiles are more common in Asia that in Australia
If you ever want to hear a terrifying story about a Salt Croc I recommend MrBallen on YT the video is called "Never swim in this Australian river"
As an Aussie I am not a fan... this story did not help 🤣🤣 - this is why we have designated swimming areas
We do have crocodiles in america they are in South Florida.
Maybe you would like the video of snake vs crocodile! Yes, it really happened!
In Australia, Salt water crocs actually eat sharks, yes shake it apart I have seen one have goat in its mouth, it flicked it's head and the goat snappen in half
If say.. A saltwater crocodile met with a Great White (only shark actually capable) they would both probably leave each other alone, But if I had to hedge a bet, I'd say the shark. He would be hunting in his natural habitat while a croc just wants to be on the bank of a river or lake. Sharks specifically the great white are capable of reaching speeds of 50km in the water while a crocs top is about 36km in the water, Great white has a stronger bite force of 3200 psi. and with the added bonus that great whites are (like crocs) ambush predators that come from below, which is exactly where a crocodiles weakest part is. My money is 100% on a great white, simply because its bigger, stronger and faster. But the only sharks that actually do end up in the mouths of crocs are bull sharks, bull sharks are often dwarfed by the croc, and they have the most testosterone of any animal in the kingdom, and as a result, both male and female bull sharks are extremely territorial. basically they wont know when to quit, and the croc snatches them up. bulls are often the only shark a croc will ever interact with as they're the only shark to swim in both fresh and saltwater, every other species is confined to the sea.
also just in case you were interested, sharks are much older than crocs. the first predators on the earth were in the sea. the first predator of the sea, was a shark. Fish are much older than reptiles. much much MUCH older than nearly anything on land.
Sharks are rare close to the coast of northern Australia and saltwater crocodiles have been seen up to 50km offshore.
Crocodiles are armored - sharks are not.
@@allangibson2408 sharks attack from below, a crocodile is not armoured below. and sharks are not rare in any part of the ocean. you just can't see them. because you're a terrestrial mammal and they are a fish, crocs are semi aquatic so of course you will see more of them.
@@allangibson2408 and just because crocs are 50km offshore doesn''t mean they are adapted to the ocean, they are just passing through to some other estuary
@@allangibson2408 ooo yeah and as said, a gws bite force is 3200 psi, thats plenty to crack the shell of a turtle, so a crocs dermal exoskeleton wont stand a chance lol, they have lost scutes to the cages they were escaping from. so their armour to a gws is literally nothing but a candy bar wrapper.
Alligator smiles all the time. Crocodile never did! 🐊
Croc tastes like gamey chicken 🐔 but I only had it the once from a specialist butcher not commonly available In Victoria.
There are American Crocodiles in Southern Florida living with Gators
Fun fact the only place on earth where crocs and gators live together is here in Florida.
CROCODILE - a reptile - I saw a crocodile in Darwin swim under a dingy with two men in it drinking beer. I was in Darwin-Harbour playing around on a jet-ski for four-hours; the next morning people close-by discovered an eighteen-foot crocodile stranded in their swimming-pool - I had a lucky escape!🤺🇦🇺
The sharks of the land!🤺🇦🇺
Australian crocs just love the taste of American tourists, and another little known fact is that crocs are cannibals. If they are hungry or another one trespasses in their territory, they will have a go until one or the other is dinner.
not closest to dinos
like comparing a heavyweight to a bantamweight (gator).
I reckon a Humbolt squid would give a croc a run for it’s money 😉
Crocs have sharp snout, Alligators have round
Aussie crocs hands down are bigger stronger and more aggressive.aligstors are smaller and more docile. Steve irwin's Austrslia zoo here in queensland Australia has a crocodile called acco which steve caught in the 1980s he was as already 18 foot long and 1000kg then and is still going strong yet it's not known exactly how old he is
Not sure where they are outside of it... But I know saltwater crocodiles are in Florida. It's always Florida for everything it seems.
I don’t know mate if you still read the posts. Look up Australia’s biggest crocodile ever caught. It will blow your mind
What kills and eats most Crocodiles are Crocs themselves.
Please Please PLEASE Check out John Williamson "Crocodile Roll" a great bit of Australian music. Also funny as all HELL!!
Yep the Croc :)
GOOD ONE ON ALIGATORS AND CROCS , IF LOOK LIKE WATCHING ABOUT CROCS TRY AND FIND THE MOVIE ' ROGUE (2007) THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE