Posted on 09/30/2009 8:13:44 PM PDT by Saije
A U.S. tourist got more then he bargained for when he was attacked by a crocodile while attempting to answer the call of nature in the Mexican resort of Cancun this week.
According to Mexican police 20-year-old Andrew Dales, from Dallas in Texas, confessed that he had been on a mission to relieve himself at the edge of the local Nicupté lagoon , in the popular tourist resort of Cancun, when the crocodile suddenly snapped at him.
He suffered ‘multiple bite wounds’ to his leg and neck and was also left with a head injury after the reptile knocked him to the ground, a police spokesman said.
Cancun is one of Mexico’s premier holiday destinations for UK and U.S. tourists.
Cancun's crocodiles (principally American crocodiles, Crocodylus acutus) are non-aggressive species that feed on fish and other small wildlife.
The 5000-hectare lagoon is home to approximately 25 of the species - though most of them live away from populated areas.
Tourists however are advised to be careful and lagoons in the area are dotted with crocodile warning signs.
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Too funny
The guy almost got a He#d job
LOL!
LOL
“Kids, there was this one time when I was taking a whiz in a lagoon in Cancun. Well, let me say, The devil is out there!”
there I was, liquidating my holdings, watching the rings in the water, when I spotted a pair of yellow eyes...
“reptilian teeth I had never seen the likes of before, I fell and the beast had cut me hard”
The bleeding was profuse and I decided to zip up. The beast was relentless and continued to attack.....
I don’t want to hear about Michelle and Zero’s wedding night.
G’day, amigo!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
memo to self....don’t ......
natured called
plz take message
thanxbai
"Howdaya think I got this hook?!!!"
"He acted stupidly..."
I was in Cancun about 7 years ago and decided to golf at the Hilton.
On about the 3rd tee, there was a little sigh saying “Beware the Crocodillias”.
Yeah yeah I though, something to amuse the tourists.
I hit a nice tee shot, about 240 up the right hand side of the fairway while my partner went up the Left.
We split up and I walked to my ball.
Sure enough, it was lying nicely in the fairway, about 15 feet away from an 8 foot croc.
I declared that it was an unplayable lie due to ground under occupation and took a drop about 50 feet away, no closer to the pin.
So should I have penalized myself a stroke?
Cheers,
knewshound
Later in Mexico City I heard some cat say "Mas Tarde, Padre". I guess that was the equivalent hip phrase.
Both. The latter was probably what made him the former. :=)
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