Giant 21-Foot Crocodile Caught in Philippines [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

International Business Times ^ | September 6, 2011

[nickcarraway]

A giant 21-foot crocodile weighing in at about a ton was caught by a group of villagers in the Philippines, possibly making this the largest crocodile captured alive ever.

The giant crocodile has been plaguing the town for years, as it reportedly attacked and killed a water buffalo last month according to witnesses and possibly a fisherman and child who have been missing since July.

Villagers and veteran hunters of Bunawan, 515 miles southeast of the capital Manila, caught the crocodile after a hunt which lasted about three weeks.

It took nearly 100 people to pull the 2,370 pound crocodile out of a nearby creek where it was caught in sturdy traps with steel cables. A crane lifted the giant crocodile to a truck where it was placed in a caged-off area under the control of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

"We were nervous but it's our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers," Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde told The Associated Press by telephone. "When I finally stood before it, I couldn't believe my eyes."

The town plans to use the giant 21-foot crocodile as an exhibit, along with other species found in the marshland, in an ecotourism park to be built in the future

[nickcarraway]

[Sacajaweau]

And God said, “Let there be shoes!!

[AlexW]

See also:
Villagers Pull 1-Ton Crocodile Out of Creek in Philippines (crikey!)
Posted on Tuesday, September 06, 2011 9:29:14 AM by max americana

[tdscpa]

And food for a year.

[Beowulf9]

“caught”, did they kill it? What do they mean, ‘exhibit’? Stuffed?

[mom4melody]

I need a new laptop bag....

[agere_contra]

They caught it alive.

[Squantos]

Average reach of a human is equal to their height on average. Filipino is on average a short person. You sure that’s the actual pic of the big Gator ?

Just askin....:o)

[momtothree]

“And God said, “Let there be shoes!!””

And matching purses and belts, too! LOL!

[brent13a]

Average reach of a human is equal to their height on average. Filipino is on average a short person. You sure that’s the actual pic of the big Gator ?

First of all it's a saltwater CROC, big difference between that and a 'gator'.

Secondly, being that this is old news by about 4 days now I'd say if it was any less than 21 feet long it would've been debunked by now.

But here is a crazy suggestion: click on the link above to see more pictures and answer your own question.

There is a pic of 4 Filipino men standing arms-spread hand-to-hand over the croc which would put them at a hair over 5ft tall each or so.

So I'm going to say yes it's an "actual pic of the animal".

[Squantos]

I asked in a polite manner....sorry you couldn’t answer in the same manner.