The Crocs' Origin
Too bad you never find out how the 2 crocs got there and if they really did cross oceans since they were Asian crocodiles.
shareToo bad you never find out how the 2 crocs got there and if they really did cross oceans since they were Asian crocodiles.
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Yes from what I've seen on the news and in those nature shows, crocodile are some scary creatures, and they do do get huge. The creepiest thing is that they love fresh water AND salt water. There have been programs with people who barely survived attacks on the beach and they do tell of how huge the croc was. something like 36 or 40 feet in some cases. Very scary. Can't imagine what it's like to be eaten alive by one of these things.
shareCrocs don't really "eat people alive" - they drag them underwater and let them drown. Crocs have VERY slow metabolisms and can stay submerged for close to an hour. They just grab their prey, and go under.
By-the-way... Great movie! I was pleasantly surprised. Crocs (of any size) in an inland freshwater lake is a great premise. I actually wanted the croc to get Betty White!
As far as how it got there, it has been long suspected that there are underground rivers running from New York state's "finger lakes" to the Atlantic Ocean. They have found MANY freshwater species, including sharks. Or they could have just been tossed in - like in the New York City sewer system.
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Actually, I just looked it up. The largest crocs out there are salt water crocs. And the biggest croc was only like 26 ft long. That's still huge.
shareAccording to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile a male saltwater crocodile can reach a size of 30 feet (9 meters).
shareAccording to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile a male saltwater crocodile can reach a size of 30 feet (9 meters).Mind you, that was an exceptional case and they didn't even know the creature's exact length. It was "measured somewhere between 27 and 30 feet" (8-9 m), which fits with the longest recorded length for the saltwater crocodile, which is 8,64 m (28 ft 4 in).
I've just watched the movie, and I'm fairly sure they were talking about the crocodile. One person asked if it was some sort fo mutant. The crocodile expert said, not necessarily. The one in the lake was about 30 feet, and the biggest recorded crocodile was about 27 feet.
They'll also sneak upon shoreline prey from underwater and then lunge out of the water to grab them. This has happened to people sitting along a shoreline who didn't realize a croc was anywhere around and that always freaked me out a little.
As for the movie, it has to be one of the worst movies ever made. I don't know how they were able to get so many good actors for it, because it's just bad.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinosuchus
Deinosuchus was the real thing. When it was alive, it would have given the Lake Placid croc (and probably a few dinosaurs) a run for their money.
u guys should do a google on a crocodile named gustave, he has been at large in africa for years now and is estimated to have killed over 300 ppl to date, they have attempted to catch him many times but its never been done, they have caught him on film and in photos and this guy is HUGE, 30ft or more im pretty sure there is a movie coming out about it soon called 'primeval'
sharehah i live in australia and have gone to the beach and seen a croc laying on da sand right as rain, my god if it aint sharks it crocs you just cant swim in peace :(
shareAt the end of the movie Betty White puts a small croc into the lake. She stocked the first one too.
shareGranted that the movie 'version' I saw was a Saturday afternoon broadcast yesterday.
At the end of the movie, Betty White was feeding bread to the baby/hatchling crocodiles, with her feet dangling in the water with them, right up until they started getting close to her feet, and she pulled her feet up out of the water. It did NOT show her 'stocking the lake' with them.
That idea was telegraphed well ahead of the movie's ending, when the scientists were trying to attract the crocodile with (they said) sounds made by hatchlings/babies. That was hammered home when the second crocodile showed up, and emphasized with the dialog saying "there are two", then "BOOM" with the second one exploded by the 'big gun', and the dialog went "Back to one" after that.
Of course it just had to be a breeding pair!
During the movie when they were using the sounds to attract the crocodile, there was a mention of crocodiles migrating north, along the coast. The Sheriff made some statement that he had never heard of that before, and the 'bearded crocodile hunter' made the zinger how "That information is concealed in books!" Naturally the Sheriff was not happy about that too.
It is also known for ocean sharks to swim up rivers, as much as 20-25 miles! Crocodiles have a much more durable hide, and breathe air rather than using gills to get oxygen from water, so salt or fresh water has less of an effect.
In general, the laws against having dangerous/invasive species banned in the USA make more sense in the light of multiple natural disasters. If they were in the country, even in scientific facilities or museums, a hurricane/tornado/flood can easily destroy their building and containment, allowing them to get loose in the wild. Other countries (in the 'Americas' - North, Central and South) suffer natural disasters, and may not be as vigilant about enforcing such laws, if they even have such restrictions. Once any get loose, it is simply a matter of time before they get established and expand their territory, even migrating north along the coast.