Have you ever been near a Crocodile?

I´ve seen them at the zoo and in the wild. The ones a saw were big-2 or 3 meters. I´ve never eaten crocodile meat. It must be considered exotic food. I imagine it is very nutritious too

@quantum2020 Crocodiles are cousins to chickens and the meat tastes similar to me.

@DaddyEvil I didn´t know that. I must be thinking about buying crocodile meat the next time. Chicken is the meat I most eat at present. After eating crocodile for the first time, I may probably change my meat preference

I just used to watch them through those big crystal windows. If it were not for the windows, I would have run away in fright. I know they can act rapidly when near a prey

@cherriefic You can always get away from them if you´re not closer than 4 meters. You will give you a chance to run

@quantum2020 True. I don't want to be their next meal.

@quantum2020 They both nothing to play with crocodiles in day compared to alligator is amazing and you will see why there is such a difference.

I read that alligators and crocodiles belong to the same family but they are different. While crocodiles live in warm regions and waters, alligators can strive in fresh waters. What I saw at the zoo might have been a crocodile and what saw in the wild might have been an alligator. both of them were huge animals

Yes, they are. I also only have watched them at the zoo. There are places in the wild where one can see crocodiles in that far distance

@sjvg1976 I will do too. I´ve read that they are very quick at hunting in and out of the water. I would not risk being near them

@quantum2020 I will run away if I see a crocodile in open.

I once visited a park where one could watch the crocodiles in the wild. I remember in the distance a huge crocodile so big in a swamp that really scared me

@quantum2020 Here's the one at our zoo.

Crocodiles are hunted for that. Lots of products are made from their skin. Someone here on Mylot told me that crocodile meat is very delicious. I´m thinking about looking where to buy crocodile next time I see some exotic food place

@MasGion There are many kinds of exotic foods. I don´t try them either but I´d like to try them. I´ve been curious about snakes and now crocodiles. Maybe one of these days

@quantum2020 I never eat Croc before, just some friends told it delicious.. In exotic food even you can find others food form others animal. Snake, bat, monkey... Hmmm, For me, I won't try them...

@quantum2020 Exactly.

It´s not something that anyone would want to do. I was scared to watch a crocodile even from behind a glass.

@quantum2020 They are! Watching a video is as close as I will get to them, besides at the zoo.

@much2say No one in their right mind would want to approach them. In Cancun, Mexico, there have been cases of people being attacked by crocodiles

Crocodiles are some of the most feared animals. I´ve watched videos of them and they are ferocious when trying to catch a prey

I understand. Being near a crocodile is something that no one would like to experience. The closest I´ve been was a few meters but the crocodile was behind a thick crystal at the zoo

The ones at the zoo may be inoffensive but they can scare anyone. The last time I went to the zoo, I really hoped I´ll never encounter one while in the wild

@LeaPea2417 I think the same. I would become petrified seeing one

@quantum2020 I agree, I think I would panic and have a heart attack if I encountered one or more in the wild.

I have only watched them from a distance. Never closer than 5 meters. It´s safe to watch them at the zoo through a thick crystal.

It´s better not to see them too close. Crocodiles act very fast when catching a prey. I was in a park once, One could see the crocodiles in the wild and there was no protection just signs that announced; ¨Don´t approach the crocodiles.¨

@quantum2020 Oh dear, they should have placed a warning sign. Yes indeed, they're very fast special when hungry.

I read that alligators are enormous; some can weigh 360 kilos and grow to about 4.5 meters. I would be scared of alligators too. Or could it be that you saw them when they were babys

@quantum2020 They are often times as large as crocodiles. I saw them at all ages.

I haven´t read about it. No wonder an animal does that. This world is changing and so is consciousness. I have known that a dog saves someone from dying but never a crocodile. It's a wonderful story .to know

Every zoo must have some crocodiles on its premises. In the region, I live, they're not very common but in those places close to the beach where the habitat used to be an estuary, crocodiles can still be seen in the wild. Sometimes, they would attack people who get on their premises

The story is true. Crocodile Massacre of Ramree Island is the happening occurred during WW11

I´ve read about those stories in Florida. I think it´s very common for people who live close to the Everglades to have encounters with gators. I watched a TV show the other day; the Police were trying to catch a crocodile that had entered the swimming pool in a house. They had a hard time trying to catch the creature; fortunately, the crocodile was caught and placed in the everglades again That was a good ending. Since there are many gators in Florida, I guess this story is going to repeat again

I read that Australian crocodiles are big and that they can grow to about 6 meters long. That´s too big. I´ve never imagined crocodiles that big. How large are the crocodiles in Northern Australia