Small Creek Dinosaur

[Jim_Tait]

Look closely in attached photo and you'll see about 3+ m dinosaur sitting in 1.5 m of water about 2 m in front of me. This was in a small creek you could just about jump across in western Cape York - sure got me to redefine my personal definition of 'croc habitat' for that part of the world - I was surveying this creekas part of a study for a mining company who had issued us with Job Saftey Analysis (JSA) notebooks which we were meant to fill out if job saftey conditions change - spotting this fella in the water at such close range sure got my notebook out!!

Be aware if sweetwater fishing in the Cape - there are some bloody big 'swallomagotchas' living in some small creks up there!

[Jim_Tait]

Here's a photo mosaic of the same beast

[seajay39]

Great Pic's Jim......

[Canoedle]

Nice little lizard.

[Smailesy]

start writing mate how scary is that

[maztez]

That crocodilligater would loved you for a snack .Just goes to show how careful you have to be when up in our northern rivers and creeks .
cheers Terry

[Big_Ren]

Shite. I had to look five times to even think I saw it in the first pic.

Cheers
Paul

[woodchopper]

Mate sounds like you have the life. I'd give my left nut and more to be working out in that sort of country. Nice pic.

Ben

[MORFIN]

That croc is working for the Greenies, Pay rate is one mines employee per week!

[Mad_Barry]

Good pic Jim.

If that water was just a little bit dirtier, no one would be any the wiser.

[thisbig]

get the rod out

[ele-phrez]

how orsm is that.

[sharkboy7]

yer scary creatures

[zedjack33]

NIce work

[wheezer]

yes had similair experience up on the archer river western side of the cape in the late 80's when i was a kid...walking along the waters edge dragging our lures in the water in a narrow (and fairly shallow) stretch of the upper reaches we suddenly saw a sizeable (3.5-4m) saltie sitting on the bottom...scared the sh#t out of us and for rest of trip we kept a little more distance from the water....