Biggest Crocodile In The World Captured In Philippines

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The crocodile weighs one ton and is believed responsible for eating at least one fisherman, but this monster has finally been caught by 100 men in Philippines.

Measuring 21 ft (about 6.5 m), the monster is the largest crocodile captured alive in recent years.

The largest crocodile was caught, after a three-week hunt, in a creek in the Philippines by villagers who had lived in fear of it for more than 20 years.

The crocodile’s nearest rival in the monster stakes is Cassius, an Australian salt-water crocodile which measures a “mere” 18ft (5.5 m) and which is still on the loose in the Northern Territory.

The Philippine crocodile lived in a river system in Agusan, a poverty-stricken region 500 miles south east of Manila, but while it was a constant threat to villagers no-one was brave enough to try to capture it.

The monster crocodile was placed under observation and when it was witnessed by several villagers killing a water buffalo they knew their suspicions were right.

“We were very nervous about tackling this beast but it was our duty to deal with it because it was a threat to many villagers and their farm animals,” said the local mayor, Edwin Elorde.

“When I finally saw it after its capture I couldn’t believe my eyes.

“It was big enough to swallow three men all at once.”

The crocodile hunting was set in place after it was seen in a creek, with villagers setting four net traps, which the crocodile destroyed with a mighty snap of its jaws.

The second time hunters used traps made of steel cables and this time the animal failed to get away.

One hundred men were required to pull the monster crocodile on to the banks of the creek where, after a great deal of difficulty, it was bound up and then lifted by crane on to the back of a truck.

Hunters weren’t going to let the victory pass without having their photo taken, so many of the villagers posed beside their scaly captive before it was driven off to a confined area.

The crocodile, which have not been named yet, is destined for fame.

Villagers have been expecting monster to be the star attraction at a new eco-tourism park that is set up in Agusan.

“It will be the biggest star of the park,” said Mayor Elorde.

“The villagers, of course, are very happy that they have been able to turn this dangerous crocodile from a threat into an asset.”

But the 37,000 people who live in the region have been told not to rest on their laurels.

Many other large crocodiles remain in the rivers and people have been told not to venture into marsh areas alone at night.