100 Filipino Villagers Capture World’s Largest Crocodile Alive

100 brave Filipino villagers have captured the world’s largest crocodile alive in a creek near Agusan, 500 miles south-east of Manila, which had local residents living in constant fear of their lives for almost 20 years. The crocodile weighs almost a ton and is about 21 feet in length from snout to tail.

In explaining the need for its capture, the local mayor, Edwin Elorde said, “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. 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.”

Until recently, no one had made an attempt to capture this beast but when a village fisherman went missing, plans were made to catch the gigantic crocodile. In placing the beast under observation, several villagers witnessed the killing of a water buffalo, and which confirmed their suspicions.

In the three day hunt which ensued, villagers set four net traps but the animal was too powerful to be caught, and so they used steel cables in the traps they set the second time around. This time, the crocodile was unable to get away.

It took almost 100 men to haul the animal on to the banks of the creek, and with great difficulty, they were able to bind it and drive it to the new eco-tourism park in Agusan, and will be its greatest attraction. Meanwhile, its closest rival, an Australian salt-water crocodile which is 18 feet in size, is still roaming free in the Northern Territory.