Encountering the Saltwater Crocodile

Today, the largest of all present reptiles, the saltwater crocodile (crocodylus porosus), is widespread over the northern areas of the Australian continent. The following pages are based on intense encounters with the animal in its original enviroment. The goal is to make understand that there are simple rules, whose realisation and compliance allows a safe existence in the distribution area of these amazing archosaurs.

The pictures and information you will find have been developed with the author’s personal experience, including such as  exploring creek mouths in the unsettled far northeast of Australia by sea kayak for almost 18 month (alone and without weapon nor any other artificial defence). This has been done in combination with studying numerous reports on accidents that took place during the last decades as well as further scientific research results.  

Beside the intention to help readers to understand the rules to avoid accidents, it is a further goal to show this formidable animal not as an unpredictable monster but rather as a very fascinating and cautious creature.

All crocodile pictures, without exception, show wild and natural animals, none of them is fed or in captivity.                                            more ...