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Filipino Village Captures 21-Foot World-Record Shattering (Suspected) Killer Croc

Worlds Largest Captive Croc Caught; Suspected of Killing Fisherman

Last week, a 21-foot crocodile that weighs more than a ton was captured in the Philippines after being tracked for more than three weeks. With this success, villagers are already on the hunt for a second.

“There is a bigger one, and it could be the one creating problems,” wildlife official Ronnie Sumiller told The Associated Press by telephone from Bunawan, about 515 miles (830 kilometers) southeast of Manila.

“The villagers were saying 10 percent of their fear was gone because of the first capture,” Sumiller said. “But there is still the other 90 percent to take care of.”

The croc caught last week, a kind that villagers witnessed kill a water buffalo and is suspected of killing a fisherman in July, is now being shipped to an ecotourism park. There, Manila Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said it will be the “biggest star of the park.” Seems like a light sentence for this killer.

According to CNN, this crocodile blasts the previous world’s largest crocodile held in captivity out of the water; it was only 18 feet. Watch CNN’s report:

Elorde said the male crocodile was captured along a creek in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province after a three-week hunt where it broke four traps and took 100 people to haul from the water. Once out of the water, a crane lifted it into a truck.

“We were nervous but it’s our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers,” Elorde told The Associated Press by telephone. “When I finally stood before it, I couldn’t believe my eyes.”

Now, Sumiller, backed by five village hunters he has trained, has set 20 steel cable traps with an animal carcass as bait along the creek where the first crocodile was caught and in a nearby vast marshland.

People in the farming town of about 37,000 people have been told to avoid venturing into marshy areas alone at night, Elorde said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

This story has been updated.

(h/t Business Insider)

Worlds Largest Captive Croc Caught; Suspected of Killing Fisherman

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, a Philippine National Police officer stands next a giant saltwater crocodile which was captured by residents and crocodile farm staff along a creek in Bunawan township, Agusan Del Sur province in southern Philippines late Saturday. Mayor Cox Elorde of Bunawan said that dozens of villagers and experts ensnared the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in his township after a three-week hunt. It was one of the largest crocodiles to be captured alive in the Philippines in recent years. (AP Photo)

Comments (82)

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  • TheTruth1984
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:43pm

    i bet “the swamp people” are jealous

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 1:24pm

      ooooooooooh, it’s a tree shaker!

      Shoot e-liz-a-beth, shoot…

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    • ScottyRawdy
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 1:32pm

      OMG.. this is the funniest comment EVER… “ooooooooooh, it’s a tree shaker!

      Shoot e-liz-a-beth, shoot…”
      OOOOMMMGGGGG.. I’m dieing laughing right now…
      Except I think this one’s the TREE BREAKAH.. not the TREE SHAKAH..

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 3:39pm

      Bring this Big Boy to the Moat between the USA and Mexico. Hear there’s good eatin there.

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    • chazman
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 5:26pm

      … man oh man, someone put a saddle on that sucka! Yeee Haaa!

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    • Libertarian
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:34pm

      Killer croc uh? Innocent until proven guilty.

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    • RabidPatriot
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:53pm

      @13th Imam
      Apparently you have never been to Mexico or a border town. Mexicans love both crocodile and turtle skin cowboy boots. They would have that lizard skinned, tanned and sh@@ kicking in a few hours.

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    • DEConservative
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:50pm

      In fairness…Try doesn’t say shoot…he says “Choot em Elizabeth! Choot em!”

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  • hotrod jim
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:33pm

    put hofa & the croc in the big circle of love

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  • Patriot Z
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:30pm

    dammit betty White! i told you to quit feeding them!

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  • moonpeace
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:14pm

    @Brad
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:56am
    Send it to America so we can use it in the Rio Grande River. Will work better than a fence!
    That was quick and funny, Brad. I’m sure the late-night comics will be adding to that joke tonight…as they should. On a realistic note, this croc even though 21 feet long is obese and probably wouldn’t live much longer if it had to catch its own food. She still has the power to kill but is losing her speed. It’s width is way out of proportion to its length. They will feed her well at the Ecotourism Park, and when she dies I really hope they can preserve her body, and like hang her on the wall or something.

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    • sapper
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:24pm

      @moonpeace,

      Really? The villagers said the damn thing just killed a water buffalo and a fisherman. Seems like it’s moving just fine dumbazz

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    • krisfaction74
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 3:40pm

      The Rio Grande is dry

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  • GERATMO
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:12pm

    Let it loose in the white house.

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  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:09pm

    Those little guys would suddenly empty their bowel if that croc broke one or two of it’s ropes right in front of them while they were handling it….LOL….

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  • a true texan
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:07pm

    Wow, he’s huge!
    The Philippine Islands are not a capitalist but a 3rd world country with lots of card board & blue tarp housing (literally)! The people work hard for $6 a day and there is a high muslim and Abu Saaif influence there. This tall blonde American girl had “body guards” when I visited. I would love to go back but it‘s just a lil’ too scary for me!

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    • Xkiller
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 5:25pm

      Tex, The muslim and terrorist problems are mostly in the far south, like on Mindinao. I was stationed at Clark AB on the main island of Luzon. Pretty peaceful there. Not many cardboard and tarp shacks.
      Yes they do work hard, when they work. I spent 8 years there and my wife is from there. It’s third world but up north, it’s not that bad. That countrys’ biggest problem is too many people and not enough industry. Crops are the biggest export with sugar and rice leading that. Manila is cosmopolitan in a couple of areas like Makati were most of the big shots live. Basically, you have two classes there, the very wealthy and everybody else. It’s not as bad as some here try to make you think, they are happy with thier country and we should respect that.

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  • dissidentrant.com
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:56am

    I wonder, was a strange ticking noise coming from its stomach and an odd hook stuck in his teeth?

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    • Firebrand
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:36pm

      When asked how they caught it, they said they put the trap just past the star on the left and waited straight on ’til morning.

      Report Post » Firebrand  
    • Sy Kosys
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 3:14pm

      Gratuitous ‘Peter Pan’ reference ;) LOL thx for the laff

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  • Brad
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:56am

    Send it to America so we can use it in the Rio Grande River. Will work better than a fence!

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  • 4truth2all
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:54am

    I‘d love to see that animal in it’s own enviroment. As long as I get to eat breakfast and not become it!

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:48am

    oy, what a be-u-ty

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  • DanWesson455
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:37am

    that thing will make quite a lot of shoes and belts.

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    • DanWesson455
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:40am

      I mean the thing killed a Water Buffalo! Aren’t Water Buffalo weighing in at over 1500 pounds? Gosh almighty. It is a freak of nature…..Just like our Grey President.

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  • drago
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:33am

    What a croc of……..

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    • MR_ANDERSON
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:42am

      That man can never use the story…I once caught a croc this big! His arms are too short.

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  • SamIamTwo
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:29am

    Whoa!

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  • SREGN
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:26am

    I’m sorry, but certain things should be extinct. If I made the rules salties, great whites, and poisonous snakes would have a bounty on them. Oh, and liberals.

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    • cjguthrie40
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 3:01pm

      “I’ll buy that for a dollar!”

      Libs and union management for practice, the animals may actually have a chance of fighting back.

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    • BowHuntingTexas
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:18pm

      Add chimpanzees. They’re just a little too human like. They’re 3 times stronger than a strong man and when they attack – they bite, usually, aiming for the nose first.

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  • Disabledvet
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:17am

    Think of all the boots you could make with that.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 2:07pm

      And the handbags, dog leashes, fancy schmancy cell phone cases, stilettos….. When can I place my order??

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  • TX_45_ACP
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:14am

    Sell it to a zoo, rake in the dough! ;)

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  • KixAcelot
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:11am

    Awesome! Now Shaquille O’Neal can finally get a pair of boots.

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  • DeannaRae
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:07am

    Capitalism at work. Get the killer out of the creek and make some money from it. Gotta love it.

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    • greensteam
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:45am

      is that country even capitalist? seems like they would be doing a little better if they were. they probably need the money even more if the country is not capitalist

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    • Sagat
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 5:52pm

      @ Greenstream,

      Yeah, the Philippines is pretty much a capitalist country, but most of the country is not industrialized. Many people forget that the Philippines was a territory of the United States up until 1946. They had the second largest economy until the 70s when the president, Ferdinand Marcos, decided he didn’t want to step down at the end of his term and took over the country as a dictator. Unless you’re young, you probably remember him and his crazy wife with all the shoes. He wrecked their economy and they’ve been trying to recover ever since they finally overthrew him in the 1980s.

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  • Whiskey One Seven
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:07am

    That’s huge! I’ve never even thought of one being that big. Makes my Florida gaters seem pretty puny.

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  • mohavegreen
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:02am

    Sure thing that Steve Irwin would be proud.

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  • Firebrand
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:55am

    I’ve always said that Nancy Pelosi needed a hug, but they didn’t have to tie her up to give her one.

    Report Post » Firebrand  
    • Firebrand
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:58am

      I was also thinking:
      Lubriderm makes this so soft and smooooooth.

      Report Post » Firebrand  
    • Firebrand
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:59am

      Or…
      I want a belt “THIS BIG”.

      Report Post » Firebrand  
  • LouisGiles
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:54am

    good

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  • mankind7375
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:49am

    Wow

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  • FEMALL
    Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:49am

    PETA is not happy.

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    • Firebrand
      Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:40pm

      PETA is never happy.

      I’m a member of PEDA (People Eating Delicious Animals). Alligator is delicious. I don’t know about Croc.

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