I'd suggest that if you dropped him in the far North with no weapon Mr
Testosterone here would be ****ing himself with fear in a day. In his
closeted safe enviroment (with no real predators) he has no idea what
the worst of Oz is like. He probably wouldn't recognise half the predators.

Cheers

OzOne wrote:

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:05:09 GMT, "Capt. Mooron"
scribbled thusly:


Oz... it seems to me like the general trend is to blame the animal for the
attack ... when in reality it is usually the people with no comprehension of
the world they inhabit that are to blame.


Yep that's true in many cases.

I don't hold much respect for 4x4 campers and even less for people that can
be so easily undone by a predator with the brain of a chook.

Hmmm, interesting that you'd think that.

It's time people learned that ability to access does in no way guarantee
safety. They should have been fined for killing the Salty and fined again
for gross stupidity.

Why, because they followed all the procedures for camping in an area
where crocs are present.
ie a long way from the water, no food, no fishing gear eyc etc.
This is the first recorded instance of a croc travelling as far as it
did to attack anyone let alone a sleeping camper.

No bravery was displayed here.... Idiocy was displayed!
That Croc could have been subdued in seconds by someone with an iota of
comprehension of their habitat, trigger systems and physical abilities....
without a gun. There was no reason for the attack if the "victim" had even
the base understanding of what makes a Crocodile act/react.


Ummm the victim was asleep.

We have idiots up here who lament bear attacks... bears don't attack without
reason. Yet every year idiots fall prey to them. Good Riddance! I'm all for
the bears! I'm also all for the Crocs...and the Sharks!

I would have preferred to see the lot eaten by the Croc...


Not something I'd like to see, especially after the croc followed his
usual method of stuffing his prey under an underwater log for a few
weeks to tenderise it before comsumption.

I will nonetheless concede.... that the actions of the Lady was
courageous... even though the initiation of the attack rests squarely on
their own shoulders.

The camper was asleep and followed all guidelines.

What a totally ridiculous situation and an unnecessary lost of life.... for
the Croc.

Ban the human Idiots.... why did they have a gun to begin with?? don't you
folks have laws against such things?

You probably should come out to Australia. There are many places where
guns are almost essential as a survival tool.
We see no need for guns in the cities.

Only Cowards and Idiots need guns to defend themselves.... especially in the
Bush!


Oh, OK, maybe next time you're out here and a 200kg ferral pig decides
to charge you without warninng, and without you even knowing he was
there, you might change your mind. Those tusks will tear open a human
like a letter opener does a letter.

CM





OzOne wrote in message ...

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:20:42 +1300, Nav
scribbled thusly:


Great story. I would never camp close to a beach or a river in the North
-those salties scare the hell out of me!

Cheers

This was apparently the first instance where a croc had wandered so
far without anything to draw it in.
Apparently the people did all the right things, food etc up the other
end of the beach an all the rest.

Rangers are at a loss to explain just why the thing went as far as it
did up where they were camped.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.




Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.