Our tour didn't leave for a few days so we went see what Darwin had to offer. On the outskirts is a park / zoo called "Crocadylus" which is a research center for crocodiles. Pretty cool place. They had hundreds of little harmless freshwater crocodiles in a huge pool which we cool look at. Then we went to feed the "salties" in special enclosed pens. It was a bit like the scene with the raptors in Jurassic park. These guys are huge and jump right up at you to get the food - you have to feed them with a fishing rod.
Take a look at the video below. Listen to the "pop" sound he makes when he snaps! This was really loud and a lot scarier being there in person!
At the end of all this we got to hold a little one year old saltie. Very cute but still quite dangerous. His jaw was tied shut. Even at this age, if he bites your finger it takes two screwdrivers to pry it open again!
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