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  1. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 13, 2013

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  2. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member May 13, 2013

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    You Americans worry about a little lizard like that eating your dog, here in Australia a saltwater croc will knock off your horse lol
     
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  3. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 13, 2013

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    Ummm, Ash, we have those here also. Crocs are smarter than gators and stay away from humans. They tend to stay in the Everglades, where the water is more brackish. But they've managed to chase some of the gators inland where the people live. The alligators run the other way when one of the crocs come along.

    Can't you Aussies get the crocs to help you out with the wild kangaroo problems you have there? I've read that they can be real nuisances in the city. Now that would make some headlines! :D



    Enjoy,
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  4. ulackfocus May 13, 2013

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    Looks like 40 straps, 3 belts, a pair of shoes and a handbag for Windy & me.
     
  5. ulackfocus May 13, 2013

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  6. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member May 13, 2013

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    Not in the city, but I helped a mate buy a car up in Hope Island which is a large gated community with a lot of open land. So we're driving back to Brisbane through these winding narrow roads and there are kangaroos everywhere, they jump in front of the car and just stare at you... so I'm honking the horn, crank the window down "Oi, dickhead, get off the road" and they just blank stare back at you. Finally he moves and a tiny one hops past barely clearing the front of my car as he crosses the road. They have absolutely no traffic sense.
     
  7. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 13, 2013

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    I was thinking more like Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo and some sausages.:p
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  8. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 13, 2013

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    That's what I heard. They are not the sharpest pencils in the box. They remind me of rabbits without the fear of humans.
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  9. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member May 13, 2013

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    Y'all are missing the point. Look at that wily bastard and his winning smile. You open that door and he won't leave until you've heard aaaaall about the Swamp Beautification Project and bought two dozen raffle tickets. Incredibly pushy, those reptiles.
     
  10. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 13, 2013

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    No. He's smiling because he just ate the Boy Scout who came to your door to talk about the Swamp Beautification Project and his raffle tickets. :rolleyes:
    Who knows? He might be holding the winning ticket! ::money::
    gatorcpa
     
  11. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter May 13, 2013

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    What a waste! one shot to the head and then you can eat the meat and use the skin/fur for leather, etc.
     
  12. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter May 13, 2013

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    we absolutely get them in and around Canberra.
    But not sure if Canberra counts as a "city" ::facepalm2::
     
  13. ulackfocus May 13, 2013

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    The new Land Shark!
     
  14. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member May 14, 2013

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    Hey, he may not be a Salty, but we do get some bigger than kitten munchers.
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  15. Spy You know my name. May 18, 2013

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    If I had not seen that pic I would have said your story was a croc. :p