Cahills Crossing in the Northern Territory’s Kakadu National Park is well known as a crocodile-spotting hotspot … but that didn’t stop a car load of tourists being pretty shocked by this arresting sight.
In images shared to Facebook by Kimberley Off-Road Tours, the vehicle pictured is seen stuck in ‘peak hour traffic’ at the crossing.
“We crossed Cahills Crossing just as the tide had changed … there were over 30 salties,” the company wrote on the post. “This car went through after us and had a bit of trouble with the peak hour traffic.”
Apparently, the carload of tourists was forced to wait for several minutes before the sunbaking crocs eventually cleared the way for them to continue their Outback drive.
Kimberley Off-Road Adventure Tours is a small company run by Lucy Periton and Adam Bowen.
Ms Periton told Yahoo News Australia her husband captured the stomach-turning video, and that incidents such as this at Cahills Crossing were not particularly unusual.
“I think they are drawn here when the tide changes because of the fish numbers,” she said.
Yahoo News reports that in January 2017, a 47-year-old man was killed by a crocodile at Cahills Crossing after he tried to walk across it.
Kakadu National Park’s website warns visitors to avoid getting too close to crocodiles or their habitat, as encounters can prove fatal.
“Saltwater crocodiles are dangerous. They have attacked and killed people,” the park says, alongside a number of guidelines which visitors are advised to adhere to.
Used to stay and fish at Cahills Crossing in the 1970’s. There where crocs there but you wouldn’t see them. They had respect for humans then and stayed well clear. Now they are fully protected and have absolutely no fear of man. It will take a death for the crocs to be culled or removed. They may be part of nature but so are humans and these are really dangerous animals.
Another example of greenism gone too far.
Just a normal day out in the Top End…!
Perhaps it’s time for rule.303 to trim them down a bit??
Certainly agree
In days gone by, I have sat in the vehicle at both Cairns and Mackay esplanade and watched crocs walk along in front of my car. They live in the mangroves and are part of the scenery.