Belize killer croc is huge — but now bagged, tagged and toast
The captured crocodile is believed to be the one that attacked and killed 47-year-old Benque resident Carl Diaz, a fisherman and father of five kids. The croc was captured in a Lord’s Bank pond on the outskirts of Belize City earlier this week.
Vince Rose of ACES told the media: “This is the croc; – it’s pretty aggressive. I got into the water, and it charged me, so I am pretty sure that this is the croc.”
Here’s an interview with Vince Rose by Channel 7 Belize.
Said Rose: “He measured out at almost 11 feet. He is missing about a foot and a half of his tail. He probably weighs 500 pounds, maybe 550, he is probably underweight by 100 pounds. He is probably about anywhere from 45 – 55 years old. They don’t get this big for being stupid, they get this big being smart and hiding from people. He did his job, he hid really well.”
The crocodile was later killed by the Belize Department of Forestry. A search is on for a second crocodile that attacked two people on Tuesday.
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April 12, 2014 at 8:27 pm
You should check out the CSI croc tour. Very fun and interesting.
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April 13, 2014 at 7:05 am
I keep thinking that. My balcony faces their office! I should walk over and talk with them some time.
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April 12, 2014 at 10:25 pm
Somehow, whenever I envision a tropical retirement paradise, large pieces of amphibious, carnivorous luggage don’t make it into the frame. YIKES!
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April 13, 2014 at 7:01 am
Greg, you can’t even make boots out of a skin that thick …..last year Vince Rose caught a 700 pounder in San Pedro Town. It had lost its fear of humans (and especially their pet dogs). http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=26601 Guess they are pretty common around here, on the lagoon side of the isand.
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April 13, 2014 at 5:08 am
That is one BIG Croc
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April 13, 2014 at 6:53 am
That’s pretty impressive!
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June 24, 2014 at 1:50 pm
[…] And in April, ACES captured a 500-pound killer croc on the mainland. […]
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April 23, 2015 at 5:03 am
How come they allowed the government to kill it? I thought ACES were all about conservation?
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April 23, 2015 at 12:53 pm
This croc killed a man, Andy. It no longer fears — and may even have had a taste for — humans. That is a problem. Plus, as I understand, there is no longer a crocodile sanctuary in Belize. The last one was burned to the ground by villagers who believed children were being fed to the crocs.
Plus, this is still the wild frontier. An eye for an eye, a crock for a human. Frontier justice rules.
ACES often captures crocs here on the island and relocates them up north in less-populated areas but even that is becoming difficult as development spreads north.
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