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Is it possible that the crocodile that was caught and said to be the largest in the world, is not????? I mean who knows how large these reptiles can achieve to be.....
- Dr.Hay · Canada · Jan 5, 2007 @ 8:52am

The crocodile is really left over from the dinosaur age, the longer one goes back in time the larger the crocs were, the largest one killed in Australia measured 28 feet 4 inches and was 13 feet around the gut. Shot and killed in 1957 by a woman on the banks of the Norman River Normanton North West Queensland Australia... Normanton still has plenty of crocodiles in the wild, but gone are the dinosaurs.
- Bert Moorhouse · Cairns Australia · Jan 28, 2007 @ 1:26pm

i was studying crocs with steve irwin in oz three years ago. we happened across a vary large salty just been washed on the beach. we were walking along steve pulled out his tape 28 3 inches
- dr daniel dale · oxford England · Feb 15, 2007 @ 10:59am

That can't be the largest crocodile because Steve Irwin found one measuring around 30ft so update your record book.
- Bobby Furgerson · Palmetto,Unitied States · May 2, 2007 @ 3:05pm

im not sure about 30ft mate, only because i litteraly just watched one of his latest crodile hunter episodes, the one where he's searching for the supercroc an he said himself that the biggest he had ever caught was 16ft but they caught the supercroc which was 17ft. that doesnt mean there isnt a 30ft croc though, im pretty sure one was found in a lake in the U.S, dunno if it was 30ft though:):)
- liam jefford · Wales · Jun 10, 2007 @ 10:17pm

I would love to know just how big the world's biggest crocodile really is. The one's we're talking about are huge and I'd love to see one up close to really get the feel for it. I've seen crocs on t.v. grab very large animals with their mouths and drag them right into the water. Crazy! I'd love to see a 30 ft, several thousand pound crocodile. Wish I could see one.
- Tony · Texas, USA · Jun 15, 2007 @ 10:42am

How about Gustave? Isn't he a really big croc?
- Dawn · Geneseo,Illinois · Jun 19, 2007 @ 10:04pm

in order for a croc to be around 30 ft it would have to have a large environment with lots of food and no dangers to its environment or to itself and would have to live for around 60 years and to see a big one like 30-40 feet from a pro,s mouth it would have to live for about 100 years in our day and time.
- brian · missouri,usa · Jun 21, 2007 @ 5:59am

supposably gustave the man killer of Africa was supposed to be 25 to 30 feet long wich could be possible for its diet and age.
- brian · missouri,usa · Jun 21, 2007 @ 6:15am

a croc can grow as long as 40 feet in our time but is extremly rare for a croc to reech just 30 feet now adays it is probably around 100 years old and if it is younger that means it has had extremly good habitat and dietary issues.
- brian · missouri,usa · Jun 21, 2007 @ 6:52am

Gustave is real, but how do they know its just one croc that killed all those people. I think it was more than one. People just made it into a one croc story so its more dramatic and exciting. Yes there are bigger croc than the one they have in the Guiness Book. But until its caught and recorded in the proper manner, it will all just be hear say. Thus far this is the largest croc recorded in the proper manner. Live with it people
- Rishi · Clifton, NJ USA · Jun 25, 2007 @ 8:20am

WHY DONT EXPLORER OR DISCOVERY DO A SPECIAL AND GO FILM THIS 23 FT. CROC LIVE FEEDING OR ON LAND NEXT TO A 12FT CROC OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WORTH RECORDING
- A.D · TAMPA,USA · Jul 4, 2007 @ 11:54pm

THERE IS A CROC ON DISPLAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN MYRTLE BEACH.HIS NAME IS UTAN KING OF CROCS. HE IS 20+FEET AND OVER 3000 POUNDS. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON HIM PUT IN UTAN KING OF CROCS.
- WILLIAM · LEXINGTON,KY USA · Jul 16, 2007 @ 6:56am

There are about 4-5 known crocs in the world that are 20 feet or bigger. Gustave in Africa, 20 feet, over 2000lbs., Utan, Myrtle Beach, 20 feet over 2000lbs., Crocosaurus in Parrot Island, Orlando, 20 feet over 2000lbs. and Yai, 20 feet, 2500lbs. The crocodile in Orissa, India crocodile farm that is supposedly 23 feet long, I will not consider it as legit unless someone builds up a website with information, shows a picture of this animal or puts it on Youtube in action.
- Peter Mouttapa · Mountain View, California · Jul 26, 2007 @ 10:08pm

Have lived in thailand now for a little while and tomorrow i will go see Yai the biggest croc in captivity and the only legitimitly recorded croc, kinda excited to see this 20+ foot dinasaur. Will take plenty of piccis :P
- Stephen Harrison · Korat Thailand · Jul 28, 2007 @ 12:44pm

Only India have a biggest croc in Bhitkarnika and it is true , i have proud for that
- MANISH VASAVA · ANAND - GUJARAT- INDIA · Aug 4, 2007 @ 2:51am

i do agree with dr hay. no one on earth can estimate that larger crocodiles or other reptiles can achieve to be..and i'm mad 4 crocodiles and wild life..
- aamna · pakistan · Aug 4, 2007 @ 4:23am

I saw Utan last week in SC. He is real. 20+ feet and about 2200lbs.
- Bryant · Winston Salem, NC · Sep 5, 2007 @ 6:12pm

well, haven't you people that are doing this decided to look for other creatures like the dark mystery creatures in all of the oceans?! Well if you do couldn't you show pictures of those strange creatures.
- richelle · poplar.mt · Oct 3, 2007 @ 9:54am

The biggest crocodile that i've seen recently is 40ft, believe me it was a relly huge creature that no one ever seen before... imagine how powerful god to be creating this big creature same big as 5tans contena lorry!! my godness, i really saw it at sandakan_Sabah a.k.a Malaysia last two weeks ago..
- Marcus · Malaysia,Sabah · Oct 9, 2007 @ 8:47pm

i was searching foe the biggest croc and was pleased to find out that it is from India.....i knew that salt water crocs are among the biggest in the world but i didn't knew that they r also found in India.....well i'm a electrical eng. student and hope to he to serve the environment.....
- mehul rao · lucknow,india · Nov 7, 2007 @ 12:08am

I like CROCS. Are there any more 20 foot crocs. sincerly chava
- CHAVA ESPITIA ,AGE10 · ADERSONM,US · Nov 12, 2007 @ 7:36pm

I am proud tosay that the world's largest croc is in india.
- Sumit Kumar Sahu · Chennai,India · Dec 13, 2007 @ 11:00pm

30 and 40 foot crocs ? How old are you people ? Are you school children with wild storys to tell ?
- norm · cairns australia · Dec 21, 2007 @ 12:25pm

I Think Saltwater crocodiles can aproach 27 or even 30 feet but it is exreemly rare.It would even be rare to see a croc 20 or 23 feet.
- Tim · United States,New Jersey · Dec 22, 2007 @ 3:56pm

I believe it will take a major ampunt of conservation before we see any crocs aproaching 23 or 30 feet and weighing 2,000-4,000 pounds(1-2 tons). Although it is possible their are still some in Orissa.
- Max · New Jersey,United States · Dec 22, 2007 @ 4:00pm

I sawed me a perty big croc 3 years ago while we were in Africa. We were able to kill the animal and measure it. It was 22 ft long.
- Bobby Joe · Mississppi · Dec 27, 2007 @ 12:05am

There are confirmed records of salties approaching 27 feet and weighing 2 tons
- Tim · United States,New Jersey · Dec 28, 2007 @ 1:25pm

The Saltwater crocodile can reach 23 feet (7m) long although there have been authenticated reports of indiviuals 30 feet long.
- Luke · Missisipi · Jan 2, 2008 @ 4:37pm

Bobby, why would u kill the crocodile...? Gustave is a pretty big croc.
- asd · asd · Jan 3, 2008 @ 10:16pm

you all are wrong the largest was much longer then a 30 footer
- the man · south america · Jan 15, 2008 @ 12:13pm

Officially Gustave is the largest croc still alive and still growing. Weighing more than 2-3 tons and and longer than 30 feet. Estimate puts him at around 50 years old, but from the teeth size scale plates and condition the beast could well be up to 65 years old. Update your records. C.I.A.
- C I A · Atlantis · Jan 18, 2008 @ 3:46pm

I have seen this crocodile in bhatakanika & really that was too large nearly 25ft and name of that crocodile is MAHISASUR
- Saroj Kumar Behera · Bhubaneswar · Jan 20, 2008 @ 11:52am

I believe that saltwater crocodiles can reach 30ft. Its not impossible but it would be really rare for one to pop up. But in time one day someone might come across such a giant crocodile we just all have to wait and see.
- Kiefer Little · Cincinnati, · Jan 26, 2008 @ 10:42pm

i have the head of an crocodile that was 34 feet long
- tristan,brayton · asia · Feb 6, 2008 @ 3:55pm

Yeah? I saw 500 foot long croc this morning. Get a life!
- Havers · Australia · Feb 11, 2008 @ 3:55pm

I've actually studied crocodiles and find it very interesting that someone has a 34 ft long head, nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooootttttttttt????????
- Electo · Las Vegas, Nevada · Feb 28, 2008 @ 10:45am

The croc was 34ft, not the head. think about it.
- Serena · Leeds, England · Mar 3, 2008 @ 1:45pm

I think in terms of population there may be at the maximum of 3 to 6 27 and 30 foot crocs leflt.
- Tim · Roxberry,New Jersey · Mar 14, 2008 @ 1:25pm

Howdy Yall im a part of the organization called United Crocs of America. Last week in our seminar our teacher Mr. Croc-Dillian had a seminar for all under grads including myself. In this Seminar Mr. Dillian brought out a Super Croc, which is said to be extinct. This bad boy was 58 feet long and weighed 10,000. It broke free but luckily i was able to wrangle it. I can tell you all that supercrocs are still out, I see them all the time. A 50 foot croc isnt a show for me to see anymore its the 60 and 70n footers that i get the camera out for. This is justin from United Crocs of America and any of you who can pass the entry exam on our official website i urge you to do it and stand by me as we make history.
- justin · somerville,new jersey · Mar 27, 2008 @ 5:44pm

over 40 years ago I was in Myrtle Beach with my family. There was a traveling alligator show. As you went in the entrance there was a crocodile in a cage. If my memory is right I thought the sign said it was 30 feet long. Does anyone have knowledge of this? No one believes that I saw this crocodile. Alligator Adventure did not exist back then.
- Karen · Charlotte, NC · Mar 31, 2008 @ 2:42pm

I saw me a whooper in the river medway it was 25 ft long .... or could it have been from the sewage?,,,,
- domino · uk · Apr 4, 2008 @ 7:26am

2 years ago, I saw a 585ft croc in texas but almost bite me in the arms but I was a lucky person.
- samuel rivera · greenbelt,maryland · Apr 26, 2008 @ 7:07pm

I don't belive that theres a 500ft crocodile
- Charles Aldridge · United States · Apr 27, 2008 @ 11:46am

I had seen an article a few years back about an alligator or crocodile that was killing livestock in Africa or some other country. They staked out a horse to lure him and he came out. They caught him and moved him in a cattle truck which he was hanging out of. I think it was his front left leg that was missing. They figured he was close to 100 years old and probably 3000 lbs. I cut the article out of some paper and haven't seen it since. But the thing was they didn't kill it but moved him to a different area.
- Sally Rassler · Rembrandt USA · Apr 27, 2008 @ 5:21pm

Anaconda has no match.
- Johnny · ASIA · May 27, 2008 @ 6:20pm

58 feet 10,000 pounds(5tons) sounds like a load of Bull****.The largest was 28 feet (8.6m) and was killed in Asia and weighed 2,870 pounds.
- Tim · Utah,Texas · Jun 5, 2008 @ 2:45pm

Nonsense-Apparently,the Indian 23 footer is for real,according to Wildlife officials at the reserve at Orissa.The biggest in aussie,was about 20 foot.But,according to the research I've done on this topic,in 1957,in Normanton,Northern Queensland,a Polish school teacher shot dead one that was 28 feet long.Almost unbelievable,except it was authenticated by a number of people,one being a ranger who saw the carcass going out in the tide.There is an old crocodile hunting book in the Sutherland Library,near where I live that has quite a long interview with the lady that shot it,and her husband who was there as well.I read, in years later, that she really regretted killing it.There has never been anything close to it here,apart from the monsters mentioned by Ion Iodress,in his book,'In crocodile land',where he mentions the sizes of one that he claims was over 30 feet long,WITH a bit of its tail cut off. Anyone can check up on any of this info if they want to dig deep enough.Too much garbage has been written about how big they do get.Anything bigger than 18 feet is extremely rare.BUT,there could be some monsters in some of the inhospitable creeks in Northern Australia that are almost impossible to get to.I for one, hope there is,and I hope no idiots looking for animal trophies find them.
- Darren · Australia · Jun 9, 2008 @ 4:09am

I also am interested in large crocs but some of you people really need to get a grip, where is all the photographic evidence of these big crocs? a croc shooter in new guinea and australia(Tom Cole) for 20 years in the 1930-40s said he shot thousands of crocs and never saw one bigger than 18feet, dont ya think if they were around like you all say this guy would have seen them, a search on the net about the 28ft croc shot at Normanton reveals no photos, no evidence of a reputable nature at all, as we say here it all sounds like a croc of s___t.
- Michael · Brisbane, Australia · Jun 9, 2008 @ 4:45am

It's worth taking into consideration that people didn't possess camera phones,or carry a portable camera around with them everywhere they went back in the 1950's,and earlier,in Australia,or elsewhere.In the late 1970's, I went to Green Island,Queensland,Australia.There were at the time two monster crocodiles captive there.One of which was almost 18 feet long,if I remember correctly.I remember thinking at the time that a crocodile 10 feet bigger than these would be dinosaur like in appearance,because these two were so big that they almost looked fake. And they were pitch black in colour, which I'm told means that they spent a lot of time in fresh water. I understand people doubting the 28 foot crocodiles' authenticity.BUT,the book I read had a whole chapter on the woman that shot it,and although I can't quote anyone the entire chapter,I remember that she said that its eyes were the size of ripe grapefruits, and that they cut its head off but it was so big that they couldn't lift it into the boat.She said that when shot,it didn't move-it was dead with one shot. When they first saw it,they said it looked like a fallen tree trunk on the mudbank where it lay. This week I am going to Sutherland Library,and to get the name of the books' title, so others can look it up and weigh up its truthfulness.In the other book I mentioned,'In Crocodile Land',the author mentions a few crocodiles that he saw that were bigger than the Normanton 28 footer.
- Darren · Australia · Jun 9, 2008 @ 7:26pm

I've just found the book,it is called,"Australia Story-Crocodiles',By Philip Holden. The chapter called ,'A question of size' is the focal point of what we are talking about here. The eyes of the 28 foot croc. were in fact the size of an orange, not a grape fruit. And it seems photographic evidence of this massive croc. existed until 1968.The woman who killed the croc,died in 2006. If her husband, Ron,i s still alive, I'm going to find out this week. The question for me is; what happened to the photos? From this book it would seem that crocodiles aren't found as big as they were many years ago, because they were nearly made extinct by over shooting and most of the, at the time, big ones, were wiped out before they could reach the 'over 20 foot' length.
- Darren · Australia · Jun 11, 2008 @ 3:04am

Darren, well researched. However you may have better luck tracking down their son, George. Nonetheless it is worth considering that the Normanton animal is not an authenticated size. For authenticity a total body length should be recorded as should other standard body measurements such as snout vent, head leangth, eye snout, maximum head width and cranial width, and no details of such a record exist. I also think you will find that the Green Island captives are around 16-17 feet. There is anecdotal evidence of 18 foot + animals in QLD and NT but these animals are quite secretive and no funds have ever been dedicated to their capture simply for the purposes of putting a tape measure over them. There is an anecdotal report of an animal that frequents Crab island off NW QLD that has been scaled by a fisheries spotter plane to be near the 20foot mark and locally known as 'Jurrasic'. I would suggest that 20 foot animal in Aust is not beyond reasonable suggestion but just yet to be caught and authenticated.
- Sarah · Australia · Jun 27, 2008 @ 10:37pm

My mother shot this croc in 1957. All the locals knew about this huge animal for years. She regretted this act after the fact but if it hadn't been her someone else would have. Both Mum and Dad successful fought for the protection of crocodiles in later years and started the first croc farm in Australia. In 1957 there was only one wall mounted phone in Karumba at the Pilot Station. Half the time this didn't work so communication was difficult. The Dept. of Harbours and Marines River pilot , Jock Charles and the Captain of the Cargo boat -Malalouka (think that's how it was spelt) saw the dead animal on the river bank and measured it.This was backed up and confirmed by Paddles Taylor who was skipper of the CSIRO vessel doing the initial prawn survey in the Gulf. This information from both Government people was sent to the Guiness Book of Records and accepted and published in the 1078 edition. Dad has a copy but I am sure some Libraries would still have copies. I agree the model in Normanton is just that-- a model. Not in the actual proportions But impressive. The one at Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a smaller(shorter) version but more in proportion to what a real one would look like. As the years go by the stories get bigger and more bizzare-- depending on which tour guide or journalist you listen to. My mother was the stuff that made the pioneers and legends of the North. A quiet gentle hardworking lady who didn't care to boast about what she did
- George Pawlowski · Cairns Australia · Jun 28, 2008 @ 8:41pm

Thank you for replying-for a while I didn't think anyone was interested.The question I pose for you George,is what did happen to the photos-if they existed-because they are now 'worth their weight in gold',so to speak.It seems that there is a certain amount of doubt over the Normanton crocodiles' size amongst old time hunters and croc. experts.I however, think that it is for real however.George,could you give us more information on this monster,if you have it? Apparently,there was a very large crocodile called the 'Hippo' in the top end and it was captured alive,but,according to George Craig it didn't measure 20 feet-after it was RUMOURED to be well over that figure by those who had seen it from the bank.The book I mentioned in my previous comments,has stories from the Philipines of some huge crocodiles.Whether they are true or not, I can not ascertain.What is clear though,is that there were definetly more bigger crocodiles around years ago.Who knows what lerks up some of those impenetrable creeks in Northern Australia and New Guinea.How much would it cost to catch and measure this 'Jurassic' monster,Sarah?How thick was the girth of the Nomanton crocodile George?
- Darren · Australia · Jul 10, 2008 @ 2:33pm

i dont belive in no 28foot croc but 18-20 ft. i believe. Most of all your stories are different there is logic in most of all of your stories however id need to see proof of a 28 footer.
- richard · Texas · Jul 11, 2008 @ 8:23pm

Read about this Orissa croc quite a bit now. Gonna make the trip there soon to find out fer real. See, my bro' got these Oriyas (natives of Orissa) working for him at Cafe Coffee Day here in Goa and they've proudly boasted of a very giant crocodile living in that park. They also mentioned stuff about other giants but always ended up with this particular one. From what can be understood, the protection of crocs in Orissa since the seventies suggest that some crocs have managed to attain these great sizes. I believe the government feels so strongly for the animal, their extremely possesive and secretive about it due to the interests from international buyers. I've never though doubted though that there are a few giants living in Australia and Africa. They get that big for being clever....i.e avoiding humans. When I get pics, I'll post or mail them to all interested.
- A.X.L · Goa, India · Jul 13, 2008 @ 5:44am

Gustave is possible between 20 and 22 feet, maybe slightly larger. There is no doubt that he is a true giant. Might weigh in excess of a ton considering the doucumentary on NGC and the comparison he makes near one hippo. NOt sure about these 30 foot croc stories, they might have lived but would have defintely been concrete evidence. And about the Normanton croc, there was a pic I found in 2002 with Mrs Powlowski holding a skull of the animal, had almost all its teeth but looks to be from a 18 or 19 footer.Almost anywhere u look up the size saltwater crocs, it say a maximum of 23 feet maybe attained. It can be accepted that crocs with helluva girth may look longer and bigger than than really are. Some of the Grumeti crocs especially on the NGC documentaries look like their over 20 feet yet their most likely a bit less but make up for it sheer girth. Anxious to confirm this 23 foot croc in Orissa. Will update when I find out more.
- A.X.L · Goa, India · Jul 13, 2008 @ 6:36am

There is so much controversy about this 'Normanton crocodile',world wide,that if we can,let's see if we can sort it out, once and for all.No more fairy tales and half truths.If you have concrete evidence-photos,or otherwise-lets see it.George,if you read this,present what you can,PLEASE!!!-because,I think your claims are truthful...A.X.L,I share your views that the crocodiles' girths make them look deceptively bigger than their actual length measurements.The monsters on Green Island,Cairns,are that thick ,that they look 20 feet long,easy.Yet they are less than 18 feet long. There have been claims-unproven-that there are still 20 foot plus crocodiles in the Daly River,NT,Ord River,WA,and Mitchell River QLD. What we need is PROOF!Who's got it?
- Darren · Australia · Jul 14, 2008 @ 5:21am

MAn I'm so annoyed I can't find that pic but I remeber having it in 2002 of the Normanton croc, lady holding the skull. I don't disbelieve that it was a giant but that skull could have no way come from an animal 28 feet long. Like u said Darren, pics of something like that would be worth gold. By the way, have u seen the pic of Rom Whitaker and that skull from Orissa? They say it could have come from a 25 foot croc. HArd to tell but it is huge one. I can send it to you by e-mail. I've done alot of looking up on Aussie crocs, they say there is a giant named Apollo who approaches 7 meters, river's famous for its jumping crocs. I don't quite get how the wildlife officials in Orissa may have measured this giant, I'm guessing they measure the bank it was just on to estimate length. My bro told me they use a laser of some sort. Yeah it all comes down to the proof, seeing it for yourself. That Bhitarkanika place is tough man, the heat is terrible, the park itself has some seriously inhospitable environments and I ain't talking about the people. Sooner or later I'm gonna make the trip there with loads of money and find out for myself. Will keep you posted Darren.
- A.X.L · Goa,India · Jul 15, 2008 @ 9:19am

JUst mailed Rom Whitaker, asked him if he could confirm the Orissa record, having been there. Also, found out that one of me brother's Oriya friends got an uncle working in Bhitarkanika for the last 20 something years. Will try and get pics from him. Darren, send me your e-mail, got a few pics of record sizes (trophy hunting) in Africa. check out this blog www.junglediaries.blogspot.com, run by a young native photographer from Orissa who documents the wildlife there. Found a pic of an Orissa croc eating a cow. Looks big judging by the size of the jaws and teeth. Try and get in touch with him. Will be doing the same now.
- A.X.L · Goa, India · Jul 15, 2008 @ 11:44pm

i tot i can get some genuine answer of the largest croc ever recorded but then some crowns here just made things up! the croc in sandakan croc farm is not even 30 feet. i worked there for 2 years!
- kevin844 · KL, malaysia · Jul 16, 2008 @ 11:46am

Listen up, 23 foot crocodiles have existed in the past and maybe just two or three do exist. They might be slightly bigger a foot maybe but thats about it. And the only reason for that is conservation and sheer protection. The crocodiles living in the wilds of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique have been described by researchers as being too numerous and bigger than the salties of Australia. it comes down to, again, diet and protection. I would'nt be surprised if someone nets a 20 foot plus croc in Australia but as a continent its huge and monsters like that could live in those inhospitable, impenetrable creeks and what have you. In 2006, the park in Orissa closed from March to July just to record the number of crocs living there and it was around this time a team from the U.S confirmed by reuters were shocked to see a 23 foot croc. Orissa is not a very big state, neither is India as a country and a croc that big living in a 670 square km park will definitely be see sooner or later. The story of the skull is awesome, belonged to a croc named 'Kalia' meaning black. Ate women only as the story goes. When killed by the King of Kanika, was cut up, found inside were the remnants of traditional india sarees, bangles, some human remains etc. That big croc and some others may have left that giant gene for the future generations hence there are so many massive crocs alive there.
- A.X.L · Goa, India · Jul 17, 2008 @ 10:25am

I agree with the reason for the big crocs in Orissa.Australia would have a lot more over 20 foot crocs,if they hadn't been shot to near extinction leading up to the 1970's.What we want is PHOTOS...Proof.We need to send a resounding message to all those sceptics out there,who believe that crocodiles don't exist over 20 feet long.I've seen the 'Gustave' footage on Youtube,and whilst it does look very big,it is difficult to get any scale of its size.I'd imagine some of those Private zoo's and Millionaire collectors in the USA and other country's would pay a fortune for an over 20 foot crocodile.AXL-lets see some photo's you've obtained of big crocs,skulls etc.Like I said in one of my first posts on this forum,that book on crocodile hunting in Australia in the early 20th century freely mentions some massive crocodiles.It is believed that male crocodiles never stop growing.So common sense dictates that if they can keep as far away from the hunters bullet and consequently,his trophy cabinet,they can reach huge sizes because we also know that they live for a very long time.I think one of the reasons the captive crocodiles die,is because they are over fed.'Gomek',I have been told,was over fed,and probably died of a heart attack!Who knows how big-or for how much longer he would have lived in captivity if a sensible diet had of been followed.When you look at the girth and size of 'Gomek'-he looks 22 feet long.But was 'only' something a
- Darren · Australia · Jul 17, 2008 @ 2:00pm

Darren, something might be headed my way in a few days. Send me your e-mail. Will send photos to you the minute I get it. We'll make our asessments then. My e-mail adress is ayres_l@yahoo.com
- A.X.L · Goa, India · Jul 19, 2008 @ 7:25am

Orissa with so many claims of giant crocodiles and a confirmed existance of a 23 foot saltwater crocodile shows that there is enough habitat and the huge amount of pretty large crocodiles that live there shows that it will be one of the last places on earth were 22 to 23 foot or even 24 foot crocodiles will live on into the 22th century.
- Rex3.0 · South Dakota · Aug 10, 2008 @ 9:13am

In the middle of the Shire Lake a very large crocodile tipped over a boat and was thought to kill 3 people and the other 2 survived
- JEREMIAH IZQUIERDO · READING · Aug 20, 2008 @ 10:02pm

Occording to Scientists and Biologists the largest saltwater crocodile measured could have been 6.3m or 27 foot long although specimens of such sizes are exremely rare and there are only 2 records of crocodiles of such a size one maneater killed in the Philipenes. The other one was a very amazing one it managed to hold of 40 men with lances,ropes,guns,nifes and horses for 6 hours.
- Antonio Rex · Saltlake City,Utah · Sep 1, 2008 @ 8:55am

has anyone heard of gustaav the croc? he is Africa's lone competitior to the one in India's Bhitarkanika. Gustaav is said to have devoured more than 300 humans so far, and has never been caught despite repeated attempts.
- baridbaran · india · Sep 2, 2008 @ 7:28am

I say your wrong Darren there were larger crocodiles than your 23 foot estimate in Harverd University there is a skull of a crocodile 5 feet 6inches and the animal it came from is believed to have been between 27 and 30 feet I even found a picture of it!!!!!!! so there.
- Anton · Randolph,New Jersey · Sep 9, 2008 @ 5:30pm

I have a newspaper cutout somewhere (God knows where i've hidden it) of an article with an image of an absolutely gigantic croc (has to be 25ft +) that was shot by Australian soldiers on a training mission around the time of World War II if I remember correctly. After reading this thread I've tried my best to find it and I'll continue the search tomorrow and scan it in if I'm successful. On the topic of world's biggest etc. I think theres a healthy possibility that there are still undiscovered monsters out there that are on the right side of 25ft. Gustave is big, but I'm still willing to wager there's a bigger Saltie out there somewhere, whether its in some dark swamp in Papua New Guinea, or a hidden creek in the Northern Territory... Due to Salties being protected in Aus since the 70's, surely there must be some absolute monsters brewing!
- Lewis · London, UK · Sep 14, 2008 @ 3:42pm

i think the crocodiles are animals who always remain hungry even after eating.i am amazed how can they grow too big.
- mohit · uganda · Sep 15, 2008 @ 4:55am

Most of the super large crocs in captivity look fat and slow. Kind of sad. The massive ones in the wild look so much faster and aggressive. Utan looks like he couldn't catch a cold, let alone prey.
- paladin · united states · Sep 15, 2008 @ 6:08pm

I have seen Utan and he is huge. His head length is about 3 feet alone.
- John · Atlanta, USA · Sep 15, 2008 @ 7:27pm

Anybody know of a good site that has pictures of the biggest crocodiles? Gustave, Utan, Yai, all of them on one site with different pictures. Also old pictures (black and white) of some of the big monsters killed back in the day?
- paladin · US · Sep 17, 2008 @ 5:21pm

The latest information I have been able to obtain on this topic is as folows;There was a huge crocodile refered to as the 'Wyaaba Monster' that lived in the Staaten River.It was shot dead by a Mr Peter Cole in the mid 1950's.It measured 7.5 metres. In 1929,at Hartleys Creek,Queensland,a 25 foot crocodile was shot and killed. But,the exciting news is,that there is apparently a crocodile living in the Goyder River swamp in Northern Arnhem land that is over 8 metres in length....All I can say on this, is that when I am financially able-I will personally investigate the validity of the 8 metre crocodile. Once again,I want to say that I believe that there are crocodiles over 20 feet long living in Northern Australia.They are rare.They are very wary of people.But they DO exist. But what we all want is PROOF.A photoraph. Lewis,it would certainly be interesting to see that newspaper clipping-get digging!!!!
- Darren · Australia · Sep 24, 2008 @ 3:13pm

I still haven't heard anything about a "real" measurement of any of these big crocodiles, other than Gomek when he died, who is nearly 10 feet shorter than the monsters everybody here is talking about. Nobody ever really measured Yai or any of the other captive super-crocs. I think they top out at around 20 feet, this being the absolute biggest. They reach a few feet under 20 and just start getting wider and fatter. I wonder what Yai would really measure if he was tranked and accurately measured by experts not affiliated with the park or even that country. My quess is 17-18 feet. I don't doubt there are massive salties near 20 feet in length but these stories of ones 23-30 feet are stupid without any good evidence and good measurements. It's just like the Great White debate, where even the Cuban 21 footer is in question.
- Paladin · US · Sep 24, 2008 @ 6:14pm

To me there have been 23foot animals in the past and before hunting there could have been many. With reduced hunting and remote habitat it is certainly possible that there are two or three 22-23 foot crocodiles alive today are if larger there may be 23-25 footers out there.My conclusion is that salties average about 16-18foot long with there being very rare specimens 21-22foot long and occasional 23-25 foot monsters. With the largest confirmed crocodile in the past being 27 foot long.
- Rex · Sierra, Nevada · Sep 30, 2008 @ 10:52am

I have seen a DINOSAUR somewhere in the north of australia.It liked Michael Phelps.I am always proud.NO PHOTO...PROOF..!!
- abu · sydney · Oct 3, 2008 @ 2:53pm

From what I now there is little but sort of concrete evidence of 22-23 and 25-27 foot animals having existed or existing still. In Harverd Biological institute there is a skull of a satlwater crocodile 28ft 5 inches although the skull it self is 5 feet 6inches so can anyone tell how big of a saltwater crocodile would a 5ft 6inch skull come from? I can definetly say that in my opinion that there are 22-23ft and 25ft animals existing in the wilds and most remote regions of Australia. Oh so still I am wandering how big would a saltie have to be to have a 5ft 6inch skull.
- Anton Hinds · Randolph,New Jersey · Oct 4, 2008 @ 1:02pm

The Saltwater Crocodile can reach lengths of massive size.And just how big do salties get? Well there are so many stories,legends,alleged skins,skulls,and photos of animals ranging from any where from 20ft(6 meters) to 33ft(10 meters) long that it is hard to say just how big they get. All your estimates guys were very good ones. I would say that the stories of 30-33ft(9-10 meter) monsters are just hunters's tales.Today in with reduced poaching and recovered habitat and how some parts of New Guinea and Australia are so remote there could be animals 23 feet (7 meters) long with there being a few beasts reaching 24-25ft(7-7.6 meter)long. 27 feet (8 meter) crocodiles may also still exist in the most remote regions of Australia,New Guinea,and India.Although they would be very,very,very,very rare. There is a skull in The Harvard Biological institute that is 5ft 6inches that is believed to have come from a creature between 27ft (8 meters) and 30ft(9 meters)long so that would make it 28ft 5inches(8.6meters)long. Although this is the only evidence of possible animals 28ft(8.6 meters) long. 27 feet (8 meters) is my limit for this species.
- Mike, X · Saltlake City,Utah · Oct 8, 2008 @ 3:20pm

Gustave is about 20 feet(6 meters)long although this is no exception as there are possibly several known saltwater crocodiles 20 feet(6 meters) long in Asia, Australia and New Guinea. With there being a 2 or 3 animals 23 feet(7 meter)long and a possible monster crocodile 8 meters(27 feet).Orissa is the best place to find such giants due to the high degree of protection there.
- Anton Hinds · Randolph,New Jersey · Oct 11, 2008 @ 11:23am

Sadly at the moment there aren't any real giants recorded in australia. The current record holder/s can be found in Australia Zoo,called Acco. Age: 73 years (DOB 30/11/1934) Sex: Male Length:about 5m (16ft) Weight: 1000kg (2200lbs) Aswell as Elvis, Eric the crocodiles replacement who measures in just under 5 metres in length.
- lachlan · Central Coast, Australia · Oct 14, 2008 @ 3:56am

That is huge!!!
- claudia · PENTWATER, USA · Oct 14, 2008 @ 11:18am

my god biggest crocodile iv ever seen. cant go anywhere else to see them that big
- jj · u.s · Oct 20, 2008 @ 5:23pm

someone please tell me were all the pics of theese huge crocs are on the net.ive seen gustave on a national geographic programme.hes huge.
- glenn · dublin · Oct 25, 2008 @ 9:49pm

I saw a large book with photos of many giant crocodiles about 25 to 30 years ago. I wish I had purchased the book many times. Can anyone on this list about crocodile sizes know the title and author of this book. The book was big and thick like a large dictionary and had photos from long ago of giant crocodiles. If anyone has knowledge of the title and author of the book, please email me at jandpwalt@sbcglobal.net Thank You, Paul Walters
- paul walters at jandpwalt@sbcglobal.net · Desoto, texas USA · Nov 1, 2008 @ 9:20pm

Just because wildlife experts say they have a crocodile in India measuring that length,.. doesnt make it true lol. People are mistaken about these things all the time
- Tom · Sydney, Australia · Nov 4, 2008 @ 4:12am

I have a picture of my father in world war 2, he is standing behind a 30 ft croc that was killed with a hand grenade on Saipan island in 1944. dledet2812 at yahoo.com
- Darren Ledet · metairie,louisiana, united states · Nov 5, 2008 @ 6:03pm

I was tracking down a large gator. I spotted one on the banks of the nile. At least 47 feet long. I wrestled down with my bar hands and killed it. And mounted it"s head on my wall as a trophy. It was about the size of a city bus. True Story
- Jacob · United States · Nov 7, 2008 @ 9:18am

In his 1932 book, "Bring Em Back Alive", Frank Buck claims to have captured a saltie in a tributary of the Ganghes River in India, that measured 37 feet. He said it was killed by the locals before he could make arrangements to bring it back to America, and no photos or other proof of its existence exist.
- Robert · Houston, Texas · Nov 9, 2008 @ 11:10pm

If these photos are for real-lets have them posted up somehow-because that is what we all want on this site-PROOF.Darren Ledet,Robert from Houston-lets have it.
- Darren · Sydney,Australia · Nov 14, 2008 @ 12:37pm

it is true that currently in Australia there are no giant saltwater crocodiles.But in Asia there may be living crocodiles 23 feet(7 metre) long. While in New Guinea, one of the most remote areas on the planet, may harbor even larger crocodiles exceeding lengths of 26 feet(8 metre)long.
- Anton Hinds · Randolph, New Jersey · Nov 21, 2008 @ 4:32pm

I really don't know what drugs you people are on but there has never even been a crocodile over 24 feet and I know steve never measured one that large I mean fellas its like yahoo inches . wake up and smell the B.S.
- Tony Gordon · Australia · Nov 23, 2008 @ 3:17am

picture of 30 ft.croc on site www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=2&did=30122 Check that out Robert from Houston, you have it!
- darren · metairie, louisiana · Nov 25, 2008 @ 7:38am

First of all,a BIG thank you,to Darren Ledett for emailing me the photo of the 30 foot crocodile. And,after repeatedly asking for PROOF of a truly huge crocodile-we have at last received it.Whilst admittedly there is no tape measure in the photo-it certainly is the biggest crocodile I've ever seen-alive or in photograph.Killed in 1943 by Darren's father on Saipan Island,with a hand grenade-it certainly is one monster crocodile. Whilst I'm not an expert on photographic alterations I do know that photoshop wizzkids can make almost anything look authentic.BUT,this looks the real deal to me. And to all those skeptics out there that have ridiculed the idea of crocodiles over 25 feet long,I say this;this puts the 28 foot Normanton crocodile,the 32 foot Philippines monster mentioned in Philip Holdens book,and all the other enormous crocs from the past in the FACT section of the history books-not the FICTION department.We have to somehow get the picture up on this site for all to see.
- Darren · Sydney,Australia · Dec 1, 2008 @ 12:13am

- Editor: Please forward a copy of the photo to jeffdudas@underwatertimes.com

There has never been anything up to 30ft. GUSTAVE is only 6.1meters not even close to 30ft The biggest crocodile in record is 7.5m (23ft) and that is in the Guinness World Records. They are never going ot get close to 30ft. How old are all of you?
- Aidan · Bali, Indonesia · Dec 9, 2008 @ 12:56am

what type is the crocodile
- jose · ca,san diego · Dec 13, 2008 @ 8:09pm

Last year I got an e-mail from one of my friend showing a very large crocodile of measured length 23 Ft 01 Inches at Texas, USA. This giant was shooted by a ranger.
- Jayanraj · Mumbai, India · Dec 14, 2008 @ 12:53am

Jayanraj,put up your email address,I'd like you to mail me the photo so we can take a look at it...
- Darren · Sydney,Australia · Dec 15, 2008 @ 12:52pm

reminds me of every crocodile monster movie ever made...scary thought of what we must taste like to them....probably like Spam. not too difficult to eat us.
- the next president · inside your mind · Dec 16, 2008 @ 9:05am

Hey Darren Merry Christmas, can you send me all the photos you have collected as of today. I'm from Philippines and I'm a die hard croc enthusiast since I was a kid, and I've read articles that they caught a 27 footer here in the Philippines, which made me proud but then no pictures and lack of information. If you have pictures of that 27 footer captures here in my country please include it and send it on my email (bren_isidro1988@yahoo.com). Thanks!
- Bren · Philippines · Dec 23, 2008 @ 11:30am

it is FAKE!!!!!!!!
- andru · trinidad · Dec 29, 2008 @ 3:43am

My wife and me went over Christmas and saw Utan and he was not even twenty feet long. A guy working at the park said he is only a little over nineteen feet long but is still a sight to see.
- Ted Katina · Winter Haven, Florida · Jan 1, 2009 @ 6:19pm

wel i dont think utan is any match to 23feet, gustave is around 20ft long its 65year old if it live long it might even grow further....but till then i believe what Guinness world record says... i have personally been to orrisa and i have seen some really big monsters.In his 1932 book, "Bring Em Back Alive", Frank Buck claims to have captured a saltie in a tributary of the Ganga River in India, that measured 37 feet....wel i feel india probably not explored the way it should be, there might be crocodiles even measuring over 25feet...what india lacks today is a proper wild life experts team.
- Saurabh shinde · Mumbai, india · Jan 9, 2009 @ 9:40am

I personally think there have been very few Saltwater Crocodiles that have exceeded 21feet in Australia. Quotes over that size are mostly unsubstantiated. A crocodile nearly twice the size of the 11feet boat is displayed up against a boat in a film titled Northern Safari.
- Keith Flexmore Adams · Australia · Jan 25, 2009 @ 8:39pm

See crocodiles are one of the oldest living beings on this earth...they r here from the time or even before dinasours were...no one knows how they survive for so long??? Probably bcoz of there ability to adapt with the surroundings........i have heard of a crocodile in the lake near some temple in south india...the preist in that temple cliams that crocodile is veg. Even the villagers supoort this statement..wel it might even be true, that crocdile might have turn veg coz it had no other option and ppl in that area also cliams that crocodile is more than 300 year old.
- Saurabh Subhash Shinde · Mumbai, india · Feb 11, 2009 @ 9:00am

Guys i have found some article about this "Veg Crocodile"please click this link "http://www.indiatraveltimes.com/travelnews/tn2006/tnaug06/aug06_23.html""
- Saurabh Subhash Shinde · Mumbai, india · Feb 12, 2009 @ 7:52am

to all of u: dont u ever heard that a croc was captured in cebu phil. measuring 31½ feet at a river in balamban cebu. we and my colleagues measured it and amazingly it was our 1st time seen this kind of a giant CROC. This was in PHILIPPINES and im so proud of.THANKS
- Reffostsirk · Cebu Philippines · Feb 23, 2009 @ 1:07am

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest reptilian creatures on the planet. There usually about 16 to 18 feet long although a evidence proves that a few do reach 23 to 24 feet with there being a few records of 27 footers.
- RexZilla · Randolph, new jersey · Feb 25, 2009 @ 5:24pm

Stop with all the talk fellas. You really want to do something then start to protect the habitat that's left. Then your kids WILL be able to see pics of crocs over 23 feet. I'd agree with the general consensus that there are a few big ones hiding in the back end of nowhere in Aus and possibly India, but that's really not the point. If you look at this from an unbiased perspective all of the evidence of crocs over 22-3ft is just hearsay and innuendo, and therefore totally unreliable. Even if there were some bigger ones that were reliably measured in the past this info doesn't translate into modern times without photos. Also I'm in Cebu as I write this so show me the body Reffostirsk or even better publish a photo, cameras may not have been that widespread in the past but they sure are now.
- Sean · England · Feb 27, 2009 @ 12:06am

Darren Ledet is stretching the truth somewhat. Just seen the pic of his dad with the croc on Saipan Island in '44 and its just a photographer using perspective, check this link www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=2&did=30122. You can tell his Dad's several metres away from the croc. And I'm not just being a killjoy, I'd be well impressed to see a croc as big as he claimed
- sean · England · Feb 27, 2009 @ 12:16am

Mr.Sean i totally agree with you rather then making false cliams we should start to protect the habitat that's left, and believe me,some of my friends here in india are trying to do the same and "Crocodile park in chennai is a example of that". In early 19th century many crocs in rivers like ganga were killed by humans cause Ganga in India is treated as very holy river(Which it actually is), but we should also protect the habitats that are dwelling in that river.
- Saurabh Subhash Shinde · Mumbai, india · Feb 27, 2009 @ 8:13am

When i see a picture of someone holding a tape measure next to one of these monster crocs then i will believe it. For your information the largest croc ever killed and measured was 28 feet long. It was killed by accident off the coast of Northern Queensland by an RAN patrol boat in 1975. The crew first thought that they had hit a large log but on closer inspection revealed it to be a large crocodile. No official report was writen because by this time crocodiles were listed as protected and the boats commander did not want to get in to any trouble. My grandfather was on the boat at the time and the diver that went into the water to check for damage was one of his closest friends who i have met and found to be a rather honest person. Some photos were taken but were ordered destroyed by the boats commander.
- Timbo · Australia · Feb 27, 2009 @ 8:29am

You don't have to go far to be impressed,Sean;the photo you looked at,really could be a 30 footer.And it does NOT intentially use perspective to exagerrate size.The photo's 64 years old,what did you expect?
- Darren · Australia · Feb 28, 2009 @ 12:19am

hi, just in today. a croc hunter just caught the biggest croc in aust history and this is authenticicated as it is filmed and measured with best evidence to date. 18ft i think.
- ron · sydney australia · Mar 1, 2009 @ 4:34am

Timbo,how big is an RAN patrol boat? The reason I ask is that unless the croc actually attacked the propellor with its mouth,a normal prop would hit and deflect(and cut) any object it hit in the water.I have hit a log in a 30 foot boat and the resulting damage to the log,was not enough to kill an average sized shark.But a 28 foot crocodile with armour plated skin that could deflect most bullets-not a hope in hell of killing it.
- Darren · Australia · Mar 2, 2009 @ 2:12am

For your information the largest croc ever killed and measured was 200 feet long. It was killed by accident off the coast of Arabian Sea by an Air Craft Carrier in 1975. The crew first thought that they had hit a island but on closer inspection revealed it to be a large crocodile. No official report was writen because by this time crocodiles were listed as protected and the Aircraft commander did not want to get in to any trouble. My grandfather was on the Aircraft at the time and the diver that went into the water to check for damage was one of his closest friends who i have met and found to be a rather honest person. Some photos were taken but were ordered destroyed by the boats commander.See making new stories is not a big issue any one can do that but the thing is whether ppl around you believ it or not. Timbo mate we want proofs.
- Saurabh Subhash Shinde · Mumbai , India · Mar 3, 2009 @ 2:23am

Reading all of you comments has been very interesting, i do belive that there are in fact extremely large crocs out there but as a few of you have said it would have to be very old and live in an area lush with large amimals to keep it alive. In my estimations the biggest we are likely to find are going to approach 30ft although through evolution if one had evolved to live predominately in the sea, where it's weight would not be an issue and food would be plentiful then maybe just maybe one could grow to 40ft+. Anyone who says they have seen one bigger must have been smoking something, however if anyone can prove it.....lets see it!
- Dr Graeme · Cambridge · Mar 4, 2009 @ 4:22pm

Largest Croc ever recorded (albeit unofficial) was caught by Aaron Saunders whilst fishing in Pioneer River, Mackay Qld, in 1932 & was shot from the veranda of the Leichardt Hotel in River St. It measured 33ft (10.05m) although officially the largest on record was shot in the Norman River (North QLD)in July 1957 by Mrs Krys Pawlowski measuring 28.4ft (8.64m). In summary I totally agree with Dr. Graeme - Lets see the proof ppl - & at least do your research before spouting off!
- Adrian · Townsville, Qld, Australia · Mar 12, 2009 @ 3:58pm

Adrian-thank you for providing the details of the 'Pioneer River crocodile'.This is the crocodile that Ion Idiress mentions in his book.Apparently the skin of this crocodile was kept for quite a while,though where it is now-well I'd love to know.If anyone else has more details on this monster-please provide them.
- Darren · Sydney,Australia · Mar 13, 2009 @ 4:50pm

has anyone heard of a crocodile found in the virigin river in arizona?
- steve · topock,az · Mar 17, 2009 @ 1:46am

i have just received an email from the USA which has details and pictures of an Alligator that was shot by a park ranger. it is 28feet 2" long. photos show it swimming through a lake near Birmingham, Alabhama with a full grown buck deer in its mouth. the deer was later found and measured 11 feet long. this is the biggest i have ever seen.
- jon · York, England · Mar 18, 2009 @ 3:57pm

there is no way to tell that it is 23 ft. by this picture...it's not next to anything that you can compare it to, even then anyone can photoshop pictures of anything to make it look like anything..ie.enlarge it and put it on another pic..this could be a pic. from a zoo, and prob. is...give me a break..
- mike · new castle, united states · Mar 21, 2009 @ 3:48pm

Darren, there's no way that croc is even over 20 ft let alone 30, photographers 64 years ago were still well aware of perspective and were consequently able to use it.
- Sean · England · Mar 25, 2009 @ 9:32pm

lol Wel said Sean.........not even 20ft Darren is probably streching the truth, see i completely agree with Mike.There is a saltie in chenai crocodile Park(South India) not very old but its already around 15 feet.
- Saurabh Subhash Shinde · Mumbai , India · Mar 31, 2009 @ 4:30am

Yes it is a pretty big crocodile 7 meters big big big i love crocodile
- Arno · Australia · Apr 6, 2009 @ 7:22pm

grabe namn mo...mg-away lng tungod sa buaya..dghan buaya dri...mga politiko,TMC, ug unsa pa...pero naa dri si PANGIL ang 20 ft na buaya..matsalam
- bok · dabaw city · Apr 9, 2009 @ 9:47pm

A pretty big croc like Gustave; at least 26.2ft (8m) long is a true giant and very rare. The biggest saltie on record is about 27ft long and weighs at least 2tons, the average saltwater crocodile is 17ft long and weighs 1000kg.
- George · Nairobi, Kenya · Apr 17, 2009 @ 12:06pm

Are they edible? Something that large would be carrying a lot of meat.
- Eat Meater · Los Angeles, California, USA · Apr 26, 2009 @ 2:15am

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/richardandlisa/images/8bloodybigoldcrocsmall.jpg Found this pic sometime ago. There seems to be the use of perspective in the pic. However, not the size of the front leg of the croc, and the back leg is big enough to be outside the frame. The adult in the pic is stooping over, while the child is upright. That should give some reference to the height of the croc, maybe be as much as 1 meter? But there could be some decomposition and bloat of the carcass. This might be as much as 7 meters long. Comments and more observations please.
- Dexter · Atlanta, GA · May 1, 2009 @ 8:11am

Dexter,I've checked out the address you'vesuggested and the giant crocodile picture on this site isn't the one you are describing.It is,however,a huge crocodile.If you could,could you send me a copy of the picture if you have a copy.It would be appreciated. jaderyan8 @h otmail.com.I have been in contact with a former councillor in Mackay,Queensland,who whilst in office, led a campaign to have a fibreglass replica of the 'Pioneer River' crocodile made.He told me that in fact the crocodile was shot in the 1880's,not 1932,as previously mentioned.It wasn't shot from the pub,but from a position where the pub now stands.He has a photo of what he believes could be the crocodile.He also has another photo of a crocodile that he believes to be around 25 feet long.When I get copies of these-I will forward them to whoever wants them.
- Darren · Sydney ,Australia · May 4, 2009 @ 2:48pm

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/richardandlisa/images/8bloodybigoldcrocsmall.jpg I found this just searching for croc pics one day so the link and jpeg is what I bookmarked. One more thing about the pic though, the destruction of the bottom jaw: Gunfire or rope damage?
- Dexter · Atlanta, GA · May 5, 2009 @ 5:42am

OK,Dexter,I have the photo you are talking about,and thank you for sending it to me. Comments;Once again,it is very difficult to put the photo into perspective to give us some kind of idea as to how big it is.But I think this;The people in behind it look like dwarfs in comparison.If the photo was a recent one,I would say that the photographer has used children in adults clothing behind it to make the crocodile look bigger.But the photo is clearly very old.It is one of those photos from the walls of those old pubs at the top of Queensland and The Northern Territory.It looks bulkier and thicker than Darren Ledets 30 foot crocodile from Saipan Island.The damage to the lower jaw could be a number of things and aren't the point of contention we are attempting to sort out here.Like I've said before on this Blog,I've seen a 17-18 foot crocodile before and they are so much bigger than a 16 footer in girth.This crocodile looks much bigger than the crocodile I saw on Green Island in the 1970's.The photos from my friend in Mackay may be able to put some of these other photo's into some sort of perspective.
- Darren · Sydney ,Australia · May 11, 2009 @ 1:51am

Check this out YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJn2vS-46PM I don't know how big but it's really big. I think that it's somewhere in Malaysia/Indonesia.
- Ahmad · Malaysia · May 12, 2009 @ 11:48pm

Actually, the largest crocodile ever recorded, was an individual saltwater croc accidentally killed by the British navy while dropping depth charges off the coast of Eastern India, perhaps near Orissa, during World-War II. The croc that surfaced measured over 50ft long (55ft long) as estimate after it was dragged along the British navy vessels side (to measure it). It was massive and information about this incident are found in British naval archives. So while some people of limited imagination and narrow mind might ridicule the possibility of such a large animal; British officers (of the typically British hypocritical Stiff Upper lip, generation of the time), swear by it.
- John H. Whiteman · Britain aka United Kingdom · May 31, 2009 @ 12:48pm

Darren please care to send the pictures you obtained to me too. (bren_isidro1988 @ yahoo.com) Thanks alot in advance! :)
- Bren · Philippines · Jun 4, 2009 @ 5:14am

I am an ordinary wildlife lover and i like hiking....I am born in Rajasthan and we dont have any salt water crocodiles here in Rajasthan [according to my knowledge]. I've encountered a crocodile {maggar) near ramgarh in a pond it was a 7 footer and I was glad to see a crocodile in a basking in the morning. I do not wish to comment on others who are infatuated with large sized reptiles like the Salt water crocodile. I am here just to tell you its not about the size of the animal, its all about discovering one on your own, i didn't went on a crocodile safari on a boat, i am content like a cow and may be one day i will go to Orissa to see this so called Huge crocodile....I hardly believe cos on it cause we Indians have a habit of exagarating things, but if it is true then i will emphatically find out whether there is a 23 footer in BHITARKANIKA [without risking my life like Mr. Steve Irwin...long live the legend] I admire people who are precise in work or who have great passion for their work but i do not entertain losers and cynics and dirty criticizers who never do any adventurus work and just surf the internet to find out which coutry has the biggest crocodile or what so ever! Let me tell you once again friends that some of us need to clear their vision...... and I thank all the other bright minds who are reading this and giving away Precious Knowledge. Thank You Sincerely Vikas B. nair (Artist) Contact me if you want to see my 7 foother..lol tandavehswar
- Vikas B. Nair · India · Aug 2, 2009 @ 5:16am

Please let me know if you people know any good spots to see maggars near Jaipur kallukasaikabap@yahoo.com
- Vikas B. Nair · India · Aug 5, 2009 @ 8:00am

There are no crocodiles 200ft long the largest only approach 8-meters long and weigh around 2 tons.
- Anton Hinds · Randolph,new Jersey · Aug 14, 2009 @ 7:51pm

crocodiles today are a shadow of their sizes in the past. Today the largest crocodiles only get around 23+feet(7+meters)long or roughly 8 meters and weigh only 4,000 pounds. In the past crocodiles could get from 50 to 60 feet and weigh 8-9 tons.
- Anton Hinds · Randolph,New Jersey · Sep 30, 2009 @ 5:54pm

Gustave, is 22ft and is a pure man eater mainly becuase of the wars where the dead bodies where thrown into the river nile and crocs would finish them off so they have a strong taste for human flesh. Many have tried to capture him but have failed again and again. He has scars from bullets,knifes and all sorts from attempts to capture him. He is the most deadly and dangerous of the crocodiles, Just because we havnt seen one larger than 23 ft DOES NOT mean they do not exist. Im 98% sure there are larger ones we havnt discovered yet.
- Josh · australia, adelaide · Oct 2, 2009 @ 3:45am

Also there is no record of a 55ft croc being dragged from the british waters. The largest that has been recorded to date was a 40ft croc which was only bones remains, it would feed on dinosaurs and 12ft long fish. This is at chicago yale university
- Josh · australia, adelaide · Oct 2, 2009 @ 3:49am

Thats a 7 meter crock!!!! I caught a 4 meter alligator out in the everglades 1 time. The little critter nearly took me down but i hammered its head in with a baseball bat
- Gerald Imp · Nashville · Oct 4, 2009 @ 7:53pm

You know although this doesn't relate to crocodiles it is still pretty intersting. On wikepedia when i looked up green anaconda it says that they can grow from 19 to 23 feet and with reticulated pythons it said over 28.5 feet long. Now when I looked up largest Organisms on wikipedia it said that the largest green anaconda was 31ft long and that the largest python was 33 feet long can someone help me understand what there trying to say?
- Anton Hinds · Randolph,New Jersey · Oct 9, 2009 @ 6:58pm

Wow! There are more tall stories on this website than you could shake a stick at! Crocs and fables seem to go together. Here are some facts. Back in the 1960s I interviewed and knew well Ron and Kris Pawlowski, the crack croc-hunters in north Queensland, Australia. I have no reason to doubt their account of killing a 28-foot specimen (one of 10,000 crocs they shot before becoming conservationists). Ron is one of the straightest persons I have known and not at all the type to exaggerate. In the 1980s they had in their house the skull of another monster, which by its size must have measured over 20 feet. Ron and Kris are two of the most remarkable, resilient people I have met — read more about them in my book The Incredible Gulf, published by Rigby Ltd of Adelaide and Robert Hale of the UK (maybe a copy still hanging around some public library).
- David Baird · Spain · Oct 10, 2009 @ 12:21pm

The biggest is not Gustave but this one ! and since no one has ever measured any other crocs before so this one is the longest however I am damn sure there are bigger monsters still in the open and they may be in Australia
- your boss · Triolet , Mauritius · Oct 26, 2009 @ 10:38am

The largest measured saltwater crocodiles are about 20.7 feet long although examinations of incomplete remains and skulls move that up to 23+feet or 24 feet long. It is certainly possible that saltwater crocodiles that size still exist today but they would be incredibly rare.They can also weigh 2,600-4,000 pounds or up to 2 tons.
- Anton Hinds · Randolph,New Jersey · Oct 31, 2009 @ 1:27pm

If you really want them to grow you have to stop wearing croc skin... and you can also start some kind of NGO that feeds wild crocodiles.. But be careful you don't want them to relate food with you May be after 2000 years your crocodiles will grow bigger due to the mutation that has occurred due to excessive feeding...
- Vikas B. Nair · Jaipur, India · Nov 14, 2009 @ 1:13pm

how can there be prehistoric animals when prehistoric means before history, and if u believe in the bible, which you should cause it is true, then That would be before life was even here, meaning that the crocs or dinosaurs lived before we or anything else ever lived. sounds pretty dum to me, and if you wonder why a lot of dinosaurs are not here still today, the flood, which devasted them and most were killed by the flood, where as even when they were on the ark, there was only two of the species not two of every kind, so it might be said that a lot of the dinosaurs didn't have the mass supply of each other to quickly repopulate so some died off, the crocs however did. we humans have always been here even with the dinasaurs. we may not have always called them dinosaurs, but we might have called them Dragons, in Peru they found nearly 50000 Ica stones which are dinosaurs and man living together, they are stones with images of man and dinosaurs living together. that is all i am going to say. just a little bit of something i wanted to share to disprove all this evolution theory which is clearly wrong
- Dave Reynolds · colorado springs colorado · Nov 18, 2009 @ 10:32am

crocodile is killed big my parents and eat him and me the knife is killed the crocodile and after one year the old crocodile eat the old man and my five friends killed him the old crocodile
- joman · manila · Dec 13, 2009 @ 3:18am

Darren, Why dont you just ask the guys at the Normanton pub to send you a copy of the pic, its on their wall in the main bar of the pub. Or at least get one of the local guys to photograph it and send it to you. I know the Savannah airlines and Westwing airlines pilots go there all the time, im sure one of them will do it for you if the publican refuses or cant!
- Scott · Australia · Jan 4, 2010 @ 2:27am

did you people create chinese whisper...i have a terrapin and its 2" long i swear
- fred · ireland · Jan 7, 2010 @ 6:30pm

I'm sure there's still quite a few giant salties out there in very remote regions of the south pacific, and India. I recently read a book titled "Croc" about the old Australian crocodile hunters. It also delivered information on natural history, and attacks on humans.... among other things. These old croc hunters stated that most big male crocs didn't exceed 17-18 feet, and that anything over 20 feet was extremely rare. However, once these big guys reach around 15 feet (or so), they start to get extremely massive and put on tons of weight and bone mass. I've`seen several large crocodiles 15 to 20 feet in length (probably larger) in Papua New Guinea. And because of PNG's remoteness would bet it has a large population of giants especially in the Fly, Sepik, and Ramu river systems. Some of the skulls I've seen on these rivers approached a meter (or more) long and probably weighed 30 lbs. What magnificent reptiles these guys are!
- Barney Fife · USA · Jan 19, 2010 @ 8:35pm

A great book by Attilio Gatti, "Killers All," (1943, Robert M. McBride Pub., NY) has several chapters about a legendary man-eating croc near Lake Tanganyika in the 1920's. It was killed by an ingenious, risky strategem, acc. to Gatti, and was 35 feet long, 4 tons (pp. 150-182).
- Philip · Florida, USA · Jan 24, 2010 @ 7:56pm

in the 1960s i was a journo working on the northern territory news in darwin when the skin of a croc shot or trapped in the daly river was brought to the newspaper office. we unrolled it on the roadway and i helped measure it -- just on 22 feet with a couple of inches probably lost in the skinning process. we ran a photo in the NT News and it must still exist in the archives unless they were lost in cyclone tracy. year would be 1961 or 62 -- an authenticated case of a giant crocodile.
- shawtodds · new york, usa · Jan 25, 2010 @ 1:35pm

Wait a minute. Shot by a women!? Who would give a bloody gun to a bloody woman!?
- Brian James · London · Jan 26, 2010 @ 8:17pm