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Master and Commander
Posts: 1796
Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: Our buddy Blue
Just what has Blue been up to lately? Could he possibly be this hungry, as to steal bait from a Croc trap?
(34, 34, 34);">Authorities in Australia say they're "gobsmacked" by the sheer stupidity of a group of men seen swimming to a crocodile trap in Queensland—and getting inside with the bait. The men were spotted getting into the mouth of the trap at the Port Douglas marina, close to where a crocodile is suspected of killing an elderly dementia patient earlier this month, reports the Guardian. "This is incredibly stupid and dangerous behavior," says Julia Leu, a local mayor. "I'm wondering if these fellows are vying for the idiots of the year award or the idiots of the century award." "Srsly? The meat we put in these traps is bait. For crocodiles. Don't swim in them! It's stupid, and illegal," tweeted Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles. "I've seen some pretty ridiculous things in my time as environment minister, particularly when it comes to crocodiles, but this one takes the cake," he told reporters.He warned that the traps are dangerous even without the crocodiles they're designed to attract. The Queensland government recently introduced a $15,000 fine for interfering with the traps after a similar incident, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports. (This guy was mauled by a crocodile after jumping in a river to prove a point.) This article originally appeared on Newser: 'Idiots of the Century' Swim Into Croc Trap |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9165
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Our buddy Blue
Well....... sounds kinda like a submariner stunt but I think there are still a few brain cells operating in Blues skull so, probably not. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2490
Location: East Coast of Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Our buddy Blue
Wrote a quickie to Blue Sunday on Facebook. He and Tamara are well. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1576
Location: Wollongong, NSW | Subject: RE: Our buddy Blue
Equivalent distance for a Seattle resident venturing to the Everglades to play with the alligators. Blue may have some quirks but distance stupidity would not be one of them - he could always choose to play with crocs just a little up-state. The WA crocs do like American swimmers however - the ones who go swimming off the small tour boats when all the riverbank/waterhole signs state no swimming and show large drawings of crocodiles. Very prevalent when I used to live in WA. The tourist relatives then had the nerve to try to sue the tour boat operators. WA courts and not US ones - no case to answer! |
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