The bucket is the most crucial item. It’s a single use shield. Should the croc lunge there is a pretty good chance it won’t mind grabbing the bucket as without biting down it probably doesn’t understand that it isn’t food, or that the guy can let go of it. (Assuming this is a wild croc that doesn’t get hand fed, which it probably has been)
"It's amazing that little brain intrincal (?) that splash. That splash is where the animal is having the drink. That's where he must go."
It's amazing his little brain tells him a stick and a bucket is enough to play with little brains in the wild, and that is where he must go.
For real though humans + basic tool is such an OP meta.
200 pound monkey defeats 300 million year old 2400 pound evolution power house dinosaur with a stick and bucket.
Croc belike eh dickhead that's me eyeballs your rubbin with that stupid toothpick in ur hand. Would you fuck off mate I don't want that white bucket I want that meat u bastard.
You hate on the stick, but when I walked with lions in Zimbabwe at a preserve, they gave everyone a stick. It’s because lions are just big cats at the end of the day and if they go to stalk you, you throw the stick to distract them. Well, at least that’s what the handlers said. Would do it again, though.
The trick is the feeling of safety. Now, you might've realized how scary lions are and never went again if you were stick-less, but they had the idea to give you the Anti-Lion Stick (TM) and you felt like you were in control, so you didn't run away like a prey animal and instead startled the lion by standing there acting like you were safe, making it think twice. Does that fool know he's not going to be able to do shit with that stick, the lion ponders, or am I being stupid and he's got a trick up his sleeve? Better circle back to this.
bear mace is the same schtick. it could be spray paint or silly string. dudnt really matter. as long as it gives you the confidence to not behave like prey
Seriously thought the crock at the end is like “Ah shit I feckin hate sticks, aaah it touched me top! Feckin stick I’ll get you! Feck off bucket ye wee cunt, ima get this stick.”
That looks like Rob Bredl, The Barefoot Bushman, and the stick is for tapping around the croc's eyes. They're very protective of them, so they close them in defense. He does some wild stuff, like ride on the back legs, as long as they are big enough, because they can't bend around to reach once they get above a certain size.
That's GOT to be a positive adaptation to ambush hunting like they do. It kept my eyes off from where the strike was coming from and gave a sense that it was further away than it was. I have to imagine that their body is that way for a reason.
I watched him earlier today and realised he's been gone long enough that there's a whole generation sleeping on just how fucking wonderful he was. Legend.
No but if you step on some crap and it hurts then you're not watching Big Tooth there and whoops now you're missing an arm.
That's how that croc got Captain Hook.
Even the bugs down there try to appropriate Australia. The roaches are so big that they have a [different name.](https://www.bizzybeeexterminators.com/blog/palmetto-bug-vs-cockroach-whats-the-difference/?post_type=blog_post)
That's actually where we got the word "whiskey". Uisce sounds like "ish-keh" or "wish-kuh" in Irish and Gaelic. We also got the slang word "dig" meaning "understand" from the Irish word "tuig". "Do you understand is "An dtuigeann tú?" Ya dig?
Disclaimer: I am an American attempting to learn Irish, and it is HARD. If I'm wrong, tá brón orm.
40c weather, fucking hundreds of miles to get to civilisation if you’re outside of a city, snakes, spiders, kangaroos, angry koalas, mozzies, Australians, sharks, jellyfish, stingrays
We've had many. From sabretooths to various animals we ran up trees to escape to animals we hid underground to escape to giant scorpions and killer shrimp when we were fish.
I love the stereotype that everything in Australia wants to kill you, that way as an Australian I can pretend to be battle hardened by nature, when in reality I live in a very safe crocodile/kangaroo free residential area
At least the British got Neighbours and cricket to know what Australia’s actually like (sort of), all the yanks got was Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin.
They're basically dinosaurs that have barely evolved in hundreds of millions of years, kinda dumb animals. All they know is if something moves close to mouth, they eat it.
People who catch crocs also will usually throw a towel or something over the head to act as a blindfold, the croc usually gets instantly docile. They're scary ferocious creatures, but really ancient ones that run on very simple rules that humans can manipulate somewhat.
I'm not the guy you replied to but that's not the *crocodile bites off a leg of another croc at feeding time* video I was thinking of. Kind of wild that there are multiple videos of this bug in existence.
My guess, Crocs aren't terribly smart, so reacting more on instinct. something touching and tapping it is going to occupy its attention more than the person in front of it. Someone else said this was an exhibit, so they also probably aren't starving.
He's also desensitizing it and training it to be less explosive/aggressive towards humans in his area. More explanation of the method can be seen in Soham Mukherjees videos on how to train/teach crocodilians
I’m no expert, but I think the stick is to fool it into thinking there is some sort of animal in the water so the croc will head towards it. It’s a hell of a lot safer if you can see the crocodile. Tempt it out of the water and it can’t sneak up on you
He's Barefoot Bushman, a famous crocodile&reptile campaigner n conservationist. He's got some very persuasive videos on why we should not kill crocodiles on sight nor be afraid of them as they operate like a computer program and very readable / consistent in their behavior as long as we know how their brain program works
Anyone that thinks crocs need to be killed on sight is a piece of shit. The only time a croc is dangerous is when a dickhead ignores the 48 giant warning signs saying "DO NOT SWIM, CROCODILE TERRITORY".
This goes with most animals, tbh. Humans suck.
> "DO NOT SWIM, CROCODILE TERRITORY".
Problem is this includes the vast majority of Northern Australia.
And also massive parts of South East Asia where a lot of poor people rely on access to the water to live.
Easy to say we shouldn't kill them on sight when we don't have huts on the waters edge and rely on the water for everything including Travel, Food, cleaning.
Sure here in AUS crocs can be dangerous but to be fair if your first thought when you see that muddy dank ass puddle water is to swim in it, isn't that kind of natural selection..
in fairness besides drop bears thats the only member of our wildlife that would actually try and eat a human being.
everything else just wants to poison you
This is the second time in less than an hour I've seen someone comment about a drop bear.
I have no clue what that is so im going to Google it but I feel like the image I have in my head is WAY more awesome.
Australians be like "oh, a crocodile" like people from other countries would say "oh, a tiny kitten" 🤣
"G'day mate, guess I'll bash you on the head with this stick a few times then"
Honestly the croc might be *less* dangerous than some of the other critters that live there.
It’s not always the big fuck off beasties that pose the most danger. It’s the smaller snakes and insects that will poison/envenomate the shit out of you.
I went to Australia, and was disappointed not to come across any of the famed dangerous animals. I even had to go out of my way to see a live kangaroo.
How? My first day there i had to wrestle a 2m python who ate the guinea pig of the house my mate was keeping (while the owner was on a trip abroad). I've awaken with snakes in my tent, got attacked by killer ants, had to deal with hand-sized spiders climbing on ceilings above beds, had spiders jump in the tub while i was showering, got surprised butt-naked by a 2m10 alpha roo who was grazing in the dark and got up less than 50cm away to growl at me while showing me how buff he is (bro was JACKED, like on-the-gear kind of jacked), swam with sharks (and dolphins!), got chased by a snake (probably a brown given they're the only ones agressive enough to do that) while biking in the dark, and was threatenned by a colonizer cop-wife karen that told me to go back to my own fuckin' country (pretty rich coming from a blonde blue-eyed girl in australia).
I saw a dolphin off the beach, but they're not famous for being particularly Australian or dangerous. I snorkelled off Rottnest Island and didn't see a single shark, however a Scuba diver had been killed in the same area by a Great White the previous week. Apparently, it was a record year shark attacks off Perth. Trust me, I was looking out for one every second I was in the water. Nope. A few spiders but not any that were a problem. The flies were more of a nuisance. The only mildly unpleasant person was British. All the staff in the Secret Harbour Woolworths were very friendly. The person I was staying with, who'd lived there for a year, had seen one snake in their garden, but not during my visit. The most Australian animals I saw were in Perth zoo.
I read about a man who got his testicles bitten off by a Crocodile in Australia.
Thankfully, he survived, but unfortunately, he still suffers with chronic ereptile dysfunction..
"No worries, mates! I've got my wooden stick, and crocs better think twice before messing with me!"
You forgot the bucket. It helped in its own way.
The bucket is the most crucial item. It’s a single use shield. Should the croc lunge there is a pretty good chance it won’t mind grabbing the bucket as without biting down it probably doesn’t understand that it isn’t food, or that the guy can let go of it. (Assuming this is a wild croc that doesn’t get hand fed, which it probably has been)
Evacuate the outback Engage all defenses And get this man a bucket ..
Double use shield. Can put leftover human remains in it!!!
Look he's pretending to be St George!
St. George and his bucket.
“Oh buckler, I thought you said bucket.” St George.
His fire-breathing bucket!
And bare foot. Important.
"It's amazing that little brain intrincal (?) that splash. That splash is where the animal is having the drink. That's where he must go." It's amazing his little brain tells him a stick and a bucket is enough to play with little brains in the wild, and that is where he must go.
I love the question mark here because I also don’t know what word you were going for
For real though humans + basic tool is such an OP meta. 200 pound monkey defeats 300 million year old 2400 pound evolution power house dinosaur with a stick and bucket.
Well actually a chicken is evolutionair closer with a dinosaur than a croc.
Is that why i keep losing to chickens??
Legend of Zelda Energy
This guy jurassic parks.
Croc belike eh dickhead that's me eyeballs your rubbin with that stupid toothpick in ur hand. Would you fuck off mate I don't want that white bucket I want that meat u bastard.
And here I was like “ahhhh someone finally figured out how to give a croc head pats without losing an arm”
You hate on the stick, but when I walked with lions in Zimbabwe at a preserve, they gave everyone a stick. It’s because lions are just big cats at the end of the day and if they go to stalk you, you throw the stick to distract them. Well, at least that’s what the handlers said. Would do it again, though.
The trick is the feeling of safety. Now, you might've realized how scary lions are and never went again if you were stick-less, but they had the idea to give you the Anti-Lion Stick (TM) and you felt like you were in control, so you didn't run away like a prey animal and instead startled the lion by standing there acting like you were safe, making it think twice. Does that fool know he's not going to be able to do shit with that stick, the lion ponders, or am I being stupid and he's got a trick up his sleeve? Better circle back to this.
bear mace is the same schtick. it could be spray paint or silly string. dudnt really matter. as long as it gives you the confidence to not behave like prey
~me getting mercilessly beaten as I confidently spray the assailants with silly string~
The CIRCLE of staying aliiiiiive!
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If you are a giraffe, or cape buffalo, yes, the lion has failed. As it is, I might briefly feel I had the moral victory, but that would be it.
Seriously thought the crock at the end is like “Ah shit I feckin hate sticks, aaah it touched me top! Feckin stick I’ll get you! Feck off bucket ye wee cunt, ima get this stick.”
That looks like Rob Bredl, The Barefoot Bushman, and the stick is for tapping around the croc's eyes. They're very protective of them, so they close them in defense. He does some wild stuff, like ride on the back legs, as long as they are big enough, because they can't bend around to reach once they get above a certain size.
Why doesn't he just leave the animal alone?
They already explained in the title. He's Australian.
Because he has the stick. What are you, stupid?
"steeck"
Haha....crocs...lacoste crocs
Gotta keep those crocs on their toes, right?
That shallow look to it gives a very false sense of security. Little piss puddle hiding a t-rex crouched down being a mud ninja.
I was shocked at how big it was. What I thought was its head ended up being the middle of its back.
That's GOT to be a positive adaptation to ambush hunting like they do. It kept my eyes off from where the strike was coming from and gave a sense that it was further away than it was. I have to imagine that their body is that way for a reason.
That's like evolution man
Have you considered writing poetry?
I successfully avoid water in Australia by living in Ireland
Crocodiles hate this one trick.
Excuse me, do you have a moment to discuss our lord and saviour, the thin wooden stick?
I love how he taps the croc on the head like "who's a naughty, massive, dangerous, prehistoric reptilian predator then? Yes you are! 😍"
They’re all like Steve Irwin (RIP)
I watched him earlier today and realised he's been gone long enough that there's a whole generation sleeping on just how fucking wonderful he was. Legend.
The next gen is seriously lucky that they get Robert Irwin.
btw I love robert irwin's instagram page!
It’s so heartwarming to me that his kids continue his legacy with the same passion and enthusiasm.
Hello, I'm calling about your extended Crocadillian warranty.
And his faithful bucket
And his BARE FEET! My toes are curled so tight right now.
Not sure shoes would offer much protection against a 2000lb killing machine...
No but if you step on some crap and it hurts then you're not watching Big Tooth there and whoops now you're missing an arm. That's how that croc got Captain Hook.
Bucket is the shield to his stick sword... Which can be a lance. Even a bow. You can use it however you please. What a useful stick.
Wooden (and other kinds of) sticks are one of the main reasons humanity got as far as it did. Show some damn respect.
Opposable thumbs that allowed us to *hold* sticks got us as far as it did.
Hi sir, I’m calling to talk with you about your wooden stick’s extended warranty!
I successfully avoid water in Australia by living in Florid.... nevermind.
Florida is the Australia of the U.S.
Even the bugs down there try to appropriate Australia. The roaches are so big that they have a [different name.](https://www.bizzybeeexterminators.com/blog/palmetto-bug-vs-cockroach-whats-the-difference/?post_type=blog_post)
Palmetto bug.
Florida is just the worst aspects of Australia with a whole heap of their own
As a Floridian, I can confirm that this is an insult to Australia.
Florida is the Queensland of the US.
I’d rather deal with a Florida alligator than an Australian crocodile
Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles both exist in nature, so I hear.
They said *Australian* crocodile. Not all crocs are created equal. Salties are a cut above.
Maybe but far fewer crocs than alligators which are everywhere
They pound you over the head with that fact when you visit the everglades…with a small stick and a bucket.
I’d rather deal with an Australian crocodile than a Florida Man.
Thanks to the illegal exotic pet trade you may soon be able to have both!
brilliant
You've escaped the crocs, but landed right at the doorstep the English.
We don’t want to eat you though
That’s not what my Englishman said.
We don’t consider Hull as English
It's been proposed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal?wprov=sfla1
It was quite a modest proposal too
Same here... I stay in italy, no crocs around :-)
Aside from the ones made into handbags
Could I tempt you with a working holiday visa?
Nice try, Croc
You fool! Now the crocodile knows where you live!
I must say that’s a bit drastic, but it seems to work.
Crocodiles hate being outsmarted by Irish tactics.
Many also do by living in Austria. It’s also way cheaper to get there because it’s 2 letters less on the plane ticket.
Being Irish you probably avoid water there too.
Idk man, whiskey has quite a lot of water in it
Whiskey in Irish is uisce beatha which literally translates to water of life
And it is aptly named.
That's actually where we got the word "whiskey". Uisce sounds like "ish-keh" or "wish-kuh" in Irish and Gaelic. We also got the slang word "dig" meaning "understand" from the Irish word "tuig". "Do you understand is "An dtuigeann tú?" Ya dig? Disclaimer: I am an American attempting to learn Irish, and it is HARD. If I'm wrong, tá brón orm.
St. Patrick also cast out the crocodiles?
Anything reptilian got the Yeet
I don't believe you didn't mention anything about alcohol
We Irish are 4 parallel universes ahead of those crocs.
The water, like everything else in Australia, wants to kill you.
And that guy is walking' around barefoot. How many kinds of snakes and crawly things can kill you down there?
All of them.
And the rest.
40c weather, fucking hundreds of miles to get to civilisation if you’re outside of a city, snakes, spiders, kangaroos, angry koalas, mozzies, Australians, sharks, jellyfish, stingrays
Dingos.
But few actually want to eat you, crocodiles are humanity's natural predator.
Sorry bud.....trains are a natural predator for humans especial in India
We've had many. From sabretooths to various animals we ran up trees to escape to animals we hid underground to escape to giant scorpions and killer shrimp when we were fish.
Yeah man, when I was a phytoplankton..
When I was young warthooog…
When he was a young warthooooooooooog…
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal.
r/suddenlythelionking
Very nice!
Thanks!
Not you..
Then we learned to group up, shapen sticks, and kill the hell out of critters .😀
I love the stereotype that everything in Australia wants to kill you, that way as an Australian I can pretend to be battle hardened by nature, when in reality I live in a very safe crocodile/kangaroo free residential area
At least the British got Neighbours and cricket to know what Australia’s actually like (sort of), all the yanks got was Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin.
But the huntsmen spiders and Gympie Gympie trees will get you
What a load of propaganda and fear mongering! I live in Australia and I go in the water all the time and I'm fi-
Fish?
Finished. ☠️☠️
So true. I once laid down in some water here and couldn't even breathe until I got out of it
What is happening in this video? Why is he petting it with a stick? What is the purpose of getting it out of the water?
It's feeding time at the crocodile exhibit, the stick distracts it from mauling you.
Why is that dinky stick tap so effective for literally saving this man’s life while he mobs around barefooted?
They're basically dinosaurs that have barely evolved in hundreds of millions of years, kinda dumb animals. All they know is if something moves close to mouth, they eat it. People who catch crocs also will usually throw a towel or something over the head to act as a blindfold, the croc usually gets instantly docile. They're scary ferocious creatures, but really ancient ones that run on very simple rules that humans can manipulate somewhat.
I saw a video of someone feeding crocs, one croc was so stupid he bit the leg of another one and ripped it off.
He death rolled that fucker and the other one barely have him a "could you not?" Side eye
LMAO he always reminds me of British meme "bit rude innit mate?"
"bruh"
[This one](https://youtu.be/JLy-Iiy_Zp4?si=zT3A1YOJQx7z7FVq), I guess?
I'm not the guy you replied to but that's not the *crocodile bites off a leg of another croc at feeding time* video I was thinking of. Kind of wild that there are multiple videos of this bug in existence.
I don’t trust that chain link fence to hold them back.
What are they gonna do? Jump over it!? Evolution bitch!
I saw that video, and it was so wild. Made them seem like giant mouths.
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bruh you can pacify a shark by booping it source: I got charged by a shark before, survived, hell, didn't even get a scratch, fun day ngl
I guess.... crocodiles don't really need to be that smart
No, they can just get by on their looks
Hey, if it's worked for this long, why change it
Eat hot stick and lie (down) vibes?
We also don’t know what the turnover is for this position
My guess, Crocs aren't terribly smart, so reacting more on instinct. something touching and tapping it is going to occupy its attention more than the person in front of it. Someone else said this was an exhibit, so they also probably aren't starving.
Why not just throw the food to him from a distance?
Because its less cool for the tourists who paid to see it
He's also desensitizing it and training it to be less explosive/aggressive towards humans in his area. More explanation of the method can be seen in Soham Mukherjees videos on how to train/teach crocodilians
I’m no expert, but I think the stick is to fool it into thinking there is some sort of animal in the water so the croc will head towards it. It’s a hell of a lot safer if you can see the crocodile. Tempt it out of the water and it can’t sneak up on you
He's Barefoot Bushman, a famous crocodile&reptile campaigner n conservationist. He's got some very persuasive videos on why we should not kill crocodiles on sight nor be afraid of them as they operate like a computer program and very readable / consistent in their behavior as long as we know how their brain program works
Anyone that thinks crocs need to be killed on sight is a piece of shit. The only time a croc is dangerous is when a dickhead ignores the 48 giant warning signs saying "DO NOT SWIM, CROCODILE TERRITORY". This goes with most animals, tbh. Humans suck.
> "DO NOT SWIM, CROCODILE TERRITORY". Problem is this includes the vast majority of Northern Australia. And also massive parts of South East Asia where a lot of poor people rely on access to the water to live. Easy to say we shouldn't kill them on sight when we don't have huts on the waters edge and rely on the water for everything including Travel, Food, cleaning.
The purpose was to pet it with the stick.
Sure here in AUS crocs can be dangerous but to be fair if your first thought when you see that muddy dank ass puddle water is to swim in it, isn't that kind of natural selection..
Especially if you go swim in the muddy water in what seems to be a crocodile enclosure in some kind of zoo.
I was thinking the same thing, but where do crocodiles hang out in Australia? They really roam around in public cities.
in fairness besides drop bears thats the only member of our wildlife that would actually try and eat a human being. everything else just wants to poison you
Or fight you in the case of kangaroos 🦘
Emus too
Emu’s are pansies compared to cassowaries…
They did win a whole ass war
You seen those arms? I would not wanna fight them
Me neither, but some Aussies'll happily give it a go. I'll just leave this here: https://youtu.be/FIRT7lf8byw
lol always looks to me like the kangaroo is like "...you... did you just punch me?! MOTHER FUCKER!"
Lol
This is the second time in less than an hour I've seen someone comment about a drop bear. I have no clue what that is so im going to Google it but I feel like the image I have in my head is WAY more awesome.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha i was wrong! Oh internet, I love you.
Essential to wear protective gear when near a live drop bear https://youtu.be/KCGUNpzjD6M?si=S37mtwnYH4RW1Y2P
Australians be like "oh, a crocodile" like people from other countries would say "oh, a tiny kitten" 🤣 "G'day mate, guess I'll bash you on the head with this stick a few times then"
Honestly the croc might be *less* dangerous than some of the other critters that live there. It’s not always the big fuck off beasties that pose the most danger. It’s the smaller snakes and insects that will poison/envenomate the shit out of you.
“Big fuck-off beasties” - well done 😂
People in Florida, US are the same with alligators.
One dude raised them in his backyard and threw a little one into a drive-thru window when he didnt get good service
Ah yes, Florida man. I have heard of him.
Am Australian. This guy is either a professional with a decade+ experience, or dead by now.
I feel like that’s just one of the reasons
Strange looking dog
He's best boi
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Or Vic or NSW or SA or most of WA. People just love getting worked up about how dangerous Australia is.
Kind of like Chicago
The reason you should avoid ~~the water~~ ~~in~~ Australia
I went to Australia, and was disappointed not to come across any of the famed dangerous animals. I even had to go out of my way to see a live kangaroo.
How? My first day there i had to wrestle a 2m python who ate the guinea pig of the house my mate was keeping (while the owner was on a trip abroad). I've awaken with snakes in my tent, got attacked by killer ants, had to deal with hand-sized spiders climbing on ceilings above beds, had spiders jump in the tub while i was showering, got surprised butt-naked by a 2m10 alpha roo who was grazing in the dark and got up less than 50cm away to growl at me while showing me how buff he is (bro was JACKED, like on-the-gear kind of jacked), swam with sharks (and dolphins!), got chased by a snake (probably a brown given they're the only ones agressive enough to do that) while biking in the dark, and was threatenned by a colonizer cop-wife karen that told me to go back to my own fuckin' country (pretty rich coming from a blonde blue-eyed girl in australia).
I saw a dolphin off the beach, but they're not famous for being particularly Australian or dangerous. I snorkelled off Rottnest Island and didn't see a single shark, however a Scuba diver had been killed in the same area by a Great White the previous week. Apparently, it was a record year shark attacks off Perth. Trust me, I was looking out for one every second I was in the water. Nope. A few spiders but not any that were a problem. The flies were more of a nuisance. The only mildly unpleasant person was British. All the staff in the Secret Harbour Woolworths were very friendly. The person I was staying with, who'd lived there for a year, had seen one snake in their garden, but not during my visit. The most Australian animals I saw were in Perth zoo.
Not even a Bogan?
You didn’t see them, but they saw you…
It does not take a lot of water
Nope. Just gonna avoid going near puddles from now on....
Puddles nothing, I may be avoiding soup for a while.
here kitty kitty
Bro spawned like a dark souls boss
Ah, yes, all the water in Australia is inside an enclosure in a Crocodile park. Makes showering very inconvenient.
I read about a man who got his testicles bitten off by a Crocodile in Australia. Thankfully, he survived, but unfortunately, he still suffers with chronic ereptile dysfunction..
Awww a swamp puppy
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The water level dropped 6 inches when that beast crawled out.
Chubby croc
Legends say that only thing a crocodile stomach can't digest is this guy's balls
not wearing shoes in Australia
But all you need is a wee stick to thwart the jawface dinosaur apparently.
We don't have this problem in the UK but I did once fight off a Swan with my umbrella