Three-day weekends are the best, aren’t they? I always feel so refreshed/rejuvenated coming off a three-day weekend. The grass is greener. The sun is brighter. The chirping of the birds is more crisp and soothing. The sound of wind blowing through the trees is more pronounced. I sleep better. It feels so European.
So here is something to haunt your dreams coming off a long relaxing weekend: a 21-foot, one ton crocodile caught in the Philippines that looks like something straight out of the dinosaur era.
Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts ensnared the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province after a three-week hunt. It could be one of the largest crocodiles to be captured alive in recent years, he said, quoting local crocodile experts.
Elorde said the crocodile killed a water buffalo in an attack witnessed by villagers last month and was also suspected of having attacked a fisherman who went missing in July.
But before you get cocky and decide to go venturing near the water on your next vacation in the Philippines, um, you’d better think twice, Sparky.
After capturing a one-ton crocodile that could be one of the biggest caught alive in the world, officials said Tuesday that they are hunting for an even bigger beast that may be lurking in the creeks of a remote southern Philippine region.
Godspeed, my Filipino friends. Godspeed.