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Watch the terrifying moment a fisherman is nearly swept into the river by an angry saltwater crocodile after he taunted it with a lure
- Fisherman narrowly escaped from aggravated crocodile
- Kody Duncan splashed her fishing rod on the crocodile
- Ironically he escaped while wearing a pair of crocodiles.
A man has escaped being swept into the river by a saltwater crocodile after aggravating it with his fishing rod.
Fisherman Kody Duncan filmed himself approaching the crocodile while at Wujal Wujal Falls, north of Cairns, in Queensland on Saturday.
Unlike their saltwater relatives, freshwater crocodiles are known to flee from humans, only attacking if their territory is threatened.
However, the saltwater crocodile sitting just below the water in Wujal Wujal seemed ready to fight.
Fisherman Kody Duncan narrowly escaped an angry crocodile at Wujal Wujal Falls, north of Cairns, on Saturday after he baited it with his fishing rod (pictured)
In the footage, Mr Duncan zoomed in to show the crocodile lying motionless in the clear water, sarcastically calling it “a strange looking log”.
He then began to splash the lure on the end of his fishing rod into the water just above the alligator’s head.
Mr. Duncan had barely dipped the lure into the water twice when the crocodile ran out of the water to chase Mr. Duncan.
Fortunately he escaped from the angry crocodile, ironically using a pair of crocodiles.
Duncan posted the images to TikTok and garnered more than 900,000 likes and nearly 5,000 comments.
“See danger, push danger,” wrote one commenter.
‘Use crocodiles when you are being chased by a crocodile. What a view,’ he wrote a second.
‘Why did you think to do that though?’ a third questioned.
Mr Duncan responded by saying, “I honestly don’t know what went through my head.”
Although usually more timid than its saltwater relatives, the freshwater crocodile quickly jumped into the water (pictured) and forced Mr. Duncan to flee, ironically while wearing a pair of crocodiles.
The Wujal Wujal Council offers numerous safety tips for visitors entering the area, including advising people to stay away from the water.
“Our common local law recommends that you keep at least five meters away from the edge of rivers, lagoons and water holes at all times,” the council advises.
“Our wildlife, even dangerous species like our crocodiles and snakes, are often shy around humans and prefer to get out of their way unless they get too close to their territory.”
Duncan’s close call comes days after a 10-foot saltwater crocodile was spotted near North Stradbroke Island outside Brisbane on Wednesday.
The crocodile was almost 400 kilometers from its usual habitat in central and north Queensland.