# Now that's a croc!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-a-croc/653825>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 24, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-a-croc/653825 "2013-03-24T17:34:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-a-croc/653825/1 "2013-03-24T17:34:50Z")

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They’re going to make a lot of handbags from [this one](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-19/palumpa-problem-croc-schot/4581876)!

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-a-croc/653825/2 "2013-03-24T18:45:40Z")

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Good grief, that’s over thirteen feet long. One BIG crocodile!

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**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-a-croc/653825/3 "2013-03-24T20:21:04Z")

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You’ll want to stay away from the Phillipines. This croc is [4 guys wide](http://www.bubblews.com/news/214716-lolong-the-world-largest-crocodile-died)!

[Gomek](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomek)lived until 1997, being virtually hand-fed. He’s stuffed and [exhibited](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WtGbhZZ7biE/TJgR6ExFdEI/AAAAAAAACSw/8wwh43YuPpc/s1600/IMG_4008z.JPG)at the [St. Augustine Alligator Farm](http://www.alligatorfarm.com/).

He was only 17 feet long!