Every crocodile here was either measured directly ... At just over 17 feet, it was one of the largest Nile crocodiles documented in the area. Locals had seen it for years before it was captured.

Some of the largest "salties" ever recorded weighed more than 2,600 pounds (1,180 kg), an enormous reptile. The Nile crocodile is the largest African reptile and a brute of sheer strength and ...