Crikey! Aussie Gets Too Close for Comfort With Giant Crocodile

An Australian man competed for river space with a large crocodile on September 7 while he was out fishing on the Bloomfield River in Far North Queensland.
Robert Dunn told Storyful he was “chasing a barramundi on my fishing rod” in the upper reaches of the tropical estuary when he noticed the croc gliding through the water beside his tinny.
Dunn told News.com.au that the giant croc was known locally for eating dogs, and had been given the name Tommy the Tank.
“Tommy the Tank was making his way up the river and I only just managed to not hit him with the tinny,” Dunn said, adding that it “gave me a good surprise at first.”
Dunn estimated the crocodile was “around the 4.5 metre range,” based on the size of his vessel, which is 3.4 metres.
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[@anjelocarey]

Crazy fast and camouflaged perfectly. Nothing could be more scary

[@lucascarvalhal8019]

Not even the spider on the corner of the bathtub?

[@redyoshi1873]

@@lucascarvalhal8019 😂🤣🤦‍♂️

[@Will-nb8qk]

fake

[@evoke97]

@@Will-nb8qk dumb

[@ciroheadbanger2008]

Vladimir Putin 🇷🇺

[@cledet4544]

Holy cow the speed of crocodiles in water is crazy fast

[@hedleyt8095]

That's not even top speed 😲

[@Limejuice305]

I had to watch it three times

[@Will-nb8qk]

Its a fake vid 🤦‍♂️

[@realgitz55]

@@Will-nb8qk tf makes you think its fake?

[@808cichlids]

@@realgitz55 it's in time lapse

[@Reyvr0]

That croc moves like a dolphin. Jesus christ that's scary.

[@monas]

I was thinking the same

[@terrencebarber7461]

Yeah I'm impressed. Did not know they could swim and then rise at that speed!!!!

[@trueassn5072]

@@terrencebarber7461 they do it faster than the video shows

[@walor5384]

It’s Michael Phelps 🏊‍♂️ in croc suit

[@Rnb_Ruben]

True just imagine him popping up and down to see where you are in the water

[@angryscan2970]

The scariest part is he's not even going full speed!

[@redbearradrip424]

That part.

[@joejitsu034]

The video is fake. Crocodiles swim 10kph tops not 50 lol 👍

[@redbearradrip424]

@@joejitsu034 dumb 🙊

[@wabalaka1565]

@@joejitsu034 that is more like running speed on land not swimming speed in water

[@yannaedc5934]

@@joejitsu034 no you are fake :3

[@cm-dd9og]

A real mover here! Crocs I think show off a little but it’s also a territory thing. If some weird alien object enters your quiet river stream, the alphas will make themselves known. Impressive.

[@TREVORLAYTON-lx6jl]

Fuck yeah that's wicked aye

[@ComaToast1]

They definitely show off these natural born killers are very territorial cannibals that will defend their section just so they can have a a source of food.

[@valarmorghulis5575]

Other countries: Dolphin watching Australia: Croc wathing

[@benjaminfranklyn9292]

@Valar Morghulis Nope. Welcome to the land of the Nile Croc. Africa...we watch crocs, sharks, dolphins...and hippos too.

[@juliuscaesarballshahah1228]

Valar dohaeris

[@LS2258]

@@benjaminfranklyn92921 year late, Australia’s crocs are the biggest in the world with Nile crocs at a close second. Australia is Notoriously known for the amount of shark attacks they get lmfao. As for Hippos I’ll give you that 🤣

[@sourdiesel8344]

​@@LS2258those mfers also have huge cats, imma give it to them honestly 😂

[@Thirtys_]

​@@sourdiesel8344africa also is just crazy got pirates and kidnappers galore out there too , so its not just the wildlife u gana worry about 😂

[@scottdavidson7543]

Way faster than I thought

[@rivafussball6719]

Watched doc that suggested they could go 30mph when at full throttle🤷‍♂️Sounds slightly exaggerated but can you imagine??

[@cocomunga]

Nicholas Y Even if it is exaggerated that is some really fast swimming for a creature without a fin, and of that size. I never knew they could reach this speed until now.

[@procrastinator1727]

@@cocomunga they might not have fins but they have very long and ridiculously strong tails

[@conorarcher7772]

Cocomunga Productions there tails work like rudders

[@TTrent-xc1ep]

It's just shocking to see something known as a ambush predator. Literally keep up with a fucking boat. As if these guys weren't already terrifying lol

[@koreysylver9276]

I say again that Steve Irwin (RIP) had the balls of King Kong.

[@fitt4393]

So true

[@miks2819]

*GANG GANG*

[@hazarddavid6987]

Or maybe King Kong's is Irwin's size...me wondering...

[@zayi8153]

Bigger. that's why Kong was on the island, he was embarrassed by steve having a bigger dong

[@bayareayackem100]

Nah.. he was a moron

[@globaldayz]

Mad lad croc is wake surfing

[@joejitsu034]

The video is fake. Crocodiles swim 10kph tops not 50 lol 👍

[@TBG.61]

@@joejitsu034 how do you know what spend they are going?

[@kainalu623]

@@joejitsu034 the video isn’t fake look at how fast he’s going when you look at him moving and the river bank is slowly moving away from him. Sheesh you twit

[@thezach8582]

@@joejitsu034 dude crocs can swim up to 20 miles an hour

[@thezach8582]

@@kainalu623 hes an idiot, the video deffinatly isnt fake

[@kuekuatsu4284]

Crocodile be like: "Hey mate!! Look closer I am a dolphin in disguise"😂

[@thomaspavelko9412]

Seems they got alot more bold since Steve's not around anymore.

[@KissYourDot]

thomas pavelko And mouthing off about stingrays saying the got shit on us Crocs

[@thomaspavelko9412]

@@KissYourDot lol

[@timstephens5893]

Croc: In Steve's voice - "Look over there! We got us what I call an easy meal, mate! Damnit, I miss my Irwy."

[@Arigato-Mister-Roboto]

God what a legend. RIP.

[@StickyPlanet]

Steve saved salties from extinction by spreading croc conservation

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

the australian man is actually taking his pet crocodile out for a swim

[@stn7172]

It's fake

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

@@stn7172 Woww friend if that is fake i dont know whats real cheers

[@thundershocc3307]

@@stn7172 have you been to the northern terriotry

[@aegonbreakspear9102]

​@@stn7172 it's not u aswhipe

[@Breeza-s5t]

​@stn7172 2 years late but this video is not fake mate. It's a 4.5 metre salty up far north Queensland here in Australia. His name is Tommy the Tank. Bloke who filmed it goes wakeboarding in these waters and he filmed it in his 3.5metre tinnie. It's real, the croc was moving like this as he was in shallow water heading up river and was pushing off the river bed. Fake my arse😂

[@akimmill1250]

Crocodile ? All i see is a dolphin with black airforces on

[@masterproo-1892]

😂

[@acerimmeh]

He's asking to you to swim with him.

[@wijayatelurpwkt4737]

It is considered Rude in Aussie to refuse croc's invitation

[@ChristopherX30]

😂😂😂

[@abrakadabra9033]

That would be lunch

[@elysebayizere4197]

@@wijayatelurpwkt4737 lol

[@chuengjen55660]

He should acept asking for honor!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

Okay, you’ll never see me in an ocean or lake again.

[@shesmoneja5478]

Imagine casually treading water and you turn around and see this crocodile dipping in and out of the water coming full speed at you. LMFAOOOO I would pass smooth out!!!

[@ykook7000]

well you'd be an idiot to swim in that water

[@shesmoneja5478]

@@ykook7000 yeah... that’s kinda why I said imagine.

[@sayitaintso0213]

Fuck passing out 😂🤣 I’m passing AWAY. Cardiac arrest on sight.

[@shesmoneja5478]

@@sayitaintso0213 LMFAOOOO

[@sayitaintso0213]

@@shesmoneja5478 For real though 😂 🤣😭I’d be dead before it even got to me cause there’s definitely no outswimming a croc that fast.

[@md.moinulislam9851]

Perhaps the best and most unusual crocodile video clip ever.

[@jurassicsushi]

On todays episode of "Where has Quarantine & Recommendations brought me?".

[@melissacunningham3211]

That’s a decent size croc, don’t want b capsizing the boat!

[@Heyim18bro]

croc was like: "oh so it's a race you want is it?"

[@timdowney6721]

So it’s an Iris croc, is it?

[@mr.mackey9720]

Bruh, I would never go swimming in Australia. I dont care if a kitty pool at a resort cause all i would think about is this ish here

[@brightgaming3143]

Lol I am from Australia and I have went everywhere in the water never seen a croc I’m lucky

[@mr.mackey9720]

@@brightgaming3143 yeah, it will be just my luck the day i go, and i see one.

[@tonysamoscus4919]

You call yourself ''Bright'' Gaming but you aint playing very bright son.

[@brightgaming3143]

@@mr.mackey9720 lol

[@brightgaming3143]

@@tonysamoscus4919 M.

[@bluekingkongkymm]

i never saw a croc swim that fast, really dont understimate.

[@braveheartthecommentor5805]

I seen a documentary years back and the cameraman used a light helicopter in Australia they followed the river watching them on the banks the helicopter spooked an enormous one even from the height this thing was an absolute monster it ran so fast before it tucked it's legs in slid down the bank and because of the height they were at with the camera you could see the silhouette of the salty it was like a bullet with a rippling tail I think because of there size and shear danger of being near them in that environment the information about them with speed of running and swimming is underestimated I would believe the locals tales who actually witness these things in action

[@nasirwest6502]

Any of us humans get caught in that water we most likely won’t make it out

[@Rocksteady365mac]

Just look how thick their tails are. So much power

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

They're very fast in the water but they aren't going fast at all. It looks like they are because of the camera but if you look at the trees in the background and if you read the actual story they are going at a very very very low speed. It's not a fast boat at all. The crocodile is swimming along the bottom which is only a few feet deep and it's pushing off with its feet and coming out of the water

[@OwlJohlson]

@@thickerconstrictor9037How can you be so confidently wrong 😂

[@mompracem01]

"He who shoots vertically deserves to be a crocodile dinner"

[@SHANEO144]

😂

[@kakabuchek]

wow so amazing ...which area is this?

[@potpolima]

Even an olympic swimmer has no chance of outswimming a croc.

[@spiceup356]

lol bad comparisson, Michael Phelps at his prime is about 4 times slower than this

[@edfort5704]

Well, humans haven't exactly evolved with a streamlined body and a giant powerful tail for fast swimming, so there's that :)

[@Rocksteady365mac]

Their tails are bigger and more powerful that Olympic swimmers entire bodies

[@huytruong7370]

@@edfort5704 evolution isnt real.

[@edfort5704]

@@huytruong7370 Sure thing, buddy, but reality wants to have a word with you.

[@amitkumardeo6800]

Anybody tell me which river is this ?😢

[@rickstikkelorum129]

Croc to human : “friend”

[@DeeEm14]

Look at how fast that enormous croc is moving in the water. Amazing

[@ph8077]

Jesus, has that croc been training with Russian Olympic coaches?!

[@timdowney6721]

It’s an old East German croc.

[@MrCarlitosway713]

Holy crap! I never knew they could swim that fast! 🤯

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

It looks like the boat is going really fast on camera but if you watch the background, they aren't moving fast at all. Don't get me wrong crocodiles can move very quickly in the water but if you look up the story they were actually going pretty slow. Also what it's doing to come out of the water like that is push off of the bottom because it's quite shallow where the croc is. You can see if you look that it's actually pretty shallow so as it swims along the bottom it's pushing upward off of the ground and coming out of the water

[@theosb7271]

Right, no longer think those croc based creature feature movies were exaggerating how quick a chompy boi can move

[@NoOneSeagull]

That croc swims Hella fast! Good luck swimming away from it 👍😃

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

Jesus Christ I didn't know they could absolutely bolt in the water like that oh no no no no no no.

[@thedudeabides7652]

It's scary that it's that fast but equally scary that it seems to be chasing an potential meal that is larger than itself

[@adambrown3918]

Imagine the horror show millions of years ago. They're everywhere. 🤯😱😭

[@prosimian]

And much larger

[@Sloppyjoe7390]

Wow that's really awesome footage I haven't seen footage of a croc like that. Really amazing

[@Lut28]

it's like the kid who tried to outrun you when riding a bicycle

[@lemonhead162]

It is simply unreal how big that thing is! Unbelievable!!

[@TheChosenRed]

Daaaaang, that croc has some serious speed 😯

[@amykrumbholz6446]

I’ve seen this before. But it never ceases to amaze me how fast such a huge croc can motor through the water. Stay safe people please ❤️🖤❤️

[@aryspereira]

Croc for the man on the boat: "Stop ... stop ... it's just a prank".

[@jamesjesse8966]

Lololol oh god

[@chrishill3621]

EXTREMELY SUPER GODDAMN THAT CROC FAST AS HELL

[@johnallen9567]

Crocodile, boat, River: horizontal Video: vertical

[@joboss183]

Underrated comment

[@ed_d.chavez6083]

That's conceptual art

[@thundershocc3307]

He’s kayaking next to a crocodile, I wouldn’t wanna drop my phone and neither would they, so vertical would be easier to film. Or it was horizontal but cropped to vertical to fit the shorts format

[@louisstephens7852]

Blowed my mind when i saw this THE SPEED ARE YOU KIDDING ME!😮

[@pamelabeam7224]

Looked like he could have jumped up in the boat if he really wanted to ! 🚤

[@TheWiseOwl110]

What lake is this? We need more videos of them from this lake

[@bibble22]

person gets close to death 200,000 people: yes

[@butterpecan5642]

When the car on your left decides to race you

[@ShadowFungus]

That’s why nature nerfed them. Imagine a croc 2-3 times that size swimming like that…

[@thundershocc3307]

So being nerfed by your definition means - Being 6-7m long - Strongest properly measured biteforce (3700psi) - Suited to terrestrial and aquatic pursuit - Tough scales - Lightning fast reflexes which can turn them around 180 in a flash - Ability to use tail as propulsion to leap 5m into the air vertically - A whiptail which can do decent damage

[@drippalps6009]

Yeah they were way bigger back in the prehistoric times

[@ComaToast1]

Don’t be suprised those crocs are still around and very intelligent I know people that have been trying to study this one up in Cape York that’s over 10 metres he only leaves his creek when the water is dark and murky then he goes and travels the ocean and different countries and comes back

[@SpencerCornelia]

i feel like this is the scene in the movie where the camera zooms in on the main character saying "what was that?" at the first sight of a water dinosaur

[@gbjanuary]

Wow didn't know they could swim that fast 😱

[@elvindelacrur2160]

Me either.

[@MrGator-er1li]

That's not even full speed.

[@MrGator-er1li]

Crocodiles can swim up to 18+ MPH. Alligators can swim faster.

[@ette_ca]

Tommy boi 🐊 saw your boat and was like: *"Nah, I'm the longest, fastest, and baddest thing in this here river, mate!"*

[@tayloradams3301]

ummm.....so we’re not gonna talk about how bug the thing is 😂

[@BAYKING_316]

YA BUGGIN!

[@spaniel5657]

Only looks to be a 4 meter boi

[@RichardCunningham-l2d]

What's worse is they know crocs are in the water when they get in the boat. Then when one attacks they react like they didn't expect it.

[@ComaToast1]

Bro I use to catch mud crabs for work in a little 9ft tinny I used to pray every time I would put my arm in the water to reel the line to the trap

[@ForeverFridayVideo]

This is so cool!

[@constantine2318]

Incredible footage

[@ravigogoi]

That's real fast... Woww... I always though they can move just walking speed .

[@itsashleygisell]

So majestic 🤩

[@pattyhatty8045]

Sea: We have amazing dolphins that follow you Swamp: We have beautiful crocs that follows you too!

[@boogieboy1974]

I missed it, any chance you could show it again?

[@suhelsly1228]

That was a pretty big Croc and when he decided to swim along with ur boat, his intentions should be dangerous.

[@gustave9249]

Seeing a Crocodile swim that fast is terrifying

[@Le_cuisinier.du-chienne]

Croc: excuse me mr Aussie. do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Sobek?

[@thundershocc3307]

we’ve been trying to reach you about your boats extended warranty

[@Sharpshooter99100]

Each time he surfaces, he's closer to the boat! Planning his next move. terrifying!

[@909blitzer]

Imagine being on a canoe or kayak lmao

[@lukepownall7292]

Where was this ?

[@Akartavor]

That’s unnerving to say the least.

[@benjaminfranklyn9292]

I love this video. From Africa here, largest Nile croc I saw was 600kg's. The croc here looks awesome!!

[@SuperRedux]

A prehistoric creature which hasnt evolved since millennia because it is such an efficient killing machine

[@spiceup356]

Le Chiffre Would you like to play some poker Mr Le Chiffre?

[@SuperRedux]

@@spiceup356 no . Our little game would make you perspire Mr Bond

[@tbl5138]

You know thats a myth? They didnt evolve because there was no evolution. The evolution theory is just a theory its not proven.

[@ComaToast1]

Nah bruh these animals do evolve mentally trust me they’re smarter then people give them credit for

[@mymoa3701]

Where's it?

[@robertmastnak581]

More than 200milion years of evolution, make this reptile, wery well adopted to aquatic habitat...

[@jakewilliams6812]

Even after the croc goes under the water a second time, you can still see it keeping up with the boat underwater. Scary stuff

[@Shon814]

He just wanted a race

[@raymondjohn8896]

Is that the Daintree river?

[@franciscoivanoff2821]

I think thats crocodile was trying say : GET OUT OF MY TERRITORY.

[@thundershocc3307]

crocodiles have killed people during territorial fights so this was more friendly than that

[@franciscoivanoff2821]

@@thundershocc3307 may be just only was a advertencie.

[@SteveMeek]

You wouldn't want that thing chasing you 😂

[@megabeatz783]

I would be spooked seeing that in real life

[@theo.g.441]

I was spooked watching it on my phone

[@thundershocc3307]

Welcome to Australia

[@ComaToast1]

If you are not use to this you would scream or scared shitless frozen

[@yoppi607]

Is this true?

[@blkxdragon]

They can leap out of the water and snatch a boater right out of the boat.

[@hephaestus6365]

That's cool. Smooth movement in the water.

[@Phlegmatic-]

Looks like a scene from Monster Hunter World lol

[@RobQuincysFather2012]

facts lol

[@DeenanTheKemon1]

They are terrifyingly fast.

[@rikkr1307]

Proof you couldn't out swim a croc if you had an Evinrude strapped to your keester!

[@craigflynn2510]

Faster and more graceful than that boat, millions of years of adapting and evolving, freakin amazing..

[@000274400]

We have a 3.5 hp engine babe were fine...oh he can go faster...gonna need that upgrade 😀

[@Rossdink]

Remember row boats look like they’re moving faster cause the water already looks like it’s moving so 3mph looks like 6 mph and 6mph looks like 30 mph if you look at the shore they’re moving relatively slow but the croc is still moving fast and scary as hell

[@SAKE42able]

The Crocodile is using steroids and Viagra

[@mohamedzaki4940]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kingrichiegaming8275]

Are they racing

[@josephmack2156]

This is beautiful and scary...didn't know they moved as fluidly as this through open water.

[@outquick]

The Fast and the Furious

[@jr9_gaming917]

When a Aussie gets worried about a croc then be worried 😂😂😂

[@ssathyajith]

Dormamu, I've come to bargain.

[@arunprasad8261]

Good animation

[@sandiromero7482]

Thats a crocophin

[@carlitoswey4043]

An old rule of thumb with big crocs my gpaw used to say when we were kids. If you can see 2ft above water there’s 12 more below. Easily a 15-16 foot croc.

[@Crislaureano]

Crocodilo do velozes e furiosos 😂 Misericórdia.

[@stevekennyufc]

Wow. This is a hell of footage. Unbelievable.

[@ayokay123]

That croc would capsize that boat in a heartbeat if it could catch up.

[@anthonyr587]

Very unlikely, thats a decent size and powerful boat.

[@ryanrutherford9833]

Shit yeah

[@stevesherlock5334]

Catch up? That big bastard passed him lol

[@alexflores9735]

He can take a man off a small boat easily.

[@evoke97]

did you not watch the video? tf you mean catch up

[@raistlamar99]

Absolutely Beautiful