Nile Crocs in the Florida Everglades

Captain Stuart talks about one of the many invasive species lurking about in the Florida Everglades.
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[@marshallgoebel8940]

American crocs and Nile crocs may be able to breed but not American alligators

[@johnsaia9739]

I agree, no interbreeding with alligators.....come on man.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

The guy in this video is lying. There isn't an established population of Nile crocs in the wild anywhere in FL and nobody "lost" 20 something Nile crocs in the everglades.

[@vincentthomas1090]

@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 there is....as well as anacondas and pythons ...I live in the 561.....

[@moappleseider1699]

@@vincentthomas1090 561 WPB baby.

[@vincentthomas1090]

@@moappleseider1699 hell ya!!! Where do you stay?? I'm in boynton

[@wickcityred7278]

This guy has been in the sun too long

[@mcfcDJ51]

😭😭😭😭

[@richardhoward3462]

Crocs can't breed with gators captain genius.

[@salamandergamer2063]

Was gonna say the same

[@omakshipandey2386]

Exactlyyy. With the american crocs yes but not gators

[@BigDaddy-fx4nx]

Can they even breed with American crocs?

[@cauflecks9381]

@@BigDaddy-fx4nx probably saltwater crocodiles can breed with Siamese and Nile crocodiles, so they could probably breed with American crocodiles

[@BigDaddy-fx4nx]

@@cauflecks9381 I don't really deal with probably.

[@Hey_its_Koda]

The game and fish have said there are nile crocs that were probably released as babies by collectors. So yes be careful.

[@matttotef3971]

Crocs can’t breed with gators

[@thetruth2509]

Aren’t crocs and alligators incapable of breeding?

[@OA-iu3vh]

yes, this man is a fool

[@VashtheStampede007]

There are American crocs, not just alligators. Google it and you will see.

[@Master_Blackthorne]

The "captain" is incapable of breeding with that gut on him.

[@calvalentine5881]

@@Master_Blackthorne Idk Dawg Ralphie May had like 3 kids and had this guy beat with girth lmao. Rip to a legend

[@berrafatale25yearsago87]

@@VashtheStampede007 yes but this dude in the video said also breeding with gators, which is wrong

[@timswope8423]

I think Nile crocs wear white sunglasses, white baseball caps white long sleeve shirts and can drive an airboat.

[@larrycoleman9607]

😂😂😂 just say his name kml

[@rocknewtonfilsterwilly7364]

Yes, it was a Croc full.

[@polishpat95]

😂😂😂😂

[@safeandeffectivelol]

Never heard of a 20ft croc in FL

[@davidwheeler7613]

We need to move them to the Rio Grand. Pretty sure that will slow down illegal immigration.

[@pawelfronczyk1579]

ASAP

[@Sid-jx4gl]

Those or hippos they're even meaner and more edible

[@bluglass7819]

Exaggeration they can’t breed with gators.

[@claudiorabsten7179]

oh shit its jurassic park all over again

[@dannylesbile8592]

Tourists are a great food source lmao 🤣

[@safeandeffectivelol]

So are Yankee transplants

[@xisotopex]

yankees are even better.

[@DanLumo]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@junetracie]

I hope he knows that gators cannot breed with any crocodiles 😂😂😂

[@drd6893]

They can’t breed with the alligators!! They don’t have the same genes!!

[@ImmortalSynn]

Nile croc couldn't breed with a gator. So that part's B.S. But the rest is plausible.

[@securethebag1613]

Utube "Fred the croc". 15 ft salt water croc that lives in a boat launch in miami

[@xisotopex]

its an american croc, not a saltwater croc.

[@rohan0724]

It’s really funny how citizens ruined the beaches for themselves, like simple don’t keep nile crocodiles in areas where they can escape thanks to hurricane damages, simple!

[@tmacdagreattv]

This guy isn’t that bright.

[@mitsuevo8mr]

This man have no clue! While crocodiles and alligator are both reptiles they are not close enough to mate!!! Now nile and saltwater crocodiles can definitely breed!!

[@xisotopex]

are you sure? I cant find anything conclusive either way. I would assume most likely, yes?

[@Tampa_tom]

American crocs and Nike crocs can breed

[@henryhansack1737]

We never called our American crocodiles, "American salt water croc".

[@marcelgeslicki7333]

American crocs get pretty big and they are more likely what you are seeing also they almost went extinct in Florida so maybe thats where the whole breeding info you got mixed up

[@royhenley2396]

Even if crocs can't breed with gators, nile crocs in the USA in any form is a HUGE problem. Stick to the subject!

[@jamesrobertson2216]

19/20 ft crocodiles would make them some of the biggest crocodiles ever recorded..... Possible exaggeration

[@TJD656]

Nothing new, the kids CROC must have gotten to big for his aquarium so, mom and dad must have taken his pet to the everglades and let him go. What good environmental parents not harming wildlife . Year ago, I know a family took the pet iguana to the everglades and released it, said got to big for the tank and didn't want to harm it. How nice. Like lionfish got to big for the tank, it was eating everything, what do the stupid people think it will do in the ocean. I've killed a lot of them, but I think it's to late.

[@tylerlee7851]

We do not have salt water crocodiles we have the American crocodile and they are two different beast entirely.

[@jamesdoyle7317]

I hope they can't breed, but Mother Nature has done mysterious things in this world. Like, because you don't see Bigfoot doesn't mean he's not there.

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast812]

We had a croc from the Keys swim up to Fort Lauderdale beach and sun itself on the beach.

[@harley11296]

the american croc gets up to 20ft anyway. Doesn't need the help of nile crocs to reach that milestone. Keep your cattle away from the waters edges.

[@williampalchak7574]

Croc bangin' a gator? Maybe, ya never know. All that Miami sewage overflow with the stimulant remnant. I've seen worse at last call in local pubs.

[@YD-uq5fi]

A human that fat should not go anywhere they believe to be crocodiles, particularly Nile Crocodiles. What an attractive target for predation.

[@tomas7730]

Alright I am confused , someone please educate me and thank you 🙏 in advance. We have American crocodiles(“less aggressive”) in the Everglades (duh), but you mean to tell me ,we now have the, and I mean ,THE Nile crocodile species ,from Africa in the glades as well?

[@bobguzman437]

Yea 🎉

[@kristianschuff1723]

My first question is what moron let this happen

[@xisotopex]

possibly. they have found four nile crocs, but I havent seen any confirmed cases since 2014..... having said that, one of those four that they collected, was a new hatchling, so you could assume that hatchling came from a breeding pair of nile crocs, not to mention, that hatchling would have been one of a dozen or so.... however, is it possible for american crocs and nile crocs to breed? I dont know. if not, it means there was/is one breeding pair of nile crocodiles 10 years ago... so by now, you would think there would be more, and more confirmed cases but there hasnt been.

[@jointcerulean3350]

Nile crocs and American crocs can, it has even happened with Cuban and Nile crocodiles.

[@DanLumo]

What's the point of taking Nile crocs to Everglades in the first place? This sounds unscientific and only upsets the ecological balance of the sanctuary. Can you bring Indian tigers to Africa to compete with leopards?

[@DanLumo]

What's the point of taking Nile crocs to Everglades in the first place? This sounds unscientific and only upsets the ecological balance of the sanctuary. Can you bring Indian tigers to Africa to compete with leopards?

[@solerso68]

Crocodiles cannot mate with Alligators. Nile crocs cannot mate with American saltwater crocs.

[@greensprite4979]

It's been proven that salt water crocodiles can crossbreed with fresh water crocs. there's a case in Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines

[@jointcerulean3350]

Well Cuban crocodiles from Cuba can hybridize with Nile crocodiles. All crocodylus species can hybridize

[@saintniccage2818]

19 to 20ft crocs in the everglades. If you run out of fuel he can power the boat on the shittt from his mouth

[@alexvang3228]

Florida, America's Australia

[@isurumaddumage1922]

alligators and crocodiles cannot breed together. but nile and american crocodiles can.

[@chetfedor2453]

They may be able to breed with American Crocodiles but not alligators 🐊

[@NillymNilly93]

Wait...we have 4 to 5,000 nile crocs on the loose? What exactly was he reffering to at the end

[@drd6893]

Don’t listen to him. The guys an idiot. Saying that nile crocks are mating with American gators is impossible! Two different species with different genes

[@gv2817]

He’s just talking more BS which ends up confusing people.

[@USNVA11]

I had to quit reading the comments due to all of the bull feces being posted.

[@jinlee2617]

My man needs paddle boat not powered. He is too attractive for a Nile crocodile.

[@volcanicthunder7459]

They cant breed with American alligators.

[@weather4lifeyar509]

Let them breed it's us human who encroach on their home genius

[@jeromedamian5740]

Awesome. Crocodile Hybrids in America.

[@Steve-yo4ld]

There is none because Crocs and Gators can't breed together, different DNA! Look it up, I had to!✌️

[@jeromedamian5740]

@@Steve-yo4ld it's funny because they made a comment about them breading together.

[@Steve-yo4ld]

@jeromedamian5740 That's why I looked it up, I was a bit skeptical: "Crocodiles and alligators are two different species. As such, they are unable to mate together to produce offspring. One of the reasons is that the DNA counts of each animal are different." Now I'm sure with the numbers that were released, there was enough to breed among their own!

[@jimz1757]

You fools need to stop saying "people released them when they got to big to care for." Nile Crocs cost over $2k for a hatchling and the price goes up as they get larger. These are investments. However any larger animal park in Florida does have a few at least. Some people specialize in them. However hurricanes and flooding do cause these animals to get loose. it just happens. There are many parks with indo pacific crocs (salties) that I am sure have escaped in the past also. these animals live upwards of 100 years. So imagine crocs that got loose in the late 70's when many of which were undocumented and unregulated. You can only imagine what lurks out in the glades. Just like officials say Florida is to warm for White sharks but tagged individuals show it's their winter homestead when northern waters get to cold.

[@Blaze6432]

If you can't 100% full proof your exotic pets from going into the wild you shouldn't be allowed them in the first place. Nothing just happens, if you live in a place where natural disasters happen don't try to own exotic pets.

[@Seven_Leaf]

Not back in the 80s and before, it takes a while before a croc reaches that size. Things were cheaper and less regulated then, I bet you could get one for 50-100 bucks under the table if you knew the right people. Agreed though, I doubt there were many novelty pets of that sort still around by the late 90s that people would just release and not take somewhere. And they will be extremely rare even if they do exist for a while, not many make it to adulthood if they do find a partner to breed.

[@xisotopex]

they tested the known captive nile crocs, and confirmed they were not related to the ones they found in the wild.

[@russell_O.S.]

When he says “west coast” he means side of the Florida pan handle that faces the Gulf of Mexico?

[@jabbafo]

Yes, well sort of, he's just talking about the western side of Florida's main body, the panhandle is the part that goes up and attaches to Alabama. But yes you're on the right track, western side of Florida the one that goes into the golf not the Atlantic.

[@skylerortiztheboxer4910]

Crocodiles and alligators cannot breed

[@michaelstewart7036]

Saltwater crocs are bigger than nile crocs

[@Lucky-cu6xq]

The problem is more people, not more crocs

[@Complete.cyclepath]

No the problem is definitely invasive nile crocodiles.

[@xisotopex]

100%

[@xisotopex]

@@Complete.cyclepath the invasive yankees are the real problem. they may survive for a few years, but they will end up retreating north to a more guido inviting environment....

[@camm8642]

nile crocs don't belong there

[@robertcox9226]

Think there is alot of B. S. Going around

[@daveboemio282]

Crocs and gators interbreeding 😂😂🤡

[@JS-mh9uu]

I call BS, Show one single report of a 20 foot Crocodile in the US.

[@Steve-yo4ld]

They can't because crocs and gators can't breed together! ✌️

[@NewMoonBlitz]

That’s a Croc of sh#$

[@benjaminfranklyn9292]

Coming from Africa, introducing Niĺe crocs over there is an extreme act of foolishness.

[@kristianschuff1723]

Yeah so about that Nile croc population in Florida.... We may have gotten a bit um genocidal on them

[@bushleaguesociety]

BS

[@tigrisemperor]

i want all crocodiles and alligators in florida it would be cool lmaoo

[@kristianschuff1723]

I hope that's a joke We already have a native croc species

[@tigrisemperor]

@@kristianschuff1723 and?

[@tigrisemperor]

@@kristianschuff1723 I mean introduce them to places like how they did with tigers in the tiger canyon in africa.

[@kristianschuff1723]

@@tigrisemperor our ecosystem has enough issues as it is we don't need more

[@tigrisemperor]

@@kristianschuff1723 🥱

[@Shottamanrambo]

Lmaoo. Nile crocodiles just strolling up on land and heading a mile or more to some cattlefarm and steal the cattle and then head back…😂😂😂😂

[@tonydecker1263]

First alligators can’t breed with crocodiles second American crocodiles are freshwater not salt

[@taureanwright31]

Your second statement is wrong

[@tonydecker1263]

@@taureanwright31 American crocs are fresh water no suck thing as salties in America

[@tonydecker1263]

@@taureanwright31 correction no such thing as indigenous salties in America

[@taureanwright31]

@@tonydecker1263 they live in Salt and brackish water environments

[@tonydecker1263]

@@taureanwright31 brackish yes but not straight salt water

[@stevelee4653]

OMG.. a Nile Crock in the everglades.. Omg.. that is not good.. those are the biggest ever.. that is crazy.. be safe whomever go there..

[@craigbuchanan5294]

Right on , salt water crocs , good to see them making a comeback! Maybe they eat Burmese pythons

[@michaelbergeron1554]

This dude been drinking

[@sayanmullick7559]

If it was dangerous enough with the gators Now they got the 2nd largest Crocodile too

[@waynewayne9693]

In a world where the average human iq could be compared to bulb wattages with 80w being average. This dude is burning a homemade candle made of collected ear wax from deceased relatives. Patrick Star might actually have more intelligence.🤦‍♂️

[@JoseRodriguez-hj2yw]

Chill it's just the American Crocodile's not the Nile Crocodile's and American Crocs are native to southern Florida. Also Crocs and Gators can not breed with each other

[@curiousentertainment3008]

There are Nile crocodiles in the Everglades they caught some as late as 2016. While the guy was wrong about crocs and gators interbreeding everything else was correct.

[@JoseRodriguez-hj2yw]

@@curiousentertainment3008 they captured some in 2016 but they haven't captured anything since

[@xisotopex]

@@JoseRodriguez-hj2yw one of the captured nile crocs was a hatchling, so most likely its sibling are still living large somewhere in the everglades....

[@CraigVogel-e2s]

They took a big croc out of lake tarpon north of Tampa a few years back

[@smgilmore85]

It was an exotic animal wear house that got destroyed and they had several nile crocodiles at various stages of maturity. Then theres the private collectors whos animals got out over the years from hurricanes because transportation of a crocodile for evacuation isn’t exactly feasible unless you’re a zoo. So yes there are nile crocodiles in the everglades one was actually seen by a fish and game officer from her own apartment window when she reported it

[@eternalbeing3339]

A nile crocodile + florida alligator = supercroc

[@Winter_Sniper_818]

Call it a Crocogator

[@xisotopex]

@@Winter_Sniper_818 LOL

[@loowick4074]

Crocs and alligators are in fact not able to breed with each other. They are too far apart genetically. Wonder if Nile crocs eat watermelon like Gators.

[@Barisdagame]

Why is Florida so fucking sketchy

[@hananokuni2580]

I'm sure that the reptile that has been taking cattle is probably either a large American crocodile or huge alpha gator. Sometimes the steers and cows go up to the riverbank to drink and out comes a big gator or croc to drag one under.

[@rassoul420]

how are you sure 😂

[@hananokuni2580]

@@rassoul420 You live in FL? Though the gators and crocs down here don't always reach sizes common for the largest Nile crocs and Indo-Pacific crocs, the largest of them can easily grab a beef cow. As well, Nile crocs aren't common in the Everglades, even though the environment would be to the liking of either the Nile or the IP. It wouldn't surprise me if in a few years there is a Nile croc population active there, despite efforts by Florida Fish & Wildlife to catch every last one of them.

[@rassoul420]

@@hananokuni2580 weird to ask if I live in florida. you are the one making the definitive claim despite evidence to the contrary. have you always been smarter than everyone else?

[@bobbythomas6520]

@@hananokuni2580 a nile croc infestation would be so fucking deadly that needs to not happen

[@hananokuni2580]

@@bobbythomas6520 Methinks there might not be enough prey in the Glades to support a large population of _Crocodylus niloticus_ or _Crocodylus porosus._ The _niloticus_ lives in regions with large prey like zebras and wildebeest, while the _porosus_ lives in regions with large tropical fish and large land mammals like tigers, marsupials, and water buffalo. The closest thing to that would be cattle sipping water from a lake or river. And when it comes to their herds those cattle ranchers don't take no for an answer!

[@kenweis2291]

No way fish n game says no way your crazy wheres the bodies

[@anniquegreyling3788]

Hpw does a nile crocodile gets there

[@johnsaia9739]

From a private collector that imported them.

[@samuraininjarockstar9355]

Swam

[@gleighteen7525]

Hurricane Andrew is also responsible....many non native reptiles escaped from a zoo in Miami area.

[@introspectted]

alligators and crocs cant breed

[@ryanparker3177]

Whats rob ford doing in florida?

[@Ojb_1959]

“Not Good” is right.

[@lucasdespain6604]

Where were they lost? What part of Florida?

[@monsterhunting2708]

Getting there territory makes sense that they go to where the peeps is . 🤷

[@Litfilmz]

It’s estimated that there are close to 130 Nile crocodiles in the Everglades now and while they can’t mate with gators they will absolutely decimate the population of gators and American crocs if we can’t do something about it, they are SUPER aggressive about territory and a gator/American croc stands basically no chance vs a full a grown Nile

[@wesselski1626]

"american saltwater crocs"

[@MidWestCatcher]

Good name especially if it’s crossbred with an Nile Crocodile, they could be the American Saltwater Crocodile at that point, like their cousins in Burma, Indonesia, & Australia.

[@utkarshpandey4505]

Y

[@sweyn8054]

I believe the American crocodile was there before ppl were so I dont find their growing numbers to be a problem. If anyone a few ppl need to be eradicated. Foreign species invading the Everglades however is a huge problem. Also have heard a couple salties have been removed. 4 total I believe. Really surprised to hear they're mating with local species though. I was more concerned they'd wipe out the American croc and do huge damage to the gator population

[@cjoin83]

"If anyone a few ppl need to be eradicated." Funny how the people that always say this always think it's other people that need to be eradicated, not themselves.

[@hulkisnotbuff77]

No they wouldn't

[@hoppeananc]

"Few ppl need erradication" please start by yourself

[@sweyn8054]

@@hoppeananc I'm sorry you're r****ded but am impressed you can type a full sentence

[@hoppeananc]

@@sweyn8054 One baby >>>> The entire Alligator population in the US.

[@stevenkirkey9796]

People are missing the gooddamn point 20 foot crocs!!!!

[@senormonke4579]

That was definitely exaggerated

[@crocdoc2]

People are hopeless with estimating sizes.

[@matthewzito6130]

I think the largest Nile Crocodile on record was something like 20 or 21-feet long. That's much larger than an average adult male.