BULLA RESIDENTS MAKE LOCAL CROCODILE GUEST OF HONOR AFTER IT ATTACKS KIDS
Who doesn’t like a good BBQ? It is the season, after all, in the West. But even on the other side of the planet, there’s still plenty of good weather to have one. And that’s what some folks did in the Northern Territory town of Bulla, Australia. But they had a special reason to have this particular BBQ, with a special guest of honor as the main course. A crocodile! Now I’ve actually had grilled croc meat in a great salad in Cairns. It was really good, and a pleasant surprise. But I can’t even imagine how you do a Barbecue of one of these monsters.
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THIS PARTICULAR BULLA CROCODILE WAS MODESTLY SIZED AT JUST UNDER 12 FEET
I saw some crocs in the wild as well, but about an hour north of Cairns. But Bulla is in the Northern Territory, which is quite a ways north. And If I recall correctly, that’s where you can still find more than a random giant croc. All the monster sized crocs near Cairns met shotgun endings years ago. But even when I was just north of there, I knew to be cautious near any waterline. Crocs are fast ambush predators. And this particular Bulla crocodile measured about 3.63 meters. For you imperial folks, that’s just under 12 feet.
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JUST IMAGINE THE PLATTER OF A BARBECUE OF A FULL-SIZED SALTWATER CROCODILE
And this 12-footer had a penchant of eating pets, particularly dogs. And it liked to attack kids, lunging out of the water trying to get ahold of them. And the residents of Bulla decided enough was enough, and agreed it was best to kill it for the good of all. But “for the greater good” also translated into an event, a BBQ where the Bulla community cooked up the “large saltie” and made a large crocodile tail soup. I have no idea what that is but it sure sounds good. But I’d be remiss to not actually explain what a full-size saltwater croc really is, as they still have them in the Northern Territory.
That would be 23 feet long, weighing over a ton. Here’s to hoping that the still-living Bulla dogs got some leftovers!
