Pastor reveals crocodile paw prints
Tipped to belong to 8m monster croc "Pretty much the biggest they've ever seen"
Krys the Crocodile at Normanton is purportedly a life-size model of Australia's biggest-known crocodile, which was killed in the 1950s and reportedly measured 8.6m / AAP Source: AAP
A footprint being measured at 25cm (10 inches) on the Norman River at Normanton, Queensland / AAP Source: AAP
A footprint being measured at 25cm (10 inches) on the Norman River at Normanton, Queensland / AAP Source: AAP
A PASTOR says he has evidence that an 8m croc lurks in a river in Queensland's Gulf country.
Pastor Elton Thompson said he took pictures of slide marks from the crocodile last Wednesday on the Norman River at Normanton.
"I haven't actually seen the crocodile but it was the slide marks that was left behind,'' Pastor Thompson said.
He said he took his measuring tape down to the bank.
It's paw imprint spanned 25cm, and some claw marks went into the mud 2.5cm deep.
It measured 1m between its two back feet.
"We're predicting the croc is 1.5m to 2m across its girth,'' he said.
"There's a possibility that the croc is 8m.''
Normanton is famous for its love affair with crocs.
An 8.64m alleged replica of a croc shot in the area in the 1950s sits proudly on the town's main street.
Pastor Thompson said the latest find is just as big.
"It's a big croc,'' he said.
"A few people have seen it in water. They're all saying it's about that size, if not bigger. It's pretty much the biggest croc they've ever seen.''
Crocodiles are regularly seen in the Gulf country and Pastor Thompson said locals aren't spooked.
"It doesn't bother anyone. There are crocs in the rivers up here everywhere. It is part of the country.''
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