crocodile attack

Jaws from below

A crocodile attack is an assault by a crocodile on a human or animal, typically occurring near water where these reptiles hunt.

Crocodiles are ambush predators that strike with sudden, explosive force.

Such attacks often prove fatal due to the animal's powerful bite and death roll—a spinning motion used to dismember prey: The beach was closed after a crocodile attack.

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swamp · river · river bank · ambush · predator · snout · scales · warning signs · close call · reptile · lurking · thrashing · victim · water · mud · bank · murky water · prey

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Non-hostile international relations

narrow escape · wildlife observation

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