The boat I travelled on when croc-spotting is solar powered so it's good for the environment but also very quiet which means it can get a lot closer to the wildlife than boats with noisier petrols engines. However, a few weeks ago it got a bit too close...
Scarface was having a fight with another crocodile and when these animals fight they will tend to bite something close to kind of say "Hey, look how strong I am!". Scarface went for a big branch and shook it hard, sending leaves and bugs everywhere while his opponent went for something a little bigger, the boat!
Luckily, no one was hurt but I've attached a photo of me comparing an average-sized saltwater crocodile tooth with my average-sized human teeth and a photo of the dent and bite mark left by the croc as he chomped on the boat's hard metal railing! A reminder to the tour guide to not get quite so close in the future.
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