They also have the strongest bite force known of any large predator. They can literally be submerged underwater for about two hours without coming up for air – just waiting for prey to come by. Part of what makes crocs so dangerous is their ability to be sit-and-wait predators. In other words, they stumbled upon something that really worked – but what is that exactly? They first evolved around 200 million years ago, and most species are still thriving today. While many other organisms that exist today have changed significantly over time, crocodiles seem to have changed little in their evolution since the time of the dinosaurs. The Mugger Croc in India also accounts for a ton of deaths.īehind those three, there are 8 other dangerous crocodilians that have been known to take down and consume adult humans if given the chance.Ī few others have the ability to take small children or dogs : the freshwater crocodile, Philippine crocodile, Siamese crocodile, broad-snouted caiman, spectacled caiman, yacare caiman and gharial. Most of those are either the Nile Crocodile or the Saltwater Crocodile. A few sources estimate it could be somewhere between 300 and 1,000 people a year that are taken by crocodiles. Many attacks are not reported to authorities, so the numbers are not exact. It’s hard to tell exactly how many people are eaten a year by crocs because it’s often remote jungles and swamps where big crocs thrive. Generally these reptiles have to be 8 feet or larger to be physically able to eat a person, and not all species get that large. While there are 25 species of crocodilians, not all pose a serious threat to humans.
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