regan c. kenyon jr.
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You know crocodilians have a habit of stashing kills or carrion in essentially undercut banks where it can putrify and become nice and easy to rip apart and swallow.
While Morelet’s is certainly a possibility, don’t overlook the American (Saltwater) Crocodile:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile
Size
Newborn hatchlings are about 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in size and about 60 grams (0.13 lb) in mass.[7][8] The average is 4 metres (13 ft) long and weighs 382 kilograms (840 lb) in males, and 3 metres (9.8 ft) and 173 kilograms (380 lb) in females.[9][10]
In the Tárcoles River in Costa Rica there are dozens of 5 meter and possibly even 6 meter individuals that frequent bridge crossings (where they are fed daily, which may have helped them reach such consistently large sizes) and are a popular tourist attraction. The Sirena River and the adjacent Laguna Corcovado within Corcovado National Park are also home to many 4 and 5 meter individuals (and possible 6 meter behemoths), as is the lagoon near the park entrance in Carate. In the United States adult length has been recorded as high as 4.6 metres (15 ft).[7][11] This species is said to grow largest in the South American river basins, but even old males do not generally exceed 6 metres (20 ft).[12][11] A skull of this species was found to measure 72.6 centimetres (28.6 in) and is estimated to have belonged to a crocodile of 6.6 metres (22 ft) in length.[13] Large, mature males regularly weigh about 400-500 kg (882-1102 lb), with the 6 meter+ individuals surpassing 1000 kg (2,204 lb).[14]
American crocodile prey can range in size from the insects taken by young crocodiles to cattle taken by large adults and includes birds, mammals, fish, turtles, crabs, snails, frogs, and occasionally carrion.[10][15] Full grown adult males of this species have no natural predators and are capable of preying on virtually any animal unfortunate enough to be at the waters edge, although even at immense sizes fish still make up the vast majority of the crocodile’s diet.
C. acutus is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodilians from the Americas.[1] It inhabits waters such as mangrove swamps, river mouths, fresh waters, and salt lakes and can even be found at sea (hence its wide distribution on the Caribbean islands).[2] Southern Florida, the Greater Antilles and southern Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador.[7][15] The American crocodile is especially plentiful in Costa Rica.[16] One of the largest documented populations of American crocodiles is in Lago Enriquillo, a landlocked, hypersaline lake in the Dominican Republic.[10] The species has also been recorded from Jamaica.[17]
American crocodiles in the United States cohabit with the American alligator, and are primarily found in Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys from Miami southward.[6][8] A sizable population occurs near Homestead, Florida, at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station.[8][18][19] Some individuals wander northward to warm summer waters and have been sighted in Sarasota County and Palm Beach County.[7](emphasis added).
Anywhere above trenton you can find wadeable spots.
Nice!! I am going to try Bass fishing this year. It looks like a lot of fun. Does anybody have any tips on where to go on the Delaware River between PA and NJ?
I fish, therefore I am.
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Its a philosophical revolution!!!!
