Um have any of you seen the preview for that movie primevil well it says its about a serial killer but its really about a legendary crocodile in africa the natives call gustave thats suppose to be 25 feet long. Have you ever heard of him before. I hope this wasnt posted before if it has been I'm sorry but I wanted to discuss it.

i will let you know when i get any info on it, ok?

Here's some info, sweets.

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I remember the movie alligator movie from when i was a kid, man it was awesome!

Beware Gus the Gator!
I'd rather have him as a pet, than have him shot.

I saw a program about him a long time ago (it had to be almost 2 years ago because it was when I lived in England) on National Geographic and they tried to catch him with a live goat but ended up having to leave before they were ever able to catch him. He was awesome.

It was a great article, thanks for the link Pandy. Too bad they could continue their search for the croc, I hope they find it sooner than later.

There was another croc in the news recently that had eaten only 83 people before he was finally caught. Amazingly, this story has a happy ending (for the croc) and has now retired to a life of leisure in a wildlife sanctuary. I had a pet Nile crocodile for over 10 years that I rasied from a hatching. He was a great pet and more intelligent than most people would imagine. He's in a zoo now, as people became uneasy with a large nile crocodile loose in a high rise apartment.

KAMPALA - A 5m-long crocodile said to have eaten more than 80 people has been caught alive in Uganda and transferred to a sanctuary, officials said.

The giant beast -- weighing about a tonne -- was captured by wildlife experts who spent three nights camping in the bush before locating their target.

Residents told local media the crocodile killed 83 people over the last two decades, mostly fishermen plying their trade on Lake Victoria off the shores of Bugiri district.

"Much as the residents of Luganga wanted to kill the reptile after our rangers had captured it, it is our responsibility to protect it by removing it from that area and keeping it in a safe place," Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) spokeswoman Lillian Nsubuga told Reuters.

The beast - reportedly more than 60 years old -- was trapped using ropes and transported by pick-up truck to Buwama crocodile farm west of the capital Kampala.

The state-owned New Vision newspaper said it "roared" as it was released into a holding ground at the farm on Monday.

Crocodiles sometimes attack and kill villagers collecting water or fishing in Lake Victoria, Africa's biggest lake.

Experts say most attacks are triggered as humans getting too close, and the crocodiles are protecting their territory
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Thats about a crocodile?! I honestly could have sworn that it was about a serial killer.......

Yes I think your right, I remember that program... They tracked it down the river and... if I remember correctly, did they get several sightings and photo's along with video footage and one exceptional shot of it bathing on a sand bank where they could determine a rough idea of it's size?

I think they also set several cages along the river and near a small island, I remember them using the goat because it reminded me of "Jurassic Park" and my daughter at the time saying... "Ohhh that is really tight, poor thing".

Thanks

Yes thats the one! They tried using other bait before the live goat but with no success. It was an excellent program. They had to leave because of a war that was going on. I felt the same way about the goat but I saw why they had to do it.

How great would it be if they could actually trap such a creature and get a chance to study it and learn from it......almost like capturing and studying a living dinosaur.

Yeah but catching it is proving to be the trick. The animal is massive and smart plus they were in a country with limited resources during wartime and it just couldn't be done. They tried admirably though, I give that to them!

After reading the article that Pandy was nice enough to post, I have little doubt that the people involved won't let a little thing like war get in the way of at least capturing clear footage of Gustave.....which would STILL be good given what we currently have in terms of visual documentation.

^^ Yeah really. The documentary I saw was really good. The people were very passionate but they were forced to leave if I remember correctly. They were only allowed there for a certain amount of time. They did interviews with the people in the area and they did get some really good footage too. It's very interesting.

That movie is awesome i just got done watching it.
I was wonderin if anyone knows when the last sighting of Gustave was.

Allegedly the last sighting was in February. However travelling to Burundi to check is a little out of my budget and my work schedule would kind of get in the way.