If you plan your holidays in Germany, beware the crocodiles

[Skybird]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,704742,00.html

Lovely. I already imagine a future headline in the Berliner Morgenpost: "Bathing women ripped to pieces by white shark in the Wannsee". Or "Mating season of Anacondas closed five open air baths in northern Germany". Or "Sewage disposal plants get special filters to prevent piranhas entering the public drinking water pipelines."

:D

[Gerald]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,704742,00.html

Lovely. I already imagine a future headline in the Berliner Morgenpost: "Bathing women ripped to pieces by white shark in the Wannsee". Or "Mating season of Anacondas closed five open air baths in northern Germany". Or "Sewage disposal plants get special filters to prevent piranhas entering the public drinking water pipelines."

:D Good! :yep:

[Snestorm]

They made the danish news too.

The story came out on the same day as an announcement that over a dozen dog breeds had been outlawed in Denmark.

[Jimbuna]

I wonder if the authorities will send anyone onto that small overgrown island to take a look :hmmm:

Calling....Crocodile Dundee :DL

[Gerald]

They made the danish news too.

The story came out on the same day as an announcement that over a dozen dog breeds had been outlawed in Denmark.

With dogs and breeds? :timeout:

[UnderseaLcpl]

Truth is stranger than fiction. We had confirmation that there's at least one large alligator in Lake Worth a while back. Another escaped "exotic pet", it would seem. My roommate works for a charity that cares for big cats, most of which come from homes where they were adopted as pets and were then abandoned because they became unmanageable. One would think that a person wealthy enough to afford such an animal would not be so stupid as to try to keep one as a pet. Apparently not:roll:

[nikimcbee]

I wonder if the authorities will send anyone onto that small overgrown island to take a look :hmmm:

Calling....Crocodile Dundee :DL

Just send in Tarjak or Reece:haha:

[TarJak]

Crikey!

http://www.ctvdigital.com/animalplanet/crocodile_hunter/crocodile_hunter_9.jpg

[nikimcbee]

Crikey!

http://www.ctvdigital.com/animalplanet/crocodile_hunter/crocodile_hunter_9.jpg

That didn't take long!:haha:

[TarJak]

That didn't take long!:haha:
15 mins by my watch. Dunno that I'd be much good at catching crocs. The only croc's I've ever seen in RL were all behind fences or glass.:haha:

Steve Irwin's sone might be more help:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/14/article-1055756-02A741C000000578-711_468x362.jpg

[nikimcbee]

15 mins by my watch. Dunno that I'd be much good at catching crocs. The only croc's I've ever seen in RL were all behind fences or glass.:haha:


Maybe we can make that part of the next subsim meet: croc wrestling:haha:

[TarJak]

Maybe we can make that part of the next subsim meet: croc wrestling:haha:
Sounds good. Your go first.:O:

http://www.top10costarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/chito-plays-with-pocho-the-crocodile.jpg

[Castout]

Bah people are by far pose the gravest threat to tourists.

From pickpocket, luggage thief, kidnapper, rapist, or pedophile or some psychopaths. And you just have to experience losing all your payment means in a foreign country and not to mention travel documents as well to know that being pickpocketed or having lost a luggage could be a real trip and holiday breaker/canceller.

[Snestorm]

With dogs and breeds? :timeout:

It was pit bulls, and the like.
Bulldogs also made the list.
No german shephards or dobermans though.

In almost all cases it's not the dog, but the owner that's at fault.
But these are the breeds that most atract those kinds of people.
And those kinds of people are the ones that deliberately make the dogs aggresive.
Very sad situation.

Oh!
Already living dogs are exempt. (smile)
The ban is on dogs born after a certain date in future.

[Snestorm]

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?

[Gerald]

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?

Human if they are in danger, or unexpected situation,but the side-affect will be more healty,in negative way,So let them be ,however I't sounds strange how the authority,not can solved this out,

[TarJak]

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?
A saltwater croc would probably have a largish 'gator without too much drama, but as they are from different continents it's never likely to happen unless some dumb bugger puts two of them into the same pen in a farm.

Alligators have broad rounder and shorter snouts. Croc snouts are narrower and more triangular.

Sizes vary depending on the species but the Saltwater crocs are the largest living crododilians with large speciments getting up to over 6m (~20ft) long and weighing over 1200kg (~2600lb).

Alligators tend to be smaller ~4m long and weighing around 360kg but the largest recorded specimen was measured at 5.84m (19ft 2in) Seeing two specimens of that size going at it would be interesting but I'd put my money on the croc.

[Snestorm]

@TarJak
Thank you. It's been an curiosity for some time.
Thankfuly, I've never seen either.

[Gerald]

@TarJak
Thank you. It's been an curiosity for some time.
Thankfuly, I've never seen either.

There are plenty along the "Rådhuspladsen....

[Snestorm]

There are plenty along the "Rådhuspladsen....

Ikke Copenhagen. København.

So I don't get yelled at:
Not Copenhagen. København.

[Gerald]

Ikke Copenhagen. København.

So I don't get yelled at:
Not Copenhagen. København.

to be incorrect,in fact my laptop,don't allow the spelling,in safe protected against human treat in kommunication between, outlaws country :yep:

[Snestorm]

to be incorrect,in fact my laptop,don't allow the spelling,is safe protected against human treat in kommunication between, outlaws country :yep:

I was just kidding.

It's strange that some places have so many different names, in different languages.
And yes, the name changes in swedish too.

[Gerald]

I was just kidding.

It's strange that some places have so many different names, in different languages.
And yes, the name changes in swedish too. :up:

[TarJak]

@TarJak
Thank you. It's been an curiosity for some time.
Thankfuly, I've never seen either.
I recommend you don;t visit Darwin. We feed the crocs there in a unique way. Funny not too many tourists make it out.:D

http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/files/2008/11/croc-1107-300.jpg

[NeonSamurai]

Bah you guys should be more afraid of this
http://homepage.mac.com/aenematron/.Pictures/Crocostimpy.jpg

The terrible man eating Crocostimpy

A terrible, fearsome creature that inhabits the Galapagos Islands. Discovered by nature show hosts Ren and Stimpy, the creature is known for its large blue nose, small brain, and its distinctive call of "Happy, Happy. Joy, Joy".

[Snestorm]

I recommend you don;t visit Darwin. We feed the crocs there in a unique way. Funny not too many tourists make it out.:D

http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/files/2008/11/croc-1107-300.jpg

I'm glad I prefer the northern latitudes.
He looks alot tougher than me.

[Gerald]

I'm glad I prefer the northern latitudes.
He looks alot tougher than me.

He really looks tall,I'm only over 6.3 feet!

[Jimbuna]

Pah!....In Northern England some people keep them in their garden ponds as family pets :DL

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3231/4croc.jpg (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/4croc.jpg/)

[Sailor Steve]

He's very domesticated. Even knows to smile wide for the camera!

[August]

Deutchland is kinda cold for crocs no?

[Platapus]

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?

You mean to tell us that you are unable to open up a wikipedia page on crocodiles and a page on alligators and read it; or use the Googles and type "difference between crocodile and alligator"? :nope:

Dude, use the Internets Tubes. They are there for you. There are some questions in life where it is better that you find out the answer on your own. :D

[Snestorm]

You mean to tell us that you are unable to open up a wikipedia page on crocodiles and a page on alligators and read it; or use the Googles and type "difference between crocodile and alligator"? :nope:

Dude, use the Internets Tubes. They are there for you. There are some questions in life where it is better that you find out the answer on your own. :D

You are 100% right.
Lazy me. No excuses.

[Jimbuna]

He's very domesticated. Even knows to smile wide for the camera!

I think that's because the woman has just grabbed his bollocks :DL

[Schroeder]

Deutchland is kinda cold for crocs no?
I wish it were right now.:dead::sunny:

[Skybird]

It's not as cold anymore as it used to be in the past. Many different species, especially insects and maritime organisms, are advancing north in Europe, following the growing temperatures all over. Tropical diseases are spreading from the south/equator to the North, too.

But ignore that. Global Warming has been proven to be an alarmist myth. :D

[August]

But ignore that. Global Warming has been proven to be an alarmist myth. :D

Tell that to the German crocodiles when it starts snowing this winter...

[Schroeder]

Tell that to the German crocodiles when it starts snowing this winter...
Well, Skybird is right in claiming that a lot of life forms that were formerly only found in southern regions have advanced northwards. They wouldn't come here if it was getting colder. ;)

[August]

Well, Skybird is right in claiming that a lot of life forms that were formerly only found in southern regions have advanced northwards. They wouldn't come here if it was getting colder. ;)

Except we're not talking about Italian squirrels or some such we're talking about crocodiles. I'm pretty sure even if global warming is caused by humans it still hasn't turned Germany into year round croc habitat, at least not yet.

[Schroeder]

Except we're not talking about Italian squirrels or some such we're talking about crocodiles. I'm pretty sure even if global warming is caused by humans it still hasn't turned Germany into year round croc habitat, at least not yet.
True, but no one stated that, did one?;)

[Skybird]

Schon wieder einer...! :88)

http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/kurioses/article8401251/Drei-Meter-langer-Alligator-spaziert-durch-Frankfurt.html

65 year old, 3m long; 170 kg heavy alligator escaped from a show camping in Frankfurt, and moved down the streets in the outskirts of Frankfurt, calmly, peacefully. The animal was caught alive, and brought back, calmy, and peacefully.

BTW, room temperature over here 31°C, this day's outside maximum in this town, in the shadows, 39°C. Stecht mich an, ich bin gar.

[August]

True, but no one stated that, did one?;)


I did. I just remarked that Germany is kind of cold for crocodiles! You Germans sure are a touchy lot... :-?

[Schroeder]

I did. I just remarked that Germany is kind of cold for crocodiles! You Germans sure are a touchy lot... :-?
I guess it was a misunderstanding then. I thought your reply was supposed to mean that there is no global warming.

[August]

I guess it was a misunderstanding then. I thought your reply was supposed to mean that there is no global warming.


It's those kinds of misunderstandings that gets countries like Poland overrun! :DL

So to recap:
The premise of this thread is that crocodiles are infesting German waterways. I just innocently comment that crocodiles would not survive a German winter. Skybird treats us to a lecture on global warming. I respond that regardless of all that it still isn't warm enough to support crocodiles and suddenly i'm a human cause global warming denier? :woot::DL

[Schroeder]

It seems I think too much.:D

[August]

It seems I think too much.:D

Me too sometimes. I call it Fliegenvogel disease! :D

[TarJak]

Meanwhile in a crocodile pen in a Broome crocodile farm...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/fatso-the-croc-bites-drunk-who-wanted-a-ride-20100713-108d8.html

I've been to both the Tavern and the Croc park there in Broome and all I can say is he's a lucky fella to escape both with his life.

[Gerald]

Meanwhile in a crocodile pen in a Broome crocodile farm...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/fatso-the-croc-bites-drunk-who-wanted-a-ride-20100713-108d8.html drunk,however a hang-over for almost lifetime

[krashkart]

Meanwhile in a crocodile pen in a Broome crocodile farm...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/fatso-the-croc-bites-drunk-who-wanted-a-ride-20100713-108d8.html

I've been to both the Tavern and the Croc park there in Broome and all I can say is he's a lucky fella to escape both with his life.

Yeaaaa... very lucky. :o

[Jimbuna]

Meanwhile in a crocodile pen in a Broome crocodile farm...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/fatso-the-croc-bites-drunk-who-wanted-a-ride-20100713-108d8.html

I've been to both the Tavern and the Croc park there in Broome and all I can say is he's a lucky fella to escape both with his life.

I wonder if that guy will pick my lottery numbers for me this weekend :DL

[TarJak]

I wonder if that guy will pick my lottery numbers for me this weekend :DL
He might, but I reckon he'd put the bite on you for a loan if you win.:DL

[Jimbuna]

He might, but I reckon he'd put the bite on you for a loan if you win.:DL

LOL :DL

[August]

You know he'll want his pound of flesh. :yep:

[Skybird]

Meanwhile in a crocodile pen in a Broome crocodile farm...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/fatso-the-croc-bites-drunk-who-wanted-a-ride-20100713-108d8.html

I've been to both the Tavern and the Croc park there in Broome and all I can say is he's a lucky fella to escape both with his life.
Somehow reminds me of Monthy Python's classic "Tiger!"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLdk2C25Z14

[Skybird]

Lovely. I already imagine a future headline in the Berliner Morgenpost: "Bathing women ripped to pieces by white shark in the Wannsee". Or "Mating season of Anacondas closed five open air baths in northern Germany". Or "Sewage disposal plants get special filters to prevent piranhas entering the public drinking water pipelines."


I thought I was soooo funnyyyh - but more and more the grim truth in Germany gets revealed:

http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/2010/07/17/irrer-fang-in-rostock/piranhas-im-schwanenteich.html

A tabloid, okay, but nevertheless. Piranhas found in a lake in the North-Eastern city of Rostock at the Baltic coast. Ironically, the lake is named Swan Lake.

One wonders: for how long anymore? :D Piranhas are swarm fishes, and where there is one, there must be more.

P.S. I swam repeatedly in the nearby Dortmund-Ems-Kanal in the past three weeks. I know by own experince that the water is not refreshing anymore , but is really damn hot. :) since last month has been found to be the warmest June sijnce the beginning of weather recordings, I can imagine well that a swarm of piranhas can live very well in German lakes and rivers currently. Maybe they will leave again when it gets too warm for them. :D

[Skybird]

More terror for unsuspecting tourists! This time it is a free walking puma or lion near a lake in Pommern:

http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/kurioses/article8671502/Behoerden-warnen-vor-freilaufender-Grosskatze.html

Germany goes wild! The brother of a friend of mine meanwhile caught up Malaria two weeks ago - while staying in central Bavaria. Probably a misled Mosquito. :dead: Oh, and I got bitten by some fish last week while I was swimming. Two 1 cm-wide, crescentic shallow wounds on my right archilles heel - no joke - , upper and lower teeth row obviously, not deep, nothing serious, but you can see the small punctures from the small teeth, and when it bit while I was swimming, it stung much more than just a wasp or a bee. I wonder what it was.

[frau kaleun]

I've heard that free walking puma is really tasty.

No wait, that's free range chicken. :O:

[Jimbuna]

I've heard that free walking puma is really tasty.



Far superior to the adidas cutlet I hear :hmmm:

[Skybird]

It becomes more and more weired! Today's episode: Tourists beware Germany's radioactive boars!

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,709345,00.html

actually, wild pigs are a big problem in Berlin even without radioactivity. If you ever go there and walk in the Grundewald and bordering parts of the city, you need to expect contact with shamelessly fearless wild pigs at arms length, family groups even walk in daylight down the street and breed in residents city garden's. So keep an eye on your dog, and be prepared to quickly take it on the line. There have been meetings between both species, and they all ended with the wild pigs making short process with the dog, no matter the size.

Next week: Germany's tourist-eating tentacles! How cocaine and amphetamines in the sewage turned common earthworms into bloodsucking man-hunters!

[frau kaleun]

Next week: Germany's tourist-eating tentacles! How cocaine and amphetamines in the sewage turned common earthworms into bloodsucking man-hunters!

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/gallery/albums/userpics/29558/review_flukeman_6.jpg