Cardwell croc stars in online video

A LARGE saltwater crocodile taste testing by Cardwell’s jetty is the star of a Facebook video nearing 200,000 views.

Kate Rogers, who is visiting from Darwin, took the twominute video at 6.30am on Friday of a large saltwater crocodile by the Cardwell jetty, coming in for a feed on what appears to be a giant Queensland grouper.

“I actually just wandered down because I saw the huge dead fish,” she said.

“There was a small crowd who spotted the crocodile.”

Ms Rogers said the crocodile headed straight for the grouper.

“He must have smelled it from all the way out,” she said.

“He didn’t actually eat it, although he sure tried.

“Maybe he didn’t like the taste, but he left it where the video ended.”

Hailing from Darwin, Ms Rogers said she was no stranger to croc- infested waters, although she had never seen one on the beach and so near.

After speaking with the locals on the scene, Ms Rogers said everyone seemed to know who the crocodile was.

“Apparently he’s a regular,” she said.

The number of views on her video has stunned Ms Rogers who said she only put it online as other local witnesses requested it at the time.

Ms Rogers is in Cardwell for another week and says she will not be swimming by the jetty.

“You get to know where the crocodiles are and you just don’t go in the water,” she said.

“People just need to be wary of crocs.”