Salties aka saltwater or estuarine crocodiles are the biggest and baddest crocs in existence today. With a preference for salty and brackish water, salties are found all along the east and south coast of India and in inland brackish lagoons, mangrove swamps and estuaries. Salties are ambush predators, content to wait till a meal comes their way before sneaking up to it underwater. Back in 1946, there were thought to be 5,000-10,000 gharials swimming in the rivers of India. Well, people do drown and sometimes bodies do float away in rivers, and the gharials may go in for a change in diet… Wouldn’t you?

Source: Indian Express July 04, 2021 00:56 UTC