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Cocodrilo in the Ocean - look for post with photo

Started July 13, 2010 · 10,829 views · 5 posts
is this what your refering to
beware
keep your distance

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Oh, a rare sight! I have been several times in the region but never seen an alligator in the ocean so far. Am I wrong or is this a real rare occasion? I think I would leave the beach immediately if I saw such a big alligator, these kind of animals are not really my thing, I am even afraid of them in the zoo or a sealife park.
rare to see yes
Oh, a rare sight! I have been several times in the region but never seen an alligator in the ocean so far. Am I wrong or is this a real rare occasion?... We live by a estuary ( estero) where crocodiles live. They often go to the ocean to migrate from one estero to the other or to fish when our little estero dries up. I have never seen one in the ocean and in fact I have only seen the tracks that he leaves on the sand beside our house.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Sorry but, someone was bound to say it.
This afternoon around 1:30 there was a very large crocodile approximately 3 meters long swimming in the ocean by Las Palmas and Canto del Sol. A huge crowd of beachgoers was standing back on the beach watching it. It was spotted when it came up very close to a guy swimming in the area. Apparently they had a pretty big rain storm up in the mountains last night and he must have been washed from the river into the ocean. He had certainly swam a long way from the Ameca river. Rumor has it that by tonight he will be walking along the malecon. :D