“Sumiller said he found no human remains when he induced the captured crocodile to vomit.” This is a direct quote taken from an article detailing the capture of a one-ton, 21-foot crocodile in the Philippines. (http://hypervocal.com/news/2011/what-a-croc-one-ton-beast-nabbed-in-philippines/ ) I don’t know about you, but this raises some serious questions for me.
While I understand the fear that such a creature could cause, I’m not sure that I want to be on the business end of capturing it. And even if I DID capture it – I’m VERY SURE I don’t want to be the one who induces said crocodile to vomit. How exactly does one go about making a crocodile vomit? If the gag reflex on a crocodile is anything like a human’s, that means something has to be inserted into the crocodile’s mouth, far enough down its throat to cause it to first gag, and then vomit. Presumably, that something is attached somewhere to a human arm? Definitely not going there! And then someone actually has to sift through the barf to determine if anything is human. YUCK!
I suppose that the knowledge that this particular crocodile is not a man-eater (or at least a RECENT man-eater) is a good thing, but that just leads to more questions for me. If this one isn’t responsible for recent disappearances, then what is? And if there is another one out there, who is going to capture that one?
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