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Distribution of saltwater crocodiles, 2010

Australia

21 August 2013

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Australia

21 August 2013

G.J. W. Webb, S.C. Manolis and M.L. Brien, Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Pp. 99-113 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin, 2010

The distribution of saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus). Despite their name large numbers of saltwater crocodiles are found in rivers and billabongs throughout northern Australia. Saltwater crocodiles grow to a maximum length of seven metres and at times attack human beings. The species spreads beyond the limits of the Australian continent and is found in the Torres Strait, New Guinea and parts of Asia.

Reproduced in G.J. W. Webb, S.C. Manolis and M.L. Brien, Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Pp. 99-113 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin, 2010

Crocodile hunting

Crocodiles are a notable feature of life in North Queensland, but despite their fearsome reputation, their numbers have been curtailed by human activities, from hunting to tourism.

Snake bite kit, pre 1970s

Queensland is home to a number of venomous snakes and the risk of death from snake bite is a real threat for remote outdoor workers. This snake bite kit was issued to government forestry worke