{"id":188111,"date":"2023-10-23T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188111"},"modified":"2023-10-23T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:11:13","slug":"the-worlds-crocodile-capital-where-450-people-have-been-devoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/the-worlds-crocodile-capital-where-450-people-have-been-devoured\/","title":{"rendered":"The world’s crocodile capital where 450 people have been devoured"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hundreds of people across the Republic of Indonesia have been killed by huge crocodiles in the last decade, as officials struggle to resolve the grave situation.<\/p>\n

The violent, big-toothed reptiles have eaten hundreds of people, including children. Hundreds more have also been attacked but survived.<\/p>\n

The saltwater crocs have a bite force of 3,700 pounds per square inch and can easily tear-off limbs, reported The Mirror.<\/p>\n

Last year, a teenage boy was beheaded and torn apart while he was fishing with his pals.<\/p>\n

Farjan Idham’s body was recovered days later. The crocs patrolled the boy’s corpse, blocking rescuers from retrieving it.<\/p>\n

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In another incident, an eight-year-old boy’s body was cut out of one 26ft-long beast’s stomach after the animal swallowed the child whole in front of his dad.<\/p>\n

Dimas Saputra was dragged into murky water as his dad frantically swam after the huge reptile, said reports.<\/p>\n

While Devi Binti Sulaiman, 17, was mauled while she was cooling-off with friends near the Sebamban River in South Kalimantan.<\/p>\n

The croc – which had no teeth – swallowed the girl whole with its massive jaws.<\/p>\n

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Locals have been urged to bathe and wash their clothes in clear, shallow waters to avoid an attack.<\/p>\n

Despite the number of attacks, authorities in Indonesia can’t legally cull the beasts as they are protected.<\/p>\n

The laws reportedly don’t stop furious locals from slaughtering the animals in revenge for killing their family and friends. Something which is happening frequently.<\/p>\n

In 2018, a crocodile killed one man so his village slaughtered 300 of the predators.<\/p>\n