A decapitated crocodile lies washed up on a South African beach, leaving locals speculating about the identity of the killer.
A couple made a gruesome discovery when they found the severed head of a crocodile on a South African beach. They believe a great white shark is responsible for the death of the three metre-long croc, which was washed up. Other locals are pointing the finger at poachers, while some blame a hippo.
The gruesome scene was photographed and videoed by Neale and Brigitte Cary-Smith and has quickly become an internet hit, with people wondering how the animal met its end.
Some believe the mighty croc fell victim to poachers, will others are blaming hippos and tiger sharks.
But the couple, from St Lucia, South Africa, are in no doubt – the culprit could only have been a great white shark.
In the footage Neale can be heard saying: ‘You can see where the shark has actually ripped it.
‘On the side here in the flesh you can see the shark teeth.
‘It’s quite normal for sharks to swim here in the sea at St Lucia and it’s also very normal for very large sharks to be very close to the shore.’
The couple, who live nearby and walk their dogs on the beach every morning at sunrise, say the cleanly severed head points to a great white.
And they say poachers are not the suspects as the head and jaw are thought of as the most valuable part of the three metre-long animal.
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Shark blamed as decapitated crocodile found on beach in South Africa
