The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation sent a notice yesterday that the "one and only saltwater crocodile on the island was found dead on the East River Trail at SCCF, possibly a victim of the lengthy cold of January". This croc was a female, was known to be on the island for 25-plus years. In the words of the notice, "she helped define our community as one dedicated to living with wildlife, even the big, beautiful scary ones."
She was unique - there are lots of alligators on the island but no other crocodiles. Don't ask me the diffference - they are both big and both scary animals. But it was kind of nice to have seen this reptilian giant one sunny January day in 2007 in the wildlife refuge. She was just lying on the grass next to a water channel, sunning herself with her great scary mouth open. I took the photograph at the top of this piece.
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