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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:38 pm

Spotted this beast in a lake...

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Postby birddog114 on Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:40 pm

That explains why no more fish there :lol:
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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:41 pm

Lol Birddog!! No more birds either:

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Postby birddog114 on Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:42 pm

:lol: :lol:
Yep! all gone!!!!!!
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Postby leek on Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:57 pm

It's a goanna... I was once swimming off the back of my boat in the Hawkesbury and someone on board spotted one of those coming towards me... No-one has ever seen me move so fast I can assure you...
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Postby Greg B on Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:08 pm

Is that at Emerald Lake Alex?
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Postby Potatis on Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:18 pm

Hehe, I am still chuckling from what you called this post. :)

I haven't seen a goanna swim before, I didn't even know they could. :D
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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:38 pm

Greg B wrote:Is that at Emerald Lake Alex?


Hi Greg,

This lake is actually in a park in Bangkok :-)

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Postby Oneputt on Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:39 pm

I watched one almost six feet in length swimming across the Ord River last summer with a croc on his tail. He just made it :lol:
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Postby avkomp on Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:47 pm

thailand?? I was wondering if these were taken at lock ness.

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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:52 pm

avkomp wrote:thailand?? I was wondering if these were taken at lock ness.

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lol Steve... I was shocked when I saw the size of the thing, and there are so many of them there at same time!

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Postby Manta on Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:05 pm

Thailand - not goannas methinks. Komodo Dragons. Much nastier. Prolific on the Indonesian island of Komodo but probably smuggled all over Asia. They eat goats and anything they can get their jaws on. These guys look like juveniles.
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Postby avkomp on Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:12 pm

simon, these do look like komodo dragons.

but I couldnt make the loch ness crack if I said that earlier

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Postby Manta on Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:15 pm

avkomp wrote:simon, these do look like komodo dragons.

but I couldnt make the loch ness crack if I said that earlier

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Fair call Steve. :lol:
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Postby Catcha on Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:18 pm

Do tourist get to feed them :D
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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:24 pm

Hehhe. Are these things actually harmless? Does anyone know. My wife tells me Thais hate them because they are said to bring bad luck. She also tells me they only eat dead animals.

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Postby moggy on Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:00 pm

Catcha wrote:Do tourist get to feed them :D


No, they get to feed on tourists! :lol:

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Postby nito on Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:18 pm

Alex wrote:Hehhe. Are these things actually harmless? Does anyone know.

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Dunno, but something that big that is a reptile must be harmful. :wink:

May be next time anyone is in bangkok they can feed it KFC. Now that would be interesting :evil:
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Postby digitor on Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:23 pm

nito wrote:May be next time anyone is in bangkok they can feed it KFC. Now that would be interesting :evil:


Mate, in Bangkok, these things ARE KFC :shock: :lol: :lol:

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Postby Manta on Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:24 pm

Alex wrote:Hehhe. Are these things actually harmless? Does anyone know. My wife tells me Thais hate them because they are said to bring bad luck. She also tells me they only eat dead animals.

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They certainly do feed on carrion but will catch live stuff as well. They don't even have to bring it down completely as they have a mouth full of deadly bacteria which means a bite results in serious infection that usually proves fatal anyway. Then they can just sniff it out later when it's keeled over and save themselves a struggle.
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Postby nito on Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:30 pm

digitor wrote:
Mate, in Bangkok, these things ARE KFC :shock: :lol: :lol:

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sounds interesting KFL..... :wink:
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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:04 pm

Manta wrote:
Alex wrote:Hehhe. Are these things actually harmless? Does anyone know. My wife tells me Thais hate them because they are said to bring bad luck. She also tells me they only eat dead animals.

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They certainly do feed on carrion but will catch live stuff as well. They don't even have to bring it down completely as they have a mouth full of deadly bacteria which means a bite results in serious infection that usually proves fatal anyway. Then they can just sniff it out later when it's keeled over and save themselves a struggle.


Thanks, Manta.

Didn't know any of this.

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