crocodile

"He said, 'mom, they took me to the facility of the crocodiles.' That's how he put it."

Famed Australian crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has been found guilty of lying to police and pressuring a hospitalised witness after a fatal helicopter crash.

Last year, a crocodile was shot after it bit a worker, leaving her with serious wounds which required hospital treatment.

The researchers say it would have ambushed its prey from the water's edge, much like crocodiles and caimans do today.

Located on a 39-square-mile airstrip in the middle of the Everglades and surrounded by wetlands inhabited by alligators, pythons, and crocodiles, the remote location is what most appeals to officials.