WATCH: Woman scares off saltwater crocodile with her flip flop

03 October 2016 - 14:37 By REUTERS

A woman in Australia's Northern Territory forced a prowling saltwater crocodile to turn and run after slapping her flip flop against her hand and shouting at the reptile. Video posted to YouTube by Achievement Zone 365."It's just incredible someone would take such a risk. I don't think she realised how dangerous this kind of behaviour is," local crocodile enthusiast Lyndon Anlezark, who filmed the encounter, told Reuters.Local rangers believe there are more than 120 crocodiles in the six km (four miles) stretch of river south from Cahill's Crossing...

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