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    Croc bites off vet's arm

    WARNING: If you click HERE , you will see a picture of a crocodile with an arm in its mouth!

    Surgeons reattached a Taiwanese veterinarian's forearm today after a 200-kilogram Nile crocodile chomped it off and colleagues recovered the limb from the reptile's mouth.

    The male crocodile severed Chang Po-yu's forearm at the Shaoshan Zoo in the southern city of Kaohsiung yesterday when the veterinarian tried to retrieve a tranquiliser dart from the reptile's hide so he could give it medication, zoo officials said.

    The forearm was reattached following seven hours of surgery today.

    The Liberty Times newspaper said Chang failed to notice that the crocodile was not fully anaesthetised when he stuck his arm through an iron rail to medicate it.

    As Chang was rushed to the hospital yesterday, a zoo worker shot two bullets at the crocodile's neck to retrieve the forearm, Chen Po-tsun, a zoo official, said.

    "The crocodile was unharmed as we didn't find any bullet holes on its hide," Chen said. "It probably was shocked and opened its mouth to let go of the limb."

    The 17-year-old reptile is one of a pair of Nile crocodiles kept by the zoo.

    Known as a man-eater because of its voracious nature, the crocodile is listed as an endangered species, and is rapidly disappearing from its native African habitat.

    Chen said the zoo bought the crocodile 10 years ago from a local resident who had kept it as a pet.

    Thank you Wolf_Q!

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    OUCH!!!!!!!!!!
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    This but a scratch.



    Crocks give me the heebe jeebies.

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    Oh poor guy...I hope he regains the use of his arm!!!
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    Seems that croc wanted a bit of a change in diet....some Chinese food for lunch.
    I'd say that vet won't be using chopsticks for a while yet !!!!
    Wom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marigold2
    This but a scratch.



    Crocks give me the heebe jeebies.
    Hey Mon,
    If you get to come to Australia, I can take you on a kayak ride up one of the northern rivers.....you can get some real close-up pics of a few maneaters.
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    YIKES!

    I do hope this doesn't trigger any more bad reps or infuriated killing sprees for crocs. As with any animal they will attack when threatened, it's just that they have huge, powerful jaws to attack with. I can't believe that it was previously kept as a pet!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miss Z
    YIKES!

    I do hope this doesn't trigger any more bad reps or infuriated killing sprees for crocs. As with any animal they will attack when threatened, it's just that they have huge, powerful jaws to attack with. I can't believe that it was previously kept as a pet!
    Hahahaha...attack when threatened ???? More likely they attack when something moves, which is of course....something to eat....
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    OMG, I love crocs and there beautiful creatures but POOR MAN!

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    Wow. I'm amazed at the medical advances we've made that they were able to reattach his arm. He probably won't regain full use of it, but I hope so.

    I think I'd of died from shock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ramanth


    Wow. I'm amazed at the medical advances we've made that they were able to reattach his arm. He probably won't regain full use of it, but I hope so.

    I think I'd of died from shock.
    OMG yes.....I'd drop dead for sure if that happened to me.
    Wom

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    Croc bites off vet's arm

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    glad they re attached........
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