Salt water crocodiles near Mumbai

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Salt water crocodiles near Mumbai

Post by Shamsher » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:15 pm

Hello everybody,
I believe there are salt water crocodiles living along the sea, not very far from Mumbai.

Is it true? has anyone of you seen / heard about them?

I have visited a gharial sanctury close by, but the salt water crocodile sounds interesting.

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Post by mundaire » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:38 pm

I have heard about crocs in/ around Mumbai, though I never saw a single one during my one year stay in that city... but then I wasn't looking!

Incidentally, my grandpa-in-law had quite a few crocs to his credit, but those were all in/ around the Chambal (Raj/MP). The old man rated them as better game than many of his big cat outings...

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Post by kalashnikovcult » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:17 pm

Hi Guys ...well this is my first post..yes there are crocs in mumbai..havent heard of salt water ones but my trainer had clicked a few around Powai Lake..belive me in all these years i hadnt come acorss any except what came up in the newspapers ..but yea maybe u might be lucky to spot one early mornings
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Post by TenX » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:47 pm

Try looking around Mantralaya ;)
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Post by Shamsher » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:28 pm

LOL TenX
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Post by marksman » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:28 pm

Shamsher,
Who so ever told you this was not fibbing for sure. I would like you to part with some more info before I reveal anything on the Estuarian Crocs around Mumbai
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Post by TenX » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:36 pm

marksman";p="62666 wrote: ...Estuarian Crocs...
. Now, thats interesting :)
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Post by Shamsher » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:09 pm

marksman";p="62666 wrote: Shamsher,
Who so ever told you this was not fibbing for sure. I would like you to part with some more info before I reveal anything on the Estuarian Crocs around Mumbai
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Do tell us more about the Salt water Croc.

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Re: Salt water crocodiles near Mumbai

Post by snehal gharde » Tue May 22, 2012 1:00 pm

i also seen one in upvan lake thane......
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Re: Salt water crocodiles near Mumbai

Post by rraju2805 » Tue May 22, 2012 3:09 pm

In our sundarbans , at kaikhali , there is a saltwate crocodile project. .
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