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Abbey Marie
12-04-2007, 08:32 PM
Actual pic showing the Taiwan zoo veterinarian's forearm:


http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20071203/i/r81489243.jpg?x=314&y=345&sig=txVnqmpWchiuRH2hzuNk4w--

REUTERS/Frank Lin (TAIWAN)

Cheyenne
12-04-2007, 09:43 PM
If I have nightmares....I'm calling you. :coffee:

Gaffer
12-04-2007, 09:54 PM
That had to hurt.

hjmick
12-04-2007, 09:56 PM
That'll leave a mark.

5stringJeff
12-04-2007, 09:58 PM
What vet would work on a crocodile that large in the first place?

hjmick
12-04-2007, 10:00 PM
What vet would work on a crocodile that large in the first place?

A Taiwanese vet, apparently.

manu1959
12-04-2007, 10:04 PM
What vet would work on a crocodile that large in the first place?

exactly..........

shattered
12-04-2007, 10:47 PM
Damn.

Lunch is served. :D

Mr. P
12-04-2007, 11:13 PM
A BS pic....:laugh2:

No Vet would work on a crock that wasn't sedated. Please!!!!!!!

shattered
12-04-2007, 11:15 PM
A BS pic....:laugh2:

No Vet would work on a crock that wasn't sedated. Please!!!!!!!

Not only that, there's a definite lack of blood, and the portion of the arm that was torn off is sticking out the other side of the mouth, with no teeth marks in the portion still IN the mouth. :)

Mr. P
12-04-2007, 11:20 PM
Not only that, there's a definite lack of blood, and the portion of the arm that was torn off is sticking out the other side of the mouth, with no teeth marks in the portion still IN the mouth. :)

YEP.

dan
12-05-2007, 05:31 AM
I guess you could call that a farewell to arms.

But, seriously folks, this vet deserves our respect, someone give him a hand.

:dance:

glockmail
12-05-2007, 09:14 AM
When I golf in Florida I'm packin"!

dan
12-05-2007, 09:24 AM
When I golf in Florida I'm packin"!

My parents used to live on a canal in Punta Gorda, saw a few gators (very small) in there. The ones (two, all told) we saw were actually pretty friendly (by gator standards, I mean, they weren't rolling over and letting us scratch their bellies or anything), probably from people in the canal feeding them, unfortunately.

Hagbard Celine
12-05-2007, 09:47 AM
It was probably some kind of freak show entertainer who puts their limbs inside the croc's mouth for the enjoyment of an audience. I've seen a video clip of an Asian doing this exact thing and getting his hand snapped off.

Immanuel
12-05-2007, 09:49 AM
I guess that picture deserves the title...

"You know you are having a bad day when..."

Immie

Abbey Marie
12-05-2007, 11:17 AM
I don't think it was a fake- it was chosen one of Reuters "Pictures of the Year".

shattered
12-05-2007, 11:46 AM
I don't think it was a fake- it was chosen one of Reuters "Pictures of the Year".

It *might* not be.. but, look closely at it.. There's just too much missing...unless they moved the croc, and repositioned the arm in his mouth for photo purposes?

Sitarro
12-05-2007, 12:14 PM
I found another shot that shows that the vet was more defiant than originally thought.

hjmick
12-05-2007, 12:22 PM
Not only is the picture real, the arm was reattached:

http://spiralbound.net/2007/04/12/nile-crocodile-tears-off-veterinarians-arm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1645584.ece

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/sick-croc-strikes-back/2007/04/12/1175971189283.html

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http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/04/12/taiwan_zoo_vets_forearm_reattached/

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/archives/front/2007412/106902.htm

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/sick-croc-strikes-back/2007/04/12/1175971189283.html