A day in the life of Stacy

More CSI

Yeah, CSI Miami was a repeat on Monday. I did catch the cheezy line at the beginning though:
Medical examiner: "Poor thing, nobody even heard her scream."
David Carusso: "We did"
Oh, DC...

I would watch CSI NY but the premise of a cop show in New York is so original my little mind couldn't take it.
What also rules about CSI Miami, is that sometimes they have alligators on. One time they had a crocodile. Very exciting to me. One time they had a diver looking for a murder weapon and a dude with a shot gun. New guy was all, "What's he doing?"
Shot gun guy was all, "He's looking for the murder weapon."
New guy was all, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to shot an alligator if it tries to eat him."
Sweet.

I watched this show on PBS once about this dude trying to catch this giant croc, it kept eating villagers. They showed the researchers looking down on it from an embankment. I'm thinking, that's not so big, then I saw another croc next to it... holy crap that was a big croc. They had my attention. So I watch the whole show about them building a cage for it and all the antics trying to get it in the cage and they were running out of time because they were going to get kicked out of the country. Big ending: they put a goat in the cage thinking the croc wouldn't be able to resist, big storm, cage falls in nile, goat gone, camera broke, croc never seen or heard from again. What the crap kind of end was that? No wonder it was on PBS. Try looking under your three ton cage, it probably fell on it and trapped it you morons. Now there's this giant croc they don't know what happed to... how I am supposed to sleep at night? Geez.
This was taken from a camping site in Australia:

Crocodiles

Almost every river, waterhole and coastal ocean area in the top third of Australia is the home of crocodiles. These living dinosaurs would not look out of place in the movie Jurassic Park, and they have a fierce, well-earned reputation. Your first encounter with a croc may well be your last. In the 1980's eight people were confirmed taken by crocodiles.

Saltwater crocodiles are the primary risk in the Kimberley. They are extremely aggressive and grow up to 6m long. There have been unconfirmed reports of even bigger crocs.

Freshwater crocs are a different kind. They are smaller and less aggressive, but can still inflict nasty wounds if provoked. In general, freshwater crocs will leave people alone, whereas saltwater crocs just consider people to be part of the food chain.

'Freshwater crocs' (also known as Johnstone River crocs after the place they were first identified) inhabit primarily fresh water sources, but are also found in tidal areas.

'Saltwater crocs' or 'Estuarine crocs' (Crocodylus Porosus) mainly inhabit water sources that are at least partly salty, but it's not unusual for them to be found in fresh water, so DON'T assume that fresh water sources aren't home to saltwater crocs.

As a rule of thumb, if it's wet and it's in the Kimberley, it's got saltwater crocs in it.

When camping, ensure your campsite is at least 50m from any water source. Crocs can and do leave the water, and if you happen to be in the right (or wrong) place when a croc is looking for a meal, you may just appear at the top of the menu. Where possible, sleep in the back or on top of a vehicle - utilities and station wagons are great for this, and vehicles with roof racks can also be used. There have been documented cases of people being taken by crocs while sleeping on the ground.

Never, ever, EVER swim in rivers or waterholes under 300km from the coastline. Beaches in these areas are also a risk. Once inland, the risk of crocodiles drops, but it is not unknown for crocs to inhabit water bodies far inland.

DO NOT dispose of food scraps, or when fishing, fish scraps and entrails in nearby water sources. This will attract crocs.

Many people have said, "We camped at this spot, and there was a 'No Swimming' sign because of the crocs, but we didn't see any, so we went in."

The thing with crocs is that they hunt by stealth. Most of the rivers in the Kimberley are not clear water and so are ideal for concealing crocs. Also, even in clear water, you will rarely see a croc unless it surfaces. A hunting croc only surfaces to grab its prey, so it's not the croc you can see that is the one likely to grab you – it's the one you CAN'T see. Just because you can't see crocs doesn't mean that they aren't there.

Also, when swimming underwater, crocs do not disturb the surface of the water. Personal experience has shown me that in murky water, a croc cannot be seen until it breaks the surface. There are no ripples whatsoever. It's an eerie feeling to see a croc's snout rise out of completely still water.

I so want to camp there. Let's go for a swim with the kiddies! Our place is super great for camping... as long as you don't get eaten!

posted by Stacy @ 11:51 AM