Siamese Crocodiles

Well, I never thought I would see crocodiles in Vietnam! After being so impressed by what we saw in Australia, I kind of thought their (Aussie) habitat had the exclusive copyrights of having the animals within their northern regions……Not so. The Siamese crocodile is all but extinct from south east Asia, except for in areas of Cambodia. Crocs are farmed in Vietnam, and we visited one such farm.

They are different to the Aussie crocs, but equally as impressive. We saw them languishing in the sun, comically with their mouths open, which made them look statuesque!

We saw recently hatched baby crocodiles (2 day olds).

And juvenile crocodiles……

The farming practices were similar to those in Australia, separating the crocs to maintain skin condition and avoid in-fighting.Drats…..now I have that dastardly song in my head again…..”Never smile at a crocodile”!