Fisherman shares bunk bed with croc

Taken From: Brisbane Times

Date Published: May 23rd, 2013

An example of a crocodile.

Summary: A fisherman from north Queenland has experienced something most people don't. The fisherman spend his birthday sharing a bunk bed with a two-meter long crocodile. Ashley Sala was fishing from a bank at a creek in Innisfail on Tuesday with the crocodile latched onto his fishing line. 

"At first I thought it was a massive barramundi and I thought all my birthdays had come at one."

After a lengthy fight, the fisherman had hauled the creature onto the bank realizing it was a crocodile. Fearing the crocodile might die, he put it in the boot of his car and drove it to the local councilor's house seeking advice. The crocodile was caught in his fishing line. He was told to take the crocodile home for the night. He was also told the rangers would deal with it in the morning. Wanting to keep an eye on the crocodile overnight he put it in the bottom bunk of his bed. He slept on the top bunk. The next day the rangers came and took the crocodile to a farm. The fisherman claims there isn't enough being done to deal with dangerous reptiles in the area.

Opinion: I think the fisherman did what was right. He risked his life to save the crocodile. I think the fisherman is right, there should be more done about reptiles like crocodiles. They pose a risk to children that are fishing or just people in general in the area. I believe the rangers could have acted quicker to adress an issue like this. The man was almost forced to watch the crocodile to save it.