4-metre croc stops traffic, filmed crossing Kakadu road with dog in its mouth

IN stunning scenes, a 4-metre croc has been caught on video casually stopping traffic on a Top End road as it slowly makes its way across with a dog in its mouth. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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IN stunning scenes, a 4-metre croc has been caught on video casually stopping traffic on a Top End road as it slowly makes its way across with a dog in its mouth.

A 4m croc has been filmed wandering across a dirt road in Kakadu with a dog in its mouth before slipping into a billabong and swimming away with its unfortunate catch. Picture: Supplied

The sizeable saltie was filmed wandering across a dirt road in Kakadu yesterday before slipping into a billabong and swimming away with its unfortunate catch.

The video has prompted a warning for locals and travellers alike to be Crocwise as waterways flood and crocodiles move across the flood plains during the Top End wet season.

Filmed from inside a 4WD, which had stopped to let the large croc cross the road in front of it, the saltie is seen sliding down the road embankment and into the flooded Mudginberri billabong.

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The same billabong was the scene of a fatal crocodile attack on Australia Day in 2014.

A 12-year-old boy was killed there while swimming with friends.

The tragic death sparked an appeal from Elders to review crocodile management of the area.

A Parks Australia spokeswoman said a croc trap had been placed beside the causeway following yesterday’s croc sighting.

A 4m croc has been filmed wandering across a dirt road in Kakadu with a dog in its mouth before slipping into a billabong and swimming away with its unfortunate catch. Picture: Supplied

“Crocodile warning signs have been placed in and around the adjacent area and local residents have been made aware of the sighting and are advised to avoid the area,” the spokeswoman said.

“The swamp drains into the Magela Creek system just upstream of the Oenpelli Road and crocodile awareness signs have also been placed in that area as well, given that it is a popular fishing area for locals.

“The trap will be monitored by Kakadu rangers during the coming days and evenings and rangers are working with NT Police and Djurrubu Rangers.”

The large croc was filmed slipping into a flooded billabong and swimming away with its unfortunate catch in its mouth. Picture: Supplied

An Environment, Parks and Water Security Department spokeswoman reminded Territorians the importance of being Crocwise.

“Territorians live, work and play in crocodile country,” the spokeswoman said.

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“It is important for everyone to understand that saltwater crocodiles are dangerous and any body of water in the Top End may contain large and potentially dangerous crocodiles.”

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