John Bantin
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I've never seen a saltwater crocodile in Raja Ampat but I've seen David Shem-Tov in London! Find Yourself in Deep Trouble?: Undercurrent 09/2016
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But my god the mangroves in the passage is an awesome dive
I did go for a wander around the old rangers station - definitely a croc stop over from the foot prints and tail outline in the muddy creek bed. Stopped wandering then...
Sadly "removed" usually means killed by the local communityI just read this in "Stay Raja Ampat Travellers' Forum" in Facebook and I think it might be of interest:
OCT 2018 KABUI PASSAGE HEADSUP (In the very unlikely event that any of you are travelling with a guide who is unaware of this and you are considering diving or snorkelling in Kabui Passage.) > A rather aggressive saltwater crocodile has taken up residence in the passage. They are dangerous ambush predators, and it would very unwise to swim in (or anywhere near) the passage until the animal has been removed.
Crocodiles can be encountered everywhere in Indonesia. Also North Sulawesi. But the big guys only became that big because they stay away from people. Here they not really protected as they are in Australia.
A ride on a motorbike is 1000 x more dangerous, plus passive smoking.