According to reports reaching Oyogist.com, a Zimbabwean man who fought four crocodiles after he fell into a pond at a sewage farm in Zimbabwe believes he may have killed one of them.
The victim identified as Alexander Chimedza, from Nyamunga in Kariba, said he was trying to collect worms to use as fishing bait when the crocodiles attacked.
“The crocodiles must have been waiting for me because the moment I just touched the weeds, I was attacked,” he said.
“First, one of them tried to grab my left hand, but I instinctively dodged, but another one grabbed my right hand.”
Alexander was pulled into the murky water, where one of the crocodiles tried to kill him with the notorious “death roll” manoeuvre.
“I realised that my hand would break if I resisted,” he told reporters.“So, I allowed my hand to go in the direction it turned.
“A third crocodile latched onto Alexander’s thigh and a fourth croc joined in the feeding frenzy, biting his ankle and destroying his achilles tendon.Luckily some of Alexander’s fishing buddies were nearby and they tried to help out, pelting the crocodiles with rocks.
Meanwhile, Alexander was trying to get his hand into one of the crocodiles’ throats.
Crocodiles have a “palatal valve” that prevents water from flooding their stomachs when they dive.
“As I thrust my hand into the crocodile’s mouth, some of the stones that were being thrown from outside must have hit the crocodile,” Alexander said.
“That, coupled with the large volumes of water that flowed into its mouth must have led to its death because it let me go and I saw it seeming lifeless afterward.”
After he had managed to shrug off the crocodile that had hold of his arm, Alexander made his way closer to the bank where his mates were able to pull him to safety.
