Love bites! Shocking photo shows a crocodile munching on his rival’s leg after killing the reptile in a fight over a female croc
- A photo of a crocodile eating his dead love rival’s leg was shared by the Everglades National Park on Twitter
- According to a park ranger the two crocodiles were fighting to court a female crocodile when one croc killed his opponent
- The victorious crocodile celebrated by taking a bite out of the loser
A male crocodile in Florida took a huge bite out of his rival after killing the beast in a battle for the affections of a female croc.
In a picture shared by the Everglades National Park on Monday morning, a large male crocodile is splashing through the wetlands casually chewing on another croc’s leg.
According to Ranger Dylann, the battle of the fittest took place weeks ago when two male American crocodiles were fighting for the right to court a female crocodile.
‘A few weeks back, this large male American crocodile was courting a female croc and had recently killed another male. Here you can see him about to swallow its leg,’ he said on the Twitter post.
The Everglades National Park shared this photo of a victorious male crocodile eating the leg of his love rival
The Everglades National Park shared a tweet with the picture showing the victorious male crocodile eating the leg of his love rival
American crocodiles are polygamous breeders, mating with multiple female crocodiles.
Southern Florida is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators coexist.
Although the worldwide crocodile population is considered endangered, the National Everglades Park has been able to decrease the level to ‘threatened’ in the Everglades.
There is anywhere between 1,500 to 2,000 crocodiles occupy the Everglades and surrounding areas.
There are currently 1,500 to 2,000 crocodiles in the Everglades and the surrounding areas in southern Florida