Australian pub owner fights crocodile off with frying pan, video goes viral

The video of a pub owner from Australia fighting off a crocodile with a frying pan has gone viral.

The video was made by people standing around as Kai Hansen tried to fight an angry crocodile in front of him with a frying pan in hand. The video was provided by Hansen, the owner of pub Storyful, himself. The video shows Kai standing directly in front of the crocodile.

It shows the crocodile moving toward the pub owner Kai at a fast speed.


At that point, Mr Hansen used a frying pan to hit the crocodile. He struck the crocodile twice on its head with that pan.

The crocodile started backing out and quickly turned away from Mr Hansen and eventually retreated to the bushes.

According to the caption, the video was from Goat Island Lodge. It is a reasonably remote establishment on the island near the Adelaide river. The video has been shared by many — over 14,000 at last count. Even Airborne Solutions Helicopter Tours shared a short clip from it.
The caption reads, "Goat Island is not your normal pub, and Kai Hansen is not your normal publican. You might never know what he will serve you next time."

The video is now going viral with numerous likes and comments. It has over 2 million views, and managed to get more than 7,000 likes. The video has been shared over 14,000 times by now. The users are going on and on about it, the comments joking about the crocodile and the use of a frying pan as a safety weapon.

The comment section of the clip is filled with jokes and funny comments.

One of the users wrote that the crocodile turned so quickly that its head might still be ringing. While another commented, not a frying pan anymore, it is now a crock pot.

Some other users were more fixated on the frying pan part. One said that the guy must be fed once, and now the owner wants it to go away.

Another user shared his clip that showed how it was that Mr Hansen who approached the crocodile first. The crocodile was lying on the ground near the pub and seeing him coming towards it. It, too, started to rush towards the man.

According to reports, these Kai crocodile encounters are very well known. Until 2018, Mr Hansen used to have a tiny dog, of the name Pippa, who used to run toward the crocodiles. The dog has the habit of scaring the crocodile. But one time a crocodile got hold of the dog and killed it.

Kai told the Daily Mail Australia that he would not say it was a daily occurrence, but that he has to stay safe and do what he must. He said crocodile attacks are a probability sometimes.

Kai says he does not blame the crocodiles. Some days he just throws food at them from up top, he adds.