Man treats crocodile like a pet dog, feeds it with his hand: Viral video

A video of a man casually cradling a crocodile with his legs and feeding him like we would feed a pet dog is now going viral on social media.

The 15-second video begins with a crocodile in a lake moving up to a young man perched on the edge of a boat. What the crocodile does next is more like what your pet dog would do in your backyard. It spreads its front paws across his shins and is gently lifted up by the man, who then strokes its throat and drops a piece of meat into its open mouth.

Anyone who is dreading it would snap the young man's hand off is in for a pleasant surprise. The vicious reptile looks almost ingratiatingly at the man as he pats it on the snout. It then slinks off into the water.


The post sparked a series of comments, some saying it was not a bright thing to do, others wondering how a crocodile could turn so friendly.