[www.keralites.net] Elephant tries to pull his trunk out of its jaws but the crocodile refuses to let go at Sabi Sands Game Reserve, in South Africa

 

Elephant gets a nasty surprise when a crocodile snaps its jaws around its trunk as it takes a drink in South Africa 
 

• Elephant had gone for a swim in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa
• As it tried to leave the watering hole the giant crocodile latched on to its trunk
• Panicked bull nearly lifted the reptile clear of the water as he tried to get free
• After stomping on the croc the elephant was eventually able to escape his jaws

 

Ashley Lewis, a 31-year-old fitness marketer, from Michigan US, caught the fierce fight on camera during a trip to the game reserve in December. 
 

Ashley said: 'We had been sitting in our truck on the river bank. Suddenly, about 300 yards upstream we heard loud and frantic trumpeting from an older bull elephant.

'It was initially hard to make out why, but when he arched his trunk and reared up on his hind legs, it quickly became clear that a crocodile had latched on to his trunk.

'The elephant reared up and down, taking the croc with him as if he was waving around a toy.

'Eventually, when the croc wouldn't loosen his grip, the elephant slammed him on the ground and put his knee, and the full weight of his body, on to the croc and then jabbed it with his tusks.

 

 

 

 

 

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