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A monster saltwater crocodile has been caught near a popular swimming hole in Darwin's rural area.
The Northern Territory News reports it took five rangers to pull the 4.7m beast from a permanent trap at Berry Springs - about 1km downstream from the main waterhole.
Croc catcher Tom Nichols said it was the biggest reptile rangers had caught in a trap this year, in fact the largest found in the area for the last four years!
The male saltie, in his 50s, had to be drugged before rangers removed him in just over an hour.
The croc was taken on the back of a trailer to the Darwin crocodile farm.
Mr Nichols said the saltie was believed to have come through Darwin harbour before it was captured in the trap as he was in very good condition with all his limbs and healthy amount of barnacles growing on him, suggesting he has been in saltwater for quite some time.
