On Saturday a crocodile captured in the wild was given a biopsy to check for disease in wild crocodiles. I was there to capture images on “film”. The 4 m crocodile had been given enough drugs to sedate a 3m crocodile by the capture team.

harvesting the crocodile steak

closing up after surgery, superglue works a treat

By the time the biopsy was done a local anaesthetic was needed as the croc was semi awake.  The blindfold and the local kept him calm while the cutting was taking place. Thereafter we unloaded him after treating his wounds and moved him into the translocation camp.

Local canoeists on the river in the Schoemanskloof have been complaining about a few crocs in the river so they are being moved to other homes. Once we had her in the camp we were able to take a few photos up close and personal under the watchful eyes of the experts.

Here are a few shots for you to look at. Soon I will be processing many more and putting them on the Mpumalanga Photography website.