Watching and Waiting 1

Graphite on Arches paper (Sold)

45 cm W x 33 cm H
Earth’s largest living crocodilian—and, some say, the animal most likely to eat a human—is the saltwater or estuarine crocodile, (Crocodylus porosus). The typical male Saltwater Crocodile has an overall length of 4.25-7 m, with females at lengths of 2.30-3.35 m. An average male Saltwater Crocodile weighs between 400-1000 kg and has a typical lifespan of 70-100 years in the wild.
I have equal parts fascination and fear of these ancient reptiles but managed to convince myself to swim for 15 minutes in the famous “Cage of Death”, at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin and eyeball a 5-metre monster through the acrylic-strengthened “glass” cage.