An Australian cattle farmer has managed to survive a crocodile attack after biting the huge predator on the eyelid.
Colin Deveraux told national broadcaster ABC that he was working along the Finniss River in the Northern Territory when he stopped to check a billabong, an Australia n term for a pond left when a river recedes.He could see some fish in the middle of the remaining water and decided to try to catch some, before realizing that there was something else in the water and turning to leave.'I took two steps and the dirty latched onto my right foot,' Deveraux told ABC.
Deveraux recalled how he managed to stop the bleeding with some rope and later traveled to the hospital, where he was told he had damage to his tendons and 'two big slashes just about the full length of the foot.'Doctors then cleared out all the mud and bacteria from the wound.'They had to spend a lot of time, I think it was nearly 10 days, flushing it,' said Deveraux. 'It was hard going for a while.
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