A day at the beach: ‘I’ve had many crocodile encounters over the years but none as close’

Visiting a billabong for a Sunday afternoon fishing session, Northern Territory MLA Bill Yan found himself stranded up a tree with a giant reptile glaring at him

Day, and I had a free day before parliamentary sittings in Darwin. I grabbed the rod and headed to a secret freshwater billabong, 120km away, arriving around 12.30pm. Gentleman’s hours.

Today I was alone and knew I’d be able to catch and release a few barramundi or saratoga from the nearby front bank, which is reasonably open scrub. I was following a game trail through the bush, towards the billabong. Where it narrowed, with low scrubby bushes on my left and a considerable paperbark tree on my right, a massive crocodile’s belly slide [marking] crossed the path. Upon closer inspection, I noticed animal tracks over the top, and figured the slide was old.

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