{"id":2430672,"date":"2025-05-04T09:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-thinks-hes-going-to-take-a-picture-with-crocodile-statue-moments-later-hes-in-a-death-roll\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T09:28:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:28:50","slug":"man-thinks-hes-going-to-take-a-picture-with-crocodile-statue-moments-later-hes-in-a-death-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-thinks-hes-going-to-take-a-picture-with-crocodile-statue-moments-later-hes-in-a-death-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Thinks He&#8217;s Going to Take a Picture with Crocodile Statue, Moments Later He&#8217;s in a Death Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-thinks-hes-going-to-take-a-picture-with-crocodile-statue-moments-later-hes-in-a-death-roll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2430672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 29-year-old man in the Philippines found himself in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-reporter-notes-big-holes-in-twitter-policy-for-banning-trump-but-not-the-taliban\/\" title=\"CNN Reporter Notes \u2018Big Holes\u2019 In Twitter Policy For Banning Trump But Not The Taliban\">perilous situation<\/a> when he mistook a live crocodile for a statue while attempting to take a selfie at the Zamboanga Sibugay Zoo. After climbing into the crocodile&#8217;s enclosure, he posed with the reptile, which suddenly sprang to life and clamped down on his arm. The crocodile, named Lalay and measuring nearly 15 feet long, thrashed him around in a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crocodile-throws-mom-into-a-death-roll-an-hour-later-it-surfaces-with-its-grim-trophy\/\" title=\"Crocodile Throws Mom Into a Death Roll, An Hour Later It Surfaces with Its Grim Trophy\">death roll<\/a>,&#8221; a behavior used by crocodilians to subdue their prey. <\/p>\n<p>The horrifying incident was captured on video,and the bystander&#8217;s initial calm turned to panic as screams echoed in the background. The man was trapped for approximately 30 minutes before a zookeeper intervened, hitting Lalay with concrete to free the tourist. Although he survived, he required over 50 stitches for injuries to his arm and thigh. Law enforcement criticized the man&#8217;s dangerous actions, emphasizing that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">entering animal enclosures poses notable risks<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man in the Philippines nearly snapped the selfie of a lifetime Monday when he mistook a live crocodile for a statue.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to get a photo, the 29-year-old had climbed into an enclosure at a zoo in the southern Philippines, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/otempo\/status\/1917269929348259954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to O Tempo<\/a>, a Brazilian news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>After posing momentarily with what he thought was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-alligator-crocodile-meet-florida-bystander-catches-bloody-primeval-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crocodile<\/a> statue, it suddenly ignited with life, clenching the tourist in its jaws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING: The following video contains images that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pt\">Um turista de 29 anos foi atacado por um crocodilo f&ecirc;mea ap&oacute;s invadir seu recinto para tirar selfies no zool&oacute;gico Zamboanga Sibugay, no sul das Filipinas. O incidente ocorreu na segunda-feira (28), quando o homem confundiu o r&eacute;ptil de 4,5 metros de comprimento, chamado Lalay, com&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hN5kOGUVyA\">pic.twitter.com\/hN5kOGUVyA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; O Tempo (@otempo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/otempo\/status\/1917269929348259954?\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The woman recording the video, whose voice moments before had been calm, was now terror-stricken as she began to yell.<\/p>\n<p>Screams echoed in the background as Lalay the crocodile, who was nearly 15 feet long, thrashed the man around by his arm and thigh.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Lalay put the tourist into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crocodile-throws-mom-death-roll-hour-later-surfaces-grim-trophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death roll<\/a>, which crocodilians use to disable or kill their prey, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2019\/04\/18\/study-infamous-death-roll-almost-universal-among-crocodile-species\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some examples of a death roll.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING: The following videos contains images that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Deux crocodiles pratiquent le death roll pour d&eacute;chiqueter leur proie &#128558;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2Kjo3zHRZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Q2Kjo3zHRZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C&rsquo;est Terrifiant (@CestTerrifiant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CestTerrifiant\/status\/1710007679425409096?\">October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crocs don&rsquo;t just eat their prey&mdash;they take them for a ride in their brutal death roll. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DestinationWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DestinationWild<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ylfSBwAgXw\">pic.twitter.com\/ylfSBwAgXw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; National Geographic Animals (@NatGeoAnimals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatGeoAnimals\/status\/882735865402871808?\">July 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The clip of the tourist ended as he passively clung to the reptile, which had &mdash; for the moment &mdash; stopped thrashing.<\/p>\n<p>After 30 minutes trapped in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/priceless-the-moment-trump-flips-script-on-host-trying-to-stop-him-from-telling-inconvenient-truths\/\" title=\"Priceless: The Moment Trump Flips Script on Host Trying to Stop Him from Telling Inconvenient Truths\">animal&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s jaws, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outrage-chinese-zookeepers-new-tiger-exhibit-comes-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zookeeper<\/a> entered the water and rescued the man, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14658527\/Moment-tourist-attacked-crocodile-inside-enclosure.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K.&rsquo; s Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly slammed a piece of concrete onto Lalay&rsquo;s head, causing her to let go.<\/p>\n<p>Medics treated the tourist&rsquo;s arm and thigh before transporting him to the hospital, where he received more than 50 stitches.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This kind of behaviour is very dangerous. Nobody should ever enter an animal&rsquo;s enclosure at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/1000-lb-sisters-star-arrested-tennessee-zoo-police-investigation-camel-bite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zoo<\/a>,&rdquo; Joel Sajolga, police staff sergeant of the Siay Municipal Police, said in reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He put other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-breaking-news-in-georgia-132000-ballots-in-fulton-county-georgia-have-been-identified-which-are-likely-ineligible\/\" title=\"HUGE BREAKING NEWS IN GEORGIA - 132,000 Ballots in Fulton County, Georgia Have Been Identified Which Are Likely Ineligible\">people&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s lives at risk and he is very lucky to have survived,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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