German tourist almost eaten by crocodile in Costa Rica
July 30th, 2009 | by admin |YIKES – I only wanted a snap!
This is the moment a terrified tourist nearly had her head bitten off by a hungry crocodile.
The German woman was on a tour in Costa Rica, South America, when the crafty croc tried to make a meal out of her.
He was just inches from her face on the Tempiski River, leaving her petrified.
It had been woken from his slumber by a guide on the boat who had tried to liven up the docile reptiles by tapping a stick in the water.
When he pulled the stick out of the water, the crocodile tried to follow it, leaping out of the water with it’s jaws wide open.
The petrified tourist ran backwards, but fortunately for them the croc returned to the murky depths of the river.
Canadian photographer Paul Stodonly, 29, who was on the boat behind her and took the picture said: “Everyone on the boat gasped and bolted backwards – it was much too close for comfort.
“We bumped into the woman later on in the trip and showed her the photo.
“She said she’d never experienced anything so scary in her life. All she could see was teeth coming at her.”
