The Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is the world's second-heaviest extant reptile after the Saltwater Crocodile, which it actually grows longer than. It is also the world's heaviest fully freshwater species of Crocodile.
In River Monsters[]
Nile Crocodiles are seen in Season 2 Episode 6, "Rift Valley Killers". However, the episode focuses on the Nile Perch, so there is not an investigation, so therefore the Nile Crocodile is not suspected.
In Season 4 Episode 2, "Pack of Teeth", Jeremy Wade notes that Nile Crocodiles could be a potential suspect, but he does not feel like the attack was perpetrated by this animal or the other commonly blamed Hippopotamus.
In Season 7 Episode 6, "Africa's Deadliest", while Jeremy attempts a dive with the Striped Tiger Fish, the Nile Crocodile is one of the creatures Jeremy must be wary of along with the Vundu Catfish and Striped Tiger Fish themselves. Jeremy encounters an individual, however, due to the cold water temperature as a result of melt water, and Jeremy's position on the water column, the Crocodile does not attack him. He then touches its tail, and notes that water temperature may also affect the Striped Tiger Fish.
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