Crocodile Bites Off Zoo Worker's Arm in Taiwan

[Nightz]

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A zoo worker had his forearm reattached Thursday after his colleagues recovered the severed limb from the mouth of a 440-pound Nile crocodile, an official said.

The crocodile severed Chang Po-yu's forearm on Wednesday at the Shaoshan Zoo in the southern city of Kaohsiung when the veterinarian tried to retrieve a tranquilizer dart from the reptile's hide, zoo officials said.

The Liberty Times newspaper said Chang failed to notice the crocodile was not fully anesthetized when he stuck his arm through an iron rail to medicate it.

As Chang was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday, a zoo worker shot two bullets at the crocodile's neck to retrieve the forearm, said Chen Po-tsun, a zoo official.

"The crocodile was unharmed as we didn't find any bullet holes on its hide," Chen said. "It probably was shocked and opened its mouth to let go of the limb."

The 17-year-old reptile is one of a pair of Nile crocodiles kept by the Kaohsiung zoo. The crocodile is listed as an endangered species, and is rapidly disappearing from its native African habitat.

Chen said the zoo purchased the crocodile from a local resident who had kept it as a pet.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265502,00.html

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Edited April 13, 2007 by John S.

[C++]

I wonder if the crocodile is going to stand trial for being a crocodile.

[Rigby]

Ouch.

[Epimetheus]

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Edited April 12, 2007 by Epimetheus

[Nightz]

I wonder if they will be able to reattach it.

the beginning of the first sentence says, "A zoo worker had his forearm reattached Thursday..."

[Nashy]

I think I read its been reattached.

[Vice]

That looks so creepy, I wouldn't want to be the one handling the hand (no pun intended) before it was reatached.

[exotoxic]

I wonder if they will be able to reattach it.

read the article!! it says in the first line he had it re attached

[Nightz]

That looks so creepy, I wouldn't want to be the one handling the hand (no pun intended) before it was reatached.

same here. but after the croc bites off a co-worker's arm, you gotta have balls to go in there and get the arm back.

[Epimetheus]

read the article!! it says in the first line he had it re attached

I did read the article.

[snyper]

OWNED.

[koocha]

That happened to me once

[spacer]

I was totally expecting just another news article, but then I saw pictures! I <3 Nightz.

[reactionary007]

i was hoping that there were no pictures... ouch!

[snyper]

reactionary007 Posted Today, 17:28

i was hoping that there were no pictures... ouch!

WARNING: Graphic images posted

:huh: guess u missed that..:p

[funkymunky]

better hope he's right handed lol

[jbrunt1990]

I bet that hurt!!!! Eww @ the hand thou

[acies]

That looks so surreal, must be the strangest.. and worst feeling ever.

[Samboini]

same here. but after the croc bites off a co-worker's arm, you gotta have balls to go in there and get the arm back.

Shoot to kill or sedate, either way it's gonna be out for the count.

[qdave]

made me smile for some reason. it somehow looks too unrealistic to be real, which i know it is.

[I am Reid]

[Des429]

lol i bet i'll be one of the few people that get that.

[null_]

LOL!

[Kraftman]

LOL! I get that :)

[Kreuger]

Wicked awesome