Cute from a distance.

Hi Jim:
I accept your corrections and comments (on My Page) about alligators (such as they are black; not green); as you are the expert. I have seen crocodiles in zoos; especially in North Queensland where I lived for a few years. I seem to recall they were dark green, but my memory plays tricks a little bit – especially as most my then passing observations were 30 years back. You have also reminded me to be more precise – over now confirming that crocodiles seek prey in a similar way as you describe alligators do. After patiently waiting near the edge of a stretch of water, as log-like panhandlers (but for food; rather than cash – which even a crocodile finds hard to handle), one will strike like lightning at some unsuspecting animal coming there for a drink. Having made contact with its teeth, the crocodile will next roll over and over; twisting its victim off its feet - so it can’t fight back and to confuse it – and the animal is quickly converted from life into tucker.