A photographer in the Northern Territory has captured the moment a saltwater crocodile bit one of his friend’s fingers while he was swimming.
The small crocodile latched onto the swimmer’s pinkie finger as he was bodysurfing at Cape Arnhem 900km east of Darwin last month, the NT News reported.
The man was among a group of friends camping near the beach and decided to jump into the water for a body surf.
“He was rushing through the waves and the croc tried to get out of his way,” the unnamed photographer was quoted as saying.
“He touched the tail by accident and it spun around and bit him on the pinkie.”
The swimmer suffered only scratches from the bite.
The 80cm crocodile was reportedly unharmed in the incident.