Moment A Crocodile Snatches A Shark Off A Fishermen's Line Instantly After They Catch It

That's a super effort! A jaw-dropping footage has captured a crocodile snatching a shark off a fishermen's line just moments after catching it.

Nat Barnes was on his boat with neighbour Geoff Trutwein when they caught a shark off the coast of Western Australia. What seemed like a great catch soon turned into battle as Nat was quickly caught in a tug of war with a long saltwater crocodile grabbed the shark with his imposing jaws.

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According to the Sun, the video of the incredible moment was captured by photographer Geoff. The footage shows Nat trying to reel the shark in further to the boat but the crocodile refused to let go.

Eventually Nat decided it was futile to fight the crocodile in a battle he wasn't going to win and cut the line, allowing the crocodile to swim off with the fish to devour it on the riverbank.

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"We had been out fishing for a few hours and Nat caught a juvenile blacktip shark and while he was reeling it in this saltwater croc decided he wanted that meal,¡± Geoff was quoted as saying by the Sun.

"He shot over really quickly and grabbed it. The crocs aren't timid around people, they're very happy to be around us. You¡¯ve got to be careful as they'll eat you. I've been photographing wildlife for 30 years and I've seen the crocs around here a lot in my life but I've never had an interaction like this," he added.

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He said despite the crocodile being young it was still a fair size so he wasn¡¯t taking any chances.

¡°I got as close to the side of the boat as I was willing to get as I didn¡¯t fancy losing my fingers. Once we cut the shark free, the crocodile took it straight back to the banks and wolfed it down," he said.

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