Category: Reptiles
The Phillippine crocodile a relatively small freshwater, crocodilian that is critically endangered mostly due to habitat destruction and destructive practices such as dynamite fishing. Their habitats include marshes, ponds, creeks and rivers. They feed on fish, snails, shrimps and small mammals, snakes and birds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_crocodile
http://www.zoo.org.au/melbourne/animals/philippines-crocodile
Please stop blaming snakes for everything
From Medusa to the Bible to Harry Potter, snakes have a bad reputation, but the vast majority are quite harmless - in fact, only about 20% of snakes are venomous, and the bites of less than 7% of snakes are considered medically important! Aside from venomous snakes, there are a few large constrictors that are dangerous, as well. But the truth is that the vast majority of snakes you come across in the wild would prefer to stay out of your way and be left alone! Even in Australia, the only continent in the world where venomous snakes outnumber the non-venomous, there are only 2-4 deaths by snake recorded each year. You are far more likely to be die from a bee sting - or another human - than be hurt by a snake!
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