[smackem]

Chito made friends with the croc after finding him with a gunshot wound on the banks of the Central American state's Parismina river 20 years ago. He had been shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death. But Chito enlisted the help of several pals to load the massive reptile into his boat.
He says: "When I found Pocho in the river he was dying, so I brought him into my house". "He was very skinny, weighing only around 150lb I gave him chicken and fish and medicine for six months to help him recover. "I stayed by Pocho's side while he was ill, sleeping next to him at night. I just wanted him to feel that somebody loved him, that not all humans are bad. It meant a lot of sacrifice. I had to be there every day. I love all animals - especially ones that have suffered."
It took years before Chito felt that Pocho had bonded with him enough to get closer to the animal. He says: "After a decade I started to work with him. At first it was slow, slow. I played with him a bit, slowly doing more. "Then I found out that when I called his name he would come over to me."
At one point during his recovery, Chito left the croc in a lake near his house. But as he turned to walk away, to his amazement Pocho got out of the water and began to follow him home. Chito recalls: "That convinced me the crocodile could be tame." But when he first fearlessly waded into the water with the giant reptile his family was so horrified they couldn't bear to watch. So instead, he took to splashing around with Pocho when they were asleep.

[grimreaper]

that's incredible, great post smackem

[benado]

Never thought I'd say this but..Pocho is adorable! :)

[Blewvane]

If your gunna shoot something then you have a responsability to ensure that it dies quickly and with the least amount of suffering possible. The cunt that shot the croc should be shot himself, poor croc.

[Blewvane]

...my favourite pic is of the croc getting a belly rub.

[güttsfükk]

3rd pic from the bottom is the best one, imo

[Desten]

Great story and pics. Incredible to see.

[güttsfükk]

here's another good clip
some of it overlaps a bit with the original i think but still cool

[Blewvane]

I wonder if they're still doing ok?? This is one huge slap in the face to those so called experts that say that you can not domesticate a corcodile. I have always believed that it was possible and this only goes to prove me right.

[güttsfükk]

Originally Posted by Blewvane ↗

I wonder if they're still doing ok?? This is one huge slap in the face to those so called experts that say that you can not domesticate a corcodile. I have always believed that it was possible and this only goes to prove me right.

had a look for some more news about this, but i cant find anything other than different versions of the same news article. mainly dated 17-19August last year. there's a few articles dated september and october... but it's just the same story rewritten over and over