Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska
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[size=large]"A croc has a brain about the size of a lemon, it's all fun and games until someone loses a head!'
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[size=large] Rather than trying to
Tame wild stallions, fearless Costa Rican fisherman Chito prefers a playful
wrestle in the water with his best pal Pocho - a deadly 17ft crocodile.
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The 52-year-old
daredevil draws gasps of amazement from onlookers by wading chest-deep into
the water, then whistling for his 980lb buddy - and giving him an affectionate hug.
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.
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He had been shot in
the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death.
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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
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"He was very
skinny, weighing only around 150 lb. 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.
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"It meant a lot
of sacrifice. I had to be there every day. I love all animals - especially
ones that have suffered."
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It took years before
Chito felt that Pocho had bonded with him enough to get closer to the animal.
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[size=large] Rather than trying to
Tame wild stallions, fearless Costa Rican fisherman Chito prefers a playful
wrestle in the water with his best pal Pocho - a deadly 17ft crocodile.
[attachment 175075 1.jpg]
The 52-year-old
daredevil draws gasps of amazement from onlookers by wading chest-deep into
the water, then whistling for his 980lb buddy - and giving him an affectionate hug.
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.
[attachment 175076 2.jpg]
He had been shot in
the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death.
[attachment 175077 3.jpg]
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
[attachment 175078 4.jpg]
"He was very
skinny, weighing only around 150 lb. 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.
[attachment 175079 5.jpg]
"It meant a lot
of sacrifice. I had to be there every day. I love all animals - especially
ones that have suffered."
[attachment 175080 6.jpg]
It took years before
Chito felt that Pocho had bonded with him enough to get closer to the animal.