Venomous Dragon
Archeon
The Varanid
The Ora, King of The Lizards.
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Feb 21, 2012 20:17:36 GMT -5
Im just filling a role here, no insecurties, but someone needs to be saying these things, its not really a versus debate if everyones just sitting around agreeing with one another. I agree the saltie is the cream of the crop when it comes to extent reptiles, however when a terrestrial animal and an amphibious animal face off it should be on neutral ground. As the croc is amphibious it is adapted to dwell on land and water, the tiger only on land, alas you have your neutral ground; land. That being established, the larger a croc is the less agile and more pondersome they become when moving about on land, however I welcome you to prove me wrong. I was just bugging you and im glad you are "saying these things" makes the forum a less boring place.
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Post by apexpredator7 on Feb 22, 2012 11:45:50 GMT -5
croc wins this hands down there is now way a male saltie would be bested than anything terrestrial apart from man
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Post by Tyrannosaurus on Feb 22, 2012 17:40:00 GMT -5
... what? Think about it. Many terrestrial animals could beat a saltwater crocodile. Elephants, rhinos, and hippos are just a few obvious examples.
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Reticulatus
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Post by Reticulatus on Feb 22, 2012 17:58:36 GMT -5
I think he was implying predatorwise
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Post by Tyrannosaurus on Feb 22, 2012 18:02:07 GMT -5
Well I'm sure Polar Bears(probably also brown bears) could handle it, but that's a subject for another thread.
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Post by mantisshrimp on Feb 23, 2012 14:48:29 GMT -5
I think the saltie would win. Why? 1. They can take a lot of damage, I have seen some specimens which have healed nasty injuries on their crania and necks. 2. Their reaction is NOT slow and the tiger wont dance around it. They also have better stamina than one would think, look at the new research on their lungs... I have seen smaller ones(3-4meters) jumping on land for food. 3. One bite anywhere besides the tail and the tiger has lost.
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Post by apexpredator7 on Feb 23, 2012 14:58:08 GMT -5
I think he was implying predatorwise yes i was and tyrnnosaurus brown bears are omnivores and a saltie could take the polar in shalow water due to toughness as salties and niles have been shot and lived
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Post by Tyrannosaurus on Feb 23, 2012 17:28:05 GMT -5
Bears are notorious for taking multiple shots. And just because it's an omnivore doesn't mean it's not a predator.
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Post by Anomonyous on Feb 23, 2012 18:45:03 GMT -5
Yes, bears can take multiple shots. But from what? One bear was killed with a single shot from a .44 magnum. Pretty powerful bullet, but it's not a .45-70 or something. Black bears can be killed with close range pistol fire from a .45 ACP or 10mm handgun.
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Post by Tyrannosaurus on Feb 23, 2012 18:56:50 GMT -5
That depends entirely to much on where the animals were shot. You'll have to be more specific.
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Post by Anomonyous on Feb 23, 2012 19:08:16 GMT -5
Well, Gustave has a large scar on the side of his body that likely came from a bullet; not too many animals can survive a high caliber gunshot wound to such a vulnerable area. Some zoo employees shot a medium sized crocodile with a rifle after it had bitten off a man's arm. It released its catch but was hardly injured.
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Post by apexpredator7 on Feb 26, 2012 13:05:30 GMT -5
mismatch this is the closest thing near to the size of meat eating dinos no tiger could beat any of those crocs and lolongs big brother who is larger is still out there
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Post by jumbo1 on Jun 21, 2012 19:11:47 GMT -5
I'd favor a tiger over a mugger crocodile. But Salty is too strong. Tigers are arguably one of the most overrated predators while crocs are some of the most underrated.
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Post by rhino on Mar 11, 2013 23:18:09 GMT -5
Anybody know of interacts between these two? As for this fight, I'd back the saltwater crocodile. It's too low and armored for the tiger to flip and its neck is too wide for the tiger to bite. It's armor would give protection from the tiger's claws and canines whereas 1 hit from the crocodile's tail or jaw would easily break a bone. Though I have read that crocodile facial areas more sensitive than human fingertips. A paw swipe could aggravate the reptile enough to force a retreat. www.livescience.com/24621-crocodile-jaws-sensitive-fingertip.html here. BTW, has there ever been an instance of a feline attempting to flip a crocodile over? Ever? Excluding that obviously fabricated account of a tiger flipping an 1800 pounder with 1 paw (which still doesn't stop some feline fanatics from buying into that stuff)
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Reticulatus
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Post by Reticulatus on Mar 12, 2013 16:45:42 GMT -5
The crocodiles "soft" belly I feel is largely exaggerated. I mean sure they are softer in that region than the rest of their anatomy but still undoubtedly more durable than most mammalian skin.
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