IF you love your job, you don’t have to work a single day in your life. And who would have thought this description could apply to something as bizarre as crocodile farming.
In a viral video post on X by netizen Nature is Amazing, a crocodile farmer could be seen ushering his “herd” into the pool for a bath.
Things should have been difficult for a farmer whose animals happen to be huge meat-eating lizards instead of the common grass-eating sheep or cow.
But it appears that a shovel was the only instrument needed to frighten them into submission.
Millions of years of evolution into a perfect predator undone by a shovel. pic.twitter.com/OzgLjXTIpW
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) November 15, 2024
For the stubborn ones, all it took was a soft bonk on the nose to get them moving.
Netizens were tickled pink by his antics, running around the pond and effortlessly terrorising dozens of those killing machines.
If viewers think this is comedy gold, they should also check out the comment section.
We all know that a picture speaks a thousand words. But a caption helps too.
On a more serious note, crocodile farming is a lucrative business in Thailand although crocodiles are also farmed internationally.
Thailand is home to over 1.2 million crocodiles across more than 1,000 farms, according to the Thai Department of Fisheries.
Many of these farms are equipped with slaughterhouses and tanneries to process the reptiles into luxury products.
One of the largest operations is Sri Ayuthaya Crocodile Farm, which has been in business for 35 years.
A 2017 article by CNBC states that crocodiles are farmed for various purposes, including their leather, meat, and even their bile and blood, which are used in traditional health remedies.
Crocodile leather is highly prized, with luxury items such as Birkin-style handbags made from the material selling for as much as 80,000 baht ($2,358) each.
Crocodile leather suits can command prices around 200,000 baht ($5,894).
Meanwhile, crocodile meat is sold for up to 300 baht per kilogram (2.2 lbs), while the bile and blood—both made into pills believed to have medicinal properties—can fetch 40,000 baht and 500 baht per kilogram, respectively. —Nov 17, 2024
Main image: Nature is Amazing
