Had been to the Madras Crocodile Bank today. As I had confessed before, I am reptile-lover; my love for reptiles mainly stemmed out of a general hatred for them. A lot of people I know don't like crocs. Though you won't find me petting a croc; they are fascinating if you take the effort to watch and study them.

I went here sometime late 2008 or early 2009. They used to allow the public to hold a baby croc and an Indian Rock Python. When I had gone last time, hoping to hold the Python in hand; it had apparently had a meal that day and hence had retired. So, I had to contend myself with holding the baby croc in hand. This time though, both were available, but unfortunately, the govt. has banned the authorities from allowing the public to hold them! My wait for holding a snake on hand continues!!

This is an Australian Freshwater Crocodile. A relatively smaller, and relatively less aggressive species. A good place to start if you want to start liking crocs :D

Oh, please view large by hitting L :)