Eric Goode

Yeah, all right.

Yeah, all right.

Yeah, all right.

Well, so there's a bunch of different ones, right? And the Nile crocodiles are a different animal. Nile crocodiles regularly get to 18 feet, and there's some really interesting reports from back in the day of much larger ones. And so the question is, here's the thing about alligators and crocodiles in particular. They don't die of old age. They just keep getting older and bigger.

Well, so there's a bunch of different ones, right? And the Nile crocodiles are a different animal. Nile crocodiles regularly get to 18 feet, and there's some really interesting reports from back in the day of much larger ones. And so the question is, here's the thing about alligators and crocodiles in particular. They don't die of old age. They just keep getting older and bigger.

Well, so there's a bunch of different ones, right? And the Nile crocodiles are a different animal. Nile crocodiles regularly get to 18 feet, and there's some really interesting reports from back in the day of much larger ones. And so the question is, here's the thing about alligators and crocodiles in particular. They don't die of old age. They just keep getting older and bigger.

And when you introduce human beings and guns into the equation, what are the people going to shoot? Well, they're going to shoot the biggest ones. So you have guns being introduced in the 1800s, and now in 2024, you can't find the really big ones. Well, one of the reasons for that is a really big one would take hundreds of years to get that big.

And when you introduce human beings and guns into the equation, what are the people going to shoot? Well, they're going to shoot the biggest ones. So you have guns being introduced in the 1800s, and now in 2024, you can't find the really big ones. Well, one of the reasons for that is a really big one would take hundreds of years to get that big.

And when you introduce human beings and guns into the equation, what are the people going to shoot? Well, they're going to shoot the biggest ones. So you have guns being introduced in the 1800s, and now in 2024, you can't find the really big ones. Well, one of the reasons for that is a really big one would take hundreds of years to get that big.

So an alligator like that big fucker that they had, the cattle-eating 15-foot alligator, that guy might be 90 years old. So a crocodile that gets to 30 feet long, which is – there was reports of ones that were longer than a 38-foot boat that these guys were on. This is a long time ago, though. And so there's all this speculation.

So an alligator like that big fucker that they had, the cattle-eating 15-foot alligator, that guy might be 90 years old. So a crocodile that gets to 30 feet long, which is – there was reports of ones that were longer than a 38-foot boat that these guys were on. This is a long time ago, though. And so there's all this speculation.

So an alligator like that big fucker that they had, the cattle-eating 15-foot alligator, that guy might be 90 years old. So a crocodile that gets to 30 feet long, which is – there was reports of ones that were longer than a 38-foot boat that these guys were on. This is a long time ago, though. And so there's all this speculation.

Were these people just freaking out because it was big and they exaggerated? Is this hyperbole? What is this?

Were these people just freaking out because it was big and they exaggerated? Is this hyperbole? What is this?

Were these people just freaking out because it was big and they exaggerated? Is this hyperbole? What is this?

The other part of the speculation is, well, for sure we know crocodiles used to be bigger. There was many, many species of crocodiles that were fucking enormous. Dinosaur-eating crocodiles, huge. What is the biggest ancient crocodile that was ever discovered fossilized? I think it's like in the neighborhood of 50 plus feet long.

The other part of the speculation is, well, for sure we know crocodiles used to be bigger. There was many, many species of crocodiles that were fucking enormous. Dinosaur-eating crocodiles, huge. What is the biggest ancient crocodile that was ever discovered fossilized? I think it's like in the neighborhood of 50 plus feet long.

The other part of the speculation is, well, for sure we know crocodiles used to be bigger. There was many, many species of crocodiles that were fucking enormous. Dinosaur-eating crocodiles, huge. What is the biggest ancient crocodile that was ever discovered fossilized? I think it's like in the neighborhood of 50 plus feet long.

Well, so my point is that like these things are so different than us that it's hard for us to even imagine. Okay, the biggest freshwater croc ever was 40 feet long.

Well, so my point is that like these things are so different than us that it's hard for us to even imagine. Okay, the biggest freshwater croc ever was 40 feet long.