WASHINGTON — In the fight between the prince and the crocodile, royalty still reigns.
According to the BCC, Prince Harry’s tour of Australia — home of the most famous crocodile hunter, the late Steve Irwin — included his own daring capture of a 10-foot saltwater croc from Darwin Harbor.
Pictures taken last month show the smiling scion of the British crown after apparently taping up the creature’s snappers . According to the report, crocodiles are a problem in the the waterways of the Northern Territory, and are regularly removed to limit the risk to people. They are typically taken to crocodile farms or killed.
So the prince was just doing his duty.
Wildlife ranger Erin Britton said the prince would make “a great croc catcher” and said he did a “great job” helping the crocodile management team. A bit more melodramatically, Bess Price, minister for parks and wildlife, said it was a “top secret mission” that should leave “a unique lasting impression” on the prince.
He was on to New Zealand, home to the Lord of the Rings, next, where he presumably killed orchs with his bare hands.
