Comments on: On The Track of The Gbahali

By: Isaac

Isaac — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:49:52 +0000

It looks really scary. It kinda looks like a dinosaur called Pristichampsus (PRIS-ti-Camp-sus).

By: flame821

flame821 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:30:30 +0000

If it is an apex predator and is protected from humans would it be possible for a ‘normal’ croc to grow that large?

I know no one mentioned a shell, but the 3 rows of pointy projections and the grab and drown hunting method and the fact that it eats on land makes me think giant alligator snapping turtle.

There was that one carcass in the American South that was the size of a bear; could there be a distant cousin that grows even larger? (again, without the interference of humans I would expect predators to grow larger since we aren’t there to stop them)

By: serpent_seeker

serpent_seeker — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:12:01 +0000

This is the first time i have heard of this animal, It looks almost prehistoric, which this thing looks extremely vicious maybe a hunter soon will get a specimen so science can exanine it but at the size of that thing i think it might be impossible.

By: dogu4

dogu4 — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:41:38 +0000

As soon as the locals get their hands on cheap cameras and cell phones we will begin seeing “blog-o-diles”.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:23:29 +0000

Like me and other people have said before, Africa is the perfect place for ANYTHING to live. It’s unlikely but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a Postosuchus-like creature (at least a descendant). One never knows.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:14:30 +0000

noobfun- Yes, you are right about the way crocodiles eat and that is a good observation. It is a major detail that adds additional weight to my suspicion that this is no ordinary crocodile that is being seen.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:19:29 +0000

This sounds promising indeed.

If Liberia is unsafe for visitors due to the civil war and other situations then why not arm certain locals with inexpensive but durable cameras and offer a generous a bounty for every clear picture produced of the creature?

In fact, this strategy can be tried in other “inconvenient” locations where other cryptids are being reported. Even more important than the many cameras would be the bounty factor.

By: noobfun

noobfun — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:53:05 +0000

“and found out that only the man’s head and a few body parts were left on the river bank.”

“carrying its prey underwater to drown before coming on shore to eat it.”

as crocodilians don’t have the jaws to chew they eat in water, so they can roll and rip chunks of flesh off the kill

and have a specially adapted throat flap that can block water from entering further then the mouth

or have i just watched 1 to many wildlife documentaries

seems a strange behaviour for a hunting crocodile

By: sasquatch

sasquatch — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:03:51 +0000

Catch one, then we’ll decide what it is.

By: DARHOP

DARHOP — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:47:06 +0000

MattBille responds:

I had a letter about ten years ago from a woman who said her husband and his friends killed a 35-foot gator in Florida but were unable to get the animal or even its head out of the swamp.

Wow. That is almost unbelieveable. I think I would of came back with a winch of some kind to haul that sucker out. 35 ft. is a huge gator. Hate to say this but, that fella would of made a lot of boots, wallets and belts. And don’t some people eat gator meat? To not haul it in was a total waste, I think.