MAN POSED FOR SELFIE NEXT TO CROCODILE HE THOUGHT WAS FAKE

A man in the Philippines was attacked by a crocodile he believed was a plastic figurine that he could take selfies with. Nehemias Chipada, 68, was visiting the Amaya View amusement park in Cagayan de Oro, a city on the island of Mindanao. The park has a lot of fake life-sized animals, like an elephant and a lion and a tortoise. Chipada spotted a 4-foot crocodile – inside a fenced-off area – and thought it was another life-size model. He climbed into the enclosure and pulled out his phone to take a selfie. The crocodile lunged at his arm and dragged him into the water. Mr. Chipada screamed for help as the crocodile attempted to drag him under the water. He managed to break away, fleeing the pool with blood dripping from his left arm. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of puncture wounds and fractures to his arm and thigh. Mr. Chipada’s family blame the park, claiming there were no signs to warn tourists about the deadly animal.
* Because every time an employee went over to the crocodile to stick a sign in the ground, well …
* No, sir, Disney makes the animatronic animals. Amaya View Park, not so much.
* Amaya View amusement park? More like Amaya Moron amusement park.
* Come to think of it, it doesn’t sound all that amusing.
* Even worse, the crocodile was really angry after trying to eat the plastic tortoise.
* For a moment there, you know he was thinking, “Boy, this one is really life-like.”