A fisherman in Malaysia has captured spine-chilling footage of what he believes to be the 'world's largest crocodile' watching his every move.
In the video, which has been shared online by @sabreehs, the gigantic saltwater crocodile was in an area of mangroves near a riverbank. The beast watched as the group of fishermen sailed past on their small boat, filming it.
The footage, which has gained more than 81,000 likes, was captioned with the fisherman's claims that the croc could be big enough to beat the previous Guinness World Record holder as it was captioned: "Biggest crocodile ever seen caught on camera 18/09/2023 in Kuching, Sarawak, MY. Imo could beat Lolong's record."
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Lolong was a saltwater crocodile who was caught in the Philippines after munching on a fisherman in 2011,. It measured a massive 20.24-feet and weighed a hefty 2,370 pounds at the time of his capture.
Despite passing away in captivity ten years ago, he still holds the Guinness World Record for the longest crocodile ever measured, beating the previous record-holder, a 17.97-foot long saltwater croc from Australia.
The fisherman's TikTok footage of the new competitor has since amassed 1.9 million views, and over 700 comments since being posted. However, only ahandful of users agreed that the beast was one of the largest crocodiles to have been spotted.
One user wrote: "Nah, that's a lizard compared to lolong." Another said: "Lo longs dwarf twin would devour this croc for breakfast lunch and dinner, this thing is big but not almost 30 feet long." Meanwhile, a third joked: "Thats a baby. Habibi come to Australia!"
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The news comes after a wild video has captured the moment a giant 15-foot crocodile crossed a road near a school in front of stunned drivers after bad weather triggered floods in the area earlier this month. The clip, which has gained more than 1,9000 views on social media, shows the dangerous predator crossing the tarmac near Velammal New Gen School in Chennai, India in the early morning on December 4. Stunned motorists stopped to watch the beast as it disappeared into the darkness.
Bureaucrat Supriya Sahu said that the crocodile came out of a body of water after the Cyclone Michaung brought heavy rainfall throughout the night, causing some flooding in the area. The Tamil Nadu forest department issued a warning to the public following the video being shared widely on X, the site formerly known as Twitter at the time.
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