{"id":254421,"date":"2025-11-01T11:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/254421\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T11:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:16:13","slug":"crocodile-in-florida-seen-with-large-dog-clamped-in-its-jaws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/254421\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocodile in Florida seen with large dog clamped in its jaws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A massive crocodile was caught on camera swimming through a canal with a large dog clamped in its jaws near an elementary school and several homes in Florida, according to a report. <\/p>\n<p>The terrifying scene was witnessed by Satellite Beach resident Zach Spurlock on Monday, who told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxii.com\/2025\/10\/30\/graphic-crocodile-seen-with-large-dog-its-jaws\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KXII<\/a> he\u2019s captured the imposing croc on video on numerous occasions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just heartbreaking. I mean, I\u2019m a dog owner. I know they\u2019re part of the family, and so I couldn\u2019t help but have my heart go out to them that their worst fear had come true,\u201d Spurlock said. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37537092\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/www-facebook-com-reel-1604970113673028-114520805.png\" alt=\"A crocodile with a dog in its jaws in a murky river.\" class=\"wp-image-37537092\"  \/>A massive crocodile was caught on camera swimming through a canal with a large dog clamped in its jaws in Satellite Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a text from a friend that was walking with their baby in a stroller, and 10 feet away is this 11-foot crocodile swimming with a Golden Retriever-type breed in it\u2019s mouth. And so at that point I couldn\u2019t help but go there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed the incident to the outlet, saying the large reptile was wrangled from the water with the help of fire rescue as stunned neighbors looked on.<\/p>\n<p>It is not immediately clear if the dog owner was identified and notified of the tragic incident. <\/p>\n<p>The last time Spurlock filmed the beast was roughly three weeks ago, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.54682779;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37537095\" width=\"913\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2012-near-florida-city-florida-34694915.jpg\" alt=\"A Florida crocodile with its head above water.\" class=\"wp-image-37537095\"  \/>Wildlife experts warned residents that pets and children should always be kept away from the water\u2019s edge. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember being 6 feet away from the thing, it\u2019s on dry land and it just has its mouth open, sunning and it has zero fear of humans now. When I saw the behavior, I knew something bad was going to happen,\u201d Spurlock said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen the crocodile get relocated three to four times, and each time it makes its way back. It really likes that canal,\u201d he continued. <\/p>\n<p>The hulking snapper is the only confirmed American crocodile in the area since 2018, and has been placed into permanent captivity after careful consideration, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife experts warned residents that pets and children should always be kept away from the water\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A massive crocodile was caught on camera swimming through a canal with a large dog clamped in its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[8637,49,48,32092,6388,66,886,323],"class_list":{"0":"post-254421","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-animal-attacks","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-crocodiles","12":"tag-florida","13":"tag-science","14":"tag-us-news","15":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}