Freshwater Crocodile, Windjana Gorge, Kimberley

Up close and personal with a Freshwater Crocodile, Windjana Gorge in the Kimberley, Western Australia.

The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni or Crocodylus johnsoni), also known as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone’s crocodile or colloquially as the ‘Freshie’ is a species of crocodile endemic to the northern regions of Australia.

Unlike their much larger Australian relative, the saltwater crocodile, freshwater crocodiles are not known as man-eaters, although they will bite in self-defense and brief non-fatal attacks, apparently the result of mistaken identity, have occurred.