A fisherman has found the jawbone of a giant crocodile in an estuary in the Mekong Delta.
Tran Van Ut of Can Tho City said he found the 0.9-meter bone in the Dau Sau (Crocodile Head) estuary, adding at first he thought it was a tree trunk.
Tran Van Tot, an 86-year-old local, estimated the reptile had been five to six meters long and weighed 300-400 kilograms and said it is the biggest crocodile jaw he has seen.
It may have died more than 100 years ago, he added.
The world’s largest living crocodile is the saltwater crocodile found in Australia and India which is thought to grow to up to seven meters.
Several people have offered to buy the jaw but Ut is not selling.
Tieu Thi Tuyet, 76, who lives near the estuary, said her grandmother once saw a giant crocodile basking on the shore and crawling into the river at the sight of people.
The Dau Sau estuary has traditionally been a major crocodile habitat.
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