"why is is possible to gain the trust of monitors (in many cases), but even with a similar sized croc there`s not much chance of that ever happening"

I don't like using the word 'trust' with monitors. I've had dogs that I could trust not to bite me no matter what I did, whereas if I were so inclined, I could probably get my 'tamest' lace monitor to bite me if I did X, Y and Z. They can be 'trusted' only within limits.

With that proviso, yes, there are many monitors that learn not to bite people and that people are benign, if not beneficial.

There are also many crocodilians that learn not to bite people. Some species are better at it than others (which is the same as monitors).

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