NORTHERN TERRITORY NEWS (Darwin, Australia) 17 December 07 Do we have our very own Rogue croc?
Photo: That's A Big Lizard: Paul Perryman compares hand sizes. Keep River locals say these footprints were made by a monster 5m/ croc spotted nearby
Is the real-life Rogue living in the Northern Territory?
These monster croc tracks were snapped by fisherman Jamie Coltman, who stumbled across a huge saltie while fishing at Keep River, 468km west of Katherine.
At first he and his friends mistook the giant reptile for a rock ledge - until it opened its jaws.
The group tried to sneak closer for a photo but the beast slipped into the river and disappeared.
Locals believe the croc they spotted is more than 5m in length - and is responsible for the enormous tracks pictured at left.
Mr Coltman, who lives at Kununurra in WA, packed up his fishing gear and headed to Keep River National Park after friends teased him for not catching a fish.
In reply he caught a NT monster of a safer variety - a 122cm barra.
But the repartee didn't stop; he was labelled mad for standing in deep mud on the banks of the croc-infested Keep River.
Mr Coltman now thinks twice before pulling in fish so close to the water.
Filmed at Katherine and Kakadu, Rogue is about a huge croc who terrorises a tour boat.
Rangers on set were armed with assault rifles in case real salties tried to have a nibble of the actors.
Do we have our very own Rogue croc?