Saltwater Crocodile

The largest living reptile in the world, capable of exceeding 6m in exceptional individuals, found along the Kinabatangan and other major Sabah rivers, estuaries and coastal mangroves. Adults are heavily armoured with bony scutes and have a broad, powerful snout.

An ambush predator, taking fish, birds, mammals and virtually anything else it can overpower, submerging with barely a ripple before a fast, explosive strike. Sightings are usually of eyes and snout tip breaking the surface, or a basking individual on a riverbank or mudflat — treat any riverside area as potential crocodile habitat and keep a safe distance from the water's edge.

A genuinely dangerous animal to humans where large individuals are present; guides' safety instructions around water should always be followed without exception.