The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/crocodiles/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:04:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png crocodiles | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/crocodiles/ 32 32 Prison officers tour crocodile farm as Ben Gvir said pushing for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/prison-officers-tour-crocodile-farm-as-ben-gvir-said-pushing-for-alligator-alcatraz/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:07:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3725523 Delegation headed by Prison Service's deputy chief wanted to learn about animals' upkeep; 'Looks like they're doing serious work,' Hamat Gader CEO says

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]]> Crocodile attacks worker at Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo during routine maintenance https://www.timesofisrael.com/crocodile-attacks-worker-at-jerusalems-biblical-zoo-during-routine-maintenance/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 11:30:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3356493 45-year-old hospitalized with serious bite wounds, police say guard who shot reptile likely saved worker's life; crocodile dies of injuries, second reptile lightly injured

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]]> Selfie-seeker enters crocodile enclosure at Ramat Gan zoo https://www.timesofisrael.com/selfie-seeker-enters-crocodile-enclosure-at-ramat-gan-zoo/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:04:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2705401 Safari park says it filed a police complaint about man seen in video posing with the toothy reptiles

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]]> Israel hunts for crocodile on the run, after tip from Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-hunts-for-crocodile-on-the-run-after-tip-from-jordan/ Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:40:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2608433 Jordanian army informs IDF that reptile was spotted in tributary of Jordan River, setting off search

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]]> 4-year-old bitten by crocodile in southern Israel suffers serious arm injury https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-year-old-bitten-by-crocodile-in-southern-israel-suffers-serious-arm-injury/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 13:01:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2434119 Child airlifted to hospital for treatment after incident at reptile farm in Ir Ovot

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]]> Egypt’s Nubians tame crocodiles for selfie-snapping tourists https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-nubians-tame-crocodiles-for-selfie-snapping-tourists/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:33:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2254354 Members of the Egyptian minority group catch and raise the reptiles as a source of income, but they also play an important role in the ancient Nubian culture

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]]> Israel nabs smuggled reptiles, including rare boa constrictors, turtles https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-nabs-smuggled-reptiles-including-rare-boa-constrictors-turtles/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 22:39:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2096029 Israel Nature and Parks Authority joins Interpol, Europol and more than 20 nations in major clampdown on illegal smuggling and keeping of reptiles

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]]> Israel faces crocodile conundrum with 700 stranded reptiles https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-faces-crocodile-conundrum-with-stranded-reptiles/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 22:26:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1905849 Hundreds are housed at a defunct tourist attraction and they are multiplying; official warns that a loose croc in the Jordan River could spark 'an international incident'

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]]> Still wanted: A home for 1,000 escape-prone crocodiles https://www.timesofisrael.com/still-wanted-a-home-for-1000-crocodiles/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:38:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1837527 Defense ministry says 6-year effort to re-home the reptiles after their West Bank farm was ordered closed, has, unsurprisingly, failed

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]]> Why Israel went wild over $1,000-plus crocodile-skin kippas https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-israel-went-wild-over-1000-plus-crocodile-skin-kippas/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:01:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1693929 Exotic animal leather Judaica sold in Jerusalem raised ire of animal rights activists, confiscated by Nature and Parks Authority

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]]> Tunis zoo reopens weeks after visitors kill croc https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunis-zoo-reopens-weeks-after-visitors-kill-croc/ Sun, 16 Apr 2017 19:15:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1601294 Reptile was stoned to death, in the latest incident in a string of scandals at the 50-year-old wildlife park

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]]> After cat-gate, Israeli official floats crocodile transfer https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-cat-gate-israeli-official-floats-crocodile-transfer/ Thu, 05 Nov 2015 22:10:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1279198 Head of Jordan Valley Regional Council says more than 1,000 animals from nearby farm up for grabs

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]]> Alligator bites off Florida Jewish swimmer’s arm https://www.timesofisrael.com/alligator-bites-off-florida-jewish-swimmers-arm/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 23:09:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1232421 Rachael Lilienthal, 37, was repeatedly pulled underwater and bitten by creature nearly 9 feet long

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]]> Escaped croc found near Caesarea https://www.timesofisrael.com/escaped-crocodile-captured-by-police/ Sat, 09 May 2015 15:44:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1180083 Reptile, believed to have got away from nearby farm, located by police and taken back into captivity

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]]> Ibex is latest Israeli animal escapee https://www.timesofisrael.com/ibex-is-latest-israeli-animal-escapee/ Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:34:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1130174 Leopards, rhinos, emus, and crocodiles have all made breaks for freedom in recent years

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