Video Of The Week - Snappy, The Orange Crocodile!

By Meera Dolasia on September 26, 2011

Just a few weeks ago, Snappy an eight-foot long saltwater crocodile, who lives at the Roaming Reptiles center in Melbourne, Australia, used to look just like the rest of the clan - A nice dull green. So you can only imagine how horrified its owner Tracy Sandstrom was when the crocodile began to turn a bright orange!

Fortunately, it turns out that Snappy is not suffering from a rare disease, but simply from its own bad habits. Turns out that the reptile who spends nights in a heated bath, had been gnawing on the water pipes and had managed to destroy the filter.

This in turn, allowed the red algae or tannins from the dried up fallen leaves to seep into his bath water, effectively dyeing him a bright orange. Experts have assured Tracy that Snappy will eventually revert to his normal color - Meanwhile though, it sure has made him a celebrity worldwide!

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  • awesomeness2315/14/2013
    orange croc?
    • ef67406
      11/24/2012
      surprizing
      • bob9/14/2012
        that5 is cool
        • cste
          9/12/2012
          AWESOME!!!!!!
          • LUCAS5/13/2012
            I think that is cool really cooooooooooooooooooooool
            • DANIEL5/13/2012
              that Is a cool crocodile I have never seen a orange crocodile
              • DANIEL5/13/2012
                cool crocodile i have never seen a orange crocodile before
                • wolvenly
                  5/3/2012
                  Strange but cool!
                  • edmondak
                    4/25/2012
                    cause=it turned the a bright orange color. effect=it seeped into its bath water then that was dying him orange.
                    • willaald
                      4/25/2012
                      cause=turn brught orange efect =because it starts to dye if in bath for to long

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