DARWIN, AUSTRALIA — Photos of a celebrity animal expert posing next to a gigantic crocodile have sparked debate online, with some complaining about how the beast was treated. <br /> <br />Chopper pilot Matt Wright posted the photos to Facebook on Saturday after tracking the croc down in Australia’s wild Northern Territory. <br /> <br />Wright is the star of the National Geographic show “Outback Wrangler”, but off screen he makes a living out of relocating dangerous problem animals, like crocs. <br /> <br />And with this monster weighing in at an estimated 1,700 pounds, it’s easy to imagine the kind of problems he could cause. <br /> <br />But some people complained Wright used too much duct tape to clamp the giant croc’s jaws shut. <br /> <br />Others defended the practice, saying the Outback Wrangler was keeping the community — and the croc — safe. <br /> <br />As one commenter pointed out, most crocs are relocated because they’ve previously clashed with humans or livestock. So if good people don’t relocate the croc, some redneck will just shoot it. <br /> <br />At least two people have been killed in Australia this year in suspected crocodile attacks.
