This is the terrifying moment a crocodile lunged at a group of children who were watching it from a riverbank.<br /><br />The youngsters gathered at the boating ramp next to the water in Aurukun in Far North Queensland, Australia, on Wednesday (March 11) afternoon.<br /><br />They were watching the huge saltwater croc as it glided through the water. However, sensing that there could be a potential meal on the shore, the beast moved towards the kids. <br /><br />Footage from bystander Rosie Woolla shows how the bare-footed children began yelling and screaming as the killer reptile drew closer. They even hurled a few objects into the water to try and scare it away.<br /><br />The crocodile gave a huge snap of its powerful jaws before disappearing below the waterline. <br /><br />Rosie said the crocodile appeared to be chasing a bottle through the water as bystanders attempted to lure the animal ashore to see how big it was. <br /><br />She said she was terrified by the reptile and didn't want to get any closer while recording it with her phone. <br /><br />Rosie added: ''There was a lot of shouting so I went to look and then saw the crocodile. It was so big. People threw things at it to scare it away.''<br /><br />Earlier this week, a three-metre saltwater crocodile was filmed 100 metres from an Ingham school, 112km north-west of Townsville.
