This Article is From Sep 28, 2010

Man performs with dangerous crocodile

Costarica: This story is no crock - even though it's about a Croc - and his human friend.

Costarican fisherman Chito found Pocho about 20 years ago. He was wounded by a farmer's bullet and weighed just 150 pounds.

Chito says the animal wasn't eating. He fed him chickens and fish and gave him medicine.

Pocho now weighs in at nearly a thousand pounds. The Croc also stretched 17 feet.

Most people wouldn't want to get anywhere near a beast of this size - but Chito says the animal gained the trust over the years. He says after about a decade, he started to work with Pocho a bit.

Several years ago he showed Pocho's tricks to a few friends. The pair now does shows for tourists.

Mare Wilson, a tourist says, "I'm in the construction business. I've worked all over the world. I've never seen anything like this."

All these years later, Chito says Pocho has returned the favour and helped him - providing a living as people come to see the pair perform.

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