Queensland man charged with killing crocodile and keeping skull as trophy
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Version 0 of 1. A north Queensland man has been charged with killing and decapitating a crocodile to keep its skull as a trophy. The crocodile skull was allegedly found during a raid of a home at Eubenangee, north of Innisfail in the state’s far north, on 1 June. The environment and heritage protection department is still working to confirm if the crocodile skull came from the carcass of a four-metre crocodile that was found dead on a creek bed on a private property at Innisfail in April. The man has been charged with a number of offences, including taking a protected animal, as well as weapons and drugs offences. The maximum penalty for killing a crocodile without authorisation is $27,425. The 60-year-old is due to face Innisfail magistrates court on 10 July. |