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Feeding the crocs: Man wows residents and tourists with love for reptiles

Emuria was spotted feeding his tamed crocodile known has "Kungu" at Lake Baringo on February 6,2018 .He has tamed the reptile since 2003

Crocodiles are dangerous animals. Some say they are deadlier than sharks. Just stare into the jaws of a crocodile and that might be the last thing you see. Its powerful jaws can snap human bones like twigs.

Yet, one man on the shores of Lake Baringo has taken it upon himself to feed the reptiles. He has been doing this for 15 years now, and began when he was just 10. Unbelievable, isn’t it? We thought so too when we first heard the story of Moses Emuria and what has become his biggest hobby; feeding crocodiles.

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