Gomek - Wikipedia
Gomek (1927 – March 6, 1997) was a large saltwater crocodile captured by George Craig in Papua New Guinea in 1968. [1] . He was purchased by Terri and Arthur Jones in 1985 and was kept in Ocala, Florida, for five years before being sold to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in Florida.
Ancient Reptile in the Ancient City: Gomek and the St ...
Perhaps the most famous of these “salties” to be on display at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm was Gomek. His story begins halfway across the world, however, in Papua New Guinea. Gomek was likely born sometime in the 1930s, if not earlier, somewhere along the Fly River.
My Visit with Gomek, the Largest, Tamest Salt Water Crocodile ...
2010年3月19日 · Herpetologist Frank Indiviglio recalls his personal encounter with Gomek, a large, "tame" Saltwater crocodile that used to reside in Florida on that reptile blog.
Gomek, giant Saltwater Crocodile, Feeding Show - YouTube
A young Jim Darlington, now Curator of Reptiles, feeding Gomek; Giant Saltwater crocodile from Papua New Guinea. Gomek arrived in 1989 and passed away in 1997. This legendary crocodile was...
Gomek: To Catch a Crocodile with Dr. Kent Vliet and George ...
Gomek was a giant Saltwater crocodile at about 18 feet long and weighed about 2,000 pounds. He was a Guinness World Record holder in North America until his death in 1997....
Alligator Farm remembers wrangler who captured Gomek ...
2024年12月3日 · Called the "last of the big croc hunters," Craig captured Gomek in 1968 when residents of a town in Papua New Guinea asked him for help with the crocodile, who was "terrorizing" the Fly...
St. Augustine Alligator Farm - Florida's Historic Coast
For many years, an awesome crocodile named Gomek was the star of the Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Weighing in at one ton and nearly 18 feet in length, Gomek was brought here from the jungles of New Guinea where he was well-known and feared by local villagers.