Saltwater crocodile

The largest reptile now known to exist is the saltwater crocodile, commonly referred to as the marine crocodile. Male adults can reach 7 meters in length and 1500 kilograms in weight. Though roughly half as large as males, females are nonetheless large reptiles.

The marshy lands of Australia, Indochina, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Mew Guinea, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh are where the majority of their population resides. They can live in open waters, though, and have been known to move to the coastlines of French Polynesia and the Solomon Islands due to their exceptional swimming abilities.

These crocodiles are superpredators in their natural habitat, possessing the hardest bite of any reptile and unquestionably among the top predators in the animal kingdom. Generally speaking, they hunt opportunistically, concealing and waiting for prey to approach. This is frequently done by waiting for an animal to drink near the banks of rivers before striking. They are so opportunistic that they won't think twice before attacking a person who is acting similarly.