It's rumoured that for years afterward, many of the crocodiles in the area were seen wearing shoes and carrying luggage covered in human skin.

There is another reason large amounts of people would be attacked. February is the middle of the nesting season for crocodiles. Female crocs defend their nests the same way they hunt. So, anyone unlucky enough to stumble upon would likely get attacked. A croc with a full belly would go dormant and let the soldiers pass. A mother defending her nest would attack everyone who gets too close.

I have heard this story over the years(I'm 81, so I have heard a lot of stories), but the thing that always bothered me was, what did all those crocks eat when there weren't a thousand Japanese soldiers weren't around. This was the first time that the story was refuted. As usual, good video.

I have to admit that re-using the same recording of a man screaming over and over again began to crack me up after a while!

The animation of the Japanese type 99 rifle was very spot on. The way I see it it would ha e been horrifying just knowing that any salties were nearby much less waiting to strike. Even if a small percentage got eaten, imagine what that alone would do to moral of all of the others.

I had a really scary close encounter/close call about 8 years ago, when my dearly departed husband was still alive. He was an archaeologist, and not only was I his life partner, I was also his business partner. So both of us were exploring the rivers in the Mattamuskeet area looking for potential sites for Indian villages. Suddenly, Fred went, “Um, Kathryn, you’d better turn around!” I did so--and there I was, eyeball to eyeball with a ginormous 18-foot alligator! What’s more, my left hand was literally just inches from his jaws! Needless to say, I went “EEEEEEKKKKK!!!” and jumped about three feet forward (almost going overboard in the opposite direction). But Gatorzilla just lifted his head, went “Huh? What?” and went back to sleep sunning himself. Later that day, we crossed the same spot, and Gatorzilla was gone, but his bed was still clearly visible in the mud and grasses.

There's a guy who served during Vietnam who once told me that a lot of times it wasn't the gunfire or landmines that you had worry about it in the jungle, it was the wildlife like snakes, bugs, bats, crocodiles. and tigers.

FYI, crocs & gators store their kills at the bottom using rocks & debris from the bottom so it's not uncommon for them to kill more than they could eat plus there's a territorial urge they need to satisfy as well as hunger so it is very possible for a moderate amount of crocs to commit such large kill counts, if they actually did, we could never know but rest assured it is possible.🐊

He is quite possibly the most entertaining story teller there is

I once went fishing with my dad when I was very young. Maybe 8-9 years old. The island that we went to hadn’t yet become a preserve, and at the time was legal to fish on. We had been on land, but standing on what was was essentially a downward slow angled walk directly into the water. What I saw that day was more than enough alligators to walk from head to head across the entire pond. And it was a large pond! Hundreds of alligators, all just waiting for the next opportunity to eat. We must’ve caught at least 3-4 on our lines, and one even was pulled out of the water and not too far from where we stood. It didn’t take too long to realize that we were wasting our time trying to catch fish that had more than likely already been eaten by the alligators. That memory remains with me like it was yesterday. Another time we were shrimping using what’s called a “seine” which is a large and long net, with two 8 foot poles on either end for a man to hold upright while the net drags across the width of the usually narrow body of water. I’d say about 12-15 feet wide, with a large pocket in the middle to draw the bulk into it and hold them their. And it was an extraordinarily efficient way to catch pounds of shrimp in an afternoon! And also one day to catch an alligator in it as well. This one was about 4-5 feet long, and as we’d dragged the net out of the water and up onto the nearest bank, well, he wasn’t too thrilled to be there. The truly scary part wasn’t that we’d caught it. It was that the water level was so low that it only reached about waist level of a grown man, maybe 4 feet? And he’d gotten caught up and all the while we’d never seen or known it was there! Such an event, he was fairly easily released and we collectively agreed to take our nets to another off river shallow. Another memory of growing up on the water! And don’t ever let anyone tell you that alligators aren’t in salt water, they are.

I'll never be able to hear "Burma" without thinking of that Monty Python sketch. "Why did you yell 'Burma'?" "I panicked!"

When I read about how cruel the Japanese military was during that time, hearing this story again doesn’t sound as tragic.

Keep in mind, any WWII veteran still alive today in 2023 is at least 94 years old.

Wow this story is right up there with the USS Indianapolis as far as terror in WWII goes. The remaining 800 sailors abandoned ship, but rescue vessels didn't arrive for four days. Hundreds of sailors died in the interim from injuries, dehydration and shark attacks. Only 316 survived. It's known as one of the biggest tragedies in U.S. naval history.

World War II is similar to Dante's Inferno in a sense that it deals with not escaping the wrath of hell and if surviving truly will be worth it in the end. Those certainly were the darkest times of history. Better not to repeat them over and over.

As if being a soldier on the front lines of any war isnt already a real life horror movie

You debunked one of my favorite WW2 stories of all time. But you told the story so well that I can't even be mad about it.

Always awesome to catch these when they are first published. Love this channel!

I recently subscribed and I don't know how you pick your topics but they're great, I love weird stories. I'm gonna spend a good couple months getting through these videos. Keep up the good work. 👍

Another great story with fantastic clarification and facts from Aaron. I’ve been following Thought2 for quite a while, but I don’t think I remember a video on Captain Cooks voyages. Maybe I missed it but would be a great one for this channel if not.

It doesn't take an "extremely large" croc to kill a man. The swamp could have been infested with hundreds of small to medium size crocodiles that would have been just as lethal. I think the original story could have been true

I’m sorry but the crocodile attack animations are top notch!

Crocs really got an "All you can eat" experience

Is it possible that when the other survivors panicked, they thined their own numbers by friendly fire? They couldn’t see anything, and only had the startled sounds of those being eaten alive to use as a point to shoot at. Perhaps it’s a combination of both?🤔

It's possible the crocodile population at Ramree Island was significantly larger at that time than it is today. Also, crocodiles will sometimes kill more than they can eat at one time and cashe the remains for later. Even then, it's likely that many Japanese soldiers died from injuries, illness, dehydrations, etc. It's also likely that some Japanese soldiers at Ramree Island committed ritual suicide.

Such a narrative voice, always love listening to your stories... Sounds like we are there when it happened 😎😎 Edit: thanks for blowing this up hope everybody is having a great day

Thank you so much for bringing more thorough investigation into this story!!! You do a fantastic job. Keep it up!

I was just checking your channel and you uploaded, that's what I call great timing

The crocodiles weren’t the villains. They were the only ones who belonged there.

The story may be horrifying but Arun's narration and presentation made this video quite entertaining and fun to watch

Great way to start the week, with a Thoughty2 video. N as always, love the mustache!!

Once again my education gets gains from Captain Mustache Game! Thank you for being the most consistently brilliant channel on this platform Thoughty2! 👏

This channel get epicER at every video! Thanks a lot for putting all the effort at tellings these stories in the coolest way possible

Love your content man keep it up 💪🏿

I love everything about this channel, Sir you're a genius at what you do...

One of the more interesting topics you've come up with, two thumbs up.

As Hawkeye from M.A.S.H. said, "War isn't Hell. War is war and He'll is Hell. And of the two war is a lot worse." War can be so very much worse

Interesting. I've never heard this story before. Can't imagine how terrifying that was. You don't hear a gunshot. You just hear a just hear blood curdling screams and suddenly your comrades are gone.

Brilliant video. I always love the videos relating to wildlife 👌

My goodness, your audio is always so pristine 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽, such amazing content❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Brilliant! Smashing tale, well told

Would you ever consider doing a topic on something note worthy that happened in South Africa? I personally think there is a ton of weird, wonderful and sad stories you could make videos out of my country. For example there was a teenager not that long ago that killed most of his family with an Axe or Johan Le Roux (not the Rugby player) that saved a bunch of kids from a school bus that was about to be hit by a train (we actually have a movie about it).

Yay!! Love what you do, Thoughty2!❤

I think that I know stuff but T2 almost always introduces me to a story that I haven’t heard.

a truly horrific story of animals esting soliders during ww2 was the fate of the survivors of the uss indianapolis where they were systematically esten by sharks possibly oceanic whitetips. while they were suffering fro starvation and heat exhaustion trapped in life rafts.

Someone seriously needs to make a movie about this story. It's too good not to make a horror film out of.

When i was still in elementary school i lived next to a wwll vet . But he was a kind man who told me stories about his time serving. Im now 20 but im pretty sure he past. But he was a great man and i have respect towards him

You coming out of the water @ 2 mins. was CLASSIC! 😅

I couldn't help but notice you said the villains were the crocks. No they were just hungry for the real villains.

Question the USS Indianapolis? Thought that was the worst animal attack in history

Fantastic! Many thanks for making these videos

I can watch/listen to Thoughty2 and Penguinz0 talk about doing laundry and I'd still be on the edge of my seat listening intently. 😁

Yes, that one, single time where something happened during wwII that was worse than anything you could think of for a movie plot. Just one time.

Those crocs were Australian Special Forces

I just discovered your channel. I really enjoy it. Thanks. 🎉

thank God this channel helped spread this clear up this misunderstanding

Excellent job! You presented a story I'd never heard, and then debunked it. Great research, and exceptional presentation. Well done!

Never forget, history is written by the winners. And it's never accurate.

Japanese: "Zenshin kōshin!" Crocodiles: "Bravo Six, going dark."

I believe it happened. Those crocs could have been forced into that swamp by the war going on around that island prior to that happening.

Well this was a disturbing and horrifying story you covered so far.

World War II was far more terrifying than any horror movie. You can't possibly read up on the stories of what happened in Belarus in 1943 - to 250,000 people - and then what happened to 2 million German women in 1945, and what happened in the concentration camps - and tell me differently

Whenever I feel smart and want to learn something (which isn’t often) your always there. Thank you for taking my mind off the incessant mindless garbage I usually watch.

I love the warm and fuzzy feeling that tales of nature can create...

The guy that played Pete in Rawhide is credited with what is called The Wilhelm Scream, still in use today for sound effects. It was the scream of a man getting eaten by an alligator or crocodile.

Interesting, well presented. A Japanese version of the USS Indianapolis shark attacks.

i remember reading something that war is not hell, hell Isn't full of innocent people suffering

Ww2 was a real life horror movie the day it started

I met a ww2 vet this morning at the VA, I've met several there. This gentleman was a sailor in the LANT! He served as a raidioman on a frigate, maybe not the sexiest job in military but he still served voluntarily! MF was 97!

Should be called " when Japan got some of what they gave "

6:07 - why am I dying in laughter with this visual! 😂😂😂

Thanks for another thought-provoking video.

Imagine he actually said Hello instead of hell lol

One of the few examples of pure justice in WW2

What about the Battle of Osawiec Fortress? THAT was basically a real life horror movie. It was basically a real-life zombie attack.

One of my favorite war true story back in my highschool days

Another story of war turning into a horror story: WWI, 1915, the Russians were holding an old fortress. The Germans surrounded it, and used gas on it. The Russians did not have gas masks. So instead of lying down and dying, the Russians charged the German line while they were literally coughing up their own lungs. The charging of the dying men scared the Germans so badly they retreated. The band Sabaton has a song about this called Attack of the Dead Men.

Russia: We've got alligator helicopters. Ukraine: That's nice. We're about to import a whole bunch of Burmese crocodiles... which we'll be releasing onto Crimean beaches.

Have ya covered the wolf's of WW2, making both allied n axis powers fight together to get the wolf's under control

Beautiful presentation mate...👍👏👍

I love your narration 🙂

I live in cali. "it was only a summer holyday" seems legit

I love the details

This reminds me of a scene from a kids movie I loved Scooby Doo zombie Island they get chased into the swamp and are eatin by Crocs this is like a real horror movie you weren't kidding

love this channel

Dude This Was So Great, Have Never Heard This Told Do Well....HooRhaaa!

This was like one of those episodes of a show where you find out at the end that none of it happened so you have to try very hard to delete it from your brain’s internal narrative, which makes it feel like wasted time.

I wait for your next video every week and I am never disappointed. You are awesome 👌

"The most dangerous enemy in WW2 wasnt human." "Yeah, it was bombs, bullets, and tanks."

Theres a video here on youtube. A zebra gets ambushed by a croc, gets grabbed by the neck. Croc does a death roll....by the end of it, the zebras neck and head looked like a twisted up sock. Brutal stuff.

He is quite possibly the most entertaining story teller there is. He is quite possibly the most entertaining story teller there is.

I think you should play the screaming man audio clip another forty times, the first forty weren't enough

There a lots of reports, documentaries, etc about shark attack survivors but none about Salty attack survivors. Scary creatures for sure 😳!!

I highly suppose that you could read the alphabet or random letters and numbers and I'd still listen to every word of it. You educated me better than my teachers in school some centuries ago. Thanks Thoughty for everything. The internet would not be the same without you. *bow*

"Let's start by looking at the villains of the piece: the crocodiles." No, I'm pretty sure that's still the Japanese.

Ironic the CROCODILE HUNTER was killed not by a CROCODILE but stabbed in the heart by a STIING RAY.

I love the skeptic explanations 😂. Maybe it was you know, tropical diseases! Fast acting one's! Or...or...sticky mud! Yeah! Couldn't be the crocs that murder literally anything...everyone there MUST be lying! Basically every shark attack apologist ever

The former narrative of the British Royal Marines, who were the first to arrive at Ramree Island to counter the advancement of the Japanese Soldiers, was so accurate that it's difficult to disbelieve it. According to it, most Japanese Soldiers died due to contracting tropical diseases such as Malaria, water-borne diseases, dehydration, and starvation.

Objection, crocodiles in South America get picked off by Jaguars for dinner. Apex everywhere else.

Ahh I love a wholesome video about animals.