A fisherman who rescued a dying crocodile from a river in Costa Rica 20 years ago now astonishes tourists by wrestling with and hugging the 450kg animal.
Online footage shows 52-year-old Chito wading into the water, whistling to the croc named Pocho before wrestling with it.
"Pocho is my best friend. This is a very dangerous routine but we have a good relationship. He will look me in the eye and not attack me," he told The Sun .
"It is too dangerous for anyone else to come in the water. It is only ever the two of us."
Chito rescued the crocodile after finding him with a gunshot wound on the banks of the Parismina river 20 years ago.
He had been shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death.
The odd couple have now become a major tourist attraction, with several tour operators taking visitors on cruises to see the pair.
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