<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A massive 4.9-metre saltwater crocodile has been spotted near a popular swimming spot in the Northern Territory at the height of the wet season. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was alongside a smaller 4.1-metre crocodile in a creek downstream from Wangi Falls in the Litchfield National Park, about 150km south of Darwin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In comparison, the largest saltwater in captivity in the world was Cassius in Far North Queensland at 5.5 metres. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dog-baiting-sydney-malabar-pioneers-park-nsw/186f2388-507a-4503-a1a7-4c9bff4eb259" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Warning for dog owners after baiting incident in popular park</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wildlife rangers safely removed the pair, with the large one relocated to a crocodile farm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NT Parks and Wildlife said it was a timely reminder to only swim in designated waters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wangi Falls is typically closed for the wet season.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/northern-territory-massive-crocodile-found-near-wangi-falls-litchfield-national-park/5faa5825-e459-4f79-9bff-f3ae7e345331" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Where the risk is too high, we close, because public safety is paramount," Parks and Wildlife senior executive director Neva McCartney said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rangers have captured seven crocodiles in the Northern Territory so far this year as part of routine wet season risk management. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/weight-loss-drugs-people-regain-weight-less-than-two-years-after-stopping-study-says/d575a5cd-7a2b-4aff-b196-5dd105fda5c0" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>People stopping weight loss drugs regain kilos in under two years</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parks and Wildlife Minister Marie-Clare Boothby said exceptional wet season rainfall has driven increased crocodile movement, with waterways expanding and connecting earlier than usual.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our crocodile management teams and park rangers are on the ground every day responding to reports, installing and checking traps, and conducting day and night surveys to keep Territorians and visitors safe," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our government has strengthened crocodile management capacity through additional staff, new traps and upgraded infrastructure, allowing faster responses to sightings and earlier reopening of popular parks and swimming spots when it is safe to do so."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents or visitors in the Northern Territory are advised to be Crocwise and report a sighting to Parks and Wildlife. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>