SRD:Giant Crocodile

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Crocodile, Giant

Size/Type:	Huge Animal
Hit Dice:	7d8+28 (59 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares), swim 30 ft.
Armor Class:	16 (–2 size, +1 Dex, +7 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple:	+5/+21
Attack:	Bite +11 melee (2d8+12) or tail slap +11 melee (1d12+12)
Full Attack:	Bite +11 melee (2d8+12) or tail slap +11 melee (1d12+12)
Space/Reach:	15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Improved grab
Special Qualities:	Hold breath, low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +9, Ref +6, Will +3
Abilities:	Str 27, Dex 12, Con 19, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Skills:	Hide +1*, Listen +5, Spot +5, Swim +16
Feats:	Alertness, Endurance, Skill Focus (Hide)
Environment:	Warm marshes
Organization:	Solitary or colony (6–11)
Challenge Rating:	4
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	8–14 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	—

These huge creatures usually live in salt water and can be more than 20 feet long.

Giant crocodiles fight and behave like their smaller cousins.

Combat

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a crocodile must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, the crocodile establishes a hold on the opponent with its mouth and drags it into deep water, attempting to pin it to the bottom.

Hold Breath (Ex): A crocodile can hold its breath for a number of rounds equal to 4 x its Constitution score before it risks drowning.

Skills: A crocodile has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

*A crocodile gains a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks when in the water. Further, a crocodile can lie in the water with only its eyes and nostrils showing, gaining a +10 cover bonus on Hide checks.

See Wikipedia Entry: Crocodile

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