IN PICS: After 10 Years Of Search, Australian Rangers Capture 600 Kg Massive Crocodile

Ranger John Burke said authorities had been hunting the large crocodile in the area for a decade. (Image: AP)

It was captured only 30 kilometres (19 miles) downstream from Katherine Gorge, a major tourist attraction outside the Northern Territory town of Katherine. (Image: AP)

Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife said it had trapped the 600-kilogramme (1,300-pound) reptile on Monday more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) from the ocean. (Image: AP)

NEW DELHI: Wildlife rangers said Tuesday trapped a 4.7-metre (15-foot) saltwater crocodile, the largest they had ever caught in the northern Australian Katherine. (Image: AP)

This massive crocodile is believed to be more than 60 years old. (Image: AP)