AN AUSTRALIAN farmer says he is lucky to be alive after repelling a crocodile attack by biting back at the animal.
Cattle producer Colin Deveraux spent a month in Darwin Royal Hospital after being bitten on the leg by a 3.2m saltwater crocodile in the Northern Territory.
Deveraux told ABC News that he was near the Finniss River when he was bitten.
At first, he tried kicking the crocodile in the ribs with his other foot - before biting its eyelid in his struggle to survive.
"I was in such an awkward position...but by accident, my teeth caught his eyelid.
"It was pretty thick, like holding onto leather, but I jerked back on his eyelid and he let go.
"I leapt away and took off with great steps up to where my car was," said Deveraux.
"He chased me for a bit, maybe 4m, but then stopped."
Deveraux said he used a towel and some rope to stop the bleeding in his leg before his brother drove him 130km north to the hospital.
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