Some reptiles are excellent hunters. Crocodiles and alligators, in particular, are very clever at stalking, capturing and killing their prey. The gharial crocodile, which has a long narrow snout, eats mostly fish, and it captures its prey by a rapid sideways snap of its tooth-lined jaw. Alligators and crocodiles with broader snouts also eat fish, but their diets vary according to their age.
The young reptiles feed mainly on insects, spiders, crabs and small frogs. They will circle their prey with their bodies and with a sudden sideways movement of their jaws, trap them and eat them.
Adult crocodiles and alligators eat small mammals, birds, turtles and other reptiles. They will approach their prey stealthily with their bodies submerged under water and only their eyes and tip of their snout above the water. When they are near the prey, they submerge themselves completely. With the help of their powerful tails, they reach up to the prey and capture them. Their vice-like, tooth-lined jaws snap shut with an enormous force and kills the smaller prey immediately. Larger animals are dragged underwater, drowned and then killed and eaten, sometimes over the span of several days.
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