Crocodile bites reptile handler

A woman has been bitten by a crocodile in the provincial town of Geelong, south of
Melbourne.

The 46-year-old qualified reptile handler had been hired to attended a function at
Eastern Gardens with Snappy, a two-metre saltwater crocodile, when it attacked her
on Friday evening, Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said.
"The crocodile was called Snappy and apparently its jaw muscle was taped," he told AAP.
"The tape has come undone and it has latched on to her arm.
"She suffered lacerations to that arm and is being treated."
The woman was taken to Geelong Hospital, where a spokeswoman said she was in a
stable condition.