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SHE'S all smiles now, but Fluffy the crocodile was in a far more serious state arriving on vet Doug English's operating table 10 days ago.
The 1.3m saltie was found near death by the roadside, clenching a recently caught duck between her sizable jaws after being hit by a bus at Yorkeys Knob.
After noticing the injured reptile about midnight, a local farmer braved the crocodile’s feisty temperament and loaded her in his car.
Dr English had to act quickly to save the croc during an early-morning emergency surgery that lasted almost two hours.
"Its guts were all ruptured and spilling out the side – we had to do the surgery straight away otherwise she would’ve died," he said.
Clinic staff were pleased to see her bite return after the surgery.
"Once she started to get a lot snappier and crankier, we knew she was a lot better," Dr English said.
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