A guide had a close encounter with a hungry 16-foot-long crocodile while hand-feeding it along the Rio Tarcoles in Costa Rica.

Local agencies take sightseers on boat tours to see a river literally crowded with crocodiles. The guides know all the crocodiles and even name them.

The up-close footage, which was shot in August 2017, was the result of a tourist asking a guide to use his GoPro camera while feeding the crocodiles.

If you are looking for close encounters with crocodiles, Rio Tarcoles in Costa Rica is the place to be! This river, within a national park, is literally crowded with crocs, and you can spot them even from the main road.
But the best way is to take one of the many boat tours operated by local agencies: these guys know all the crocodiles one by one, and even name them!
The crazy part is the feeding part: I ask the guide to bring my GoPro while feeding the crocs, and this is the result. The last one in the shot was the most impressive one, over 16 feet long, and you could see from the face of the guide that no distractions could be made in that moment!