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Crocodile Lore

Crocodiles have had a profound influence on many cultures, both as vermin and as powerful gods. This section will cover crocodilian myths, the influence of crocodiles on our culture, and the ancient god Sobek.

CROCODILE POEMS
How large, betoothed reptiles have influenced great minds
to weave their literary tapestries.

Thomas Lovell Beddoes
A Crocodile

Lewis Carroll
from Alice in Wonderland

Erasmus Darwin
Title unknown

Hermann von Lingg
Das Krokodil

A. E. Housman
The Crocodile or, Public Decency

Shel Silverstein
The Crocodile's Toothache