Gustave: The Nile's Legendary Predator

You’ve heard the stories, haven’t you? About the giant crocodile lurking

in the Nile—a monster so feared locals say it has taken more than 300 lives. They call him Gustave,

though many whisper he’s no mere animal. More like a curse given scales. He’s said to stretch

over twenty feet from snout to tail, armored in dark hide scarred by bullets that never

slowed him. His teeth shine like carved bone, and his eyes catch the light in a way

that makes people swear they glow. Hunters have tried everything—rifles, reinforced traps,

even makeshift explosives—but Gustave always sinks back into the river’s gloom, untouched,

unhurried, as if amused by their efforts. No one knows how long he’s lived.