Snap happy: The bikini-clad drinkers photographed dancing on top of a crocodile trap



A pair of bikini-clad women have been pictured risking life and limb dancing on top of a trap in a crocodile infested river.



Clutching champagne bottles, the girls were snapped singing and cavorting atop the trap in the Australian Northern Territory’s Maningrida river.



The picture surfaced just a day after the Northern Territory News published an image of two male tourists behaving in a similar fashion at Jim Jim Falls in Kakadu National Park.



Moron trap? The antics of these two unidentified women, pictured dancing on top of a crocodile trap in Australia's Northern Territory, have been slated



Crocodile expert Garry Lindner slammed the spectacle, saying: ‘Crocs are attracted to the bait in the traps, so it is extremely dangerous to fool around like this.’



Outraged readers suggested photo captions for the earlier image, including ‘Dinner is served! Tonight’s menu features two courses of stupid.’



Another commented: ‘I don’t know about a croc trap but it definitely works as a moron trap.’



One local resident said: ‘I would have expected that nearly all people would have had the brains not to climb on a croc trap.



‘I know this area, and although there’s only a small chance of actually having crocs in there at this time of year, it’s not unheard of.’



The girls could have been caught unawares - like this sea turtle, who never saw the giant crocodile behind him coming as he crawled out of the waves in Queensland, Australia in 2006 (file photo)

There have been calls for big game hunters to be allowed to curb the spread of deadly saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia recently.



The animals have been protected since the 1970s, when they came close to extinction, but since then their numbers have risen sharply, along with the threat to residents.



Plans for safari-style expedition were rejected last month by federal environmental minister Peter Garnett, who said the proposals were ‘not a suitable approach for the responsible management of crocodiles.’



There are thought to have been at least two fatalities in the Northern Territory this year, which is estimated to have 80,000 saltwater crocodiles.





