Land of the sleeping crocodile

You're probably wondering why I have 'crocodiles' in the title so here goes... The Timorese are mainly Catholic, given their Portuguese history, but they are also animists. Legend has it that a giant crocodile was transformed into the island of Timor, with the ridges on its back becoming the high mountains that separate the north from the south (and if you look at the topographical map you can kind of understand why). Crocodile is also the national symbol and you can find statues of them everywhere around Dili so it is the closest thing to a sacred animal they have! Crocodiles also abound (unfortunately) in the seas and rivers of Timor...so for all of you thinking "Oh yeah, she's going to be going swimming all the time instead of working!" think again! Just recently the crocs have even decided to migrate north towards Baucau and Dili instead of staying south of the mountains and to make matters worst, you can't even kill them (given their national status). The rule is, if the Timorese are swimming then it's safe to swim, but that doesn't stop accidents from happening between locals and crocs, there's a couple each month at least!
Where is crocodile Dundee when you need him, eh?