Great White Shark Vs Salt Water Crocodile

Depends where they fought. Great white sharks are ambush hunters, how they attack seals is a case-in-point - they swim relatively deep, surface quickly under their prey when the see it, bite, then wait for the victim to bleed to death before devouring it. I don’t see what sort of defense a salt water crocodile would have against this in deep water.

In shallower water, things become interesting. I imagine a crocodile would have trouble biting and latching onto the tubular body of a great white shark, although they could probably tear off a fin or savage the tail, which would almost certainly result in death. The great white shark would probably have little trouble biting the crocodile, and there’s a good chance such a bite would be fatal, but a crocodile would be quite dangerous even when bitten - its thrashing could easily harm a great white’s eyes, which is why they hunt they way they do.

There’s another factor to consider, however; most crocodiles live in relatively shallow water, and rivers are notoriously muddy. Both animals are ambush hunters, but the great white shark achieves its cover through coloration that relies on depth (dark on top, white on the bottom). Take it out of the deep water and there’s nothing that stops a crocodile from seeing a great white shark, while the crocodile is still in its element.

The first strike is likely going to be decisive, but again, I can’t see many instances where a crocodile can bite, hold a great white, and perform its death-roll. If the croc bites the great white first, one of two things will happen; the great white will get hurt, but break free, or the croc will successfully maim the shark sufficiently that it can’t swim properly (damage the fins or tail), which will cause the death of the shark, perhaps by suffocation, or in the long-term, starvation. The only quick-death I can think of in this scenario is if the crocodile manages to disembowel the shark. If the shark bites the crocodile, I don’t think its armor will save it - it’ll certainly lose a limb, at least, or sustain an injury severe enough that it’ll bleed out.

Deep water = great white shark has a huge advantage.

Shallow water = great white shark probably has a slight advantage.

Either way, I give the overall win to the great white shark.

Disclaimer: I have no professional education on this matter, this is just me nerd-musing about a fight between two animals that inhabit different environments, and would probably not mess with each other if they ever did meet. Crocs tend to avoid hippos, I see no reason why they wouldn’t also avoid an adult great white shark. The shark might confuse a surfaced croc as a prey item, in which case… good-bye, croc.

Winner:Great White Shark