Crocodiles for Prison Security? | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 18, 2026 · 1m

Israel’s national security minister is pushing an audacious new prison security plan: digging moats and filling them with Nile crocodiles at Ketziot Prison, reclassifying the reptiles as “tended wild animals” to justify their use. While the idea draws inspiration from a short-lived Florida experiment that ultimately failed due to environmental concerns, critics—including Israel’s nature authority and legal advisors—argue it’s impractical, untested, and legally shaky. With no precedent for using crocodiles as guards and mounting opposition, the plan may be headed for the scrapheap like its…