Croc-killing mangrove man Errol Copley sells Far North Queensland property to makers of Croc Piss rum

Mangroves, the moon landing, a dead crocodile and reptile urine all have one man in common – and he is ready to spill his guts. Copley is a semi-retired sugarcane farmer, commercial fisherman, fount of knowledge when it comes to some of Far North Queensland's murkier history, and a crocodile killer. "It stretched like a band of pearl and saffron along the blue water's rim, dotted with palm trees, with giant fig trees, and flame trees just bursting into flower." "I was a commercial fisherman, barra-netting on the esplanade, and the mangroves needed picking," Copley says. "It's quite ironic that the chap buying it has got a niche distillery, or craft distillery, and his signature brand is Croc Piss," Copley says.