Stock photography, photos: Nile Crocodile - Ghana Stock photos of The Paga Crocodile Pond in the Upper East Region of Ghana on the border of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Priests can summon the crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) from the river at any time, much to the delight of tourists. For a small fee, the priests toss a chicken to snapping jaws, and suddenly the crocodiles become docile. Once appeased, they allow the visitors to approach them, grab them by the tails and even sit on their backs! The people here believe that the crocodile population represents all the citizens of Paga. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: Ghana, Africa, west Africa, upper east region, sahel, crocodile, paga, Crocodylus niloticus, nile crocodile