Lake Chamo is home to both Nile crocodiles and hippos. And also this man, calmly fishing on his wooden raft.

Per National Geographic: “The Nile crocodile has a somewhat deserved reputation as a vicious man-eater.

The proximity of much of its habitat to people means run-ins are frequent. And its virtually indiscriminate diet means a villager washing clothes by a riverbank might look just as tasty as a migrating wildebeest. Firm numbers are sketchy, but estimates are that up to 200 people may die each year in the jaws of a Nile croc.

Africa’s largest crocodilian can reach a maximum size of about 20 feet and weigh up to 1,650 pounds. Average sizes, though, are more in the range of 16 feet and 500 pounds. They live throughout sub-Saharan Africa.”

“Hippos are the world’s third-largest land mammals after elephants and white rhinos. Males can reach lengths of 10.8 to 16.5 feet and weigh up to 9,920 pounds, while females weigh up to 3,000 pounds.

Although hippos are vegetarian, they can be aggressive when they sense danger—such as when something, or someone, encroaches on their habitat—and their deadly strength makes them one of Africa’s most dangerous animals. The likelihood you will die in a hippo encounter (86.7 percent) is higher than that of lions (75 percent) and sharks (25 percent). While the number of human deaths from hippos is unknown, it could be as many as 500 to 3,000 each year.”

And yet, there are fish to be caught.