There is another similar incident reported in The Telegraph from Kruger National Park where the crocodile caught hold of the trunk of a baby elephant. You can check the link here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wil...crocodile.html

It seems crocodiles do attack elephants when the think there is a chance. I guess the previous incident the crocodile wanted to attack the baby, but got the mother's trunk instead.

Sankar,
In India, we don't get to see these, as only very large mugger can do it. Not the gharials. Also, we should remember that the Hindu mythology is about an era more older than the time when Gondwana land broke up and Africa became separate from India. Fossils of Giraffe, hippos and huge elephant tusks have been found in the Aravalis. So those days, distinct speciation hadn't happened.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi