An Australian dog has narrowly escaped with its life after being bitten by a crocodile at Casuarina Beach in Darwin in the country’s north, NT News reported. Banjo the Staffordshire terrier was out on a walk with his owner Tom Cummins at Casuarina Beach on Monday morning when the incident occurred. Banjo was cooling off in the shallows when Cummins heard a yelp, and turned around to see his loyal friend in the jaws of a crocodile. Cummins said that Banjo rose to the challenge and retaliated. “He’s a fairly tough dog. He turned around and bit the croc,” he said. The croc had apparently messed with the wrong mutt. It let Banjo go and he returned to the beach. “He (Banjo) walked as if nothing happened. He has some pretty bad lacerations but the worst part was the pressure of the jaws.” Cummins said. A visit to the vet …