Police are looking for clues to the origin of a saltwater crocodile that had to be corralled by a snake catcher in Heidelberg HeightsA couple of Melbourne walkers got a Christmas Day croc shock when they found a one-metre-long saltwater crocodile in a Heidelberg Heights front yard about 8.30pm on Monday. Police were sceptical, and thought they would find a large lizard instead, but there was indeed a crocodile on the loose in suburban Melbourne. Four arrested as Christmas Day beach parties in Melbourne and Sydney turn sour Read moreOfficers called in a snake catcher, Mark Pelley, who will hold on to the reptile until the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning can collect it. “However, the crocodile was a bit too smart for the both of us and decided to run off into the bush,” Pelley said. So he lunged forward to grab the creature by the tail, picked it up and put it into a box.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 23:41 UTC