Large croc killed after terrorising canal-side neighbourhoods

By The Nation

 

 

A 2.5-metre-long crocodile lurking in the canals of Nakhon Pathom’s Sampran district met its end on Monday after being hunted down by a village headman.

 

Communities located next to canals in the district were terrified after a large crocodile was several times spotted swimming in their waterways.

 

Emergency-response organisations were called in but failed to capture the lurking predator, prompting fears it would escape into the nearby Tha Chin River.

On Monday at 7am, 47-year-old village headman Rit Chaichana armed himself with a pistol and led a team to the canal. They lay in wait for about three hours before the animal finally emerged from the water.

 

Rit’s first shot wounded the creature, which then tried to escape by slipping into a sewer. He fired again, this time killing the crocodile.

 

Local residents celebrating the kill measured the croc at 2.5 metres long and around 80 kilograms. The local administration is now investigating where the creature came from.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395263

 

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Sampran crocodile farm maybe?

So, no doubt they had a village barbecue...and now some are busy making bags or shoes.

Hope the headman has a licence?

Sad end for the croc'.

 

Got to learn to live with these creatures. Snakes, scorpions, jellyfish etc. On the whole we do OK. Occasionally there is a drama.

 

 

If this lot got out there would be panic.

 

 

Killing that undersized " flat dog " was not very sporting.

If left alone it could have helped remove the riff raff in the area for many years