gator Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/12/stories/2006121204060100.htm Residents of a house in the southern suburb Peerkankaranai near Tambaram had the shock of their life when a young crocodile strayed into their home early on Monday. The noise made by the 4-foot long reptile woke them up. It was later caught by Wildlife personnel and released into Vandalur Zoological Park. "... We were shocked by its sight," said Mumtaj. Her husband Abdul Salam, a Transport department employee residing on Professor Street in Peerkankaranai, said he had opened the door at 2.15 a.m. Barely had he taken a few steps, when he was confronted by the reptile. They called the police control room, which alerted the Peerkankaranai police station. Even as a police team arrived, neighbours crowded around Mr. Salam's house. The crocodile had, by then, entered the bathroom. Police personnel prevented curious onlookers from getting too close to the animal. Forest department personnel, alerted by the police, arrived around 5 a.m. Residents of Peerkankaranai said this was not their first close encounter with the reptile. P.L.Ananthasamy, Chief Conservator of Forests and Zoo Director, said it was a wild crocodile. There were quite a few water bodies in and around Vandalur and it could have strayed from one of them. None of the crocodiles housed in the Park had strayed into the residential area and there was no need to panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: A croc in the house... no, not me... Wow... was the house on the banks of a river otherwise wonder how this croc travelled all the way without having getting noticed by anyone??? Strange things happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabira Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: A croc in the house... no, not me... night time Ravi...predator was roaming in the cover of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiChap Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: A croc in the house... no, not me... night time Ravi...predator was roaming in the cover of the night. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Re: A croc in the house... no, not me... Gator ur job is safe :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: A croc in the house... no, not me... hardly a predator any more...more like trying to find a safe haven...poor thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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