A 10-meter crocodile is not the kind of neighbor someone hopes to meet at home.
Jacob and Angel Breytenbach, from Moedwil, South Africa, were not too pleased to meet such a reptilian visitor, who was caught using their backyard pool as his own tampon.
Angel had been outside around 4:30 in the morning, when she saw “something big floating” in her pool. It didn’t take long for the native Australian to realize he was a croc, she told Storyful and called animal control experts to her home.
“I have to applaud everyone for the extraordinary management of the situation,” she said of the team that helped bring the creature to safety.
Captivating images taken during the hook capture show the team using a lasso to pull the beast out of the pool as it plunges into the water.
“Jump on your teeth!” the brave Australian can be heard shouting in the background. “Right behind you, here you are. I’m Australian, I’ve seen that before. ”
The team of strong men managed to get the huge animal out on the grass and determine that it is an adult male crocodile. To reassure him, they placed a white cloth over his head until additional rescue assistance arrived.
“Only in South Africa,” Angel says in the film.
The Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation in Johannesburg organized the safe transfer of the crocodile back to the wild, after it was probably displaced by recent weather events, they said.
“Various animals were displaced and presented in strange places due to heavy rains brought by Cyclone Eloise. It is believed that this crocodile came from a nearby river “, the group wrote in a recent update on Facebook.
“The crocodile was safely removed and placed in a safe place,” they added. “It will be inspected by the Department of Nature Conservation and then released back into its natural habitat.”