Northern Territory police use a
cage, rope and gaffer tape to trap the reptile amid fears that it could pose a
danger to people
Thursday 1 September
2016 02.45 BSTLast modified on Thursday 1 September
201604.22 BST
A huge crocodile has been
captured after taking livestock from a cattle station in the Northern
Territory.
Locals in the Douglas Daly region
south of Darwin reported that the 4.33-metre reptile had been preying on
animals and police acted amid fears that it could pose a danger to people.
“It was causing a ruckus and was a danger to
people in the area,” Matt Phillips from the NT police told the
ABC.
Video released by NT police show
officers assisted by the territory’s veteran crocodile catcher Tommy Nichols
trapping the animal in a waterhole and then snaring its jaws with a rope.
They then haul it out of the trap
and on to the land and use gaffer tape to keep the jaws closed before tying it
down on the back of a trailer. It was later taken to a breeding farm in Darwin.
“It was a bit of an unorthodox
extraction from the cage due the situation where it was in a water hole with
limited access,” said Remote Sergeant Mark Berry. “He got a little bit away
from us, but we ended up getting hold of him.”
Police said the trap would remain
in the waterhole because another crocodile was still believed to be lurking in
the waters. The owners of the property told police they believed it was even
larger than the captured crocodile.
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