Gujarat man finds 4.5-foot-long crocodile in his bathroom

A Gujarat man spotted a crocodile in his bathroom last week. Mahinder Padhiyar, who lives in Vadodara, woke up to some noise and when he went into his bathroom to check he was shocked to see a crocodile in one corner. Padhiyar immediately contacted the Wildlife Rescue Trust, a Vadodara based animal welfare organization, to capture the four-and-a-half long crocodile. A member of the rescue trust reportedly said that it was tough to rescue the reptile as it was dark and the crocodile was aggressive. 

The crocodile was then captured by Manish Bisht and Krishna Gayakwad of Wildlife Rescue Trust. The operation lasted for about an hour. Arvind Pawar of the rescue trust believes that the crocodile entered the house from the nearby Vishwamitri River. He further said that the incidents of crocodiles entering residents' neighborhoods in the city are not uncommon as the river is home to many of the reptiles. 

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Similar incidents

In the month of September, a crocodile was rescued from a residential area in Shahjahanpur, in Naya Ganj district of Uttar Pradesh. The rescue operation took place on September 20, reported ANI. The crocodile was lying in the residential area when the residents saw it and immediately called the police. The police came to their rescue and gave the reptile to the forest officials, who released him into the river. 

Similarly, In Karnataka, a ten-foot-long Crocodile was spotted on the top of a house in Chicali town of Rayabaga taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka on July 11. This was in the midst of pounding rains which had created a flood-like situation in the state. In a similar incident in Vadodara In Gujarat, a humongous crocodile was found loitering on the streets after the flooding a few months ago, and after a deal of difficulty and physical strain, the reptile was captured by the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) Team in Gujarat. 

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