Motorists and passersby were taken by surprise after they spotted a massive crocodile sun-bathing on a bridge by an arterial highway in southern India.

The incident took place on National Highway-44 at Dusgaon village on September 21 in Nizamabad district, Telangana state.

Villagers and some motorists attempted to rescue it, but were intimidated by its sheer size and decided to inform forest department officials.

However, some villagers organised an earthmover and tried to capture the beast with a JCB’s bucket.

The callous approach to capture the crocodile irked the wildlife activists in the area. But before the rookie rescuer could do any further damage, the forest staffers took over and caught the crocodile with the help of ropes.

Later, the forest officials released the crocodile into the Godavari, the waterbody from where it had crawled out.

Due to heavy inflows and muddy water, crocodiles sometimes come out from the river and scale the nearby bridge, officials said, warning local farmers and people to be vigilant.

Motorists and passersby were taken by surprise after they spotted a massive crocodile
sun bathing on the edge of a road over bridge on an arterial highway in southern India.

The incident took place on National Highway-44 at Dusgaon village of Mendora mandal, created panic among passersby on September 21 in Nizambabad district of South Indian state of Telangana.

The motorists were at their wit’s end after spotting the beast on the highway 44. According to the the forest department officials, the Godaveri river is overflowing. The reptile might have washed ashore and somehow managed to scale up foot over bridge.

On seeing the crocodile, the villagers and some motorists initially tried to catch it on their own. But they soon got intimidated by the sheer size of it and decided to inform the forest department official.
But some over excited villagers organised an earth mover and tried to capture the beast with JCB’s bucket.

The callous approach to capture the crocodile irked the wildlife activists in the area. But before the rookie rescuer could do any further damage, the forest staffers took over and caught the crocodile with the help of ropes.

Later, the forest officials released the crocodile into the Godavari, the waterbody from where it had crawled out. Due to heavy inflows and muddy water, crocodiles sometimes come out from the river and scale the nearby bridge, officials said, warning local farmers and people to be vigilant.