A baby reptile was found in the bathroom of a local government complex in Padang, the capital of Indonesia's West Sumatra province on June 3.

Footage shows two men rescue a baby crocodile from the bathroom floors and tie its mouth closed.

According to local media, the two-month-old crocodile measured 80 centimeters and was handed over to a local "conservation of natural resources" team.

Hendri, who found the animal said, "I was very surprised when I entered the bathroom to take a shower, so I called the rescue party."

The rescuers said, "We suspect that the crocodile entered from the residents' kitchen through an open door, then went into the bathroom."

According to the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), "These crocodiles a currently rare in the province of West Sumatra and are one of the protected animals.

"The local residents are suspicious that the crocodile was kept and got loose. We will investigate the potential crocodile owner."

with surprise estuary crocodile children aged less than 2 cm with a length of 80 cm were found in the bathroom city residents in the name of Hendri in the name of the local government complex, Koto outer village, Pauh sub-district, Padang city (June 3, 2020).

Hendri said "he was very surprised to enter the bathroom to take a shower, then he called the rescue party to evacuate the crocodile" .

The rescue party said "this was the first time a crocodile was found in the bathroom, it was suspected that the 80 cm long crocodile entered from the residents' kitchen with the door open, then went into the bathroom"

After the rescue party evacuated the light-skinned crocodile, the crocodile was handed over to the conservation of natural resources.

dansatgas BKSDA was proud, jhoni akbar said "the presence of this crocodile at the residents of the lowland is suspicious, it is possible that the crocodile was kept and kept loose".

"Estuarine crocodile itself currently has a rare population in the province of West Sumatra, estuarine crocodile is one of the animals protected, we will investigate who the crocodile owner is to be sanctioned" added Joni.