After spooking locals, a crocodile was finally caught and removed from a river in Padang.

Footage from May 16 shows officials attempting to locate the reptile in the Sapih River during the day.

Another clip from later in the day shows the crocodile tied up and being transported by Natural Resources Conservation Center staff.

The Muara Crocodile who had shocked residents in the Sapiah River, Kuranji District, Padang City on Monday (16/05/2022) was finally arrested.

The arrest was made at around 00.00 WIB by the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of West Sumatra.

Although previously the evacuation process failed because the crocodile ran away while evacuating.

The evacuation process failed because the crocodile was surprised when the reptile lover moved the twig that covered the crocodile's head.

Surprised, the crocodile had run away and disappeared at the bottom of the river.

In the evening, the evacuation process was carried out again when the crocodile again showed itself.