This is the terrifying moment a huge 8ft long crocodile was seen walking along a road during a storm in Thailand.

The killed reptile appeared to have been flushed out of its home by the tropical downpour in Chachoengsao province, Thailand, in the early hours of Friday morning September 23.

Footage shows the beast waiting on the dark highway as a passing car approached. Shocked passenger Baifarn Farn was with her partner in the car when they wound down the window and looked at the animal.

Driver Eakachai Lor-song said: 'At first, we thought it was a monitor lizard, but as we moved closer, it turned out to be a massive crocodile.'

Chachoengsao Rescue Service were called and they caught the crocodile the next morning before tying up its limbs and loading it into a pickup truck.

The crocodile is believed to have escaped from a nearby farm and officials have appealed for the owner to come forward.

A rescue service spokesman said: 'At 2:30 am Chachoengsao Rescue Service coordinated with villagers to find a large crocodile that was seen crossing the road near the entrance of the Saman Rattanaram Temple.

'During the heavy rain the animal was caught and residents were informed that it had been removed. It was put into a pickup truck and taken to the Chachoengsao fisheries officials to handle.'

Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, are in the middle of their tropical monsoon rainy season, which lasts from May or June until November.

Soaring temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius are often followed by powerful tropical storms with thunder, lightning, rain and flash floods which cause rivers to flow faster and become dangerous.

This year, meteorologists have blamed climate change for the sustained heavy rain, which has been hitting the Thai capital and provinces around the country causing severe floods for several weeks.

Thailand's Center for Climate Change and Disaster claimed the coming months could see heavier, longer rainfalls, due to 'climate change'.

Local media reported that the country has this year seen 'an unusually sustained and persistent rainy season'.