News Forum - VIDEO: Colossal crocodile stomps through road in eastern Thailand

[Thaiger]

A colossal crocodile was spotted stomping through the rainy streets of Chachoengsao province in eastern Thailand last week. Locals driving through the rain in Bang Kaew district did a double take when they realised what they initially thought was a monitor lizard was actually a crocodile. A clip reveals the 2 metre long beast sauntering through the road in heavy rain before descending into a pond. The croc was successfully removed from the urban area by a rescue team, leaving everyone wondering how on earth a crocodile ended up there in the first place. It’s not the first time a […]

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[Faz]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Locals driving through the rain in Bang Kaew district

If it was in Chachoengsao, it's the Bang Kaeo district.

[Faz]

I witnessed two young crocs (15'' - 18'' inches) sunbathing on the banks of a canal running off the Bang Pakong river, Chachoengsao, not too far from Lanna resort in 2014.
The locals didn't take the sighting seriously.

That same week, in the same area, I came across a python straddled across the road, tail in one paddy field, head in another. It's body as wide as the top part of a human's leg. It took 20 minutes for a wildlife rescue team to appear and capture the snake and return it to the surrounding mountains.
They measured it at 26 feet and considered it a danger to the small children and animals of a nearby village.

[SanSaiSid]

Some years ago, a crocodile farm became flooded, at about this time of year, and many small crocodiles escaped. Some of those must have reached maturity by now..?

[Janneman]

Well it's a crocodile. But colossal?? Depending on the species crocs can grow up to 7 metres. Even the ones native in Thailand grow up to 4 metres. So I wouldnt call a 2 metre croc 'colossal'.