SYDNEY, Australia – A woman found a small crocodile in her backyard swimming pool, a zoo spokeswoman said Monday, just weeks after another crocodile was found in a nearby pond.
The latest uninvited croc to turn up in northern Sydney was a 21-inch freshwater crocodile, said Australian Reptile Park spokeswoman Mary Rayner.
“She actually caught it,” Rayner said. “It was extremely angry and she bound the snout.”
It was not clear how the freshwater crocodile got into the swimming pool. The species, which can grow to 10 feet, is not found in the wild anywhere near Sydney.
The crocodile was taken to the reptile park, which is also home to the saltwater crocodile discovered last month.
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