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Still haven’t caught it all! A crocodile weighing more than 100 kg escapes from a pond and wanders around.

Samut Sakhon, March 15 - A crocodile has escaped from a pond. Farm owners, villagers, and related agencies. They rallied together to help catch 14 of them back in the pond and rushed to catch the remaining many. Minutes of villagers, police, district officials, and provincial fisheries Help catch alligators that have escaped from the breeding pond. Which is located in the area of ??Khok Krabue Subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon District. Mr. Pichet, the owner of the farm, revealed that the reason the crocodile escaped was because a cement pond size 30x0 meters and 2 meters high collapsed, causing one wall to have a hole for the crocodile to squeeze out of the pond. As soon as he realized that the crocodile had escaped, he immediately informed all relevant agencies to help find him. Before taking your subordinates, quickly set up forces around the pond, keeping an eye on them. If you see a crocodile emerging from the water, quickly use a tranquilizer gun and drag it out of the pond. The capture was quite diff icult. Sometimes the crocodile was caught and tied, but the crocodile escaped and escaped into the water. Because each crocodile weighs a lot And each one is about 4 meters long, with the largest weighing more than 100 kilograms. They try to capture them from afternoon until evening. They were able to capture and return 14 to the pond, but it is believed that there are still many more left. Mr. Kunsombat Sirisombat, Provincial Fishery Officer, emphasized that this farm has received a license to trade wild animals obtained from breeding. As far as checking, the number of crocodiles is 146, as reported on October 29, 2021. The pond meets standards. But when something like this happens, we must quickly warn nearby residents to be careful. Including the need to coordinate a crocodile catching team to join in as well. Source: Thai News Agency