That was what exactly happened when a five-foot long crocodile, seemingly able to thrive on dry land did.
On Thursday night two cousins on their way back home to Kampung Prutan in Siburan were attacked by a relatively young crocodile while lying in ambush by the roadside.
One of the cousins by the name of Scott related that he was riding his bike along a small road leading to Kampung Prutan together with his cousin, who was following behind on his own bike, when he noticed what he thought looked like a crocodile lying in the middle of the road.
"I instinctively lifted my legs up when it suddenly lunged at me but missed and got hold of my bike's brake pedal instead," said Scott, who immediately accelerated his machine to a safe distance away from the croc.
His cousin was unable to avoid the reptile and ran over it and crashed onto the road. The feisty teenager managed to pick himself up and ran as fast as he could towards his cousin as the croc snapped at his fallen bike.
After reaching home a police patrol team responded to the call and found the croc in the compound of another house belonging to a businessman.
Concerned for the safety of the villagers, who had begun to gather at the scene as word of the attack spread, patrol officers were forced to kill the reptile by firing several shots at it.
Other villagers claimed that apart from the dead reptile, they had also recently spotted a second larger reptile in the area not long ago and were worried for their safety.
I believe that is also no coincidence that crocodiles could be seen in the area as there is a big crocodile farm located in Siburan and several reptiles could have escaped unnoticed from the farm during the last flood.
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