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CROCODILE SHOCK!

Panic as killer reptile found in Worcester electricit­y substation

- By JIM HARDY news@sundayspor­t.co.uk

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RESIDENTS panicked when a crocodile was spotted lurking in an electricit­y substation in the sleepy cathedral city of WORCESTER!

Mums rushed to shepherd children indoors after word quickly spread that a man-eating croc was on the loose.

It was spotted on top of a transforme­r behind a locked gate in a Western Power Distributi­on substation.

An engineer gingerly approached it and found the crocodile was in fact a “very realistic toy”.

A spokesman said: “After reports that a crocodile had been seen in a substation in the Barbourne area of Worcester, one of our engineers visited the site and discovered that the animal was, in fact, a toy. It will now be removed.

Emergency

“We would like to remind customers never to enter electricit­y substation­s, or to throw objects inside.

“Substation­s contain high voltage equipment which can kill.

“Anyone who does lose an object inside a substation is advised to stay well clear and call 105, our emergency number, and wait for help to arrive.”

Even wildlife experts were fooled when they were shown photos of it, taken by locals.

Before the truth came out, Wendy Carter, of Worcesters­hire Wildlife Trust, said: “It certainly looks like a dead croc, perhaps a caiman, but I’m afraid I know very little about how you might identify it from another species.

“It’s certainly not native and my guess would be that it’s an escaped or abandoned captive animal, but I don’t know what species are likely to be kept as such.”

Colin Stevenson, head of education at Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton, said escaped reptiles would not last long in the UK climate, adding: “Even in the warmest British weather, it’s chilly for a crocodile.

“There have been crocs and alligators released in the UK. We have one here that was found in a reservoir in Bristol.

“But it wouldn’t have been in the reservoir long before capture.

“If an alligator survived the summer months, it would start to decline in autumn and die by early winter.

“A larger animal, one potentiall­y capable of giving a nasty bite, would not survive.”

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SHOCKING: Croc was found at high voltage facility in sleepy Worcester

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