Crocodile has a brush with the law in Australia - telegraph.co.uk

28 July 2011

Authorities in Australia grab first tools they have to hand to keep a crocodile at bay after the reptile emerged from a drain in Cairns.

The 5-foot reptile was kept contained by road workers and police using large brooms after it crept out from a sewer in the north west Australian city.

A passing motorist first raised the alarm after spotting the crocodile as it wandered out onto a road.

"You don't see this everyday," said an unidentified local policeman as a crowd of onlookers gathered at a safe distance.

The crocodile was eventually recovered by a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Ranger who threw a towel over the creature's head before securing its mouth with a large rubber band.