Anglers snag 2.3m-long crocodile


Feisty catch: APM personnel tying up the legs of the crocodile before handing it over to Perhilitan. — Bernama

KUALA NERUS: An estuarine crocodile or buaya tembaga (crocodylus porosus) weighing 70kg was caught by a group of anglers at an abandoned mine in Kampung Ladang Sentosa here.

Terengganu Malaysia Civil Defence Force (APM) director Lt-Kol Che Adam A Rahman said the 2.3m-long reptile, which was caught on Saturday, had been handed over to the state National Parks and Wildlife Department (Perhilitan).

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