Villagers reel in snappy surprise in Kota Marudu

Taming the beast: Kota Marudu Civil Defence personnel posing with the crocodile caught by residents from a river in Kampung Birahan. They secured the live reptile before handing it over to the Sabah Wildlife Department for further action.

KOTA KINABALU: Villagers hauling in their catch from a river in Kota Marudu near Kudat grew suspicious when their fishing nets felt unusually heavy.

As they pulled the nets closer to the surface, they were stunned to find a crocodile tangled in them.