A crocodile was rescued from a sewer in Belapur location of Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, an official from the forest division stated.
The reptile, measuring 6.43 ft and weighing 35.4 kg, had been roaming in sewers and creeks of Navi Mumbai for several years, and numerous videos of it have gone viral in the previous, the official from the Thane forest variety stated.
According to a release issued by the division, the crocodile had roamed in a creek and later inhabited an artificial pond employed for fish rearing.
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A trap cage was set up in the sewer on Sunday and the reptile was rescued on Tuesday afternoon, the official stated.
The animal has been taken for a health-related evaluation and will be relocated to a secure place, he added.
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