Atlantic Wire - Some of the 15,000 crocodiles that escaped after recent South Africa floods have been recaptured. There are at least 7,500 missing crocodiles still out there somewhere. The missing crocs belong to the Rakwena Crocodile Farm, a tourist attraction in northern South Africa, and made a break for it when their owners had to open the gates to prevent a storm surge, after the nearby Limpopo river swelled under rains. “One turned up on a school rugby pitch 75 miles away,” reports the AFP.
South Africa and Mozambique have experienced heavy rains over the past week. The death toll from the rising waters is at 20 while more than 800 flood victims have been rescued. Reuters doesn’t specify whether any of them were rescued from crocodiles attacks, but they noted on Tuesday that more than 15,000 people were driven from their homes—about the same number as the number of crocs who spilled into the Limpopo River. The cleanup and recapture process is being headed by the Zane Langman, the son-in-law of the farm’s owner. “There used to be only a few crocodiles in the Limpopo River. Now there are a lot. We go to catch them as soon as farmers call us to inform us about crocodiles,” Langman told the BBC.
Hey South Africa what we have here is what we like to call a good news bad news situtation. Good news is if you’re reading this you survived the devastating flood. 20 people died and 800 barely rescued but you’re one of the lucky ones. Count your blessings and hug your loved ones. Bad news is if you’re reading this there are approximately 15 thousand crocodiles on the loose walking around town right now looking for people to fucking maul to death. So there’s your assessment. Get your house in order, drain out the water in the basement, get your belongings together, and last but not least keep your head on a swivel for 1 of 15,000 possible hungry crocodiles. Ok carry on.
PS- South Africa still has it better than Ohio when it turned into a real life Jumanji with every dangerous animal on planet Earth roaming the streets a couple years ago. I’ll take crocs over fucking lions any day of the week.
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