The crocodile bedded down in the room in Humani lodge, Zimbabwe, and
spent the entire night lying quietly, just centimetres beneath
anoblivious sleeper.
The 150kg crocodile stayed hidden for more than eight hours. Guy
Whittall even perched on his bed organising his day – unaware of
the fact that the reptile lay just fractions away from his dangling
feet.
The 40-year-old was only alerted to the bizarre scenario when he
moved to the kitchen and heard the petrified screams of a
housemaid.
Whittall, who is a director at Humani, ran back to his room and was
horrified to discover the enormous crocodile nestled under his
bed.
He said that the crocodile probably came from the Turgwe Rivers,
just over a mile from the house.
"The really disconcerting thing about the whole episode is the fact
that I was sitting on the edge of the bed that morning, barefoot
and just centimetres away from the croc," Mr Whittall said after
the event, "They often wander about the bush especially when it's
cold and raining. I think he liked it under the bed because it was
warm." He called inco-workers to remove the crocodile from its new
lair and release him back into Humani's Chigwidi dam.
He added: "Of course he resisted being roped and hauled out from
under the bed, that's only natural. The only real danger is getting
bitten because it can't drown you."
The team roped the crocodile's snout, restrained it and covered its
eyes, to calm it down.
Mr Whittall (pictured) even perched on the edge of his bed
organising his day - unaware of the fact that a 330lbs creature lay
just fractions away from his dangling feet
