Instead they found a 1m (3.2ft) long freshwater crocodile ... Sergeant Daniel Elliott said on Tuesday. Pet owners in Victoria are allowed to keep crocodiles up to 2.5m in length.

Thai freshwater crocodiles, or Siamese crocodiles, are a critically endangered species with fewer than 1,000 left in the wild. They are found in southern Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and ...