One of the two Nile crocodiles seized from a Springs home during Monday’s raid. The 1.7m reptile was allegedly kept without permits for more than two years.
Police have removed two crocodiles from the backyard of a Springs home after they had allegedly been kept illegally in a steel cage with a small blue splash pool, as though they were pets.
The 1.48m and 1.7m reptiles were reportedly kept there for more than two years without the required permits.
Police said they found the two Nile crocodiles during a raid on Monday.
The raid was carried out with the Tshwane K9 unit, the Gauteng environment department, the Vereeniging Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit, and the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital.
