A crocodile walking about in an Israeli village

Residents of the moshav of Beit Khanin discovered on the morning of Saturday, May 9, a large crocodile walking around their settlement.

They called the police from the Zichron-Yakov area, who fenced the area where the crocodile was spotted so that he could not escape.

The alleged owners of the animal were called, the owners of a crocodile breeding farm with the task of catching it.

The police are checking the possibility that the owners have been negligent in keeping animals.

20 years ago, according to Israeli media, from the reserve Hamat Gader escaped crocodile, which allegedly could be in the waters of the Kinneret. However, it was never found.