Posted: 19:58, 14 June 2022 | Updated: 20:00, 14 June 2022
This is the moment when a drunken man caused a crocodile in a fight before he was almost dragged into a lagoon in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. The man, whose name was not released by authorities, had stoned the female reptile near its egg nest when it fell on it in the La Encantada lagoon in the municipality of Villahermosa last Thursday. The crocodile snatched the man from the bottom of his pants and tried to pull him to the edge of the lagoon before retreating. Mexican authorities say a drunk man attacked a crocodile with stones and was nearly dragged into a lagoon in Villahermosa, Tabasco, last Thursday. A member of the fire department in Villahermosa, Tabasco, insures the crocodile a few moments after he attacked a drunk man who threw stones at him It is not clear how seriously the man was injured, but witnesses said he managed to leave on his own, according to the Mexican newspaper La Razón. “The man apparently attacked was throwing stones (the crocodile) and was drunk,” said Villahermosa Civil Defense director Jose Gomez. “These animals are in the breeding stage. He had some eggs and the animal felt the attack and reacted “. A firefighter tries to lure the crocodile out of its nest before trapping the reptile and securing the eggs A firefighter grabs the crocodile by its tail while secured with a rope before the reptile and its eggs are removed from the lagoon and turned to the Federal Environmental Protection Agency A unit of the local fire brigade arrived at the spot and managed to make the crocodile crawl towards them before being trapped and tied with a rope. The reptile and the eggs were placed under the care of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. The Tabasco Civil Protection Department urged residents not to come into contact with crocodiles in the area. “We make a strong appeal to avoid annoying them, so as not to create defensive attacks,” the service said in a statement. The incident comes just eight months after a Villahermosa homeless man bit his left half hand on a crocodile while swimming in the Las Ilusiones Lagoon.
